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Chachme AHW: Biographien und Grabsteiningschriften der Dajanim, Autoren und der Sonstigen Hervorragenden Männer der Drei Gemeinden Altona, Hamburg, Wandsbek (in Hebrew with German translation; Hamburg: Goldschmidt, 1908), by Eduard Duckesz, trans. by Salomon Goldschmidt
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Filed under: Germany -- History

Historical Tales, the Romance of Reality: German (v5 of a larger series; Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Co., c1908), by Charles Morris (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
A History of Germany, by H. E. Marshall, illust. by A. C. Michael (illustrated HTML at Gateway to the Classics)
The Crown of Wild Olive (New York: H. M. Caldwell Co., n.d.), by John Ruskin
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Young folks' history of Germany. (Cincinnati, Cranston and Stowe; New York, Hunt and Eaton, [1892]), by Charlotte M. Yonge (page images at HathiTrust)
The making of modern Germany; six public lectures delivered in Chicago in 1915, (Chicago, A. C. McClurg & co., 1916), by Ferdinand Schevill (page images at HathiTrust)
Popular history of Germany, (Boston, Estes and Lauriat, [1894]), by Charlotte M. Yonge (page images at HathiTrust)
A history of Germany, from the earliest times. (New York, Harper & brothers, 1874), by Charlton Thomas Lewis (page images at HathiTrust)
History of Germany for junior classes. (New York, G. P. Putnam's sons, [1876]), by Elizabeth Stone (page images at HathiTrust)
A school history of Germany: from the earliest period to the establishment of the German empire in 1871. With one hundred and twelve illustrations and six historical maps. (New York, D. Appleton & Co., 1874), by Bayard Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
A short history of Germany from the earliest times to the year 1913, by Francis M. Schirp ... (St. Louis, Mo. [etc.] B. Herder, 1915), by Francis Marion Schirp (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Die dreizehn Bücher der deutschen Seele (in German), by Wilhelm Schäfer (Gutenberg ebook)
Anzeiger des Germanischen Nationalmuseums, Jahrgang 1901 (in German) (Gutenberg ebook)
A History of Germany from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, by Bayard Taylor, contrib. by Marie Hansen Taylor (Gutenberg ebook)
A Short History of Germany, by Mary Platt Parmele (Gutenberg ebook)
The Evolution of an Empire: A Brief Historical Sketch of Germany, by Mary Platt Parmele (Gutenberg ebook)
Anzeiger des Germanischen Nationalmuseums, Jg. 1900 (in German), by Gustav von Bezold (Gutenberg ebook)
Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire, by James Wycliffe Headlam (Gutenberg ebook)
The Continuation of our forraine occurences:: vvith the confirmation of the late cruell and bloody battell fought betwixt Wesell and Collen. And the particulars of the losses on both sides, and what townes the Weymarish and Hessish have since taken. : Also [S]ome letters and passages of note from other parts of Christendome. / Translated and collected out of good originalls. ([Lo]ndon : Printed for Nath. Butter, at Austins Gate in Pauls Church yard, at the signe of the Pyde Bull., 1642) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
A cruell and bloudy battaile, betwixt the VVeymarish and Hessish, and the Imperialists, the like hath not happened these many yeeres.: Fought betwixt Collen and VVeesel, the 12. 22. of last moneth, where it pleased God to give the victory to the Weymarish and Hessish. The names of the commanders both slain and taken prisoners. The exceeding great feare and danger Collen is now in. A faire opportunity being now offered to recover the Palatinate againe, if friends were both ready and willing. (London : Printed for Nath. Butter, M DC XLII [1642]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

Filed under: Germany -- History -- 1273-1517

Herman of Unna : a series of adventures of the fifteenth century, in which the proceedings of the secret tribunal, under the emperors Winceslaus and Sigismond, are delineated / written in German by Professor Kramer ; in three volumes. (London : printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, 1794), by Benedikte Naubert (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Germany -- History -- 1517-1648

Most true and more admirable newes expressing the miraculous preseruation of a young maiden of the towne of Glabbich in the dukedome of Gulische, and the strange yet worthy excecution of Iohn Honaver of Brunholf at Wittenberg, this present yeere 1597. (London : Printed by Adam Islip for Thomas Stirrop, dwelling in Pouls Church-yard at the signe of the George, 1597), by Alexander Gurth (HTML at EEBO TCP)

Filed under: Germany -- History -- 1517-1871

A discours of the empire, and of the election of a king of the Romans, the greatest busines of Christendom now in agitation as also of the Colledg of Electors, their particular interests, and who is most likely to be the next emperour / by J.H. (London : Printed by F.L. for Charles Webb ..., 1658), by James Howell (HTML at EEBO TCP)

Filed under: Germany -- History -- 1618-1648

The invasions of Germanie with all the civill, and bloody warres therin, since the first beginning of them in anno 1618 and continued to this present yeare 1638 : wherein are described the severall battles, encounters, conflicts, and assaults, of cities, townes, and castles ... with a new and exact map of Germany ... : together with the progresse of every army, marked with severall markes or lines, with the pictures of the chiefe commanders on both sides / faithfully collected out of good and credible originalls by a Gentleman well deserving that hath suffered much in those warres. (London : Printed by I.Norton for I. Rothwell, and are to bee sold at the Sunne in Pauls Church-yard, 1638), by Gentleman well deserving that hath suffered much in those warres (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Tvvo letters or embassies The one sent by the states of Bohemia, to the Elector of Saxony: the other from the Popes Holines to the Emperour, concerning the troubles of Germany. (Printet [sic], at Amsterdam : [S.n], 1620), by Bohemia (Země). Sněm, Pope Paul V, William Barlow, Elector of Saxony Johann Georg I, and Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II (HTML at EEBO TCP)
To the right reuerend father in God, my verie good lord and brother, the lord bishop of London right reuerend father in God, my verie good lord, I haue receiued from His Maiesty his princely letters, written in fauor of the inhabitants of the towne of Wesell, the tenor whereof here ensueth. ([London? : By A. Islip?, 1618]), by Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Archbishop (1611-1633 : Abbot), George Abbot, and John King (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Nevves from forraigne parts for the last two weeks past, very fitting for this state to take notice of in this time of division and distraction especially the great councell of the kingdome, the Parliament : in which you shall fine matter enough to make use of, according to the old proverb, When your neighbours house is on fire looke to your owne ... ([London] : Printed at London for Nath. Butter, March 5, 1641 [i.e. 1642]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Two very lamentable relations the one, the grieuances for religion, of those of Stiria, Carinthia, and Crayne, vnder Ferdinand then Duke of Gratz, now Emperour. The other, the now present most humble supplication, of certayne of the states of lower Austria, vnto the said Emperour. Wherein is shewed the most terrible, inhumane, and barbarian tyrannies, committed by the Emperours souldiers, specially the Casockes and Wallons, in the said countrie. Done out of the Dutch, and printed. ([Holland? : s.n], 1620) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

Filed under: Germany -- History -- 1648-1740

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