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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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Warren Commission (13 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIII (of 15)

Warren Commission (13 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIII (of 15)

by United States. Warren Commission

Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895

Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895

by Various Authors

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 7, part 2: Rutherford B. Hayes

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 7, part 2: Rutherford B. Hayes

With Our Soldiers in France

With Our Soldiers in France

by Sherwood Eddy

Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland

Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland

by active 1602 Edward Hayes

Negroes and Negro "Slavery:" the first an inferior race: the latter its normal condition.

Negroes and Negro "Slavery:" the first an inferior race: the latter its normal condition.

by John H. Van Evrie

The American Missionary — Volume 39, No. 03, March, 1885

The American Missionary — Volume 39, No. 03, March, 1885

by Various Authors

The "City Guard": A History of Company "B" First Regiment Infantry, N. G. C. During the Sacramento Campaign, July 3 to 26, 1894 Including a Brief History of the Company Since Its Organization March 31, 1854, to July 3, 1894

The "City Guard": A History of Company "B" First Regiment Infantry, N. G. C. During the Sacramento Campaign, July 3 to 26, 1894 Including a Brief History of the Company Since Its Organization March 31, 1854, to July 3, 1894

by California. Infantry. First Regiment. Company B, Irving B. Cook, George Filmer, W. J. Hayes, A. McCulloch, William D. O'Brien

Paths of the Mound-Building Indians and Great Game Animals

Paths of the Mound-Building Indians and Great Game Animals

by Archer Butler Hulbert

The American Missionary — Volume 52, No. 03, September, 1898

The American Missionary — Volume 52, No. 03, September, 1898

by Various Authors

The South-West, by a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2

The South-West, by a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2

by J. H. (Joseph Holt) Ingraham

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 1, July 1837

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 1, July 1837

by Various Authors

Jamestown, Virginia: The Townsite and Its Story

Jamestown, Virginia: The Townsite and Its Story

by Jr. Charles E. Hatch

Forty Years at El Paso, 1858-1898

Forty Years at El Paso, 1858-1898

by W. W. (William Wallace) Mills

Achenwall's Observations on North America

Achenwall's Observations on North America

by Gottfried Achenwall

The Essentials of American Constitutional Law

The Essentials of American Constitutional Law

by Francis Newton Thorpe

Good Newes from New England Or a true relation of things very remarkable at the plantation of Plimoth in New-England

Good Newes from New England Or a true relation of things very remarkable at the plantation of Plimoth in New-England

by Edward Winslow

Argentina and Her People of To-day An account of the customs, characteristics, amusements, history and advancement of the Argentinians, and the development and resources of their country

Argentina and Her People of To-day An account of the customs, characteristics, amusements, history and advancement of the Argentinians, and the development and resources of their country

by Nevin O. (Nevin Otto) Winter

The Story of Mattie J. Jackson Her Parentage—Experience of Eighteen years in Slavery—Incidents during the War—Her Escape from Slavery

The Story of Mattie J. Jackson Her Parentage—Experience of Eighteen years in Slavery—Incidents during the War—Her Escape from Slavery

by L. S. (Lucy S.) Thompson

The Cost of Living Among Wage-Earners Fall River, Massachusetts, October, 1919, Research Report Number 22, November, 1919

The Cost of Living Among Wage-Earners Fall River, Massachusetts, October, 1919, Research Report Number 22, November, 1919

by National Industrial Conference Board

The American Missionary — Volume 42, No. 02, February, 1888

The American Missionary — Volume 42, No. 02, February, 1888

by Various Authors

Fort Sumter: Anvil of War Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina

Fort Sumter: Anvil of War Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina

by United States. National Park Service

Reminiscences of the Military Life and Sufferings of Col. Timothy Bigelow, Commander of the Fifteenth Regiment of the Massachusetts Line in the Continental Army, during the War of the Revolution

Reminiscences of the Military Life and Sufferings of Col. Timothy Bigelow, Commander of the Fifteenth Regiment of the Massachusetts Line in the Continental Army, during the War of the Revolution

by Charles Hersey

Marse Henry: An Autobiography (Volume 2)

Marse Henry: An Autobiography (Volume 2)

by Henry Watterson

The Fight for the Argonne: Personal Experiences of a 'Y' Man

The Fight for the Argonne: Personal Experiences of a 'Y' Man

by William Benjamin West

The land of gold; reality versus fiction

The land of gold; reality versus fiction

by Hinton Rowan Helper

Tableau du climat et du sol des États-Unis d'Amérique Suivi d'éclaircissemens sur la Floride, sur la colonie française au Scioto, sur quelques colonies canadiennes, et sur les sauvages

