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History - American

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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The Bull-Run Rout Scenes Attending the First Clash of Volunteers in the Civil War

The Bull-Run Rout Scenes Attending the First Clash of Volunteers in the Civil War

by E. H. (Edward Henry) Clement

An Account of the Late Intended Insurrection among a Portion of the Blacks of this City

An Account of the Late Intended Insurrection among a Portion of the Blacks of this City

by Charleston (S.C.), Jr. James Hamilton

Discoveries and Inventions: A lecture by Abraham Lincoln delivered in 1860

Discoveries and Inventions: A lecture by Abraham Lincoln delivered in 1860

by Abraham Lincoln

Scott's Wabash Expedition, 1791

Scott's Wabash Expedition, 1791

by Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County

Reminiscences of Service with the First Volunteer Regiment of Georgia, Charleston Harbor, in 1863 An address delivered before the Georgia Historical Society, March 3, 1879

Reminiscences of Service with the First Volunteer Regiment of Georgia, Charleston Harbor, in 1863 An address delivered before the Georgia Historical Society, March 3, 1879

by Charles H. Olmstead

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 15. Second Series

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 15. Second Series

by J. Jay (John Jay) Smith

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 25, April 29, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 25, April 29, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

by Various Authors

An Address to the People of New-England Representing the very great importance of attaching the Indians to their interest, not only by treating them justly and kindly, but by using proper endeavours to settle Christianity among them

An Address to the People of New-England Representing the very great importance of attaching the Indians to their interest, not only by treating them justly and kindly, but by using proper endeavours to settle Christianity among them

by Samuel Hopkins

Governor Bradford's first dialogue : A dialogue, or the sum of a conference between some young men born in New England and sundry ancient men that came out of Holland and old England, anno Domini 1648.

Governor Bradford's first dialogue : A dialogue, or the sum of a conference between some young men born in New England and sundry ancient men that came out of Holland and old England, anno Domini 1648.

by William Bradford

Frank on a Gun-Boat

Frank on a Gun-Boat

by Harry Castlemon

Storia della Guerra della Independenza degli Stati Uniti di America, vol. 2

Storia della Guerra della Independenza degli Stati Uniti di America, vol. 2

by Carlo Botta

A History of the Trial of Castner Hanway and Others, for Treason, at Philadelphia in November, 1851 With an Introduction upon the History of the Slave Question

A History of the Trial of Castner Hanway and Others, for Treason, at Philadelphia in November, 1851 With an Introduction upon the History of the Slave Question

by Member of the Philadelphia bar

Prayer for the oppressed : A premium tract

Prayer for the oppressed : A premium tract

by James A. (James Armstrong) Thome

The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 2, February, 1883

The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 2, February, 1883

by Various Authors

Le origini degli Stati Uniti d'America

Le origini degli Stati Uniti d'America

by Gennaro Mondaini

Roster of Company I, 24th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers

Roster of Company I, 24th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers

by Charles Bean Amory, James Armstrong, Nelson H. DeLane

Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader

Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader

by Louise Manly

The Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1, No. 1, February 8, 1918 The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919

The Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1, No. 1, February 8, 1918 The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919

by United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

Detailed minutiæ of soldier life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865

Detailed minutiæ of soldier life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865

by Carlton McCarthy

"The Red Watch": With the First Canadian Division in Flanders

"The Red Watch": With the First Canadian Division in Flanders

by John Allister Currie

Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 A Narrative of Early Emigrant Travel to California by the Ox-team Method

Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 A Narrative of Early Emigrant Travel to California by the Ox-team Method

by Wm. Audley (William Audley) Maxwell

Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863

Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863

by Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle

The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952

The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952

The Cherokee Nation of Indians. (1887 N 05 / 1883-1884 (pages 121-378))

The Cherokee Nation of Indians. (1887 N 05 / 1883-1884 (pages 121-378))

by Charles C. Royce

Montreal, 1535-1914. Vol. 1. Under the French Régime, 1535-1760

Montreal, 1535-1914. Vol. 1. Under the French Régime, 1535-1760

by William H. (William Henry) Atherton

James B. Eads

James B. Eads

by Louis How

The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, January 1886 Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, January, 1886

The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, January 1886 Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, January, 1886

by Various Authors

Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 4 (of 16)

Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 4 (of 16)

by United States. Congress

Booker T. Washington, Builder of a Civilization

Booker T. Washington, Builder of a Civilization

by Emmett J. (Emmett Jay) Scott, Lyman Beecher Stowe

The Soul of Abraham Lincoln

The Soul of Abraham Lincoln

by William E. (William Eleazar) Barton

How Justice Grew: Virginia Counties, An Abstract of Their Formation

How Justice Grew: Virginia Counties, An Abstract of Their Formation

by Martha W. (Martha Woodroof) Hiden

The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I

The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I

by Burton Jesse Hendrick

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4

by United States. Work Projects Administration

A Book of American Explorers

A Book of American Explorers

by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Travels Through North America, During the Years 1825 and 1826. v. 1-2

