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William Henry Johnson's 'French Pathfinders in North America' is a meticulously researched exploration of French explorers and colonizers in North America. Through detailed accounts and vivid descri……続きを見る

The True Story of Salem: Book 1-7 is an anthology that unites disparate voices and literary styles to illuminate the complex historical tapestry of Salem, particularly its infamous witch trials. Thr……続きを見る

Covering the adventures of coastal and ocean explorers who made key discoveries and landmark observations from northern California up the coastline to Alaska during the mid-1700s to the early 1800s,……続きを見る

This unique addition to Civil War literature examines the extensive influence Quaker belief and practice had on Lincoln's decisions relative to slavery, including his choice to emancipate the slaves……続きを見る

Written over a period of years by the leader of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation is the single most complete authority for the story of the Pilgrims and……続きを見る

Written over a period of years by the leader of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation is the single most complete authority for the story of the Pilgrims and……続きを見る

“[This] biography of the ‘Father of Electric Traction’ details the life and times of an exceptional engineer, maverick innovator, [and] entrepreneur.” ーNMRA Magazine Frank Julian Sprague invented a……続きを見る

An incredibly detailed account of Indigenous lifeways during the initial rounds of European exploration in south-central North America. Several hundred tribes of Native Americans were living within ……続きを見る

The tragic tale of the sinking of the famine ship, the St. John in Massachusetts Bay in 1849. The Great Irish Famine drove huge numbers of Irish men and women to leave the island and pursue their su……続きを見る

Sir,ーThe enclosed ancient manuscript I found some years ago in a grocer’s shop in this town, of whom I obtained it with a view of saving what remained from destruction. I lament extremely that a pa……続きを見る

Sir,ーThe enclosed ancient manuscript I found some years ago in a grocer’s shop in this town, of whom I obtained it with a view of saving what remained from destruction. I lament extremely that a pa……続きを見る

Excerpt: "When one is in the Garden of the Gods one should be, I suppose, in Elysian humor. My mood, to the contrary, for private reasons of my own, was thunderous. I lay on my elbow among the kinni……続きを見る

In this first novel by one of the western’s most published writers, mistaken identities bring together a schoolmarm from the East with a sheep man believed to be an outlaw. While menace endangers it……続きを見る

After the main character is beaten and humiliated in front of his new wife and townsfolk, he sets out to cure himself of cowardice. Along the way he learns his worth and this makes a very good story……続きを見る

Excerpt: "The air was mellow with the warmth of the young spring sun. Locusts whirred in rhapsody. Bluebirds throbbed their love songs joyously. The drone of insects, the shimmer of hear, were in th……続きを見る

Excerpt: "It was evening, on the promenade deck of an ocean liner. The sea was like glass and the swell hardly perceptible. Land was in sight, a vague uneven line rising mist-like on the horizon. Be……続きを見る

Another will written romantic western thriller adventure novella by William MacLeod Raine with lots of will developed interesting characters. The story line is set in Arizona on the Mexican border w……続きを見る

Excerpt: "It was a dismal, sodden morning, with heavy clouds banked in the western sky. Rain had sloshed down since midnight so that the gutter in front of me was a turbid little river. A chill wind……続きを見る

"McAdams, who was curator of the State Museum at Springfield seems to have excavated to a considerable extent." - The Cahokia Mounds (2000) "Geologist and Archaeologist William McAdams...interpreted……続きを見る

"Col. Cockrum...was recognized as one of Indiana's foremost authors and historians...was incorporated into Indiana history textbooks." -Evansville Courier, Feb. 24, 1924 "Regarded as standard author……続きを見る

A Short Sketch of the Evidence for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: Delivered Before a Committee of the House of Commons. To which is Added, Recommendations of the Subject to the Serious Attention ……続きを見る

Are you fascinated by the history of human migration? Do you want to know more about how the first people arrived in North America over 16,000 years ago? Look no further than this riveting account o……続きを見る

In John William Regan's 'First Things in Acadia, The Birthplace of a Continent,' readers are taken on a journey through the rich history and culture of Acadia, now known as the Maritime provinces in……続きを見る

Written over a period of years by the leader of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation is the single most complete authority for the story of the Pilgrims and……続きを見る

     The robberies on the road to Yosemite during the early 1900s were unique for several reasons. Despite the lack of money involved, the number of coaches and passengers robbed……続きを見る

Winner: Joseph Brant Award (2014), Ontario Historical Society Winner: Clio Prize (Ontario) (2014), Canadian Historical Association Winner: The James S. Donnelly Sr. Prize (2014), American Conference……続きを見る

Excerpt: "A narrative of the life of the author of the present work has been most extensively circulated in England and America. The present memoir will, therefore, simply comprise a brief sketch of……続きを見る

Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States is an 1853 novel by United States author and playwright William Wells Brown about Clotel and her sister, fictiona……続きを見る

Excerpt: "The calumniators and traducers of the Negro are to be found, mainly, among two classes. The first and most relentless are those who have done them the greatest injury, by being instrumenta……続きを見る

The culmination of William Wells Brown's long writing career, My Southern Home is the story of Brown's search for a home in a land of slavery and racism. (Goodreads) 続きを見る