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Campaign for Petersburg
Richard Wayne Lykes
This account documents the ten-month struggle for Petersburg, a campaign of attrition that ultimately severed the Confederacy’s supply lines and forced the collapse of the Southern defense in Virginia.
The Challenge of the Country: A Study of Country Life Opportunity
George Walter Fiske
This urgent call to action invites college-educated youth to revitalize American rural life by rejecting the city’s allure in favor of dedicated service as leaders in farming communities.
The Padre Island Story
Loraine Daly
This guide explores the untamed history and modern transformation of a slender Texas barrier island, where golden treasure and colonial ghosts meet the rise of a flourishing, sun-drenched resort coast.
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The United Empire Loyalists: A Chronicle of the Great Migration [1914 ed.]
W. Stewart (William Stewart) Wallace
The American Revolution sparked a massive, often overlooked displacement of people who chose to remain under the British Crown, permanently altering the human landscape of what is now Canada.
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Travels through the states of North America, and the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797 [Vol. 1 of 2]
Isaac Weld
A traveler ventures into the untamed American frontier and the British provinces of Canada, offering a clear-eyed account of a world on the cusp of immense transformation at the close of the eighteenth century.
Devils Tower National Monument: A History
Ray H. Mattison
Standing as a silent, monolithic sentinel over the Wyoming plains, a massive geological wonder invites both geological study and human legend. This chronicle traces the transformation of that landmark from ancient tribal sanctuary to the nation’s first monument.
Rogers' Rock, Lake George, March 13, 1758: A Battle Fought on Snow Shoes
Mary Cochrane Rogers
A harrowing, primary-source account of wilderness warfare, this volume documents the grueling realities of eighteenth-century forest combat and the tactical brilliance of a legendary frontier leader.
White House China of the Lincoln Administration in the Museum of History and Technology
Margaret Brown Klapthor
This focused historical account explores the intersection of official statecraft and domestic ornamentation, tracing the acquisition and eventual dispersal of the porcelain services used during the Lincoln presidency. It serves as both a detailed inventory and a corrective to the myths surrounding the origins of…
Brave Deeds of Union Soldiers
Samuel Scoville
A collection of brief, stirring accounts, this volume gathers tales of individual courage during the American Civil War to serve as an inspiration for future generations facing their own times of crisis.
The American Missionary
Various
A collection of reports and essays documenting the mid-19th-century efforts of an American religious organization to provide education and moral guidance to marginalized populations within the United States and abroad.
The logs of the Serapis--Alliance--Ariel, under the command of John Paul Jones, 1779-1780
Unknown
The cold, meticulous record of the sea reveals the harsh reality of naval warfare, where survival depends as much on the endurance of a ship’s timber as on the iron will of its commander.
30,000 locked out
James C. Beeks
The building trades of late 19th-century Chicago collapse into a massive, city-wide power struggle over the fundamental rights of labor and the autonomy of capital. Thirty thousand workers find themselves locked out as unions and builders test the limits of authority in an era of industrial upheaval.
Dissertation on Slavery: With a Proposal for the Gradual Abolition of it, in the State of Virginia
St. George Tucker
This legal treatise outlines a systematic, century-long framework for the gradual eradication of slavery in Virginia, arguing that the institution’s persistence threatens the state’s moral and political survival. It serves as a rigorous, if deeply limited, attempt to reconcile the contradictions of a slaveholding…
Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace
George Hebard Maxwell
This proposal for a national defense strategy argues that the United States can achieve true security not through a massive standing army, but by settling citizens on small, productive plots of land.
Japan and the California Problem
T. (Toyokichi) Iyenaga
This study examines the strained relationship between the United States and Japan during the early 20th century, specifically focusing on the social and economic friction caused by Japanese immigration in California.
The Miller in Eighteenth-Century Virginia: An Account of Mills & the Craft of Milling, as Well as a Description of the Windmill near the Palace in Williamsburg
Thomas K. Ford
This account explores the history of the milling craft in colonial Virginia, tracing the evolution of these essential machines from their ancient origins to the bustling, wind-powered landscape of eighteenth-century Williamsburg.
