Bücher von Charles Godfrey Leland

"The Breitmann Ballads" by Charles Godfrey Leland is a delightful collection of humorous and spirited poems that emerged in the mid-19th century. Leland, an American humorist and folklorist, created the character Hans Breitmann, a larger-than-life German-American soldier, to narrate these ballads. This collection, published in the late 1800s, reflects Leland's fascination with German culture and his talent for blending satire with folk traditions.In the Breitmann Ballads, readers encounter lively and comic tales that often poke fun at the complexities of life, love, and war. Through the exaggerated and jovial character of Hans Breitmann, Leland offers a humorous exploration of the immigrant experience and the blending of cultural identities in America.The ballads are notable for their use of dialect and playful language, capturing the boisterous spirit of the character Hans Breitmann. Leland's work showcases a fusion of literary and folk traditions, providing readers with an entertaining and insightful window into the social landscape of the time."The Breitmann Ballads" remains a testament to Leland's skill in weaving together humor, folklore, and cultural commentary. Immerse yourself in this collection for a lighthearted and whimsical journey through the misadventures of Hans Breitmann and the rich tapestry of 19th-century American humor.

Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky, on the 12th day of February, 1809. The log-cabin which was his birth-place was built on the south branch of Nolin¿s Creek, three miles from the village of Hodgensville, on land which was then in the county of Hardin, but is now included in that of La Rue. His father, Thomas Lincoln, was born in 1778; his mother¿s maiden name was Nancy Hanks. The Lincoln family, which appears to have been of unmixed English descent, came to Kentucky from Berks County, Pennsylvania, to which place tradition or conjecture asserts they had emigrated from Massachusetts. But they did not remain long in Pennsylvania, since they seem to have gone before 1752 to Rockingham, County Virginia, which state was then one with that of Kentucky. There is, however, so much doubt as to these details of their early history, that it is not certain whether they were at first emigrants directly from England to Virginia, an offshoot of the historic Lincoln family in Massachusetts, or of the highly respectable Lincolns of Pennsylvania.1 This obscurity is plainly due to the great poverty and lowly station of the Virginian Lincolns. ¿My parents,¿ said President Lincoln, in a brief autobiographic sketch, ¿were both born of undistinguished families¿ second families, perhaps, I should say.¿ To this he adds that his paternal grandfather was Abraham Lincoln, who migrated from Rockingham, County Virginia, to Kentucky, ¿about 1781 or 2,¿ although his cousins and other relatives all declare this grandsire¿s name to have been Mordecai¿a striking proof of the ignorance and indifference of the family respecting matters seldom neglected.

During the past few years the most serious part of the author's study and reflection has been devoted to the subjects discussed in this book. These, briefly stated, are as follows: Firstly, that all mental or cerebral faculties can by direct scientific treatment be influenced to what would have once been regarded as miraculous action, and which is even yet very little known or considered. Secondly, in development of this theory, and as confirmed by much practical and personal experience, that the Will can by very easy processes of training, or by aid of Auto-Suggestion, be strengthened to any extent, and states of mind soon induced, which can be made by practice habitual. Thus, as a man can by means of opium produce sleep, so can heby a very simple experiment a few times repeated-an experiment which I clearly describe and which has been tested and verified beyond all denial- cause himself to remain during the following day in a perfectly calm or cheerful state of mind; and this condition may, by means of repetition and practice, be raised or varied to other states or conditions of a far more activeor intelligent description.

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A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon and Cant - Embracing English, American and Anglo-Indian Slang, Pidgin English, Tinkers' Jargon and Other Irregular Phraseology is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

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