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LC: Library of Congress · 1 January 1829 English

The History of the Afghans, published in English in 1829, is the first history of the Afghan people translated from a non-Western language to appear in a European language. The …





LC: Library of Congress · 1 January 1828 English

Daily Began with Jan. 1, 1828 issue; ceased with Dec. 31, 1836 issue. Description based on: New ser., v. 2, no. 157 (July 1, 1828) = Old ser., v. 54, …



LC: Library of Congress · 1 January 1826 English

Travels in the Mogul Empire is the first authoritative translation into English of François Bernier's Histoire de la dernière révolution des états du Grand Mogol, published in Paris in 1670-71. …


LC: Library of Congress · 1826 English

Attributed to Henry Ware, Jr., in the Library of Congress. On p.[2]: "The address ... was delivered before the conference of ministers, who annually assemble at the vestry in Berry …


LC: Library of Congress · 1825 Persian

Son of a Scottish military adventurer and a woman of the Indian martial nobility, James Skinner (1778-1841) became a famous soldier with his private regiment Skinner Horse, which still continues …


LC: Library of Congress · 1825 Persian

Treatise on the deeds of the Persian kings.