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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2,462 0 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 692 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10 516 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition. 418 0 Browse Search
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War 358 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition. 298 0 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 230 0 Browse Search
H. Wager Halleck , A. M. , Lieut. of Engineers, U. S. Army ., Elements of Military Art and Science; or, Course of Instruction in Strategy, Fortification, Tactis of Battles &c., Embracing the Duties of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Engineers. Adapted to the Use of Volunteers and Militia. 190 0 Browse Search
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. 186 0 Browse Search
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard) 182 0 Browse Search
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the first time, a machine for decapitation. That machine was the veritable guillotine, which has been used ever since in France for the punishment of criminals convicted of capital offences. The report was immediately adopted by the Assembly, 20th ons. There was never any truer line than that in Childs Harold, with regard to these horrible saturnalia of murder. "France got drunk with blood to vomit crime," The whole nation seemed laboring under a terrible delirium. The guillotine becm, that he should have the contract for eighty-three instruments, corresponding with the number of departments into which France was then divided. --Schmidt, however, would not be put off in this way. He threatened to take out a patent for his machine, the Princess Elizabeth, Charlotte Corday, Madame Roland, and Danton, the best of that infernal triumvirate which ruled France at that time. At last the people in the neighborhood began to grow tired of these spectacles. They complained that