Tableau du climat et du sol des États-Unis d'Amérique Suivi d'éclaircissemens sur la Floride, sur la colonie française au Scioto, sur quelques colonies canadiennes, et sur les sauvages

by C.-F. (Constantin-François) Volney

The carriages at Shelburne Museum

The carriages at Shelburne Museum

by Lilian Baker Carlisle

With Grant at Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Vicksburg and an appreciation of General U. S. Grant

With Grant at Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Vicksburg and an appreciation of General U. S. Grant

by Wilbur F. (Wilbur Fisk) Crummer

"Father Clark," or The Pioneer Preacher

"Father Clark," or The Pioneer Preacher

by John Mason Peck

The Fathers of New England: A Chronicle of the Puritan Commonwealths

The Fathers of New England: A Chronicle of the Puritan Commonwealths

by Charles McLean Andrews

The Southern Soldier Boy: A Thousand Shots for the Confederacy

The Southern Soldier Boy: A Thousand Shots for the Confederacy

by James Carson Elliott

The Girl Scouts: Their History and Practice

The Girl Scouts: Their History and Practice

by Girl Scouts of the United States of America

The Beginnings of America, 1607-1763

The Beginnings of America, 1607-1763

An interesting journal of Abner Stocking of Chatham, Connecticut detailing the distressing events of the expedition against Quebec, under the command of Col. Arnold in the year 1775

An interesting journal of Abner Stocking of Chatham, Connecticut detailing the distressing events of the expedition against Quebec, under the command of Col. Arnold in the year 1775

by Abner Stocking

The American Missionary — Volume 42, No. 03, March, 1888

The American Missionary — Volume 42, No. 03, March, 1888

by Various Authors

The Young Lieutenant; or, The Adventures of an Army Officer

The Young Lieutenant; or, The Adventures of an Army Officer

by Oliver Optic

Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory. Volume I.

Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory. Volume I.

by John McLean

Young Peoples' History of the War with Spain

Young Peoples' History of the War with Spain

by Prescott Holmes

Trip to the West and Texas comprising a journey of eight thousand miles, through New-York, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Louisiana and Texas, in the autumn and winter of 1834-5.

Trip to the West and Texas comprising a journey of eight thousand miles, through New-York, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Louisiana and Texas, in the autumn and winter of 1834-5.

by A. A. (Amos Andrew) Parker

The life record of H. W. Graber A Terry Texas Ranger, 1861-1865; sixty-two years in Texas

The life record of H. W. Graber A Terry Texas Ranger, 1861-1865; sixty-two years in Texas

by H. W. (Henry W.) Graber

Comentarios a la Constitucion de los Estados Unidos de América

Comentarios a la Constitucion de los Estados Unidos de América

by James Kent

Cent-vingt jours de service actif Récit Historique Très Complet de la Campagne du 65ème au Nord-Ouest

Cent-vingt jours de service actif Récit Historique Très Complet de la Campagne du 65ème au Nord-Ouest

by Charles R. (Charles Roger) Daoust

Le grand voyage du pays des Hurons

Le grand voyage du pays des Hurons

by Gabriel Sagard

Prehistoric villages, castles, and towers of southwestern Colorado

Prehistoric villages, castles, and towers of southwestern Colorado

by Jesse Walter Fewkes

Moonlight Schools for the Emancipation of Adult Illiterates

Moonlight Schools for the Emancipation of Adult Illiterates

by Cora Wilson Stewart

Deck and port or, incidents of a cruise in the United States frigate Congress to California. With sketches of Rio Janeiro, Valparaiso, Lima, Honolulu, and San Francisco

Deck and port or, incidents of a cruise in the United States frigate Congress to California. With sketches of Rio Janeiro, Valparaiso, Lima, Honolulu, and San Francisco

by Walter Colton

The gold hunters : A first-hand picture of life in California mining camps in the early fifties

The gold hunters : A first-hand picture of life in California mining camps in the early fifties

by John David Borthwick

A History of the Ninth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry

A History of the Ninth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry

by Marion Morrison

Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania

by Frederick Tilberg

Strictures on Nullification

Strictures on Nullification

by Alexander Hill Everett

The Americans as they are : Described in a tour through the valley of the Mississippi

The Americans as they are : Described in a tour through the valley of the Mississippi

by Charles Sealsfield

Narrative of the Suffering & Defeat of the North-Western Army, Under General Winchester Massacre of the Prisoners; Sixteen Months Imprisonment of the Writer and Others with the Indians and British