Travels Through North America, During the Years 1825 and 1826. v. 1-2

by Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Bernhard

A Son of the Middle Border

A Son of the Middle Border

by Hamlin Garland

The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest

The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest

by John Fiske

The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools

The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools

by Washington Irving

Campfire and battlefield : an illustrated history of the campaigns and conflicts of the great Civil War

Campfire and battlefield : an illustrated history of the campaigns and conflicts of the great Civil War

by Rossiter Johnson, Selden Connor, John Brown Gordon, Henry W. B. (Henry Ward Beecher) Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis) Howard, John Tyler Morgan, John Clark Ridpath

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

by Edmund Lester Pearson

Initial Studies in American Letters

Initial Studies in American Letters

by Henry A. (Henry Augustin) Beers

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915

by Various Authors

Virginia's Attitude Toward Slavery and Secession

Virginia's Attitude Toward Slavery and Secession

by Beverley B. (Beverley Bland) Munford

Life in Dixie during the War, 1861-1862-1863-1864-1865

Life in Dixie during the War, 1861-1862-1863-1864-1865

by Mary Ann Harris Gay

Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields

Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields

by S. Emma E. (Sarah Emma Evelyn) Edmonds

The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume 3 (of 3) To Headwaters of the Mississippi River Through Louisiana Territory, and in New Spain, During the Years 1805-6-7.

The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume 3 (of 3) To Headwaters of the Mississippi River Through Louisiana Territory, and in New Spain, During the Years 1805-6-7.

by Zebulon Montgomery Pike

The Memoirs of Lieut. Henry Timberlake (Who Accompanied the Three Cherokee Indians to England in the Year 1762) Containing Whatever He Observed Remarkable, Or Worthy of Public Notice, During His Travels to and from That Nation; Wherein the Country, Government, Genius, and Customs of the Inhabitants, Are Authentically Described. Also the Principal Occurrences During Their Residence in London. Illustrated With an Accurate Map of Their Over-hill Settlement, and a Curious Secret Journal, Taken by the Indians Out of the Pocket of a Frenchman They Had Killed.

The Memoirs of Lieut. Henry Timberlake (Who Accompanied the Three Cherokee Indians to England in the Year 1762) Containing Whatever He Observed Remarkable, Or Worthy of Public Notice, During His Travels to and from That Nation; Wherein the Country, Government, Genius, and Customs of the Inhabitants, Are Authentically Described. Also the Principal Occurrences During Their Residence in London. Illustrated With an Accurate Map of Their Over-hill Settlement, and a Curious Secret Journal, Taken by the Indians Out of the Pocket of a Frenchman They Had Killed.

by Henry Timberlake

Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Complete

Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Complete

by Aaron Burr

The Freedmen's Book

The Freedmen's Book

by Lydia Maria Child

Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War

Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War

by James Harvey Kidd

Buffalo Land Authentic Account of the Discoveries, Adventures, and Mishaps of a Scientific and Sporting Party in the Wild West

Buffalo Land Authentic Account of the Discoveries, Adventures, and Mishaps of a Scientific and Sporting Party in the Wild West

by W. E. (William Edward) Webb

Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 249 Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology Papers 52-54 on Archeology

Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 249 Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology Papers 52-54 on Archeology

by Ivor Noël Hume, C. Malcolm Watkins

The Writings of Samuel Adams - Volume 2

The Writings of Samuel Adams - Volume 2

by Samuel Adams

Fighting for peace

Fighting for peace

by Henry Van Dyke

A guide to Plymouth and its history

A guide to Plymouth and its history

by Helen T. (Helen Taber) Briggs, Rose T. (Rose Thornton) Briggs

The War Romance of the Salvation Army

The War Romance of the Salvation Army

by Evangeline Booth, Grace Livingston Hill

A Brief History of Upshur County

A Brief History of Upshur County

by G. H. Baird

What eight million women want

What eight million women want

by Rheta Childe Dorr

The Spanish Pioneers

The Spanish Pioneers

by Charles Fletcher Lummis

The Negro in the South His Economic Progress in Relation to his Moral and Religious Development

The Negro in the South His Economic Progress in Relation to his Moral and Religious Development

by W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois, Booker T. Washington

Farnham's Travels in the Great Western Prairies, etc., part 1, May 21-October 16, 1839

Farnham's Travels in the Great Western Prairies, etc., part 1, May 21-October 16, 1839

by Thomas Jefferson Farnham

The Last American Frontier

The Last American Frontier

by Frederic L. (Frederic Logan) Paxson

The Mentor: American Naturalists, Vol. 7, Num. 9, Serial No. 181, June 15, 1919

The Mentor: American Naturalists, Vol. 7, Num. 9, Serial No. 181, June 15, 1919

by Ernest Ingersoll

Mosaic of New Mexico's Scenery, Rocks, and History

Mosaic of New Mexico's Scenery, Rocks, and History

State of the Union Addresses

State of the Union Addresses

by George W. (George Walker) Bush

History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States

History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States

by William Horatio Barnes

Village Life in America 1852-1872, Including the Period of the American Civil War As Told in the Diary of a School-Girl

