The Empire of Austria, Its Rise and Present Power

by John S.C. Abbott

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Genres: History, Nonfiction

474 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1859

About the author

John Stevens Cabot Abbott (Andover Theological Seminary; Bowdoin College, 1825) was a historian, Congregationalist pastor, and pedagogical writer. With his brothers, including Gorham and Jacob Abbott, he was a co-founder of Abbott Collegiate Institute for Young Ladies in New York City.

Reviews

[Ronald Wise · Rating 2 out of 5]

An antique book about the history of the Austrian Empire. Very dry, for the most part, with a long list of emperors sharing the same few Christian names and endless tens of thousands of battle casualties from 1300 to 1900. Most of this one is about Christian hatred and regal vanity, but both times I've read this book I've learned valuable background information for the understanding of other things I've read. I was given this and other old text books when the son of a neighbor of my great aunt died around 1974, and I first read this one in 1986.

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

I learned a good amount about Austrian/European history. Not too dry as far a history books go, but he couldn't go into great detail about each epoch since he covered 700 years of history in one book. Makes me want to read some more about the surrounding areas, specifically the centuries-long Turkish invasion of Hungary and how it impacted the region.

[Parker · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed it. It is a lot of imformation, and at the end the figured run together a little bit. It is a good overview that is good for rousing your interest in the figures and help you decide where you want to dig deeper. It also helps give a good understanding of the Hapsburg house, which sort of requires this kind of broad sketch.