History

Les quarante fauteuils de l'Académie Française 1634-1886

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Charles Barthelémy


Depuis ses débuts en cercle de neuf amis, ensuite organisée et élargie sous la tutelle du cardinal de Richelieu en 1634…

The Great Delft Thunderclap Of 1654


Radio Netherlands


The day the world came to an end:   The great Delft Thunderclap of 1654 This programme commemorated the 350th anniversary of one of the…

Piloting Directions for the Gulf of Finland

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John William Norie


Norie's series of piloting and sailing directions was something of a staple in the chart-room of 19th century British (and other) merchant v…

The Mormon Battalion, Its History and Achievements

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B. H. Roberts


A history of the Longest March of Military in History. The Mormon Battalion was the only religious unit in United States military history i…

True Stories of Wonderful Deeds (Version 2)

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William James Mcglothlin


This book contains 37 short stories for little folk featuring a variety of historical figures and their wonderful deeds. These stories span …

The Chronicles of America Volume 11 - Eve of the Revolution

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Carl L. Becker


Here is a look at the evolution of thought and events that led Benjamin Franklin to make this statement: "British subjects, by removing…

Leading Events in the History of the Church: Part 1 - Christian Antiquity

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The Sisters Of Notre Dame


The first volume in a series of Catholic Church history books written for children. Volume 1 covers the time period from after Our Lord's de…

The Irish Nuns at Ypres: An Episode of the War

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Dame M. Columban


“…I have charged Dame M. Columban to give a detailed account of all that has befallen the Community, since the coming of the Germans to Ypre…

Letters of John Quincy Adams to His Son, on the Bible and Its Teachings

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John Quincy Adams


A collection of nine letters written by the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, to his teenage son. "Their purpose…

3 from LightByDesign

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LightByDesign Ministries


Three fascinating, action packed stories from the old holiness literature circa late 19th and early 20th centuries. Our first story is call…

Our Little Mexican Cousin

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Edward Crompton Butler


This book tells about life in Mexico in the early 20th century, through the eyes of a little girl, Juanita. As the story follows her, the re…

The Life of Washington, Volume 5

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John James Marshall


Volume five of John Marshall's biography follows Washington through his second term ending in the election of John Adams and Washington's re…

Conversion

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox


Among the twelve hundred poems which have emanated from my too prolific pen there are some forty or fifty which treat entirely of that emoti…

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