Allgemeine Geschichte
In the German language. Ninth volume only
By Karl von Rotteck
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Freiburg, Herderschen Kunst und Buchhandlung, 1731.
Pp.: 869 + 16 with frontispiece
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Ninth volume of exquisite work on the history of the world, written by German politician and historian, Carl von Rotteck. In this work, he aimed to take the historical knowledge at hand and through an appropriate treatment make it accessible to the layperson and not only to enrich the reader of average education but also strengthen the moral will, and especially influence the character and attitude of young people coming of age.
Rotteck appealed to the flawless vigor of the life of the people, to the love of freedom and fatherland; he alluded to equalizing justice in the development of nations. This little affected the relationship of the author to his closest contemporaries, but for hundreds of thousands into whose hands the book came, those who smarted under the yoke of Napoleon, it was taken as a balm in times of suffering, a call to persevere, a promise of better times.
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Binding: Original half-leather binding. Signs of wear on the panels and along the edges bumped corners
Condition: Stains of the first few pages, some dog ears, minor signs of usage.
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