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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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Cessions of Land by Indian Tribes to the United States: Illustrated by Those in the State of Indiana First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 247-262

Cessions of Land by Indian Tribes to the United States: Illustrated by Those in the State of Indiana First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 247-262

by Charles C. Royce

Excavations at the LoDaisKa Site in the Denver, Colorado area

Excavations at the LoDaisKa Site in the Denver, Colorado area

by H. T. (Henry Thomas Johnson) Irwin, Cynthia Irwin-Williams

Courts, Criminals and the Camorra

Courts, Criminals and the Camorra

by Arthur Cheney Train

A Discourse for the Time, delivered January 4, 1852 in the First Congregational Unitarian Church

A Discourse for the Time, delivered January 4, 1852 in the First Congregational Unitarian Church

by William Henry Furness

The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N.C. Embracing an account of his early life, the redemption by purchase of himself and family from slavery, and his banishment from the place of his birth for the crime of wearing a colored skin

The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N.C. Embracing an account of his early life, the redemption by purchase of himself and family from slavery, and his banishment from the place of his birth for the crime of wearing a colored skin

by Lunsford Lane

Christovam Colombo e o descobrimento da America

Christovam Colombo e o descobrimento da America

by J. M. Pereira da (João Manuel Pereira) Silva

Under dispute

Under dispute

by Agnes Repplier

Chronicles of Chicora Wood

Chronicles of Chicora Wood

by Elizabeth W. Allston (Elizabeth Waties Allston) Pringle

Louisiana Beef Cattle

Louisiana Beef Cattle

by William Carter Stubbs

La fiancée du rebelle: Épisode de la Guerre des Bostonnais, 1775

La fiancée du rebelle: Épisode de la Guerre des Bostonnais, 1775

by Joseph Marmette

The Night the Mountain Fell: The Story of the Montana-Yellowstone Earthquake

The Night the Mountain Fell: The Story of the Montana-Yellowstone Earthquake

by Edmund Christopherson

Five Years in the Alleghanies

Five Years in the Alleghanies

by Jonathan Cross

The American Missionary — Volume 43, No. 08, August, 1889

The American Missionary — Volume 43, No. 08, August, 1889

by Various Authors

Some Current Folk-Songs of the Negro

Some Current Folk-Songs of the Negro

by W. H. (William Henry) Thomas

Thoughts on the Religious Instruction of the Negroes of this Country

Thoughts on the Religious Instruction of the Negroes of this Country

by William S. (William Swan) Plumer

A Thrilling Narrative of the Minnesota Massacre and the Sioux War of 1862-63 Graphic Accounts of the Siege of Fort Ridgely, Battles of Birch Coolie, Wood Lake, Big Mound, Stony Lake, Dead Buffalo Lake and Missouri River

A Thrilling Narrative of the Minnesota Massacre and the Sioux War of 1862-63 Graphic Accounts of the Siege of Fort Ridgely, Battles of Birch Coolie, Wood Lake, Big Mound, Stony Lake, Dead Buffalo Lake and Missouri River

by A. P. (Alonzo P.) Connolly

Sketches of the War A Series of Letters to the North Moore Street School of New York

Sketches of the War A Series of Letters to the North Moore Street School of New York

by Charles C. Nott

A Modern Purgatory

A Modern Purgatory

by Carlo de Fornaro

Heroes of the Great Conflict; Life and Services of William Farrar Smith, Major General, United States Volunteer in the Civil War

Heroes of the Great Conflict; Life and Services of William Farrar Smith, Major General, United States Volunteer in the Civil War

by James Harrison Wilson

La Anexión de Puerto-Rico a los Estados Unidos de America

La Anexión de Puerto-Rico a los Estados Unidos de America

by Juan B. Nieves

Georgia: Its History, Condition and Resources

Georgia: Its History, Condition and Resources

by Samuel Adams Drake

Ex-President John Quincy Adams in Pittsburgh in 1843 Address of Welcome, by Wilson McCandless, and Mr. Adams' Reply; together with a letter from Mr. Adams Relative to Judge Brackenridge's "Modern Chivalry."

Ex-President John Quincy Adams in Pittsburgh in 1843 Address of Welcome, by Wilson McCandless, and Mr. Adams' Reply; together with a letter from Mr. Adams Relative to Judge Brackenridge's "Modern Chivalry."

by Wilson McCandless, John Quincy Adams

Indians of Louisiana

Indians of Louisiana

by Inter-tribal Council of Louisiana

Indian sketches, taken during an expedition to the Pawnee and other tribes of American Indians (Vol. 1 of 2)

Indian sketches, taken during an expedition to the Pawnee and other tribes of American Indians (Vol. 1 of 2)

by John Treat Irving

A trip to California in 1853 : Recollections of a gold seeking trip by ox train across the plains and mountains by an old Illinois pioneer

A trip to California in 1853 : Recollections of a gold seeking trip by ox train across the plains and mountains by an old Illinois pioneer

by Washington Bailey

The Workers: An Experiment in Reality. The West

The Workers: An Experiment in Reality. The West

by Walter A. (Walter Augustus) Wyckoff

Report of the Hoosac Tunnel and Troy and Greenfield Railroad, by the Joint Standing Committee of 1866.

