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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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Old Plymouth Trails

Old Plymouth Trails

by Winthrop Packard

Mobilizing Woman-Power

Mobilizing Woman-Power

by Harriot Stanton Blatch

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

by William Eleroy Curtis

Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688

Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688

by Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker

Warren Commission (14 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIV (of 15)

Warren Commission (14 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIV (of 15)

by United States. Warren Commission

Tragedy in Dedham : The story of the Sacco-Venzetti case

Tragedy in Dedham : The story of the Sacco-Venzetti case

by Francis Russell

The party battles of the Jackson period

The party battles of the Jackson period

by Claude G. (Claude Gernade) Bowers

Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51

Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51

Portage Paths: The Keys of the Continent

Portage Paths: The Keys of the Continent

by Archer Butler Hulbert

Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism

Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism

by Allen Putnam

France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 2: A Half-Century of Conflict

France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 2: A Half-Century of Conflict

by Francis Parkman

Life of Thomas Paine Written Purposely to Bind with His Writings

Life of Thomas Paine Written Purposely to Bind with His Writings

by Richard Carlile

The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation

The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation

by Charles Nordhoff

The Fall of British Tyranny; Or, American Liberty Triumphant

The Fall of British Tyranny; Or, American Liberty Triumphant

by John Leacock

A History, of the War of 1812-15 Between the United States and Great Britain

A History, of the War of 1812-15 Between the United States and Great Britain

by Rossiter Johnson

Life of James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States. v. 1 (of 2)

Life of James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States. v. 1 (of 2)

by George Ticknor Curtis

Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives

Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives

by Allan Pinkerton

History of the United States, Volume 4

History of the United States, Volume 4

by Elisha Benjamin Andrews

Indian Fights and Fighters: The Soldier and the Sioux

Indian Fights and Fighters: The Soldier and the Sioux

by Cyrus Townsend Brady

The Seminole Indians of Florida Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 469-532

The Seminole Indians of Florida Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 469-532

by Clay MacCauley

Personal Reminiscences of the War of 1861-5 In Camp—en Bivouac—on the March—on Picket—on the Skirmish Line—on the Battlefield—and in Prison

Personal Reminiscences of the War of 1861-5 In Camp—en Bivouac—on the March—on Picket—on the Skirmish Line—on the Battlefield—and in Prison

by W. H. (William Henry) Morgan

Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion

Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion

by Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker

Americans by Choice

Americans by Choice

by John Palmer Gavit

The Scout and Ranger Being the Personal Adventures of Corporal Pike of the Fourth Ohio cavalry

The Scout and Ranger Being the Personal Adventures of Corporal Pike of the Fourth Ohio cavalry

by James Pike

Wonders of the Yellowstone

Wonders of the Yellowstone

by James (Geologist) Richardson

Jewish Immigration to the United States from 1881 to 1910 Studies in History, Economics and Public Law, Vol. LIX, No. 4, 1914

Jewish Immigration to the United States from 1881 to 1910 Studies in History, Economics and Public Law, Vol. LIX, No. 4, 1914

by Samuel Joseph

Down South

Down South

by Lady Duffus Hardy

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

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

by Various Authors

Fort Laramie National Monument, Wyoming

Fort Laramie National Monument, Wyoming

by David L. Hieb

Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico

Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico

by Kittridge A. Wing

State of the Union Addresses

State of the Union Addresses

by Rutherford Birchard Hayes

Whale Fishery of New England

Whale Fishery of New England

The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights, 1830-1864

The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights, 1830-1864

by John F. (John Ferguson) Hume

Through Afro-America: An English Reading of the Race Problem

Through Afro-America: An English Reading of the Race Problem

by William Archer

Flying for France: With the American Escadrille at Verdun

Flying for France: With the American Escadrille at Verdun

by James R. (James Rogers) McConnell

Priestley in America, 1794-1804

Priestley in America, 1794-1804

by Edgar Fahs Smith

The war against Japan: Pictorial record

The war against Japan: Pictorial record

by Kenneth E. Hunter, Margaret E. Tackley, United States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History

William Jay and the Constitutional Movement for the Abolition of Slavery

William Jay and the Constitutional Movement for the Abolition of Slavery

by Bayard Tuckerman

The crisis : A record of the darker races, Vol. I, No. 1, November 1910

The crisis : A record of the darker races, Vol. I, No. 1, November 1910

by Various Authors

The American Missionary — Volume 48, No. 10, October, 1894

The American Missionary — Volume 48, No. 10, October, 1894

by Various Authors

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876

by Various Authors

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

by Various Authors

Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran

Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran

by Howard Irving Chapelle

Widger's Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of the Works of Abraham Lincoln

