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Crawford's Defeat: A Tale of the Frontier in 1812
Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County
A boisterous braggart faces a terrifying midnight encounter with the wilderness, inadvertently triggering a mass panic that transforms a small frontier village into a bastion of frantic, armed resistance.
Grandmother's Story of Bunker Hill Battle, as She Saw it from the Belfry
Oliver Wendell Holmes
A grandmother recounts the harrowing day of the Battle of Bunker Hill, witnessing the clash from a belfry as her own life’s trajectory is irrevocably altered by the violence unfolding across the river.
The American Missionary
Various
This collection of reports and editorials chronicles the earnest, mid-1880s endeavor to reconstruct a fractured nation through education, religious instruction, and the conversion of wartime debris into instruments of social uplift.
Walled In: A True Story of Randall's Island
William O. Stoddard
A boy unjustly confined to a reformatory plans a daring escape, unaware that his path is destined to cross with an impoverished family struggling against their own metaphorical walls in the heart of New York.
"How Can I Help to Abolish Slavery?" or, Counsels to the Newly Converted
Maria Weston Chapman
Standing on the threshold of a great moral struggle, a seasoned abolitionist offers uncompromising counsel to those eager to help eradicate human bondage.
Some Historic Trees
Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County
Ancient trees stand as quiet witnesses to centuries of human conflict, community building, and change, linking modern generations to the distant past.
The Campaign of 1760 in Canada: A Narrative Attributed to Chevalier Johnstone
Johnstone, James Johnstone, chevalier de
In the final, desperate days of French Canada, a veteran officer documents how erratic leadership and the whims of fate surrendered a colony to the British.
The Great Conspiracy, Volume 7
John Alexander Logan
The Union’s triumph in the Civil War did not end the struggle for the soul of the Republic, but rather shifted the battlefield from open fields to the halls of government and the ballot box.
Three Days on the Ohio River
William A. (William Andrus) Alcott
A traveler captures the fleeting, crowded, and smoky reality of a river voyage in 1854, offering a sharp-eyed look at life aboard a Western steamboat and the changing face of the American frontier.
Memoir of the Proposed Territory of Arizona
Sylvester Mowry
A harsh, sun-baked borderland rich in silver and scarred by violence begs the United States government for order, statehood, and the basic protection of law.
The American Missionary
Various
A window into late-nineteenth-century American home missions, capturing the fervent educational campaigns, cultural tensions, and administrative accounting of the American Missionary Association.
The American Missionary
Various
Opening a window into late-nineteenth-century American religious activism, this periodical documents the nationwide campaigns, school foundings, and financial struggles of home missions.
Getting Together
Ian Hay
As the First World War rages, an ordinary Briton and an American sit down to clear the air, confronting the misunderstandings, grievances, and shared ideals that bind their two nations together.
Governor William Bradford's letter book
William Bradford
Surviving through fragile letters and hard-won resilience, a colonial settlement navigates debt, spiritual trials, and the birth of a new regional network.
The magazine of history with notes and queries (Vol. I, No. 2)
Various
Early twentieth-century historical inquiry dissects foundational American myths, contrasting regional narratives with archival discoveries, firsthand correspondence, and forgotten local events.
The second William Penn
W. H. (William Henry) Ryus
A true account of frontier life along the Santa Fe Trail, this book records the fragile truces, fierce clashes, and daily survival of the men who bridged the American East and West in the 1860s.
A Trip to the Rockies
B. R. (Benjamin Ryder) Corwin
A private Pullman car carries a congenial group of Eastern bankers and their wives across the expanding American frontier into the heart of the majestic Rockies.
Company K, First Alabama Regiment
Daniel P. Smith
A stark, unsparing chronicle of an Alabama infantry company from initial muster to virtual annihilation, tracking the Civil War’s human cost through the daily labor of earthworks, sieges, prison camps, and doomed winter charges.
Historical sketch of the Fifteenth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers: First Brigade, First Division, Sixth Corps
Edward Livingston Campbell
Organized in the hill country of New Jersey, the Fifteenth Regiment earned a formidable reputation across the major campaigns of the American Civil War through extraordinary discipline and tenacity.
Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States, at January Term, 1832, Delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Marshall in the Case of Samuel A. Worcester, Plaintiff in Error, versus the State of Georgia: With a Statement of the Case, Extracted from the Records of the Supreme Court of the United States
John Marshall
A landmark legal opinion delivered by Chief Justice John Marshall defines the sovereign rights of the Cherokee Nation against state encroachment.
Sarah Winnemucca's Practical Solution of the Indian Problem: A Letter to Dr. Lyman Abbot of the "Christian Union"
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody
An Indian woman pioneers a practical solution to the Indian problem by opening a school for her people, facing fierce opposition from a corrupt agency system and receiving devoted support from eastern philanthropists.
Giles Corey, Yeoman: A Play
Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
In a village consumed by mass hysteria, an aging yeoman and his family face the dark machinery of the Salem witch trials.
Mission Work among the Negroes and the Indians:: What Is Being Accomplished by Means of the Annual Collection Taken Up for Our Missions
Catholic Church. Commission for Catholic Missions among the Colored People and the Indians
This report serves as a detailed ledger and plea, documenting the late-nineteenth-century efforts of the Catholic Church to establish schools and missions for African American and Native American communities across the United States.
Our Village in War-time
S. T. (Sarah Towne) Martyn
A home-front perspective on the American Civil War, this narrative traces the quiet sacrifices and profound emotional shifts of a small village caught in the crucible of national conflict.
