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Christina, queen of Sweden.<br />

Woodhead, Henry. Memoirs of Christina, queen of<br />

Sweden. 2v. 1863<br />

92 C461W<br />

Christina, the daughter of Gustavus Adolphus. was queen of Sweden<br />

from 1632 to 1654.<br />

Diaz, Porfirio.<br />

Tweedie, Mrs Ethel B. (Harley). Porfirio Diaz, seven<br />

times president of Mexico. 1906 92 D53gt<br />

Diaz (b. 1830) has had an unusually eventful career as both soldier and<br />

statesman. He fought in the Mexican war against the United<br />

States and was one of the leaders in opposing the French invasion of<br />

Mexico. Book is written from the standpoint of a warm admirer.<br />

It is the fullest account of the life of Diaz in English.<br />

Donne, William Bodham.<br />

Johnson, Catharine Bodham, ed. William Bodham Donne<br />

and his friends. [1905.] 92 D7282J<br />

List of Donne's articles in various magazines, p.340-344.<br />

Donne (1807-82) was an English scholar and critic, for 15 years examiner<br />

of plays in the lord chamberlain's office. Though his<br />

name is almost unknown to the present generation, his letters are<br />

of great interest for their sidelights on his friends, people better<br />

known than himself. Among these were Edward Fitzgerald, Archbishop<br />

Trench, the Kembles and Bernard Barton.<br />

Foote, Andrew Hull.<br />

Hoppin, James Mason. Life of Andrew Hull Foote, rearadmiral<br />

United States navy. 1874<br />

92 F746h<br />

"Detailed yet attractive story of a typical American naval officer of<br />

forty years' public service, the latter portion of which was in the<br />

<strong>org</strong>anization and command of iron-clad river fleets in the West.<br />

Foote...bore a large part in the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson<br />

early in 1862, and in the opening of the Mississippi. Admiral<br />

Foote died in the midst of the war." Larned's Literature of American<br />

history.<br />

Francis Joseph I, emperor of Austria.<br />

[Owen, Mrs Marguerite (du Plantz) Cunliffe-.] A keystone<br />

of empire; Francis Joseph of Austria. 1903 92 F8670<br />

As in her book on Elizabeth of Austria, Mrs Owen's style of writing<br />

history is more amusing than truthful. Condensed from Athcna-um,<br />

I903-<br />

Francis, Sir Philip.<br />

Taylor, John, 1781-1864. The identity of Junius with a<br />

distinguished living character established, including the<br />

supplement consisting of fac-similes of hand-writing<br />

and other illustrations. 1818<br />

rg2 F868t<br />

Taylor was the first publicly to identify Junius with Francis.<br />

Frith, William Powell.<br />

My autobiography and reminiscences, zv. 1888<br />

92 F957<br />

Reminiscences of an English painter and Royal Academician. They<br />

cover a period of 50 years and bring together many stories and<br />

anecdotes of famous men.<br />

Frontenac, Louis de Buade, count de.<br />

Le Sueur, William Dawson. Count Frontenac. 1906.<br />

(Makers of Canada.)<br />

92 F966I<br />

Count Frontenac (1620-98) was a French colonial officer, governor<br />

of Canada, 1672-82 and 1689-98.<br />

Gannett, Ezra Stiles.<br />

Gannett, William Channing. Ezra Stiles Gannett, Unitarian<br />

minister in Boston, 1824-1871; a memoir by his son.<br />

1875 92 Gi68g<br />

List of Gannett's printed sermons, addresses and essays, p.565-572.<br />

Ezra Stiles Gannett (1801-71) was assistant minister and afterwards<br />

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