Story of the Nations, From the Creation of Man to the Present Day

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Excerpt from Story of the Nations, From the Creation of Man to the Present Day: Including a Comprehensive History of AmericaGeorge weber, the author of the great w'ork herewith presented to the reader, was born in the Bavaman Palatinate in 1808. The only son of a poor widow, his youth was one of labor and privation. But, like the poet Goethe, he inherited from his mother, the gift of story-telling. From her also he learned a courageous self reliance and a cheerful trust in God. His pastor encouraged him to study, so be pre pa1ed himself for the gymnasium at Speyer, whither he started with two dollais' 1n his pocket, and his mother's blessing in his memory. Industry, a powerful constitution, unusual mental power, and moral pith combined to help him work his way through the school and to the University of Erlangen, where he studied for a year and acquired the friendship of Anselm Feuesbach and.f_ranz Schwerdt, the choicest spirits of the faculty. Thence he went to Heidelberg, and became-the favorite pupil of the celebrated Hermann. The latter procured him a tutorship in a wealthy English family, this gave him opportunity to support his-aged mother, complete his course at the Univer sity, pursue his historical studies, and to travel through Switzerland, France, Italy and the Mediterranean islands. After a brief career in his native town, Bergzabern, as principal of the Latin school, he was called to Heidelberg, where he remained for half acentury. His new position in the famous University town, though difficult and exacting, did not prevent his literary labors. In 1845 he published a History of the English Reformation, and in 1852 Milton's Prose Writings, a work of careful lit erary history. In 1847 appeared His Manual of Universal History which has gone through twenty editions and appeared in every language of civilized Europe. In 1880 his Universal History was published in fifteen volumes and received with unusual favor. This latter was the matured expression of deep and careful investigations into every branch of human history. Weber died in 1889 beloved and honored, by his prince and his fellow-citizens, by his University and his pupils, by a great circle of friends at home and abroad.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.