Early Modern
Seigneurs of Old Canada
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William Bennett Munro
It was during one of her proud and prosperous eras that France began her task of creating an empire beyond the Atlantic. At no time, indeed,…
The Winning of Canada
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William Wood
Any life of Wolfe can be artificially simplified by treating his purely military work as something complete in itself and not as a part of a…
A History of the Four Georges, and of William IV
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Justin Mccarthy
In Volume IV of this series on the Hanoverian kings, Justin McCarthy and his son, Justin Huntly McCarthy, both Liberal Irish MPs., bring on …
The Reign of Queen Anne
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Justin Mccarthy
Anne Stuart (1665-1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, succeeded William III to the throne in 1702. She was the daughter of the d…
Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley
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John Gilmary Shea
"It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. Marquette…
The Making of the British Empire
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Arthur Hassall
At its height, the British Empire was the largest in history. This short volume traces its development through the long 18th century, from 1…
The Acadian Exiles
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Arthur G. Doughty
The name Acadia, which we now associate with a great tragedy of history and song, was first used by the French to distinguish the eastern or…
Poems of American History
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Various
A history through poetry of the American Revolution, from the early days of unrest, through the Boston Tea Party, The Ride of Paul Revere, t…
The English Restoration and Louis XIV
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Osmund Airy
In this trim volume the British historian, Osmund Airy writes of the period between 1648 and 1679 when Cardinal Mazarin, having concluded th…
The Domestic Slave Trade Of The Southern States
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Winfield Hazlitt Collins
This 1904 history of slavery in the southeastern United States reflects the state of knowledge at that time, of course. The text contains s…
The War Chief of the Ottawas
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Thomas Guthrie Marquis
This is the history of Pontiac's Conspiracy, 1763-1765. It includes the siege of Detroit and his ultimate defeat. Summary by Esther.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
This is volume 3 chapter 15 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1959) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…
Walpole
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John Morley
Robert Walpole, 1st Duke of Orford (1676-1745), is generally regarded as the first prime minister of Great Britain. This is a short biograph…
Pantheisticon
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John Toland
Pantheisticon: or, the Form Of Celebrating the Socratic-Society. Divided into Three Parts. Which Contain, I. The Morals and Axioms of the Pa…
The Age of Elizabeth
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Mandell Creighton
This short history by the eminent British historian, Mandell Creighton, places Elizabeth and her reign within the context of 16th century Eu…
The Great Intendant
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Thomas Chapais
Talon worked closely with lieutenant-general Prouville de Tracy to achieve the surrender of the Iroquois in 1627, thereby ending the threat …
History of the Thirty Years War
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Friedrich Schiller
Volume 5 concludes the History of the Thirty Years War in Germany. [Note From the first PG etext of this work: Separate sources indicate th…
Historical Tales
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Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews
Volume VII of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This seventh volume cover…
The Father of British Canada
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William Wood
Carleton’s first eight years as governor of Canada were almost entirely occupied with civil administration. The next four were equally occup…
King and Parliament
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George Henry Wakeling
This slim volume by the Oxford University lecturer, George Henry Wakeling, deals with the period in British history from the reign of King J…