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All free classicsThe Critical Period of American History
The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2)
Myths and Myth-Makers
The American Revolution
Old Virginia and Her Neighbours, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Old Virginia and Her Neighbours, Vol. 1 (of 2)
The Unseen World, and Other Essays
A Century of Science, and Other Essays
The Beginnings of New England
Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins
Through Nature to God
American Political Ideas Viewed from the Standpoint of Universal History
The Idea of God as Affected by Modern Knowledge
The Destiny of Man, Viewed in the Light of His Origin
About John Fiske
John Fiske was an American philosopher and historian. He was heavily influenced by Herbert Spencer and applied Spencer's concepts of evolution to his own writings on linguistics, philosophy, religion, and history.
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Authors like John Fiske
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