Project Gutenberg 2016-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 243 Monroe, Harriet Earhart 1842 1927 10025885 History of the Life of Gustavus Adolphus II., the Hero-General of the Reformation Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "History of the Life of Gustavus Adolphus II., the Hero-General of the Reformation" by Harriet Earhart Monroe is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work focuses on the life of Gustavus Adolphus, the King of Sweden who played a pivotal role during the Reformation, particularly in relation to the Thirty Years' War. The author aims to present the highlights of his life, focusing on his contributions to Protestantism and the political tensions of his time. The opening of the book establishes a context for Gustavus Adolphus’s life, detailing his lineage and the turbulent history of Sweden leading up to his reign. It introduces the significant events that shaped Gustavus, from his birth to his early education and development as a leader during Sweden’s struggles against external and internal threats. The text hints at the foundational themes of heroism, the intersection of warfare and religion, and the impact of Gustavus’s character on his role in preserving Protestantism in Europe, setting the stage for an exploration of his military and political endeavors throughout the rest of the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden, 1594-1632 DL Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Religious Category: History - Royalty Category: History - Warfare 249337 2025-06-20T16:18:38.091804 text/html 225616 2024-10-23T00:18:27 text/html 979058 2025-06-20T16:18:43.008700 application/epub+zip 976285 2025-06-20T16:18:39.059821 application/epub+zip 163988 2025-06-20T16:18:38.572804 application/epub+zip 1032685 2025-06-20T16:18:46.203686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1009656 2025-06-20T16:18:42.501829 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199046 2022-09-23T14:22:05.661813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220436 2025-06-20T16:18:37.519765 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200407 2024-10-23T00:18:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16242 2025-06-20T16:18:46.368723 application/rdf+xml 8531 2025-06-20T16:18:38.665745 image/jpeg 1356 2025-06-20T16:18:38.617759 image/jpeg 913780 2025-06-20T16:18:38.132754 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia