What do you think?
Rate this book
A Short History
A short history of Germany by Mary Platt Parmele. 1909 [Leather Bound]
Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1909]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. - eng, Pages 222. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.} Complete A short history of Germany by Mary Platt Parmele. 1909 Parmele, Mary Platt, -.
- GenresHistoryNonfiction
222 pages, Leather Bound
Published January 1, 2018
About the author
Mary Platt Parmele
41 books6 followersMary Platt Parmele was an American author and historian.
Mary Platt was born in Albany and educated in New York. Her first marriage was to J. J. Agnew and her second marriage to Theodore W. Parmele. From 1892 she began contributing philosophical articles and short stories to reviews and magazines, and published Kingdom of the Invisible and Christian Science. However, her most successful books were a number of "Short History" books of various countries written in the late 19th and early 20th century. Her "Short History of..." books included France, Russia, England, United States, Germany, Spain, and Italy.
Mary Platt was born in Albany and educated in New York. Her first marriage was to J. J. Agnew and her second marriage to Theodore W. Parmele. From 1892 she began contributing philosophical articles and short stories to reviews and magazines, and published Kingdom of the Invisible and Christian Science. However, her most successful books were a number of "Short History" books of various countries written in the late 19th and early 20th century. Her "Short History of..." books included France, Russia, England, United States, Germany, Spain, and Italy.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
November 10, 2021
I saw this and was curious as to how anyone could make a short history of Germany. It was fascinating by both the way it highlighted different things and how they affected German history but also in how the different events were discussed. This is highly readable - as in I had fun reading it. The barbed comments about some of the events are hilarious as they show the author's bias but they are still technically true. I really wish the author were still around just so I could read her view of more modern German history. This was very well worth the time and effort spent reading it.
July 21, 2024
Unlike other works written on this subject, the author summarized the History of Germany from the beginning until the 19th Century, the period in which he lived, in a literary way. It is an exciting book where you get into the spirit of the heroes at times. It is a work that those who want to have an idea about the History of Germany can read in one breath.
March 28, 2019
The was a very satisfying initiation into German history. One walks away feeling they have some sense of how it all unfolded from the time of Christ.
December 13, 2022
Well -written and informative
October 11, 2024
So very illuminating.
April 30, 2014
This brief account of Germany's history was first published in 1897. The first few thousand years are skipped over quite quickly, partly through lack of knowledge for times BC and just after, but mainly because the author's intention was to focus on the most important events.
Mary Platt Parmele's writing style proves easy to digest. My only criticism is her overuse of exclamation points, most of which are unnecessary and make some sentences look childish. Below is an example of unneeded exclamation points in two consecutive sentences:
"It was not to be expected that Richelieu, who had been putting down Protestantism with an iron hand in France, would feel sympathy for the Protestant cause in Germany! But that wary primate and minister was not going to stand on a little matter of religion, when he saw an advantage to be gained for France!"
But apart from the above, I do like the author's style in general.
During the time that this history was written, the German emperor was none other than Queen Victoria's grandson; the kaiser involved with World War One. The author felt it inappropriate to write about him while he lived, but she makes a general observation, which I found interesting, knowing what was to come:
"Whether he has the intelligence and the wisdom required to control, unaided, the forces at home, or to guide his bark amid the whirl of European currents, later histories will tell."
Mary Platt Parmele's writing style proves easy to digest. My only criticism is her overuse of exclamation points, most of which are unnecessary and make some sentences look childish. Below is an example of unneeded exclamation points in two consecutive sentences:
"It was not to be expected that Richelieu, who had been putting down Protestantism with an iron hand in France, would feel sympathy for the Protestant cause in Germany! But that wary primate and minister was not going to stand on a little matter of religion, when he saw an advantage to be gained for France!"
But apart from the above, I do like the author's style in general.
During the time that this history was written, the German emperor was none other than Queen Victoria's grandson; the kaiser involved with World War One. The author felt it inappropriate to write about him while he lived, but she makes a general observation, which I found interesting, knowing what was to come:
"Whether he has the intelligence and the wisdom required to control, unaided, the forces at home, or to guide his bark amid the whirl of European currents, later histories will tell."
November 22, 2018
Written in the late 1800's, this book has a complete history of Germany -- minus the disastrous 20th century. Enough detail is included to explain what was occurring, at the time, so it is possible to gain a good understanding of the subject.
German history is complicated, mostly because the rulers kept trying to build the Holy Roman Empire. As the author pointed out, it would have been much better if the rulers would have focused their attention on Germany, alone.
German history is complicated, mostly because the rulers kept trying to build the Holy Roman Empire. As the author pointed out, it would have been much better if the rulers would have focused their attention on Germany, alone.
January 5, 2017
Interesting
This is not a text book type read and it does have explanation points randomly placed but overall I thought this was a good quick informative read. There are some interesting color photos in the back (kindle edition).
This is not a text book type read and it does have explanation points randomly placed but overall I thought this was a good quick informative read. There are some interesting color photos in the back (kindle edition).
July 17, 2012
Well, it cleared up some gaps of knowledge that I had in the German timeline at least
Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews