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Paperback: 202 pages
Publisher: General Books LLC (December 20, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1150512954
ISBN-13: 978-1150512957
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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1913 Original Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Subjects: Netherlands History / General History / Europe / Western History / World History / Medieval History / Civilization Travel / Europe / Benelux Countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original the encyclopedia of new york city pdf. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text the encyclopedia of new york city pdf. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books the encyclopedia of new york city pdf.com where you can select from more than a million books for free the encyclopedia of new york city pdf. Excerpt: CHAPTER II ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT On the 12th of April of the year of our Lord 1713, the market-place of the town of Utrecht witnessed an unusual commotion. Early in the day two small cannon had been posted in front of the town hall. At exactly ten o'clock in the morning they were fired. This meant that the delegates of France, Spain, England, Sweden, and the Republic had concluded peace -- a peace which ended the War of the Spanish Succession and which at the same time ended the political role of the great Republic. After having been one of the leading powers of Europe for more than a century, the Republic voluntarily retired from active life among the great nations. Her armies were disbanded. Her fleet was allowed to rot away in the harbors. Her generals and admirals were pensioned off and sent home to tend their vegetable gardens. Their places were taken by diplomats, long-wigged and well provided with money. This money was to serve to buy peace. Peace at any cost, even at the cost of dishonor, was to be the new creed of the Republic. It is true the old prosperity remained, and for many decades to come commerce and industry were to be quite profitable. But it seems that the"men" had died out. During a whole century we look in vain for a single man of more than ordinary ability. The House of Orange, after having produced in a straight line five princes o...
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