Narrative of the Suffering & Defeat of the North-Western Army, Under General Winchester Massacre of the Prisoners; Sixteen Months Imprisonment of the Writer and Others with the Indians and British

by William Atherton

An Humble Address and Earnest Appeal to Those Respectable Personages in Great-Britain and Ireland, Who, by Their Great and Permanent Interest in Landed Property, Their Liberal Education, Elevated Rank, and Enlarged Views, Are the Ablest to Judge, and the Fittest to Decide, Whether a Connection with, Or a Separation from the Continental Colonies of America, Be Most for the National Advantage, and the Lasting Benefit of These Kingdoms

An Humble Address and Earnest Appeal to Those Respectable Personages in Great-Britain and Ireland, Who, by Their Great and Permanent Interest in Landed Property, Their Liberal Education, Elevated Rank, and Enlarged Views, Are the Ablest to Judge, and the Fittest to Decide, Whether a Connection with, Or a Separation from the Continental Colonies of America, Be Most for the National Advantage, and the Lasting Benefit of These Kingdoms

by Josiah Tucker

Au Pays des Peaux-Rouges: Six ans aux Montagnes Rocheuses; Monographies indiennes

Au Pays des Peaux-Rouges: Six ans aux Montagnes Rocheuses; Monographies indiennes

by Victor Baudot

A Pioneer Mother

A Pioneer Mother

by Hamlin Garland

A Raw Recruit's War Experiences

A Raw Recruit's War Experiences

by Ansel D. Nickerson

The women of the Mayflower and women of Plymouth colony

The women of the Mayflower and women of Plymouth colony

by Ethel J. R. C. (Ethel Jane Russell Chesebrough) Noyes

California, 1849-1913; Or, The Rambling Sketches and Experiences of Sixty-four Years' Residence in that State

California, 1849-1913; Or, The Rambling Sketches and Experiences of Sixty-four Years' Residence in that State

by L. H. (Lell Hawley) Woolley

Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war

Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war

by Gustavus Woodson Smith

The American Missionary — Volume 43, No. 02, February, 1889

The American Missionary — Volume 43, No. 02, February, 1889

by Various Authors

From Boniface to Bank Burglar; Or, The Price of Persecution How a Successful Business Man, Through the Miscarriage of Justice, Became a Notorious Bank Looter

From Boniface to Bank Burglar; Or, The Price of Persecution How a Successful Business Man, Through the Miscarriage of Justice, Became a Notorious Bank Looter

by George M. (George Miles) White

Miles Standish, the Puritan Captain

Miles Standish, the Puritan Captain

by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 07

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 07

Handbook of Old Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts its history, its famous dead, and its quaint epitaphs

Handbook of Old Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts its history, its famous dead, and its quaint epitaphs

by Frank H. Perkins

Canada and the British immigrant

Canada and the British immigrant

by Emily P. (Emily Poynton) Weaver

The siege of Vicksburg, from the diary of Seth J. Wells

The siege of Vicksburg, from the diary of Seth J. Wells

by Seth J. (Seth James) Wells

The Youth of Washington: Told in the Form of an Autobiography

The Youth of Washington: Told in the Form of an Autobiography

by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell

Ball's Bluff: An Episode and Its Consequences to Some of Us

Ball's Bluff: An Episode and Its Consequences to Some of Us

by Charles Lawrence Peirson

The Indians of the Pike's Peak Region Including an Account of the Battle of Sand Creek, and of Occurrences in El Paso County, Colorado, during the War with the Cheyennes and Arapahoes, in 1864 and 1868

The Indians of the Pike's Peak Region Including an Account of the Battle of Sand Creek, and of Occurrences in El Paso County, Colorado, during the War with the Cheyennes and Arapahoes, in 1864 and 1868

by Irving Howbert

A brief sketch of the work of Matthew Fontaine Maury during the war, 1861-1865

A brief sketch of the work of Matthew Fontaine Maury during the war, 1861-1865

by Richard L. (Richard Lancelot) Maury

A briefe discription of New England and the severall townes therein together with the present government thereof

A briefe discription of New England and the severall townes therein together with the present government thereof

by Samuel Maverick

History of the Forty-Eighth Regiment M. V. M. During the Civil War

History of the Forty-Eighth Regiment M. V. M. During the Civil War

by Albert Plummer

The Abolition Of Slavery The Right Of The Government Under The War Power

The Abolition Of Slavery The Right Of The Government Under The War Power

The American Missionary — Volume 44, No. 04, April, 1890

The American Missionary — Volume 44, No. 04, April, 1890

by Various Authors

Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law Report

Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe Being the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law Report

by Nassau William Senior

Narrative of the Fenian invasion of Canada

Narrative of the Fenian invasion of Canada

by Alexander Somerville

Address by Honorable Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior at Conference of Regional Chairmen of the Highways Transport Committee Council of National Defense

