Excerpt from History of Prussia to the Accession of Frederic the Great: 1134 1740 It has seemed to me that even readers Who are not Prussians have an interest in knowing What was the origin, and what the early history of the political system which first came into universal notice through the victo ries of Frederic, and, after a period of eclipse, again aston ished the world in the second half of the present century. The importance of the subject is therefore a sufficient excuse for the task Which I have undertaken, though not for the defects in its execution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.