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Abraham Lincoln: a History
John Hay
A young country forged its identity through bloodshed, partisan rancor, and the quiet resolve of an unpolished prairie lawyer. This sweeping history captures the raw reality of frontier nation-building and the man who saved the republic.
Heroes of the Telegraph
John Munro
Behind the invisible networks linking the modern world lies a chronicle of lonely workshops, bitter rivalries, and sudden illuminations. This history recovers the practical thinkers whose relentless experiments turned raw electrical current into human speech and thought.
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Volume 1
Smith, Joseph, Jr.
Driven from New York to the Western frontier by violent mobs and theological strife, a young religious movement struggles to establish a sanctuary while recording its visions, revelations, and sacrifices firsthand.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh
Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint
A devout twelfth-century reformer traverses rugged landscapes to dismantle deeply rooted regional customs and unify a fractured medieval institution.
The Life of Johannes Brahms (Vol 2 of 2)
Florence May
An artist's rise from hesitant ambition to enduring mastery requires patience, devotion, and an unyielding commitment to the craft. Florence May traces this quiet triumph through every performance, friendship, and score that shaped a musical titan.
A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison
James E. (James Everett) Seaver
A young pioneer girl taken captive during the French and Indian War remains with the Senecas for life, choosing their quiet world over her lost heritage.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01: Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great
Elbert Hubbard
A brisk walk through history, geography, and personal encounter reveals how human genius takes root in the quiet, everyday soil of domestic life.
The Empress Frederick: a memoir
Anonymous
A brilliant English princess marries the heir to the Prussian throne, only to spend decades caught between her adopted country's rigid autocratic court and her own unyielding commitment to liberal reform.
Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day
Ferdinand Gregorovius
Behind the sensational scandals of the Italian Renaissance lies a human history written in official ledgers, diplomatic dispatches, and private correspondence, stripping away centuries of myth to reveal a woman governed entirely by political necessity.
Index of the Project Gutenberg works of Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
An elaborate architectural blueprint maps out a massive historical epic, capturing the vast sweep and minute detail of a Prussian king's turbulent life.
Life of John Keats
William Michael Rossetti
A delicate young poet fights against poverty, frail health, and bitter critical hostility while attempting to capture the pure essence of beauty in English verse.
The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. 1 (of 2): As Illustrated in the Career of Sir Rutherford Alcock, K.C.B., D.C.L., Many Years Consul and Minister in China and Japan
Alexander Michie
A surgeon-turned-consul navigates thirty years of violence, gunboat diplomacy, and political paralysis as Great Britain forcefully carves out its commercial empire across Victorian East Asia.