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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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Land of the Burnt Thigh

Land of the Burnt Thigh

by Edith Eudora Kohl

North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826

North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826

by Various Authors

Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

by Frederick A. (Frederick Albion) Ober

Personal Recollections and Civil War Diary, 1864

Personal Recollections and Civil War Diary, 1864

by Lemuel Abijah Abbott

Fifty Notable Years Views of the Ministry of Christian Universalism During the Last Half-Century; with Biographical Sketches

Fifty Notable Years Views of the Ministry of Christian Universalism During the Last Half-Century; with Biographical Sketches

by John G. (John Greenleaf) Adams

Translation of the Life of Omar ibn Said: Manuscript No. 1

Translation of the Life of Omar ibn Said: Manuscript No. 1

by Omar ibn Said

San Francisco in Ruins A Pictorial History of Eight Score Photo-Views of the Earthquake Effects, Flames' Havoc, Ruins Everywhere, Relief Camps

San Francisco in Ruins A Pictorial History of Eight Score Photo-Views of the Earthquake Effects, Flames' Havoc, Ruins Everywhere, Relief Camps

Cadet Life at West Point

Cadet Life at West Point

by Hugh T. Reed

Three Years on the Plains: Observations of Indians, 1867-1870

Three Years on the Plains: Observations of Indians, 1867-1870

by Edmund B. (Edmund Bostwick) Tuttle

Lynch-law; an investigation into the history of lynching in the United States

Lynch-law; an investigation into the history of lynching in the United States

by James Elbert Cutler

Cruise and Captures of the Alabama

Cruise and Captures of the Alabama

by Albert M. Goodrich

Scribner's Magazine, Volume 26, October 1899

Scribner's Magazine, Volume 26, October 1899

by Various Authors

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 6, December 1837

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 6, December 1837

by Various Authors

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 4, October 1837

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 4, October 1837

by Various Authors

Battery E in France: 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division

Battery E in France: 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division

by Frederic Richard Kilner

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXI, No. 6, December 1842

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXI, No. 6, December 1842

by Various Authors

California Romantic and Resourceful A plea for the Collection, Preservation and Diffusion of Information Relating to Pacific Coast History

California Romantic and Resourceful A plea for the Collection, Preservation and Diffusion of Information Relating to Pacific Coast History

by John Francis Davis

The Federal Reserve Monster

The Federal Reserve Monster

The Vote That Made the President

The Vote That Made the President

by David Dudley Field

Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista y Organización de las Antiguas Posesiones Españolas de Ultramar. Tomo 9, De Los Documentos Legislativos, II

Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista y Organización de las Antiguas Posesiones Españolas de Ultramar. Tomo 9, De Los Documentos Legislativos, II

The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences

The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences

by Hosea Quinby

The History Teacher's Magazine, Vol. I, No. 5, January 1910

The History Teacher's Magazine, Vol. I, No. 5, January 1910

by Various Authors

The Panama Canal

The Panama Canal

by Duncan E. McKinlay

Some Stories of Old Ironsides

Some Stories of Old Ironsides

by Holloway Halstead Frost

Florida: An Ideal Cattle State

Florida: An Ideal Cattle State

by Florida State Live Stock Association

The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. I., No. 4, October, 1889

The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. I., No. 4, October, 1889

by Various Authors

The story of a border city during the Civil War

The story of a border city during the Civil War

by Galusha Anderson

Nuevas investigaciones sobre el origen del nombre América

Nuevas investigaciones sobre el origen del nombre América

by Jules Marcou

A history of Vermont's maple sugar industry

A history of Vermont's maple sugar industry

by Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association

Souvenir of Gay Head: Indelible Photographs

Souvenir of Gay Head: Indelible Photographs

by J. N. Chamberlain

The American Missionary — Volume 33, No. 11, November, 1879

The American Missionary — Volume 33, No. 11, November, 1879

by Various Authors

The American Missionary — Volume 35, No. 10, October, 1881

The American Missionary — Volume 35, No. 10, October, 1881

by Various Authors

History of Texas Land

History of Texas Land

by Texas. General Land Office

Old Days at Beverly Farms

Old Days at Beverly Farms

by Mary Larcom Dow

Champlain

Champlain

by Gabriel Hanotaux

The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 10, October, 1883

The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 10, October, 1883

by Various Authors

A History of Troop A Cavalry, Connecticut National Guard and Its Service in the Great War as Co. D, 102d Machine Gun Battalion

A History of Troop A Cavalry, Connecticut National Guard and Its Service in the Great War as Co. D, 102d Machine Gun Battalion

