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History of the United States Samuel Eliot, a historian and educator, was born in Boston in 1821, graduated at Harvard in 1839, was engaged in business for two years, and then travelled and studied abroad for four years more. On his return, he took up tutoring and gave gratuitous instruction to classes of young workingmen. He became professor of history and political science in Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., in 1856, and retained that chair until 1864. During the last four years of that time, he was president of the institution. From 1864 to 1874 he lectured on constitutional law. | THE WORLD S GREATEST BOOKS JOINT EDITORS ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge . HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth a Universal Encyclopaedia VOL. XII MODERN HISTORY Table of Contents MODERN HISTORY AMERICA ELIOT SAMUEL History of the United Stales PRESCOTT W. H. History of the Conquest of Mexico History of the Conquest of Peru ENGLAND EDWARD HYDE E. OF CLARENDON History of the Rebellion MACAULAY LORD History of England BUCKLE HENRY History of Civilization in England BAGEHOT WALTER English Constitution FRANCE VOLTAIRE Age of Louis XIV TOCQUEVILLE DE Old Regime MIGNET FRANCOIS History of the French Revolution CARLYLE THOMAS History of the French Revolution LAMARTINE . DE History of the Girondists TAINE . Modern Régime GERMANY CARLYLE THOMAS Frederick the Great GREECE FINLAY GEORGE History of Greece HOLLAND MOTLEY . Rise of the Dutch Republic History of the United Netherlands INDIA ELPHINSTONE MOUNTSTUART History of India RUSSIA VOLTAIRE Russia under Peter the Great SPAIN PRESCOTT . Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella SWEDEN VOLTAIRE History of Charles XII PAPACY MILMAN HENRY History of Latin Christianity VON RANKE LEOPOLD History of the Popes A Complete Index of THE WORLD S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX. Acknowledgment Acknowledgment and thanks for permitting the use of the selection by . Taine on Modern Regime appearing in this volume are hereby tendered to Madame Taine-Paul-Dubois of Menthon St. Bernard France and Henry Holt Co. of New York. SAMUEL ELIOT History of the United States Samuel Eliot a historian and educator was born in Boston in 1821 graduated at Harvard in 1839 was engaged in business for two years and then travelled and studied abroad for four years more. On his return he took up tutoring and gave gratuitous instruction to classes of young workingmen. He became professor of history and political science in Trinity College Hartford Conn. in 1856 and retained that chair until 1864. During the last .