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Wiley Britton wrote memoirs covering the Civil War much like better known and more esteemed soldiers of that war. But what makes Brittons account stand out is where he fought: the Trans-Mississippi ……続きを見る

Crazy Horse, the legendary military leader of the Oglala Sioux whose personal power and social nonconformity contributed to his reputation as being “strange,” fought in many famous battles, includin……続きを見る

Richard Taylor was born to one of Americas most prominent military families. His grandfather, Richard Lee Taylor, had served in the American Revolution, while his father, Zachary Taylor, rode milita……続きを見る

This is the original article, including illustrations, that made Wild Bill Hickock, the Scout of the Plains, a household word back in 1867. This article details the Hickcock - Davis Tutt Shootout a……続きを見る

This book contains the complete collection of all 14 narratives told to employees of the Work Projects Administration by former slaves living in Virginia at the time of the Great Depression in the U……続きを見る

"Many heroic actions and chivalrous adventures are related of me which exist only in the regions of fancy. With me the world has taken great liberties, and yet I have been but a common man." Daniel……続きを見る

The bloodiest day in the history of the United States took place on the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. On September 17, 1862, Robert E. Lees Army of Northern Virginia fought Ge……続きを見る

Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Harriet Ross; 1820 – March 10, 1913) was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the American Civil War. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped ……続きを見る

Men of Achievement - INVENTORS (AN ILLUSTRATED NOVEL) Imagine getting a glipse into the minds of the GREATEST AMERICAN INVENTORS of history. This beautifully illustrated novel contains the stories o……続きを見る

This article from 1859 describes Washington's home as it was during a visit by the author in 1858, when the property was still in private hands.続きを見る

George Rogers Clark (November 19, 1752 February 13, 1818) was a soldier from Virginia and the highest ranking American military officer on the northwestern frontier during the American Revolutionary……続きを見る

Brief sketch of the battles for Texas from Seccession to the end of the Rebellion.続きを見る

On December 4th, 1872, a 100-foot brigantine was discovered drifting through the North Atlantic without a soul on board. Not a sign of struggle, not a shred of damage, no ransacked cargoーand not a ……続きを見る

On April 12, 1864, a small Union force occupying Fort Pillow, Tennessee, a fortress located on the Mississippi River just north of Memphis, was overwhelmed by a larger Confederate force under the co……続きを見る

How To Tame Your Duke is the dazzling first novel in a new trilogy by historical romance writer Juliana Gray whose debut Affairs By Moonlight series was richly praised. Lose your heart to this witty……続きを見る

Much of the shoreline of Lake Superior was still wilderness when the author made this journey to the rocks of the Lake that were named for the objects men could see in them. Hunting, fishing and exp……続きを見る

Of all the military campaigns fought by the British during the 19th century, no area saw more conflict than the subcontinent of India. Dozens of encounters, both great and small, involved many of it……続きを見る

William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 July 26, 1925) was a tour de force in American politics around the end of the 19th century. Bryan had a long, distinguished career in politics as a liberal in……続きを見る

Wyoming attorney John W. Davis retells the story of the West’s most notorious range war. Having delved more deeply than previous writers into land and census records, newspapers, and trial transcrip……続きを見る

Excerpt CHAPTER I. HOW THE TERRITORY WAS ACQUIRED In San Francisco in the early fifties, there was a house on the northeast corner of Stockton and Washington, of considerable architectural pretensio……続きを見る

Confederate Military History is a 12-volume series of books written and/or edited by former Confederate general Clement A. Evans that deals with specific topics related to the military personalities……続きを見る

After the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad was the nineteenth century's most transformative event. Beginning in 1842 with a visionary's dream to span the continent with twin ……続きを見る

This book contains the complete collection of all 716 narratives told to employees of the Work Projects Administration by former slaves living in Arkansas at the time of the Great Depression in the ……続きを見る

The first president born after America's independence ushers in a new era of no-holds-barred democracy The first "professional politician" to become president, the slick and dandyish Martin Van Bure……続きを見る

Though he had served with distinction during the Civil War, it was Porter Alexanders memoirs that have kept his name alive today. Though many prominent officers on both sides wrote memoirs, Porter A……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents. CONTENTS (abridged list) PART FIRST. INTRODUCTION. THE OBJECT OF THIS WORK. CHAPTER I. ORIGIN OF POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS. ... CHAPTER XVII. BANISHMENT……続きを見る

John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 8 May 1873) was a British philosopher, economist and civil servant. An influential contributor to social theory, political theory, and political economy, his conception……続きを見る

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. The American Civil War started when eleven southern ‘slave’ states declared their independence from the United States of America. Abraham Linco……続きを見る

"This is cultural history of the first order, and it is liberal and humane history at its very best."ーDavid Cannadine An essential work for anyone who wishes to understand the social history of the……続きを見る

This account, penned by a noted British military historian of the late nineteenth century, remains one of the best narratives of a nineteenth century battle yet published. Henderson based this detai……続きを見る