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Day 46 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day Challenge




Jul 3: Haskell's BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG

Gettysburg by an Eyewitness

An officer in that momentous battle narrates every major action
of both armies. Thus we see the swarming lines of Confederates
advance—the hand-to-hand struggle.

Read from Haskell's BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG ....   Vol. 43, pp. 326-335


Jul 4: DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

Some Chose to Remain British Subjects

Some Americans preferred to be loyal to England and did not
want independent government. Their hesitation is better understood
when the finality of the Declaration is realized.

Read: DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ...........   Vol. 43, pp. 150-155


Jul 5: THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS

A Tailor Entertains a King

Here is another of those fanciful Oriental stories that proclaims
the democracy of Eastern despotism. A tailor might talk with a
king and receive either a death sentence or the office of Grand
Vizier as a reward.

Read from THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS ....   Vol. 16, pp. 149-162


Jul 6: More's UTOPIA

The Origin of "Utopia"

When Europe was suffering from evil rulers, heavy taxes, and
despair, Sir Thomas More dreamed of a happy land where an
intelligently managed state perfected happiness.

Read from More's UTOPIA .................    Vol. 36, pp. 135-142