Ye book of Copperheads
Charles Godfrey Leland
The Copperheads are snakes in the grass of the American Civil War, and this sharp collection of verses serves as a literary boot, designed to crush the dissenters who sought to undermine the Union from within.
The Battle of San Jacinto and the San Jacinto Campaign
Louis Wiltz Kemp
The Battle of San Jacinto was a brief, explosive encounter that altered the map of North America forever. It remains the defining moment of the Texas Revolution, where a ragtag force secured an improbable victory.
The Great Conspiracy, Volume 2
John Alexander Logan
The secessionist movement was no sudden accident of 1860, but the result of a deliberate, thirty-year conspiracy to dismantle the American Republic. This work chronicles the collapse of civil discourse and the descent into the Civil War.
The sword and gun
R. C. (Robert C.) Eden
This intimate account captures the raw, unvarnished reality of a single Wisconsin infantry regiment as it endures the harrowing final months of the American Civil War.
Washington and his colleagues
Henry Jones Ford
This account traces the precarious birth of the American executive branch, illustrating how George Washington and his early collaborators navigated the volatile transition from revolutionary fervor to the sobering realities of governing a new nation.
The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
Samuel Adams Drake
Two vast armies collide across the rolling fields and ridges of a quiet rural town, locked in three days of relentless, bloody conflict that permanently alters the course of the American Civil War.
The history of the rise, progress, and establishment of the independence of the United States of America, Vol. 1 (of 3)
William Gordon
A meticulous observer stands in the dust of a young continent, recording the quiet shifts in law and the sudden fractures of empire before the ink of revolution is even dry.
The story of a border city during the Civil War
Galusha Anderson
A divided city sits precariously on the geographic and political fault lines of a nation tearing itself apart, where neighbors eye each other with suspicion and the fate of the Union hangs on a local armory.
Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon, Cedar Breaks, Kaibab Forest, North Rim of Grand Canyon
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Gargantuan rock towers, crimson canyons, and quiet pine forests unfold step by step along the rugged border of southern Utah and northern Arizona.
The American Missionary
Various
This collection provides a candid, primary-source window into the late-nineteenth-century philanthropic efforts of the American Missionary Association. It serves as a vital record of the era’s shifting attitudes toward education, race, and global evangelism.
A Blockaded Family: Life in Southern Alabama during the Civil War
Parthenia Antoinette Hague
A quiet, ingenious domestic resilience transforms the hardships of total war into an extraordinary record of everyday survival in the blockaded Confederacy.
A Historical Sketch of Company "B," Eighteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry: Three Months Service
Jewett Palmer
When local men answer their country's call in the spring of 1861, their journey transforms raw recruits into seasoned veterans over three event-filled months.
Secrets of the Late Rebellion, Now Revealed for the First Time
Jacob R. Freese
Exploitative financial rings, covert border-crossing networks, and battlefield betrayals operated in the shadows of the American Civil War, directly undermining the Union cause from within.
Slavery
William Ellery Channing
An unyielding moral interrogation of human bondage, this treatise grounds the anti-slavery cause not in political expediency or economic interest, but in the absolute supremacy of duty and natural right over property claims.
The Taking of Louisburg, 1745
Samuel Adams Drake
A colonial militia of farmers and shopkeepers achieves the impossible, capturing the "Gibraltar of America" through sheer audacity and provincial grit.
The Valley of Democracy
Meredith Nicholson
A vibrant portrait of early twentieth-century American heartland identity captures a proud, evolving region balancing its agricultural roots with dynamic urban growth and political ambition.
