Bücher von Cecil Chesterton

" In the year of Our Lord 1492, thirty-nine years after the taking of Constantinople by the Turks and eighteen years after the establishment of Caxton's printing press, one Christopher Columbus, an Italian sailor, set sail from Spain with the laudable object of converting the Khan of Tartary to the Christian Faith, and on his way discovered the continent of America. The islands on which Columbus first landed and the adjacent stretch of mainland from Mexico to Patagonia which the Spaniards who followed him colonized lay outside the territory which is now known as the United States. Nevertheless the instinct of the American democracy has always looked back to him as a sort of ancestor, and popular American tradition conceives of him as in some shadowy fashion a founder. And that instinct and tradition, like most such national instincts and traditions, is sound...."

The Prussian Hath Said In His Heart is a book written by Cecil Chesterton and published in 1915. The book is a collection of essays that criticize the Prussian political system and its militaristic ambitions. The author argues that the Prussian government is a threat to the peace and stability of Europe, and that its aggressive foreign policies are leading the continent to war. Chesterton also examines the cultural and social characteristics of Prussian society, and argues that they are responsible for the country's aggressive behavior. The book is written in a polemical style, and is intended to persuade readers of the dangers of the Prussian political system. It is considered an important work of political commentary and analysis from the early 20th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.