History
- Voices from the Battlefield
- True Crime Through History
- Journeys Through History
- Voices of Social Change
- Chronicles of Scientific Discovery
- Voices of American History
- Musical Histories and Legends
- Voices of War: Memoirs from the Battlefield
Beacon Lights of History
Continuing the Beacon Lights of History Series, Mr. Lord discusses important European Statesmen Mirabeau, Edmund Burke, Napoleon, Prince Met…
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prio…
The History of England, from the Accession of James II
This is volume 4 chapter 17 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…
The Great Sallies
This is the fourth of a four-volume history of the First World War, coming in during 1917, when Germany is reorganizing and Russia is about …
The History of Bread
From ancient flatbreads cooked on hot stones to the fluffy loaves of the early 20th century, Ashton explores how bread rose alongside human …
The World's Story
This is the thirteenth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva Mar…
History of Japan
A simplified history of the country of Japan, from ancient Prehistoric times to the late 19th century, written chiefly in words of one sylla…
Letters of John Quincy Adams to His Son
A collection of nine letters written by the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, to his teenage son. "Their purpose…
Father Marquette
“Father Marquette” is a biography of the French priest, devout missionary and courageous explorer who led an expedition, along with Louis Jo…
Romulus
Jacob Abbott wrote many historical books for children. He was careful to ensure historical accuracy, and as he said himself in the preface t…
Walker's Appeal
The Appeal grabbed readers’ attention in as dramatic a manner as Walker could have possibly imagined. In her book, Maria W. Stewart and the …
History of the Inquisition of Spain
The fourth and final volume of Lea's monumental work on the Spanish Inquisition. This volume discusses how the Inquisition dealt with mystic…
Jailed For Freedom
A first-hand account of the 1913-1919 campaign of American suffragettes, detailing their treatment at the hands of the courts, and the true …
The Suffragette
This history of the Women's Suffrage agitation is written at a time when the question is in the very forefront of British politics. What the…
The Book of the Bush
"While the world was young, nations could be founded peaceably. There was plenty of unoccupied country, and when two neighbouring patri…
Poems of American History
A History through Poetry of the exploration and settling of North American by Europeans. Beginning with Leif Erikson, and continuing throug…
History of the Inquisition of Spain
Volume 2 of Lea’s monumental work on the Spanish Inquisition. Volume 2 discusses the organizational structure of the Inquisition, methods us…
Oscar Wilde Discovers America
In 1882, Oscar Wilde toured North America from New York to San Francisco and Montreal to New Orleans, lecturing on art and home decoration. …
The Fathers of New England
This sixth installment in the series, as one would expect, deals with events in the northern settlements that were taking place at the same …
Great Epochs in American History
This is the first volume in ten volume series of great epochs in the history of the United States, from the landing of Columbus to the build…