Modern (20th C)
The Iron Hunter
This is an autobiography by Michigan Governor Chase Osborn. Osborn was born in 1860 in a log house in Huntington County, Indiana and later a…
France, Spain and the Rif
The Guerra del Rif—the Rif War. 1921 to 1926. It was the slogging bloody 5-year long climax of Spain’s effort to secure dominion over a terr…
The Life of Calvin Coolidge
An easy to read biography of the 30th president of the United States.
Deutsche Nordseeküste
Der Geologe und Paläontologe Hippolyt Haas war seit 1888 Professor an der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel. In seinem Werk …
Shall It Be Again?
While we now view America’s entry into World War I as a necessary step to save Europe from German domination, it was actually one of the mos…
The Last Voyage of the Karluk
In August 1913, the Karluk, flagship of Vilhjalmar Stefansson’s Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913–16, became trapped in the ice while saili…
American inquisitors
A discussion on modern democratic government and the conflict between majority rule and intellectual freedom, written in the aftermaths of t…
The Needs of Europe
In October 1920, the International Economic Conference in London gathered invitees to review post-war Europe's ravaged economies. Speakers i…
The Story of Minot's Light
Minot's Ledge lies off the coast of Cohasset and Scituate, Massachusetts. This ledge and neighboring rock outcrops were the scene of over 40…
America's
"What part did we take in the Great War? Did we only lend money to our Allies, or did we really fight?" Henry …