Inc. - 19th Century 1

In 1845, Atlanta was the last stop at the end of a railroad line, the home of just twelve families and three general stores. By the 1860s, it was a thriving Confederate city, second only to Richmond……続きを見る

The Northfield Raid, first published in 1933, is a brief account of the infamous attempted robbery by the James-Younger Gang of the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota. Following the Civil ……続きを見る

In 'The Lincoln Year Book: Axioms and Aphorisms from the Great Emancipator,' Abraham Lincoln distills his wisdom and insights into concise and thought-provoking aphorisms. These timeless truths prov……続きを見る

The extraordinary story of one couple’s determination to free themselves and their children from slavery and make a new life in Canada Prior to abolition in 1865, as many as 40,000 men, women, and c……続きを見る

Collection Of Australia There is a landslide of 19th and early 20th Century books and articles about American and African indigenous traditions, many treating the subject with sensitivity and great ……続きを見る

Abraham Lincoln (18091865) is one of the most famous Americans in history and one of the countrys most revered presidents. Schoolchildren can recite the life story of Lincoln, the Westerner who educ……続きを見る

First published in 1971, Vincent Cronin’s classic biography of Napoleon is now available as an ebook for the first time. ‘I wanted to find a Napoleon I could picture as a living, breathing man.’ Vin……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur William McKinley en moins d’une heure ! 25e président des États-Unis, William McKinley est aujourd’hui relativement peu connu du grand public. Or, c’est……続きを見る

The Habsburgs rank among the most celebrated ruling dynasties in history. At one point, their territories stretched not only across Europe but across the globe, into Asia, Africa and the Americas. B……続きを見る

When George Washington became the new United States of Americas first president, he set several precedents, including one on April 30, 1789. That day, Washington was inaugurated as president, and fo……続きを見る

When George Washington became the new United States of Americas first president, he set several precedents, including one on April 30, 1789. That day, Washington was inaugurated as president, and fo……続きを見る

When George Washington became the new United States of Americas first president, he set several precedents, including one on April 30, 1789. That day, Washington was inaugurated as president, and fo……続きを見る

Winch has written the first full-length biography of James Forten, a hero of African American history and one of the most remarkable men in 19th-century America. Born into a free black family in 176……続きを見る

Anarchiste et vertueux, idéaliste et fou de liberté, le plus grand géographe français était une sorte de saint laïque et un écrivain. Élisée Reclus est né à Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, en 1830, dans une f……続きを見る

The bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of Java of the e……続きを見る

A landmark new selected edition of an American masterpiece: the incomparable self-portrait of a man and his times from the Revolution to the coming of the Civil War The diary of John Quincy Adams is……続きを見る

Called "a highly readable memoir" by a major western historian and cited by historians for over a century. When General Henry B. Carrington was sent west to build and staff Fort Phil Kearney, his wi……続きを見る

Cet ouvrage ambitieux propose une cartographie des grandes figures, des idées et controverses du premier socialisme français, aujourd'hui largement méconnu et pourtant incroyablement inventif et act……続きを見る

Japan's momentous Showa era began in 1926, when Emperor Hirohito ascended the throne, and ended with his death in 1989. This was a tumultuous period in modern Japanese history--a time of great disas……続きを見る

Paris between the wars: our impression is one of gaiety, frivolity, fashion, of exuberant living – a city whose lights were put out by the terrifyingly rapid advance of the German panzers in 1940. A……続きを見る

Upton Sinclair's dramatic and deeply moving story exposed the brutal conditions in the Chicago stockyards at the turn of the nineteenth century and brought into sharp moral focus the apalling odds a……続きを見る

History is dramaticーand the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history f……続きを見る

History is dramaticーand the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history f……続きを見る

In Between Slavery and Freedom, Julie Winch explores the complex world of those people of African birth or descent who occupied the “borderlands” between slavery and freedom in the 350 years from th……続きを見る

Au-delà des clichés sur le clan Bonaparte, une lecture novatrice et brillante du système familial impérial. Que n'a-t-on pas écrit sur la famille de l'homme dont le destin étonna le monde ? À peu pr……続きを見る

Three notable men from one small Alabama town in central Alabama have gone on to become the state's governor. This book looks at the lives, challenges and accomplishments of these three historic men……続きを見る

From Benjamin Franklin to Ragged Dick to Jack Kelly, hero of the Disney musical Newsies, newsboys have long intrigued Americans as symbols of struggle and achievement. But what do we really know abo……続きを見る

Extrait: "M. Taine a eu de nombreux précurseurs. A peine l'étranger avait-il pénétré dans Paris, que les insulteurs se levaient de toute part, pour accabler de leurs invectives le chef de la Grande ……続きを見る

Extrait: " Depuis une vingtaine d'années déjà, sur la tombe de tel ou tel mort illustre, très fréquemment un orateur prononce cette phrase: "Il appartient à la forte, à la vaillante génération de 18……続きを見る

Compiled from hitherto unpublished diaries and letters, this book tells of the dangers and rigors of life as experienced by the Infantry during the Napoleonic Wars. A superbly researched work by an ……続きを見る