Word: restorationism
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In August 1905, aboard the U.S.S. Mayflower on Long Island Sound off the Roosevelt summer place, Sagamore Hill, T.R. met the plenipotentiaries of Russia and Japan. These talks led to 1) the Treaty of Portsmouth, N.H.; 2) restoration of balance of power; 3) the Nobel Peace Prize for T.R. T.R...
The story of Dreyfus' recall, retrial, re-conviction, and eventual pardon, vindication and restoration to rank forms one of the most dramatic chapters in French history; but it makes the dullest part of this picture. In this part of the real story, the center of interest naturally shifts from...
Marijke, who will be eleven this month, has learned to swim. After many a tumble, she has mastered a bicycle, now rides it to school every day. Someone always goes with her but only to see her across the busy highway in front of the royal palace. She can read...
The reason was simple political necessity, not any miraculous conversion to democracy. The Cuban constitution required a regular presidential election; prevailing public opinion held that an honest election required restoration of constitutional guarantees for at least 90 days before the June 1 balloting. And the U.S. Government, whose approval and...
In Goudge novels few are ever spared. For hundred of pages, battles sway to and fro indecisively-allowing ample space in between for dispatch riding, witch hunting, potion brewing, gypsy camping, idol smashing and other 17th century pastimes. Acting as spy for Charles, Lord Leyland falls in love with Froniga...