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American Historical Documents 1000-1904: The Five Foot Shelf of Classics, Vol. XLIII (in 51 Volumes) by Charles William Eliot is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works tha
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- Author
- Charles William Eliot
- Publisher
- P. F. Collier & Son
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780766181960
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Literary Collections, Fiction, Reference
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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