The American Missionary — Volume 36, No. 5, May, 1882

The American Missionary — Volume 36, No. 5, May, 1882

by Various Authors

The American Missionary — Volume 41, No. 6, June, 1887

The American Missionary — Volume 41, No. 6, June, 1887

by Various Authors

Essay on the Literature of the Mexican War

Essay on the Literature of the Mexican War

by W. T. (William Thornton) Lawson

A Sermon Delivered before His Excellency Levi Lincoln, Governor, His Honor Thomas L. Winthrop, Lieutenant Governor, the Hon. Council, the Senate, and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the day of General Election, May 28, 1828

A Sermon Delivered before His Excellency Levi Lincoln, Governor, His Honor Thomas L. Winthrop, Lieutenant Governor, the Hon. Council, the Senate, and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the day of General Election, May 28, 1828

by James Walker

Sir George Arthur and His Administration of Upper Canada

Sir George Arthur and His Administration of Upper Canada

by W. N. (Walter Noble) Sage

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 752, May 25, 1878

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 752, May 25, 1878

by Various Authors

Frederick Hale, a biographical sketch

Frederick Hale, a biographical sketch

by Anonymous

Public School Education

Public School Education

by Michael Müller

The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1847

The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1847

by Various Authors

A short history of Rhode Island

A short history of Rhode Island

by George Washington Greene

Stories of the Badger State

Stories of the Badger State

by Reuben Gold Thwaites

The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. III, 1900

The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. III, 1900

by Various Authors

The Spirit Lake Massacre

The Spirit Lake Massacre

by Thomas Teakle

Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown

Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown

by Julia Keese Colles

Handbook of The New York Public Library

Handbook of The New York Public Library

by New York Public Library

Hands Up; or, Thirty-Five Years of Detective Life in the Mountains and on the Plains Reminiscences by General D. J. Cook, Chief of the Rocky Mountains Detective Association

Hands Up; or, Thirty-Five Years of Detective Life in the Mountains and on the Plains Reminiscences by General D. J. Cook, Chief of the Rocky Mountains Detective Association

by D. J.‏ ‎(David J.) Cook

The New York Subway, Its Construction and Equipment

The New York Subway, Its Construction and Equipment

by Interborough Rapid Transit Company

Pioneer Imprints from Fifty States

Pioneer Imprints from Fifty States

by Roger J. Trienens, Library of Congress

Illustrated history of the United States mint with a complete description of American coinage, from the earliest period to the present time

Illustrated history of the United States mint with a complete description of American coinage, from the earliest period to the present time

Historically Famous Lighthouses CG-232

Historically Famous Lighthouses CG-232

by United States. Coast Guard

U.S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950-1953, Volume 4 (of 5) The East-Central Front

U.S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950-1953, Volume 4 (of 5) The East-Central Front

by United States. Marine Corps, Norman W. Hicks, Hubard D. Kuokka, Lynn Montross

A brief narrative of the Fourth Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, Wheeler's Corps, Army of Tennessee

A brief narrative of the Fourth Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, Wheeler's Corps, Army of Tennessee

by George B. Guild

A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America

A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America

by S. A. (Simon Ansley) Ferrall

The Romance of the Reaper

The Romance of the Reaper

by Herbert Newton Casson

Border guard : The story of the United States Customs Service

Border guard : The story of the United States Customs Service

by Don Whitehead

The Story of the American Legion: The Birth of the Legion

The Story of the American Legion: The Birth of the Legion

by George Seay Wheat

America's Black and White Book: One Hundred Pictured Reasons Why We Are At War

America's Black and White Book: One Hundred Pictured Reasons Why We Are At War

by W. A. (William Allen) Rogers

The Trade Union Woman

The Trade Union Woman

by Alice Henry

Braddock Road

Braddock Road

by John Kennedy Lacock

Life of Father Hecker

Life of Father Hecker

by Walter Elliott

The New York Tombs Inside and Out! Scenes and Reminiscences Coming Down to the Present. A Story Stranger Than Fiction, with an Historic Account of America's Most Famous Prison.

The New York Tombs Inside and Out! Scenes and Reminiscences Coming Down to the Present. A Story Stranger Than Fiction, with an Historic Account of America's Most Famous Prison.

by John Josiah Munro

Outline of the development of the internal commerce of the United States 1789-1900

Outline of the development of the internal commerce of the United States 1789-1900

by Thurman William Van Metre

Some War-time Lessons The Soldier's Standards of Conduct; The War As a Practical Test of American Scholarship; What Have We Learned?