Village Life in America 1852-1872, Including the Period of the American Civil War As Told in the Diary of a School-Girl

by Caroline Cowles Richards

St. Augustine, Florida's Colonial Capital

St. Augustine, Florida's Colonial Capital

by J. T. Van Campen

Slavery: letters and speeches

Slavery: letters and speeches

by Horace Mann

Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 2

Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 2

by John Franklin

Francis Drake and the California Indians, 1579

Francis Drake and the California Indians, 1579

by Robert F. (Robert Fleming) Heizer

An Old Town By the Sea

An Old Town By the Sea

by Thomas Bailey Aldrich

The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 3: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates

The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 3: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates

by Abraham Lincoln

The Sot-weed Factor: or, A Voyage to Maryland. A Satyr. In which is Describ'd The Laws, Government, Courts and Constitutions of the Country, and also the Buildings, Feasts, Frolicks, Entertainments and Drunken Humours of the Inhabitants of that Part of America. In Burlesque Verse.

The Sot-weed Factor: or, A Voyage to Maryland. A Satyr. In which is Describ'd The Laws, Government, Courts and Constitutions of the Country, and also the Buildings, Feasts, Frolicks, Entertainments and Drunken Humours of the Inhabitants of that Part of America. In Burlesque Verse.

by Ebenezer Cooke

Life and Adventure in the South Pacific

Life and Adventure in the South Pacific

by John D. Jones

Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings

Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings

by Mary Harrod Northend

From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services

From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services

by William Makepeace Thayer

The Fugitive Slave Law and Its Victims Anti-Slavery Tracts No. 18

The Fugitive Slave Law and Its Victims Anti-Slavery Tracts No. 18

by Samuel May

John James Audubon

John James Audubon

by John Burroughs

My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young

My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young

by James Cox

History of the Thirty-sixth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. 1862-1865

History of the Thirty-sixth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. 1862-1865

by Henry S. (Henry Sweetser) Burrage, William H. (William Henry) Hodgkins, Edmund W. Noyes, S. Alonzo Ranlett, Alonzo A. White

My Story

My Story

by Anson Mills

Pioneers of the Old South: A Chronicle of English Colonial Beginnings

Pioneers of the Old South: A Chronicle of English Colonial Beginnings

by Mary Johnston

An essay on the American contribution and the democratic idea

An essay on the American contribution and the democratic idea

by Winston Churchill

Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia

Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia

by Ralston B. Lattimore

Florida: Past and present together with notes from Sunland, on the Manatee River, Gulf Coast of South Florida: its climate, soil, and productions

Florida: Past and present together with notes from Sunland, on the Manatee River, Gulf Coast of South Florida: its climate, soil, and productions

by Samuel C. (Samuel Curtis) Upham

Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 05 (of 20)

Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 05 (of 20)

by Charles Sumner

My Diary: North and South (vol. 2 of 2)

My Diary: North and South (vol. 2 of 2)

by Sir William Howard Russell

History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. 2. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6.

History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. 2. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6.

by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark

The Recollections of a Drummer-Boy

The Recollections of a Drummer-Boy

by Henry Martyn Kieffer

Oregon and Eldorado; or, Romance of the Rivers

Oregon and Eldorado; or, Romance of the Rivers

by Thomas Bulfinch

Documentary History of the Rio Grande Pueblos of New Mexico; I. Bibliographic Introduction Papers of the School of American Archaeology, No. 13

Documentary History of the Rio Grande Pueblos of New Mexico; I. Bibliographic Introduction Papers of the School of American Archaeology, No. 13

by Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier

Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899

Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899

by Charles Mair

The early life of Abraham Lincoln: containing many unpublished documents and unpublished reminiscences of Lincoln's early friends

The early life of Abraham Lincoln: containing many unpublished documents and unpublished reminiscences of Lincoln's early friends

by Ida M. (Ida Minerva) Tarbell

A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks", McElhattan, Pa.

A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks", McElhattan, Pa.

by Henry W. (Henry Wharton) Shoemaker

Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885

Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885

by Various Authors

The postal power of Congress: A study in constitutional expansion

The postal power of Congress: A study in constitutional expansion

by Lindsay Rogers

The Story of Sitka The Historic Outpost of the Northwest Coast; The Chief Factory of the Russian American Company

The Story of Sitka The Historic Outpost of the Northwest Coast; The Chief Factory of the Russian American Company

by Clarence Leroy Andrews

The United States Since the Civil War

The United States Since the Civil War

by Charles Ramsdell Lingley

The Footprints of Time And a Complete Analysis of Our American System of Government, with a Concise History of the Original Colonies and of the United States, in Chronological Order

The Footprints of Time And a Complete Analysis of Our American System of Government, with a Concise History of the Original Colonies and of the United States, in Chronological Order

by Charles Bancroft