Peter the Great by Jacob Abbott
“There are very few persons who have not heard of the fame of Peter the Great, the founder, as he is generally regarded by mankind, of Russian civilization. The celebrity, however,...
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“There are very few persons who have not heard of the fame of Peter
the Great, the founder, as he is generally regarded by mankind, of
Russian civilization. The celebrity, however, of the great
Muscovite sovereign among young persons is due in a great measure
to the circumstance of his having repaired personally to Holland,
in the course of his efforts to introduce the industrial arts among
his people, in order to study himself the art and mystery of
shipbuilding, and of his having worked with his own hands in a
ship-yard there. The little shop where Peter pursued these
practical studies still stands in Saardam, a ship-building town not
far from Amsterdam. The building is of wood, and is now much
decayed; but, to preserve it from farther injury, it has been
incased in a somewhat larger building of brick, and it is visited
annually by great numbers of curious travelers.The whole history of
Peter, as might be expected from the indications of character
developed by this incident, forms a narrative that is full of
interest and instruction for all.” (from the Preface of Peter the
Great)
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