Report of the Hoosac Tunnel and Troy and Greenfield Railroad, by the Joint Standing Committee of 1866.

by Tappan Wentworth

The Ice Crop: How to Harvest, Store, Ship and Use Ice

The Ice Crop: How to Harvest, Store, Ship and Use Ice

by Theron L. Hiles

Confessions of a railroad signalman

Confessions of a railroad signalman

by James O. (James Octavius) Fagan

The History of the Fifty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteers

The History of the Fifty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteers

by David Lathrop

The Sin and Danger of Self-Love Described by a Sermon Preached At Plymouth, in New-England, 1621

The Sin and Danger of Self-Love Described by a Sermon Preached At Plymouth, in New-England, 1621

by Robert Cushman

The French and British at Three Rivers

The French and British at Three Rivers

by Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County

The Ballotless Victim of One-Party Governments The American Negro Academy, Occasional Papers No. 16

The Ballotless Victim of One-Party Governments The American Negro Academy, Occasional Papers No. 16

by Archibald Henry Grimké

Personal record of the Thirteenth Regiment, Tennessee Infantry

Personal record of the Thirteenth Regiment, Tennessee Infantry

by Alfred J. Vaughan

Lee's Last Campaign

Lee's Last Campaign

by J. C. (John C.) Gorman

Minutes of the Proceedings of the Second Convention of Delegates from the Abolition Societies Established in Different Parts of the United States Assembled at Philadelphia, on the seventh day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, and continued, by adjournments, until the fourteenth day of the same month, inclusive

Minutes of the Proceedings of the Second Convention of Delegates from the Abolition Societies Established in Different Parts of the United States Assembled at Philadelphia, on the seventh day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, and continued, by adjournments, until the fourteenth day of the same month, inclusive

The magazine of history with notes and queries (Vol. I, No. 5, May 1905)

The magazine of history with notes and queries (Vol. I, No. 5, May 1905)

by Various Authors

History of the Second Massachusetts Battery (Nims' Battery) of Light Artillery, 1861-1865

History of the Second Massachusetts Battery (Nims' Battery) of Light Artillery, 1861-1865

by Caroline Elizabeth Whitcomb

Sir Copp: A poem for the times, in six cantos

Sir Copp: A poem for the times, in six cantos

by active 1830-1872 Thomas Clarke

Recollections of the War of 1812

Recollections of the War of 1812

by William Dunlop

Seeing America First, with the Berry Brothers

Seeing America First, with the Berry Brothers

by Eleanor Colby

The Gospel of Slavery: A Primer of Freedom

The Gospel of Slavery: A Primer of Freedom

by Abel C. (Abel Charles) Thomas

The Salton Sea: An account of Harriman's fight with the Colorado River

The Salton Sea: An account of Harriman's fight with the Colorado River

by George Kennan

Some War Impressions

Some War Impressions

by Jeffery Farnol

Pioneer Colored Christians

Pioneer Colored Christians

by Harriet Parks Miller

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 06

American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 06

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

The American Missionary — Volume 35, No. 2, February, 1881

The American Missionary — Volume 35, No. 2, February, 1881

by Various Authors

De Slavernij: Vervolg en Sleutel op De Negerhut

De Slavernij: Vervolg en Sleutel op De Negerhut

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

My Colored Battalion

My Colored Battalion

by Warner A. Ross

The magazine of history with notes and queries, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1905

The magazine of history with notes and queries, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1905

by Various Authors

Facts and Figures Concerning the Hoosac Tunnel

Facts and Figures Concerning the Hoosac Tunnel

by John J. Piper

Manassas (Bull Run) National Battlefield Park [1953]

Manassas (Bull Run) National Battlefield Park [1953]

by United States. National Park Service

The Oregon Question

The Oregon Question

by Albert Gallatin

The Universal Counterfeit and Altered Bank Note Detector, at Sight

The Universal Counterfeit and Altered Bank Note Detector, at Sight

by Henry C. Foote

Christmas at Sagamore Hill with Theodore Roosevelt

Christmas at Sagamore Hill with Theodore Roosevelt

by Helen Topping Miller

The Boy's Book of Indians and the Wild West

The Boy's Book of Indians and the Wild West

by George Alfred Williams

Journal of Travels From St. Josephs to Oregon With Observations of That Country, Together With Some Description of California, Its Agricultural Interests, and a Full Description of Its Gold Mines.

