William - North America 2

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

Wolfe was a soldier born. Many of his ancestors had stood ready to fight for king and country at a moment's notice. His father fought under the great Duke of Marlborough in the war against France at……続きを見る

It was Samuel Champlain, a seaman of Brouage, who first secured for France and for Frenchmen a sure foothold in North America, and thus became the herald of Bourbon imperialism. After a youth spent ……続きを見る

'War is the grave of the Montcalms.' No one can tell how old this famous saying is. Perhaps it is as old as France herself. Certainly there never was a time when the men of the great family of Montc……続きを見る

Every age creates a hero to suit its needs. None quite like Andrew Jackson 'Old Hickory," and the Kentucky Twelve. 続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "Amazing Stories from the History of Ohio (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Content: The Ice Folk and the E……続きを見る

John T. Farnham, a sharpshooter in the Union Army, wrote a substantial diary entry nearly every day during his three-year enlistment, sent over 50 long articles to his hometown newspaper, and mailed……続きを見る

The third short series takes a look at North Korea and the other countries who Carter defines as the Atomic Enders of the World.  続きを見る

Americas schizoaffective writer of short works defines the short events that lead to the American Revolution. Fightingly in time for the fourth of July. 続きを見る

The Civil War Through the Camera by Henry William Elson (1857-1935). Hundreds of Vivid Photographs actually Taken in Civil War Times. Includes Sixteen Reproductions in Color of Famous War Paintings.……続きを見る

Paphos Publishers offers a wide catalog of rare classic titles, published for a new generation. Easter Island is an overview of the mysterious Easter Island, with pictures. 続きを見る

THE SECRET GOVERNMENT The Origin, Identity, And Purpose Of MJ-12 By, Milton William Cooper Synopsis An excerpt from the book Mr. Cooper's Speech, MUFON 1989 Symposium Concerning MJ-12 The signs are ……続きを見る

Now in its third edition, American Military History examines how a country shaped by race, ethnicity, economy, regionalism, and power has been equally influenced by war and the struggle to define th……続きを見る

‘Mr Watson has some very curious things indeed to tell us.’ – The Spectator In 1861 a Scotsman living in Louisiana took up the Confederate Flag. William Watson presents a narrative of his observatio……続きを見る

In the spring of 1933, exactions of old age forced William Trenckmann to sell his newspaper to the National Weeklies of Minnesota but he remained its editor in all matters pertaining to Texas. Mr. T……続きを見る

A former slave writes of his experiences. Excerpt: "I was born in Lexington, Kentucky, one of the Western slave states. My mother was the slave of Dr. John Young: my father was a slaveholder and a r……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

Excerpt: "More than two hundred years have elapsed since the first cargo of slaves was landed on the banks of the James River, in the colony of Virginia, from the West coast of Africa. From the intr……続きを見る

Excerpt: "The writer of this Narrative was hired by his master to a "soul-driver," and has witnessed all the horrors of the traffic, from the buying up of human cattle in the slave-breeding States, ……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

"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

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