Essentials in English history (from the earliest records to the present day) (1905) (14784844415)

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Title: Essentials in English history (from the earliest records to the present day)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Walker, Albert Perry, 1862-1911 Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943
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Publisher: New York, Cincinnati (etc.) American book company
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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a spiritof enterprise which soon made England mistress of the seas,and a vast fishing industry added to her sources of wealth;while seaport towns — such as Bristol, Chester, Plymouth,Yarmouth, and Portsmouth (map, p. 385) — grew up at themouth of every navigable stream. Then, when modern inven-tion made it possible to harness the forces of nature for the serv-ice of man, the center of population and of industrial activityshifted to the mountainous northwest, whose water power, fuel,mineral deposits,and lumber were then first available. 1 The changes here outlined suggest a word of warning in regard to the useof names. As a geographical expression, Great Britain, or Britain,means the largest of the British Isles ; politically, Gre:it Britain means theUnited Kingdom which has existed since 1707 and now occupies all the isles.England may mean (1) the region south of Scotland and east of Wales ;(2) the parent kingdom of the British Empire ; (3) when used for brevity,the empire itself.
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