Journal of Travels From St. Josephs to Oregon With Observations of That Country, Together With Some Description of California, Its Agricultural Interests, and a Full Description of Its Gold Mines.

by Riley Root

How we elected Lincoln : personal recollections of Lincoln and men of his time

How we elected Lincoln : personal recollections of Lincoln and men of his time

by Abram J. (Abram Jesse) Dittenhoefer

Harper's Round Table, June 16, 1896

Harper's Round Table, June 16, 1896

by Various Authors

The Disadvantages and Opportunities of the Colored Youth

The Disadvantages and Opportunities of the Colored Youth

by Reverdy C. (Reverdy Cassius) Ransom

Mission Work among the Negroes and the Indians: What Is Being Accomplished by Means of the Annual Collection Taken Up for Our Missions

Mission Work among the Negroes and the Indians: What Is Being Accomplished by Means of the Annual Collection Taken Up for Our Missions

by Catholic Church. Commission for Catholic Missions among the Colored People and the Indians

Christmas for Tad: A Story of Mary and Abraham Lincoln

Christmas for Tad: A Story of Mary and Abraham Lincoln

by Helen Topping Miller

The Black Hawk War Including a Review of Black Hawk's Life

The Black Hawk War Including a Review of Black Hawk's Life

by Frank Everett Stevens

Roster of the Rainbow division (Forty-Second) Major General Wm. A. Mann commanding

Roster of the Rainbow division (Forty-Second) Major General Wm. A. Mann commanding

by Harold Stanley Johnson

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics

by Various Authors

Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 1 Embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties

Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 1 Embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties

by William Denison Lyman

The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912

The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912

by James H. (James Henderson) Blount

A History of Matrimonial Institutions, Vol. 3 of 3

A History of Matrimonial Institutions, Vol. 3 of 3

by George Elliott Howard

The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917

The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917

by Various Authors

Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical, Selected with Care from All His Published Productions, and Comprising Whatever Is Most Entertaining and Valuable to the General Reader

Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical, Selected with Care from All His Published Productions, and Comprising Whatever Is Most Entertaining and Valuable to the General Reader

by Benjamin Franklin

The Catholic World, Vol. 01, April to September, 1865 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine

The Catholic World, Vol. 01, April to September, 1865 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine

by Various Authors

Foot-prints of a letter carrier; or, a history of the world's correspondece

Foot-prints of a letter carrier; or, a history of the world's correspondece

by James Rees

Two Centuries of New Milford Connecticut An Account of the Bi-Centennial Celebration of the Founding of the Town Held June 15, 16, 17, and 18, 1907, With a Number of Historical Articles and Reminiscences

Two Centuries of New Milford Connecticut An Account of the Bi-Centennial Celebration of the Founding of the Town Held June 15, 16, 17, and 18, 1907, With a Number of Historical Articles and Reminiscences

by Various Authors

Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia

Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia

by Dorothy Margaret Torpey

The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4

The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4

by American Anti-Slavery Society

A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings On Moral, Historical, Political, and Literary Subjects

A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings On Moral, Historical, Political, and Literary Subjects

by Noah Webster

Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements

Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements

The Civil War Through the Camera

The Civil War Through the Camera

by Henry W. (Henry William) Elson

Our Southern Highlanders

Our Southern Highlanders

by Horace Kephart

Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party)

Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party)

by Francis S. (Francis Samuel) Drake

Mother Earth: Land Grants in Virginia, 1607-1699

Mother Earth: Land Grants in Virginia, 1607-1699

by Walter Stitt Robinson

New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918

New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918

by Various Authors

Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry

by Moses Coit Tyler

The Printer in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg An Account of His Life & Times, & of His Craft

The Printer in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg An Account of His Life & Times, & of His Craft

by Parke Rouse

The Story of the Outlaw: A Study of the Western Desperado

The Story of the Outlaw: A Study of the Western Desperado

by Emerson Hough

The Negro in Chicago: A Study of Race Relations and a Race Riot

The Negro in Chicago: A Study of Race Relations and a Race Riot

by Chicago Commission on Race Relations

Fifth Avenue

Fifth Avenue

by Arthur Bartlett Maurice

Sawdust & Spangles: Stories & Secrets of the Circus

Sawdust & Spangles: Stories & Secrets of the Circus

by W. C. (William Cameron) Coup

Original Photographs Taken on the Battlefields during the Civil War of the United States

Original Photographs Taken on the Battlefields during the Civil War of the United States

by Francis Trevelyan Miller

Trinity Site

Trinity Site

by National Atomic Museum (U.S.)

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 09 (of 12) Dresden Edition—Political

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 09 (of 12) Dresden Edition—Political

by Robert Green Ingersoll

Colored girls and boys' inspiring United States history and a heart to heart talk about white folks

Colored girls and boys' inspiring United States history and a heart to heart talk about white folks

by William Henry Harrison

The Battle of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg

by Franklin Aretas Haskell

Warren Commission (08 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)

Warren Commission (08 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)

by United States. Warren Commission

The Women of the Confederacy

The Women of the Confederacy

by J. L. (John Levi) Underwood

"Lest We Forget": Chicago's Awful Theater Horror

"Lest We Forget": Chicago's Awful Theater Horror

by Marshall Everett

Germany and the Germans from an American Point of View

Germany and the Germans from an American Point of View

by Price Collier

The Story of Wellesley

The Story of Wellesley

by Florence Converse

Historic Homes of New England

Historic Homes of New England

by Mary Harrod Northend

Old Times in Dixie Land: A Southern Matron's Memories

Old Times in Dixie Land: A Southern Matron's Memories

by Caroline E. (Caroline Elizabeth) Merrick