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From revolution and republic to slavery, civil war, and the shaping of a continent, this bookshelf sweeps through the drama of American history in voices that still thunder today. Founding documents, battlefield memories, frontier journeys, and Frederick Douglass’s searing testimony come together in a story of ideals tested by conflict and change. Step in for a vivid ride through the struggles, landscapes, and turning points that forged the United States.
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A Defence of Virginia And Through Her, of the South, in Recent and Pending Contests Against the Sectional Party
by Robert Lewis Dabney
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Volume 1
by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jr. Joseph Smith
Letters from an American Farmer
by J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States
by Martin Robison Delany
Forty Years Among the Indians A true yet thrilling narrative of the author's experiences among the natives
by Daniel W. (Daniel Webster) Jones
Vigilante Days and Ways The pioneers of the Rockies; the makers and making of Montana and Idaho
by Nathaniel Pitt Langford
Narrative of Henry Watson, a fugitive slave
by Henry Watson
Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War
by Richard Taylor
A Review of Hoffman's Race Traits and Tendencies of the American Negro The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 1
by Kelly Miller
Congressional government : a study in American politics
by Woodrow Wilson
George Washington, Volume I
by Henry Cabot Lodge
Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans
by Edward Eggleston
Domestic Manners of the Americans
by Frances Milton Trollope
The Conquest of a Continent; or, The Expansion of Races in America
by Madison Grant
Elsie at Viamede
by Martha Finley
Life of George Washington, volume 1 of 5
by Washington Irving
The Age of Invention: A Chronicle of Mechanical Conquest
by Holland Thompson
Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi
by George H. Devol
Under the guns : A woman's reminiscences of the Civil War
by Annie Wittenmyer
Life of James Mars, a Slave Born and Sold in Connecticut
by James Mars
Charles Carleton Coffin: War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman
by William Elliot Griffis
Anecdotes and memoirs of William Boen, a coloured man, who lived and died near Mount Holly, New Jersey
by Anonymous
The Outlaws of Cave-in-Rock Historical Accounts of the Famous Highwaymen and River Pirates
by Otto A. Rothert
The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion
by Allan Pinkerton
The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775
by Julian Hawthorne
Leyte: The Return to the Philippines
by M. Hamlin Cannon
The Women of Mormondom
by Edward W. (Edward William) Tullidge
From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America
by James Longstreet
Jukes-Edwards: A Study in Education and Heredity
by Albert E. (Albert Edward) Winship
Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01
by Samuel de Champlain
History of the United States of America, Volume 1 (of 9) : During the first administration of Thomas Jefferson
by Henry Adams
Old Plantation Days: Being Recollections of Southern Life Before the Civil War
by N. B. (Nancy Bostick) De Saussure
Ten years in the ranks, U.S. Army
by Augustus Meyers
As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century
by Marian Gouverneur
The Eureka Springs Story
by Otto Ernest Rayburn
The American Indians Their History, Condition and Prospects, from Original Notes and Manuscripts
by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Captivity of the Oatman Girls Being an Interesting Narrative of Life Among the Apache and Mohave Indians
by R. B. (Royal Byron) Stratton
Canyon de Chelly: The Story of Its Ruins and People
by Zorro A. Bradley
Our Arctic province : Alaska and the Seal Islands
by Henry Wood Elliott
A Girl's Life in Virginia before the War
by Letitia M. Burwell
A History of Kansas
by Anna E. (Anna Estelle) Arnold
The American Republic: Its Constitution, Tendencies, and Destiny
by Orestes Augustus Brownson
Whitman Mission National Historic Site
by Erwin N. Thompson
Following the Flag, from August 1861 to November 1862, with the Army of the Potomac
by Charles Carleton Coffin
Thirty-Seven Days of Peril from Scribner's Monthly Vol III Nov. 1871
by Truman Everts
Society in America, Volume 1 (of 2)
by Harriet Martineau
Seventy years on the frontier
by Alexander Majors
Life of Heber C. Kimball, an apostle : the father and founder of the British mission
by Orson F. (Orson Ferguson) Whitney
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 14 America, Part III
by Richard Hakluyt
The History of Saint Augustine, Florida
by William W. (William Whitwell) Dewhurst
Colter's Hell and Jackson's Hole The Fur Trappers' Exploration of the Yellowstone and Grand Teton Park Region
by Merrill J. Mattes
President Heber C. Kimball's Journal Seventh Book of the Faith-Promoting Series. Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints
by Heber C. (Heber Chase) Kimball
Life of a Pioneer: Being the Autobiography of James S. Brown
by James S. (James Stephens) Brown
Presidential Problems
by Grover Cleveland
The Mormon Battalion, Its History and Achievements
by B. H. (Brigham Henry) Roberts
A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry
by Julian Wisner Hinkley
Memoirs of John R. Young, Utah Pioneer, 1847
by John R. Young
The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War
by Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas) Wilson
Thomas Jefferson, the Apostle of Americanism
by Gilbert Chinard
Life of Joseph Brant—Thayendanegea (Vol. II) Including the Border Wars of the American Revolution and Sketches of the Indian Campaigns of Generals Harmar, St. Clair, and Wayne; And Other Matters Connected with the Indian Relations of the United States and Great Britain, from the Peace of 1783 to the Indian Peace of 1795
by William L. (William Leete) Stone
The Reign of Andrew Jackson: A Chronicle of the Frontier in Politics
by Frederic Austin Ogg
A Slave Girl's Story Being an Autobiography of Kate Drumgoold.
by Kate Drumgoold
Addresses: by John A. Martin. Delivered in Kansas.
by John Alexander Martin
The Discovery of Yellowstone Park Journal of the Washburn Expedition to the Yellowstone and Firehole Rivers in the Year 1870
by Nathaniel Pitt Langford
Silver Queen: The Fabulous Story of Baby Doe Tabor
by Caroline Bancroft
New York: Confidential!
by Jack Lait, Lee Mortimer
Fix bayonets!
by Jr. (John William) John W. Thomason
History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens
by George Washington Williams
Scenic Mount Lowe and Its Wonderful Railway
by George Wharton James
A Child of the Sea; and Life Among the Mormons
by Elizabeth Whitney Williams
Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life.
by S. Annie (Sarah Annie) Frost
McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908.
by Various Authors
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)
by Washington Irving
El Tratado de París Conferencias pronunciadas en el círculo de la Unión mercantil en los días 22, 24 y 27 de febrero de 1904
by Eugenio Montero Ríos
Die Mormonen, ihr Prophet, ihr Staat und ihr Glaube
by Moritz Busch
History of the missions of the American board of commissioners for foreign missions to the oriental churches, Volume II.
by Rufus Anderson
Hospital Sketches
by Louisa May Alcott
The Whole History of Grandfather's Chair Or, True Stories from New England History, 1620-1808
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 1
by United States. Work Projects Administration
Les Français en Amérique pendant la guerre de l'indépendance des États-Unis 1777-1783
by Thomas Balch
The Future in America: A Search After Realities
by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
First Across the Continent The Story of the Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6
by Noah Brooks
Histoire de la Nouvelle-France (Version 1617)
by Marc Lescarbot
The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 1, January, 1883
by Various Authors
The Federalist Papers
by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison
On Picket Duty, and Other Tales
by Louisa May Alcott
Terry's Texas Rangers
by L. B. Giles
Collected Articles of Frederick Douglass
by Frederick Douglass
Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation: 1838-1839
by Fanny Kemble
