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On 2 July 1812, Captain David Porter raised a banner on the USS Essex proclaiming 'a free trade and sailors rights', thus creating a political slogan that explained the War of 1812. Free trade deman……続きを見る

With a widowed mother and six siblings, Annie Oakley first became a trapper, hunter, and sharpshooter simply to put food on the table. Yet her genius with the gun eventually led to her stardom in Bu……続きを見る

A look at the intricate history of collegiate women's support networksーotherwise known as sororities Sororities are often thought of as exclusive clubs for socially inclined college students, but B……続きを見る

Contemporaneous essay by a resident describing the fall of the city.続きを見る

Their darkest hour is coming... Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1885… The stain of Ed Parsons’ ignominy has begun to spread. There are rumors that territorial prosecutor Cam Faraday and Laramie County Sheriff Cl……続きを見る

In the 1850s, Jean Rio, a deeply spiritual widow, was moved by the promises of Mormon missionaries and set out from England for Utah. Traveling across the Atlantic by steamer, up the Mississippi by ……続きを見る

The mass industrial democracy that is the modern United States bears little resemblance to the simple agrarian republic that gave it birth. The market revolution is the reason for this dramatic - an……続きを見る

The story of the black soldiers who helped save the Union, conquer the West, and build the nation. In 1863, at the height of the Civil War, Frederick Douglass promised African Americans that serving……続きを見る

A humorous narrated walk along the Manhattan waterfront during the year 1860.続きを見る

A Brief illustrated description of the Latest Rage in Dining at the turn of the 20th century. An interesting facet of New York life at the turn of the start of the century.続きを見る

A Description of a trip from Santa Fe to Missouri in the 1850's at a time of Indian Troubles, through the heart of Buffalo Country.続きを見る

On November 20, 1820, Owen Chase was the First Mate of the Whale-Ship "Essex" when it was struck by an enraged Sperm Whale and sunk, stranding the crew in tiny whale-boats 2000 miles away from land ……続きを見る

A fascinating insight into the life of the vast majority of Chinese people at the end of 19th century. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now ext……続きを見る

In the spring of 1837, people panicked as financial and economic uncertainty spread within and between New York, New Orleans and London. Although the period of panic would dramatically influence pol……続きを見る

Taking a unique look at one of the most acclaimed and best-loved English writers of the nineteenth century, 'Charles Dickens, A Very Peculiar History' asks why, what, where, how and who the Dickens ……続きを見る

This file includes: The Character and Infuence of the Indian Trade in Wisconsin, The Frontier in American History, and The Rise of the New West. According to Wikipedia: "Frederick Jackson Turner (No……続きを見る

Drawing on hitherto-unused sources this book represents a shift in the historiography of British education. At the centre of the investigation is Joseph Payne. He was one of the group of pioneers wh……続きを見る

In a remarkable feat of historical detective work, David Robertson illuminates the shadowy figure who planned a slave rebellion so daring that, if successful, it might have changed the face of the a……続きを見る

Gheofar trácht sa leabhar seo ar chúrsaí bíoblóireachta sa naoú haois déag, cur síos ar an saol a chaith na gnáthdhaoine sa seanreacht agus cuntas ar Chogadh na Saoirse sa cheantar, chomh maith le s……続きを見る

Aspects of British History, 1815-1914 addresses the major issues of this much-studied period in a clear and digestible form. * Introduces a fresh feel to long-studied topics * Consolidates a grest d……続きを見る

In this provocative study, Robert Harrison provides new insight into grassroots reconstruction after the Civil War and into the lives of those most deeply affected, the newly emancipated African Ame……続きを見る

Although Samuel Colt died in 1862 at age 47, he had lived a remarkably full life, one filled with enough controversy, calamity, failure and success to fill several novels. And, at the time, he was A……続きを見る

Read Martha A. Sandweiss's posts on the Penguin Blog The secret double life of the man who mapped the American West, and the woman he loved Clarence King was a late nineteenth-century celebrity, a b……続きを見る

The former senator and presidential candidate offers a provocative new assessment of the first "national security president" James Monroe is remembered today primarily for two things: for being the ……続きを見る

In a rousing account of one of the critical turning points in American history, Through the Perilous Fight tells the gripping story of the burning of Washington and the improbable last stand at Balt……続きを見る

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 10 BEST BOOKS • THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • 2011** NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • The New Yorker • Chicago Tribune • The Economist ……続きを見る

The two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil Wartraces the extraordinary downfall of financier Jubilee Jim, bringing to life New York’s Gilded Age and s……続きを見る

The Sand Creek Massacre (also known as the Chivington Massacre, the Battle of Sand Creek or the Massacre of Cheyenne Indians) was an incident in the Indian Wars of the United States that occurred on……続きを見る

American Collegiate Populations is an exhaustive and definitive study of the membership of American colleges and universities in the nineteenth century. Colin B. Burke explores the questions of who……続きを見る

Slave Narratives, Volume I, Alabama Narratives A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents TY……続きを見る