Barry Eads
With Porter in the Essex
The marvelous cruise of the U.S.S. Essex, the United States frigate of thirty-two guns, commanded by Captain David Porter. A story of his f…
James B. Eads
Captain James Buchanan Eads (May 23, 1820 – March 8, 1887) was a world-renowned American civil engineer and inventor, holding more than 50 p…
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…
Selected Works of E. Boyd Smith
A sampling of the children's books written and illustrated by E. Boyd Smith. The first story is Mr. Smith's version of the Story of Noah's …
Wild Bill Hickok, the prince of pistoleers
James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), was a folk hero of the Old West known for his life as a scout, la…
A Warrior Who Fought Custer
This is the story of Wooden Leg, one of sixteen hundred warriors of the Northern Cheyennes who fought against Custer at the Battle of the Li…
The Castaways of Disappointment Island
The Castaways of Disappointment Island is the true story of Charles Eyre, who in 1907 was working as apprentice sailor on the Dundonald, a B…