Biography & Autobiography
- Voices from the Battlefield
- Criminal Lives: True Stories
- Voices of Social Change
- Voices of Political Change
- Voices of Resilience
- Voices from American History
- Pioneers in Health and Healing
- Adventures in Exploration
The Biography of a Grizzly
I first read this little book when I was in the fifth grade, and now more than fifty years later, I still find it fascinating. Ernest Thomps…
The History of Genghis Khan
This book provides the history of one of the most renowned emperors of all time. The Great Khan. This was a man born Temujin to a clan lea…
Woman in the Nineteenth Century
Margaret Fuller was an American feminist, writer, and intellectual associated with the Transcendentalist movement. Her book Woman in the Nin…
Charles I
Charles I by Jacob Abbott offers a concise yet insightful exploration of the life and legacy of one of England's most controversial monarchs…
The Life of Charlemagne
Einhard was employed by Charlemagne as a court historian. At the request of Charlemagne's son and successor Louis the Pious, he wrote a biog…
The Story of Napoleon
This book gives an exciting account of Napoleon's rise to power. It opens with his humble beginning on the island of Corsica and ultimately …
The Life Of Charlotte Brontë
The Life of Charlotte Brontë offers an intimate glimpse into the life of one of literature's most revered figures. Written by her close…
Minor Works of Josephus
There are 3 parts to this collection.(1) Against Apion is a two-volume defence of Judaism as classical religion and philosophy, stressing it…
The World I Live In
The World I Live In by Helen Keller is a collection of essays that poignantly tells of her impressions of the world, through her sense of to…
The Life of Saint Paul
A short biography of Saint Paul, the Apostle of the Gentiles, from the time of his persecution of the Christians to his martyrdom. (Summary …
Miscellaneous Pieces
John Bunyan (November 28, 1628 – August 31, 1688), a Christian writer and preacher, was born at Harrowden (one mile south-east of Bedford), …
Days with the Great Composers
Days with the Great Composers invites listeners to step into the lives of some of history's most celebrated composers through a series of im…
My School Days
A short memoir about the author's school days, serialised in The Girl's Own Paper from October 1896 to September 1897. It includes stories a…
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was a significant figure in the political and economic development of the early United States. He served in the American …
Clotel
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter is a novel by William Wells Brown (1814-84), a fugitive from slavery and abolitionist and was published…
Living on Half a Dime a Day
How to live on 5 cents a day! How to survive financial ruin without losing your house! How to keep to a bare bones budget and still have mon…
Wild Animals I Have Known
A BOOK THAT CHANGED AMERICA...
Ernest Thompson Seton was an influential naturalist, and a sometime professional hunter and trapper. Much of…
The Adventures of Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill was arguably, the most recognized man in the world when he penned this book. The first four stories are of some of his adventur…
Confessions of a Convert
Robert Hugh Benson was the youngest son of Edward White Benson, the Archbishop of Canterbury and his wife Mary. Benson was was a prolific …
Radioactive Substances
Marie Curie, born in Warsaw in 1867, was a Polish-French physicist and chemist famous for her work on radioactivity. She was a pioneer in th…