Some War-time Lessons The Soldier's Standards of Conduct; The War As a Practical Test of American Scholarship; What Have We Learned?

by Frederick P. (Frederick Paul) Keppel

Archangel: The American War with Russia

Archangel: The American War with Russia

by John Cudahy

History of the United States in Words of One Syllable

History of the United States in Words of One Syllable

by Helen Wall Pierson

Industries and Inventions of the Shakers: Shaker Music, a Brief History

Industries and Inventions of the Shakers: Shaker Music, a Brief History

by Bertha Lindsay, Lillian Phelps

Nuts for Future Historians to Crack

Nuts for Future Historians to Crack

Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World

Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World

Burritt College Centennial Celebration, August 13-15, 1948 Address by Charles Lee Lewis

Burritt College Centennial Celebration, August 13-15, 1948 Address by Charles Lee Lewis

by Charles Lee Lewis

New England Salmon Hatcheries and Salmon Fisheries in the Late 19th Century

New England Salmon Hatcheries and Salmon Fisheries in the Late 19th Century

by Various Authors

Texas Museum Directory, 1985

Texas Museum Directory, 1985

by Texas Historical Commission

Harper's Round Table, April 30, 1895

Harper's Round Table, April 30, 1895

by Various Authors

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 32, June 17, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 32, June 17, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

by Various Authors

The American Missionary — Volume 42, No. 05, May, 1888

The American Missionary — Volume 42, No. 05, May, 1888

by Various Authors

Steel: The Diary of a Furnace Worker

Steel: The Diary of a Furnace Worker

by Charles R. (Charles Rumford) Walker

Conduct of Sir William Howe

Conduct of Sir William Howe

by Israel Mauduit

Mining Laws of Ohio, 1921

Mining Laws of Ohio, 1921

Harper's Round Table, March 10, 1896

Harper's Round Table, March 10, 1896

by Various Authors

The American Missionary — Volume 34, No. 10, October, 1880

The American Missionary — Volume 34, No. 10, October, 1880

by Various Authors

The American Missionary — Volume 33, No. 08, August, 1879

The American Missionary — Volume 33, No. 08, August, 1879

by Various Authors

Water and power for San Francisco from Hetch-Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park

Water and power for San Francisco from Hetch-Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park

by Martin Samuel Vilas

Picturesque World's Fair, Vol. I, No. 1, Feb. 10, 1894 An Elaborate Collection of Colored Views . . . Comprising Illustrations of the Greatest Features of the World's Columbian Exposition and Midway Plaisance: Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Scenic and Ethnological

Picturesque World's Fair, Vol. I, No. 1, Feb. 10, 1894 An Elaborate Collection of Colored Views . . . Comprising Illustrations of the Greatest Features of the World's Columbian Exposition and Midway Plaisance: Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Scenic and Ethnological

by Anonymous

Account of the Skeleton of the Mammoth A non-descript carnivorous animal of immense size, found in America

Account of the Skeleton of the Mammoth A non-descript carnivorous animal of immense size, found in America

by Rembrandt Peale

Mississippi Piney Woods: A Photographic Study of Folk Architecture

Mississippi Piney Woods: A Photographic Study of Folk Architecture

by Patti Carr Black

Stories about General Warren, in relation to the fifth of March massacre, and the battle of Bunker Hill

Stories about General Warren, in relation to the fifth of March massacre, and the battle of Bunker Hill

by Rebecca Warren Brown

Women Students in the University of North Carolina: 1897-1922

Women Students in the University of North Carolina: 1897-1922

by Anonymous

Life and Confession of Ann Walters, the Female Murderess!! Also the Execution of Enos G. Dudley, at Haverhill, N. H., May 23, 1849. To Which Is Added the Confession of Mary Runkle, Who Was Executed for Murder.

Life and Confession of Ann Walters, the Female Murderess!! Also the Execution of Enos G. Dudley, at Haverhill, N. H., May 23, 1849. To Which Is Added the Confession of Mary Runkle, Who Was Executed for Murder.

by Anonymous

The Review, Volume I, No. 9, September 1911

The Review, Volume I, No. 9, September 1911

by Various Authors

Parks for the People Proceedings of a Public Meeting held at Faneuil Hall, June 7, 1876

Parks for the People Proceedings of a Public Meeting held at Faneuil Hall, June 7, 1876

by Various Authors

Rachel Jackson

Rachel Jackson

by Nellie Treanor Stokes

The American Missionary — Volume 36, No. 9, September, 1882

The American Missionary — Volume 36, No. 9, September, 1882

by Various Authors

Oration on Charles Sumner, Addressed to Colored People

Oration on Charles Sumner, Addressed to Colored People

by Anonymous

The American Consolidated Mines Company (1903)

The American Consolidated Mines Company (1903)

by American Consolidated Mines Company