Widger's Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of the Works of Abraham Lincoln

by Abraham Lincoln

Over Here: Impressions of America by a British officer

Over Here: Impressions of America by a British officer

by Hector MacQuarrie

A Close Encounter: The Marine Landing on Tinian

A Close Encounter: The Marine Landing on Tinian

by Richard Harwood

From Fort Henry to Corinth

From Fort Henry to Corinth

by M. F. (Manning Ferguson) Force

Our Standard-Bearer; Or, The Life of General Uysses S. Grant

Our Standard-Bearer; Or, The Life of General Uysses S. Grant

by Oliver Optic

Pilgrim Guide Book to Plymouth, Massachusetts With a Brief Outline of the Pilgrim Migration and Settlement at Plymouth

Pilgrim Guide Book to Plymouth, Massachusetts With a Brief Outline of the Pilgrim Migration and Settlement at Plymouth

by William Franklin Atwood

Homes of American Statesmen; With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches

Homes of American Statesmen; With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches

by Various Authors

Narrative of an Expedition Through the Upper Mississippi to Itasca Lake, the Actual Source of This River Embracing an Exploratory Trip Through the St. Croix and Burntwood (or Broule) Rivers

Narrative of an Expedition Through the Upper Mississippi to Itasca Lake, the Actual Source of This River Embracing an Exploratory Trip Through the St. Croix and Burntwood (or Broule) Rivers

by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

The Life Savers: A story of the United States life-saving service

The Life Savers: A story of the United States life-saving service

by James Otis

The Voyage of The First Hessian Army from Portsmouth to New York, 1776

The Voyage of The First Hessian Army from Portsmouth to New York, 1776

by Albert Pfister, Johann Gottfried Seume

The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1

The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1

by Various Authors

Imported Americans The Story of the Experiences of a Disguised American and His Wife Studying the Immigration Question

Imported Americans The Story of the Experiences of a Disguised American and His Wife Studying the Immigration Question

by Broughton Brandenburg

State of the Union Addresses

State of the Union Addresses

by Herbert Hoover

The Emeryville Shellmound

The Emeryville Shellmound

by Max Uhle

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 09

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 09

Some Phases of Sexual Morality and Church Discipline in Colonial New England

Some Phases of Sexual Morality and Church Discipline in Colonial New England

by Charles Francis Adams

Travels through the states of North America, and the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797 [Vol. 1 of 2]

Travels through the states of North America, and the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797 [Vol. 1 of 2]

by Isaac Weld

Sketch of the life of Abraham Lincoln

Sketch of the life of Abraham Lincoln

by Isaac N. Arnold

The Yankee Tea-party; Or, Boston in 1773

The Yankee Tea-party; Or, Boston in 1773

by Henry C. (Henry Clay) Watson

Wessagusset and Weymouth

Wessagusset and Weymouth

by Charles Francis Adams, Charles Francis Adams, Gilbert Nash

The United Empire Loyalists: A Chronicle of the Great Migration [1914 ed.]

The United Empire Loyalists: A Chronicle of the Great Migration [1914 ed.]

by W. Stewart (William Stewart) Wallace

Prisons Over Seas Deportation and Colonization; British and American Prisons of To-day

Prisons Over Seas Deportation and Colonization; British and American Prisons of To-day

by Arthur Griffiths

Ye book of Copperheads

Ye book of Copperheads

by Charles Godfrey Leland, H. P. (Henry Perry) Leland

Conservation Through Engineering Extract from the Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior

Conservation Through Engineering Extract from the Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior

by Franklin K. Lane

Torpedo War, and Submarine Explosions

Torpedo War, and Submarine Explosions

by Robert Fulton

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

by Various Authors

Doctor Quintard, Chaplain C.S.A. and second Bishop of Tennessee : being his story of the War (1861-1865)

Doctor Quintard, Chaplain C.S.A. and second Bishop of Tennessee : being his story of the War (1861-1865)

by C. T. (Charles Todd) Quintard

Best Lincoln stories, tersely told

Best Lincoln stories, tersely told

by J. E. (James Ernst) Gallaher

Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States, at January Term, 1832, Delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Marshall in the Case of Samuel A. Worcester, Plaintiff in Error, versus the State of Georgia With a Statement of the Case, Extracted from the Records of the Supreme Court of the United States

Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States, at January Term, 1832, Delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Marshall in the Case of Samuel A. Worcester, Plaintiff in Error, versus the State of Georgia With a Statement of the Case, Extracted from the Records of the Supreme Court of the United States

by John Marshall

Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664

Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664

Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America

Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America

by Moses Grandy

Abolition a Sedition, by a Northern Man

Abolition a Sedition, by a Northern Man

by Calvin Colton

The Padre Island Story

The Padre Island Story

by Loraine Daly, Pat Reumert

La emancipacion de los esclavos en los Estados Unidos

La emancipacion de los esclavos en los Estados Unidos

by Rafael M. de (Rafael María) Labra

Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista y Organización de las Antiguas Posesiones Españolas de Ultramar. Tomo 4, De La Isla De Cuba, II

Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista y Organización de las Antiguas Posesiones Españolas de Ultramar. Tomo 4, De La Isla De Cuba, II

The crisis : A record of the darker races, Vol. I, No. 3, January 1911

The crisis : A record of the darker races, Vol. I, No. 3, January 1911

by Various Authors

Civilization of the Indian Natives or, a Brief View of the Friendly Conduct of William Penn Towards Them in the Early Settlement of Pennsylvania

Civilization of the Indian Natives or, a Brief View of the Friendly Conduct of William Penn Towards Them in the Early Settlement of Pennsylvania

by Halliday Jackson

The American Missionary — Volume 39, No. 10, October, 1885

The American Missionary — Volume 39, No. 10, October, 1885

by Various Authors

Cuba and Her People of To-day An account of the history and progress of the island previous to its independence; a description of its physical features; a study of its people; and, in particular, an examination of its present political conditions, its industries, natural resources, and prospects; together with information and suggestions designed to aid the prospective investor or settler

Cuba and Her People of To-day An account of the history and progress of the island previous to its independence; a description of its physical features; a study of its people; and, in particular, an examination of its present political conditions, its industries, natural resources, and prospects; together with information and suggestions designed to aid the prospective investor or settler

by C. H. Forbes-Lindsay

Leaves from My Journal: Third Book of the Faith-Promoting Series Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-Day Saints

Leaves from My Journal: Third Book of the Faith-Promoting Series Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-Day Saints

by Wilford Woodruff

Los Conquistadores: El origen heróico de América

Los Conquistadores: El origen heróico de América

by José María Salaverría

The Land of Nome A narrative sketch of the rush to our Bering Sea gold-fields, the country, its mines and its people, and the history of a great conspiracy (1900-1901)

The Land of Nome A narrative sketch of the rush to our Bering Sea gold-fields, the country, its mines and its people, and the history of a great conspiracy (1900-1901)

by Lanier McKee

The A. E. F.: With General Pershing and the American Forces

The A. E. F.: With General Pershing and the American Forces

by Heywood Broun

The Native Races of British North America

The Native Races of British North America

by Wilfrid D. (Wilfrid Dyson) Hambly

The Comanches : a history of White's Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, Laurel Brig., Hampton Div., A.N.V., C.S.A.

The Comanches : a history of White's Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, Laurel Brig., Hampton Div., A.N.V., C.S.A.

by Frank M. Myers

The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism

The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism

by William Bennett Munro

The American Missionary — Volume 43, No. 04, April, 1889

The American Missionary — Volume 43, No. 04, April, 1889

by Various Authors

Lee Mansion National Memorial, Arlington, Virginia (1953)

Lee Mansion National Memorial, Arlington, Virginia (1953)

by United States. National Park Service

Tales of a Vanishing River

Tales of a Vanishing River

by Earl H. (Earl Howell) Reed

Alexander's Magazine (Vol. 1, No. 1, May 15, 1905)

Alexander's Magazine (Vol. 1, No. 1, May 15, 1905)

by Various Authors

A Virginia Girl in the Civil War, 1861-1865 being a record of the actual experiences of the wife of a Confederate officer

A Virginia Girl in the Civil War, 1861-1865 being a record of the actual experiences of the wife of a Confederate officer

by Myrta Lockett Avary

Some Observations on the Ethnography and Archaeology of the American Aborigines

Some Observations on the Ethnography and Archaeology of the American Aborigines

by Samuel George Morton

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 58, December 16, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 58, December 16, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

by Various Authors

The industrial republic: a study of the America of ten years hence

The industrial republic: a study of the America of ten years hence

by Upton Sinclair

Fifteen Months in Dixie; Or, My Personal Experience in Rebel Prisons

Fifteen Months in Dixie; Or, My Personal Experience in Rebel Prisons

by W. W. (William Worthy) Day

The American Missionary — Volume 34, No. 1, January, 1880

The American Missionary — Volume 34, No. 1, January, 1880

by Various Authors

An account of the battle of Wilson's Creek, or Oak Hills, fought between the Union troops, commanded by Gen. N. Lyon and the Southern, or Confederate troops, under command of Gens. McCulloch and Price, on Saturday, August 10, 1861, in Greene county, Missouri

An account of the battle of Wilson's Creek, or Oak Hills, fought between the Union troops, commanded by Gen. N. Lyon and the Southern, or Confederate troops, under command of Gens. McCulloch and Price, on Saturday, August 10, 1861, in Greene county, Missouri

by R. I. (Return Ira) Holcombe, Thomas W. Adams