Address by Honorable Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior at Conference of Regional Chairmen of the Highways Transport Committee Council of National Defense

by United States. Council of National Defense. Highways Transport Committee

Madam Constantia : The romance of a prisoner of war in the revolution (South Carolina)

Madam Constantia : The romance of a prisoner of war in the revolution (South Carolina)

by Jefferson Carter

The Future of the Colored Race in America Being an article in the Presbyterian quarterly review of July, 1862

The Future of the Colored Race in America Being an article in the Presbyterian quarterly review of July, 1862

by William Aikman

Shenandoah : A Military Comedy Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911

Shenandoah : A Military Comedy Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911

by Bronson Howard

The New Man: Twenty-nine years a slave, twenty-nine years a free man

The New Man: Twenty-nine years a slave, twenty-nine years a free man

by Henry Clay Bruce

The Ultimate Criminal

The Ultimate Criminal

by Archibald Henry Grimké

Hospital transports : A memoir of the embarkation of the sick and wounded from the peninsula of Virginia in the summer of 1862

Hospital transports : A memoir of the embarkation of the sick and wounded from the peninsula of Virginia in the summer of 1862

by Frederick Law Olmsted

Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Volume 2

Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Volume 2

by Filson Young

The Mentor: The Story of Coal, vol. 6, Num. 6, Serial No. 154, May 1, 1918

The Mentor: The Story of Coal, vol. 6, Num. 6, Serial No. 154, May 1, 1918

by Charles Fitzhugh Talman

Reports on the Maya Indians of Yucatan

Reports on the Maya Indians of Yucatan

by Antonio García Cubas, Francisco Hernández, Santiago Mendez, Pedro Sánchez de Aguilar

Fifty Glimpses of Washington and Its Neighborhood

Fifty Glimpses of Washington and Its Neighborhood

by Unknown

John Lothrop Motley. a memoir — Volume 2

John Lothrop Motley. a memoir — Volume 2

by Oliver Wendell Holmes

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 11, March 17, 1898 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 11, March 17, 1898 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

by Various Authors

Hunted Down; or, Five Days in the Fog A Thrilling Narrative of the Escape of Young Granice from a Drunken, Infuriated Mob

Hunted Down; or, Five Days in the Fog A Thrilling Narrative of the Escape of Young Granice from a Drunken, Infuriated Mob

by Harry Granice

Four Months in Libby and the Campaign Against Atlanta

Four Months in Libby and the Campaign Against Atlanta

by I. N. (Isaac N.) Johnston

Colored Americans in the Wars of 1776 and 1812

Colored Americans in the Wars of 1776 and 1812

by William C. (William Cooper) Nell

Roster and Statistical Record of Company D, of the Eleventh Regiment Maine Infantry Volunteers With a Sketch of Its Services in the War of the Rebellion

Roster and Statistical Record of Company D, of the Eleventh Regiment Maine Infantry Volunteers With a Sketch of Its Services in the War of the Rebellion

by Albert Maxfield, Robert Brady

Five Years in Texas Or, What you did not hear during the war from January 1861 to January 1866. A narrative of his travels, experiences, and observation

Five Years in Texas Or, What you did not hear during the war from January 1861 to January 1866. A narrative of his travels, experiences, and observation

by Thomas North

A fragment of the prison experiences of Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman In the State Prison at Jefferson City, Mo., and the U. S. Penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga. February, 1918–October, 1919

A fragment of the prison experiences of Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman In the State Prison at Jefferson City, Mo., and the U. S. Penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga. February, 1918–October, 1919

by Emma Goldman, Alexander Berkman

Emancipation and Emigration A Plan to Transfer the Freedmen of the South to the Government Lands of the West by The Principia Club

Emancipation and Emigration A Plan to Transfer the Freedmen of the South to the Government Lands of the West by The Principia Club

by Anonymous

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 09

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 09

by J. Jay (John Jay) Smith, John F. (John Fanning) Watson

The Mysterious Stranger and Other Cartoons

The Mysterious Stranger and Other Cartoons

by John T. (John Tinney) McCutcheon

A Journal of Two Campaigns of the Fourth Regiment of U.S. Infantry In the Michigan and Indiana Territories, Under the Command of Col. John P. Boyd, and Lt. Col. James Miller During the Years 1811, & 12.

A Journal of Two Campaigns of the Fourth Regiment of U.S. Infantry In the Michigan and Indiana Territories, Under the Command of Col. John P. Boyd, and Lt. Col. James Miller During the Years 1811, & 12.