History
In the Field
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Marcel Dupont
I have merely tried to make a written record of some of the hours I have lived through during the course of this war. A modest Lieutenant of…
Historic Papers on the Causes of the Civil War
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Eugenia Dunlap Potts
Historic Papers on the Causes of the Civil War offers a unique perspective on one of the most pivotal conflicts in American history. Authore…
The Child's Book of American Biography
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Mary Stoyell Stimpson
The Child's Book of American Biography introduces young listeners to the remarkable lives of influential figures in American history. Throug…
How I Filmed the War
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Geoffrey H. Malins
How I Filmed the War offers a unique perspective on World War I through the eyes of Geoffrey H. Malins, an early cinematographer who documen…
The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate
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Eliza P. Donner Houghton
The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American settlers caught up in the "westering fever" of the 1840s. After becoming…
American Civil War Collection
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Various
Explore the profound impact of the American Civil War through a curated collection of poems and short literary works. This anthology brings …
The Early History of the Airplane
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Orville Wright
The Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air flight, on 17th December 1903. They…
The Jesuits in North America
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Francis Parkman, Jr.
Parkman has been hailed as one of America's first great historians and as a master of narrative history. Numerous translations have spread t…
Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail
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Ezra Meeker
Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail is a vivid memoir that transports listeners to the early 19th century, chronicling the experiences of Ezra …
The Making of a Nation
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Charles Foster Kent
Charles Foster Kent was one of the premier scholars in Jewish Studies at the turn of the century. He was particularly well-known for his co…
Römische Geschichte
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Theodor Mommsen
Mommsen (1817-1903) erhielt für die Römische Geschichte 1902 den Nobelpreis für Literatur. Römische Geschichte Drittes B…
Reminiscences of a Southern Hospital
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Phoebe Yates Pember
Phoebe Yates Pember served as a matron in the Confederate Chimborazo military hospital in Richmond, Virginia, during the Civil War, overseei…
Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous
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Sarah Knowles Bolton
These characters have been chosen from various countries and from varied professions, that the youth who read this book may see that poverty…
The Theory of Social Revolutions
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Brooks Adams
Brooks Adams (1848-1927), was an American historian and a critic of capitalism. He believed that commercial civilizations rise and fall in p…
Kepler
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Walter W. Bryant
Kepler offers a detailed exploration of the life and contributions of Johannes Kepler, a pivotal figure in the history of astronomy. This bi…
Reminiscences of Captain Gronow
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Rees Howell Gronow
A collection of memoirs about the Peninsular War, the Battle of Waterloo, and society and personalities of Regency London and 19th century P…
Voyage Round the World
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George Hamilton
George Hamilton was the surgeon assigned to the frigate Pandora. The British Admiralty ordered the ship to the Pacific to arrest the Bounty …
The Legends of Genesis
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Hermann Gunkel
The Legends of Genesis is the English translation of the introduction to Gunkel’s massive commentary, Genesis. Gunkel uses form critical ana…
The Freedmen's Book
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Lydia Maria Child
Lydia Maria Child, an American abolitionist, compiled this collection of short stories and poems by former slaves and noted activists as an …
Historical Tales
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Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews
Volume III of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This third volume covers …