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Author Frank J. Adkins, a lecturer at Cambridge University, arranged a series of European history lectures at the beginning of World War I for war-related organizations in the Sheffield area. Adkins expanded those lectures into long essays for publication as a book in 1915. The essays examine several centuries of history of Germany, France, England, and the Slavs, and they show how these histories contributed to the conflict that broke out in 1914. - Summary by Ted Lienhart

Join the spirited eight-year-old Anne Nelson as she navigates the tumultuous backdrop of the Revolutionary War in Provincetown, Cape Cod. With her heart set on reuniting with her soldier father, Anne embarks on a daring mission to deliver a crucial message from Boston to Newburyport, warning American troops of impending danger. Will her courage and determination help her evade the English ships lurking in the harbor, or will her quest put her in peril? (summary by wildemoose)