... HEROES OF UNKNOWN SEAS AND SAVAGE LANDS By J. W. BUEL, Author of "The Beautiful Story," "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russia a... ...The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russia and Siberia," etc. A RECORD OF THE FINDING OF ALL LANDS And Descriptions of the First Visits Made by ... ... compatriots 307- 317 CHAPTER XXIX. Decline of Buccaneering. -- Effects of the wars of the Grand Alliance -- The ex-bandit becomes Judge Morgan -- He ... ...Meeting the old chief of Amsterdam - - Description of the people -- An Utopian Republic -- A singular punishment for thieving -- Characteristics of th... ... compliance with the request which had been brought by the two Polos, sent two Dominicans to carry the Christian religion into the Tartan Empire. But ... ...and remained in the fortress of Genoa until peace was declared between the two republics, in July of the following year. During his imprisonment, he w... ...e fact that, not only have several centuries elapsed, but on account of fierce wars which have agitated the Tartan Empire for a like period, there mus... ... greater indignities, which Cortez had foreseen could not be continued without involving the Spaniards and Mexicans in open hostility. His next act wa... ...sk he desired them to undertake, nothing less than the suppression of a mutiny involving three-fourths of the men, of his fleet, but not a man faltere...

...Thrilling narratives of voyages, discoveries, adventures, battles, darings and sufferings of the heroic characters, bold explorers and dauntless spirits who have made ocean history and established christian supremacy over the most savage lands of the earth. Reciting astonishing incidents and perilous undertakings amo...

...The Rolling Stone of History. -- Surprising revelations -- Ancient Cities that are now no more -- Effects of Cataclysms upon the human race -- The rise and fall of nations -- Cave dwellers who became masters of the world -- T...