Some Current Folk-Songs of the Negro
W. H. (William Henry) Thomas
Folk songs function as a vital, unvarnished archive of the social and economic pressures shaping a displaced class.
The American Missionary
Various
A collective chronicle of nineteenth-century religious expansion, this publication serves as both a historical record and an urgent appeal for the moral and material support of global and domestic missionary endeavors.
The battle of the Swash and the capture of Canada
Samuel Barton
A nation’s neglect of its own maritime defenses invites disaster, transforming a simmering trade dispute into a swift, devastating conflict that redraws the map of North America.
Vicksburg
J. Frank (James Frank) Hanly
The Vicksburg campaign stands as the definitive turning point of the American Civil War, a masterclass in military audacity that severed the Confederacy and secured the Mississippi River for the Union.
Piracy off the Florida Coast and Elsewhere
Samuel A. (Samuel Abbott) Green
The shadow of the pirate long loomed over the merchant marine, a persistent threat to those crossing the high seas. This historical account preserves the harrowing reality of encounters with marauders and the enduring anxiety they instilled in travelers.
The American Missionary
Various
A monthly record of Victorian-era religious outreach, this publication offers a granular look at the ambitions and daily operations of missionaries working among the marginalized in the American South, the West, and Africa.
The French and British at Three Rivers
Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County
The strategic confluence of the St. Mary’s and St. Joseph Rivers once held the key to an empire, serving as a vital gateway between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River.
A briefe discription of New England and the severall townes therein: together with the present government thereof
Samuel Maverick
A seasoned observer details the rapid expansion of colonial settlements, offering a sharp, critical inventory of the towns, resources, and the increasingly independent government of mid-17th-century New England.
Governor Bradford's first dialogue
William Bradford
The weight of history rests upon the shoulders of the elders in this formal, intellectual debate, as they defend the legacy of the Pilgrims against the inquiries of a younger generation. Through a structured conversation, the text clarifies the religious motivations and personal costs that defined the Separatist…
That Last Waif
Horace Fletcher
The plight of the neglected child is a mirror reflecting a society's true character. This urgent, century-old call to action argues that the only path to a moral, prosperous civilization is to surround every single child with early, organized, and loving care.
A Defence of the Hessians
J. G. (Joseph George) Rosengarten
This historical inquiry re-evaluates the role of German mercenaries in the American Revolution, challenging long-standing narratives that portray them as coerced victims of a greedy prince. It serves as an archival correction to the prevailing scorn directed at Hessian soldiers and their sovereign.
The American Missionary
Various
This collection of dispatches chronicles the late 19th-century efforts of the American Missionary Association, documenting the intersection of religious conviction, educational outreach, and the complex social tensions of a rapidly changing nation.
The American Missionary
Various
The American Missionary is a monthly periodical from 1890 chronicling the operations, religious fervor, and societal ambitions of the American Missionary Association as it establishes schools and churches across the United States.
The American Missionary
Various
This periodical chronicles the late nineteenth-century mission field, serving as both an administrative report and a call to action for supporters of the American Missionary Association. It offers a window into the era's organized religious zeal and social outreach.
The Colored People of Chicago: An Investigation Made for the Juvenile Protective Association
Louise de Koven Bowen
HOOK This investigation into the lives of African Americans in early 20th-century Chicago reveals how systemic exclusion and economic barriers created a cycle of delinquency that the city itself helped to perpetuate.
A report on the feasibility and advisability of some policy to inaugurate a system of rifle practice throughout the public schools of the country
George Wood Wingate
This report serves as a foundational argument for integrating systematic rifle training into the American public school curriculum to foster national readiness and instill discipline in youth.
Our little brown house, a poem of West Point
Maria L. (Maria Louisa) Stewart
This poem serves as a nostalgic, rhythmic tribute to the shared life of cadets at West Point, bridging the gap between their disciplined military training and their quiet, formative years in a humble chapel.
Politics of Alabama
Joseph C. (Joseph Columbus) Manning
A fierce polemic from 1893, this account exposes the systemic election fraud and political corruption that defined Alabama’s Gilded Age. It captures the rise of a populist insurgency challenging an entrenched, undemocratic machine.
Right and wrong in Massachusetts
Maria Weston Chapman
The struggle to end slavery is never a simple march toward justice; it is a battle fought as much against the compromise of one's own allies as against the institution of slavery itself.
The American Missionary
Various
This chronicle serves as both a historical record and a call to action, capturing the urgent, multifaceted efforts of post-Civil War American home missions to educate and uplift marginalized communities across a fractured nation.
The American Missionary
Various
This historical periodical serves as a primary record of nineteenth-century American home missions, documenting the ambitious, complex, and often paternalistic efforts of the American Missionary Association to reform society through religion and education.
The magazine of history with notes and queries (Vol. I, No. 1, January 1905)
Various
The first issue of this early twentieth-century historical periodical functions as an expansive archive, gathering primary documents, biographical sketches, and scholarly inquiries to illuminate the foundational struggles of the American republic.
The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621
Azel Ames
This is an exacting reconstruction of the *Mayflower*’s 1620–1621 voyage, built entirely from ship’s logs, private letters, and contemporary records to strip away centuries of myth.
The quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, Vol. 1, No. 3, September, 1900
Oregon Historical Society
This historical record preserves the vanishing voices and political maneuvers that defined the American struggle to claim and settle the Oregon Territory during the nineteenth century.