Modern (19th C)
East by West
East by West: a Journey in the Recess is an account of British journalist Henry Lucy's travels across America and on to the Far East during …
Lord Kitchener
In this insightful essay, G. K. Chesterton explores the complex life and legacy of Lord Kitchener, a figure whose military prowess and polit…
Four American Indians
Four American Indians by Edson L. Whitney and Frances M. Perry, gives a short history of King Philip, Sachem of the Wampanoags; Pontiac, an …
Abraham Lincoln's Inaugural Addresses
Lincoln's first inaugural address was delivered on March 4th, 1861, as the North and South were sliding towards separation and Civil War. Hi…
The Complete Interviews
This collection of the 258 known, publicly-printed interviews of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was compiled by Gary Scharnhorst and …
My Bondage and My Freedom
The life of Frederick Douglass, recorded in the pages which follow, is not merely an example of self elevation under the most adverse circum…
Great Chicago Fire
In the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Charles Cole Hine provides a detailed account of the disaster that reshaped a city and i…
My Hunt After 'The Captain'
Holmes describes his frantic search through Civil War torn landscapes for his wounded son, the future Supreme Court Justice. Originally publ…
Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries
Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778 – 1823) was an Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities. He is known for his remo…
Our Knowledge Box
This practical guide to solving all sorts of problems includes secrets and discoveries covering the Liquor Trade, Druggists' Aids, Manufactu…
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
"Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, an…
The History of Mary Prince
Mary Prince was born into slavery in the West Indies. As a free woman in England she wrote her memoirs, which sold well and supported and pu…
Adventurers of the Far North
This is volume 20 of The Chronicles of Canada series. This volume describes the explorers who braved the Canadian Arctic in search of the No…
True Detective Stories from the Archives
In his true crime collection, True Detective Stories: From the Archives of the Pinkertons, Cleveland Moffett details some of the more fascin…
A History of California
If you have ever wondered why Spain (and not Japan, which was so so much better positioned to do it) was first to “settle” the Golden State,…
Life and Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Life and Adventures of Frank and Jesse James offers an in-depth exploration of the lives of two of America's most infamous outlaws. Joseph A…
The Secret Service
Albert Richardson was a reporter for Horace Greeley’s New York Tribune when he volunteered to hazard an undercover journey through the Ameri…
Autobiography of a Seaman
This second volume of the biography of Lord Cochrane deals with his fall from grace, imprisonment for debt, loss of honours, and attempts to…
Kentucky's Famous Feuds and Tragedies
As this book will show, there have been a variety of clashes and feuds which have taken place in and near Kentucky over the years, primarily…
Afloat on the Ohio
Afloat on the Ohio, An Historical Pilgrimage, of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, From Redstone to Cairo.There were four of us pilgrims—my Wife,…