قراءة كتاب Thirteen Chapters of American History represented by the Edward Moran series of Thirteen Historical Marine Paintings
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Thirteen Chapters of American History represented by the Edward Moran series of Thirteen Historical Marine Paintings
EDWARD MORAN
From a painting by Thomas Sidney Moran
THIRTEEN CHAPTERS
OF
AMERICAN HISTORY
REPRESENTED
BY THE
EDWARD MORAN
SERIES OF
THIRTEEN HISTORICAL
MARINE PAINTINGS
By THEODORE SUTRO
1905
NEW YORK:
THEODORE SUTRO, 280 BROADWAY
AND
THE BAKER & TAYLOR CO.
PUBLISHER'S AGENTS,
33-37 East 17th Street.
$1.50 net.
Copyright, 1905, by Theodore Sutro
Inscription: To Mr. Don C. Seitz (April 1918) with compliments of the author Theodore Sutro
To
My Dear Wife
FLORENCE
THROUGH WHOSE STEADFAST FRIENDSHIP FOR
MR. AND MRS. EDWARD MORAN AND LOYAL DEVOTION
TO ME, I WAS LED TO CHAMPION, AND
ENCOURAGED TO PERSEVERE IN ESTABLISHING,
THE RIGHTS OF THE WIDOW TO THESE MASTERWORKS,
WITHOUT WHICH THE OCCASION FOR
PENNING THESE PAGES WOULD NOT HAVE ARISEN—THIS
LITTLE WORK IS LOVINGLY INSCRIBED,
ON THE
TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR MARRIAGE,
October 1st, 1904.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
| Page. | ||
| Frontispiece—Portrait of Edward Moran, from a painting by Thomas Sidney Moran | ||
| Introductory | 7 | |
| Biographical | 15 | |
| Portrait of Mrs. Edward Moran, from a painting by Thomas Sidney Moran | Facing page | 20 |
| Descriptive and Explanatory: | ||
| I. The Ocean—The Highway of All Nations | 27 | |
| II. Landing of Lief Erickson in the New World in the Year 1001 | 33 | |
| III. The Santa Maria, Niña and Pinta (Evening of October 11th, 1492) | 39 | |
| IV. The Debarkation of Columbus (Morning of October 12th, 1492) | 39 | |
| V. Midnight Mass on the Mississippi, over the Body of Ferdinand De Soto, 1542 | 47 | |
| VI. Henry Hudson Entering New York Bay, September 11th, 1609 | 53 | |
| VII. Embarkation of the Pilgrims from Southampton, August 5th, 1620 | 59 | |
| VIII. First Recognition of the American Flag by a Foreign Government. In the Harbor of Quiberon, France, February 13th, 1778 | 67 | |
| IX. Burning of the Frigate Philadelphia. In the Harbor of Tripoli, February 16th, 1804 | 73 | |
| X. The Brig Armstrong Engaging the British Fleet. In the Harbor of Fayal, September 26th, 1814 | 79 | |
| XI. Iron versus Wood—Sinking of the Cumberland by the Merrimac. In Hampton Roads, March 8th, 1862 | 87 | |
| XII. The White Squadron's Farewell Salute to the Body of Captain John Ericsson, New York Bay, August 25th, 1890 | 95 | |
| XIII. Return of the Conquerors. Typifying Our Victory in the late Spanish-American War, September 29th, 1899 | 105 | |
| Index | 111 |