The American Missionary
Various
This periodical serves as a vital historical record of the American Missionary Association’s efforts to expand education, religious practice, and social welfare in the post-Civil War era. It provides an unvarnished look at the organization’s reach from the rural South to the frontiers of Africa and the Chinese…
The History of Saint Augustine, Florida
William W. (William Whitwell) Dewhurst
St. Augustine stands as a bridge between the ancient colonial ambitions of Europe and the eventual expansion of the American republic, serving as a centuries-old witness to the shifting tides of power in the New World.
African Colonization by the Free Colored People of the United States, an Indispensable Auxiliary to African Missions.: A Lecture
David Christy
This 1854 lecture argues that the colonization of Liberia by free Black Americans is the only viable method for successfully establishing Christianity in Africa. It presents an urgent, historical, and deeply ideological case for emigration.
Chattanooga and Chickamauga: Reprint of Gen. H. V. Boynton's letters to the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, August, 1888
Henry V. (Henry Van) Boynton
A vivid, corrective account of the 1863 campaign for Chattanooga, written by a veteran who challenges the prevailing narratives of tactical failure and retreat at Chickamauga.
Conestoga Wagons in Braddock's Campaign, 1755
Donald H. Berkebile
The humble Pennsylvania farm wagon, later known as the Conestoga, first proved its worth in the brutal, mud-choked terrain of the French and Indian War. Its journey from local field to military catastrophe reveals much about the logistical failures that defined a doomed colonial campaign.
Corruption in American politics and life
Robert C. (Robert Clarkson) Brooks
Political corruption is not merely a collection of individual crimes, but a complex feature of social machinery that demands a cool, analytical approach rather than simple moral outrage. This study dissects the anatomy of influence and the enduring tension between self-interest and the common good in American life.
Crystal River Saga: Lore of the Colorado Rockies
Theresa V. Francis
Come up a mile where the air is pure, where the skies are clear and blue. This guide explores the rugged history and enduring spirit of the Crystal River Valley in the Colorado Rockies.
Historical Sketches of Colonial Florida
Richard L. Campbell
This collection of essays documents the volatile history of West Florida, focusing on Pensacola as the strategic center of colonial ambition, cultural friction, and shifting imperial allegiances between Spain, France, and Britain.
In Tamal Land
Helen Bingham
A lyrical, historical guide to the rugged landscapes and pioneer legacies of Marin County, California, at the turn of the twentieth century. This volume serves as both a travelogue and a preservationist’s manifesto.
The American Missionary
Various
This monthly periodical documents the evangelical and educational outreach of the American Missionary Association in 1881. It serves as a bridge between the organization’s donors in the North and its workers in the field.
The City That Was: A Requiem of Old San Francisco
Will Irwin
The old, legendary San Francisco, once a vibrant, pleasure-loving gateway to the Pacific, vanished in the fires of 1906, leaving behind only memories of a city that can never be replicated.
The Famous Missions of California
William Henry Hudson
An account of courage, hardship, and ambition, tracing the eighteenth-century Franciscan push north into Alta California to build outposts that altered the Pacific coast.
The Manor House of Lacolle: A description and historical sketch of the Manoir of the Seigniory
W. D. (William Douw) Lighthall
This historical sketch examines the architectural and social legacy of a frontier manor, tracing the intersection of American inheritance law, Canadian land development, and the vestiges of the feudal seigniorial system.
Michigan's Copper Country in Early Photos
B. E. Tyler
This photographic collection captures the industrial transformation of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula at the turn of the twentieth century, documenting the rise and fall of the copper mining boom through the lens of early photographers.
Poems
S. C. (Samuel C.) Mercer
The past is a phantom, a flickering light that reveals the scars of the Civil War and the enduring, fragile hope of a reunited nation. These verses bridge the divide between a lost era and the present day.
Roster and Statistical Record of Company D, of the Eleventh Regiment Maine Infantry Volunteers: With a Sketch of Its Services in the War of the Rebellion
Albert Maxfield
The echoes of bugle blasts and rattling drums define this meticulous record of a Maine infantry company. It serves as a somber, durable bridge between the visceral reality of Civil War combat and the fading memory of a generation.