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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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Robber and hero: the story of the raid on the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota, by the James-Younger band of robbers, in 1876.

Robber and hero: the story of the raid on the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota, by the James-Younger band of robbers, in 1876.

by George Huntington

Commercialized Prostitution in New York City

Commercialized Prostitution in New York City

by George J. (George Jackson) Kneeland

Life of George Washington, volume 2 of 5

Life of George Washington, volume 2 of 5

by Washington Irving

The five republics of Central America : their political and economic development and their relations with the United States

The five republics of Central America : their political and economic development and their relations with the United States

by Dana Gardner Munro

Reminiscences of an army nurse during the Civil War

Reminiscences of an army nurse during the Civil War

by Adelaide W. Smith

Cudjo's own story of the last African slaver

Cudjo's own story of the last African slaver

by Zora Neale Hurston

Greasy luck : A whaling sketch book

Greasy luck : A whaling sketch book

by Gordon Grant

Peppermint

Peppermint

by Alice Henkel

The ships and sailors of old Salem : the record of a brilliant era of American achievement

The ships and sailors of old Salem : the record of a brilliant era of American achievement

by Ralph Delahaye Paine

The founding of New England

The founding of New England

by James Truslow Adams

Edaville Railroad : The Cranberry Belt

Edaville Railroad : The Cranberry Belt

by Linwood W. Moody

Cavalry life in tent and field

Cavalry life in tent and field

by Mrs. Orsemus Bronson Boyd

A brief history of the Tenth Michigan Cavalry

A brief history of the Tenth Michigan Cavalry

by L. S. (Luther Stephen) Trowbridge

Reconstruction in Louisiana after 1868

Reconstruction in Louisiana after 1868

by Ella Lonn

Trading with Mexico

Trading with Mexico

by Wallace Thompson

A military dictionary : or, Explanation of the several systems of discipline of different kinds of troops, infantry, artillery, and cavalry: the principles of fortification, and all the modern improvements in the science of tactics: comprising the pocket gunner, or little bombardier, the military regulations of the United States: the weights, measures, and monies of all nations: the technical terms and phrases of the art of war in the French language: particularly adapted to the use of the military institutions of the United States

A military dictionary : or, Explanation of the several systems of discipline of different kinds of troops, infantry, artillery, and cavalry: the principles of fortification, and all the modern improvements in the science of tactics: comprising the pocket gunner, or little bombardier, the military regulations of the United States: the weights, measures, and monies of all nations: the technical terms and phrases of the art of war in the French language: particularly adapted to the use of the military institutions of the United States

by William Duane

The Ghost-dance religion and the Sioux outbreak of 1890 : Fourteenth annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology, part 2.

The Ghost-dance religion and the Sioux outbreak of 1890 : Fourteenth annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology, part 2.

by James Mooney

There was once a slave ... : The heroic story of Frederick Douglass

There was once a slave ... : The heroic story of Frederick Douglass

by Shirley Graham Du Bois

The National Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 1, November 1891

The National Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 1, November 1891

by Various Authors

Empty churches : The rural-urban dilemma

Empty churches : The rural-urban dilemma

by Charles Josiah Galpin

Le grand-ouest des États-Unis : Les pionniers et les peaux-rouges : les colons du Pacifique.

Le grand-ouest des États-Unis : Les pionniers et les peaux-rouges : les colons du Pacifique.

by Louis Simonin

Stories of Cape Cod

Stories of Cape Cod

by Jack Johnson

A boys' life of Booker T. Washington

A boys' life of Booker T. Washington

by Walter Clinton Jackson

History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce, Volume 3 (of 4)

History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce, Volume 3 (of 4)

by W. S. (William Schaw) Lindsay

The patriarch of one hundred years : being reminiscences, historical and biographical, of Rev. Henry Boehm

The patriarch of one hundred years : being reminiscences, historical and biographical, of Rev. Henry Boehm

by Henry Boehm

Genius rewarded : The story of the sewing machine

Genius rewarded : The story of the sewing machine

by John Scott

How much Bolshevism is there in America? : Also a series of articles entitled "Russia from the inside"

How much Bolshevism is there in America? : Also a series of articles entitled "Russia from the inside"

by Arno Dosch-Fleurot, Hector J. Boon

Negro life in New York's Harlem : A lively picture of a popular and interesting section

Negro life in New York's Harlem : A lively picture of a popular and interesting section

by Wallace Thurman

A voice from Harper's Ferry; a narrative of events at Harper's Ferry : with incidents prior and subsequent to its capture by Captain Brown and his men

A voice from Harper's Ferry; a narrative of events at Harper's Ferry : with incidents prior and subsequent to its capture by Captain Brown and his men

by Osborne P. (Osborne Perry) Anderson

64 päivää suomalaisen siirtokansan keskuudessa Amerikassa

64 päivää suomalaisen siirtokansan keskuudessa Amerikassa

by Lauri Perälä

Among the camps : or, Young people's stories of the war

Among the camps : or, Young people's stories of the war

by Thomas Nelson Page

Christmas under three flags : Being memories of holiday festivities in the White House with "Old Hickory," in the palace of H. R. H. Prince of Prussia, afterwards Emperor William I., and at the Alamo with the Alcalde's daughter

Christmas under three flags : Being memories of holiday festivities in the White House with "Old Hickory," in the palace of H. R. H. Prince of Prussia, afterwards Emperor William I., and at the Alamo with the Alcalde's daughter

by Mary Emily Donelson Wilcox

China collecting in America

China collecting in America

by Alice Morse Earle

A history of Slavic studies in the United States

A history of Slavic studies in the United States

by Clarence Augustus Manning

Our Presidents and how we make them

Our Presidents and how we make them

by Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly) McClure

The Molly Maguires and the detectives

The Molly Maguires and the detectives

by Allan Pinkerton

Masters of deceit : The story of Communism in America and how to fight it

Masters of deceit : The story of Communism in America and how to fight it

by J. Edgar (John Edgar) Hoover

Sketches of the Christian life and public labors of William Miller : Gathered from his memoir by the late Sylvester Bliss, and from other sources

Sketches of the Christian life and public labors of William Miller : Gathered from his memoir by the late Sylvester Bliss, and from other sources

by James White

The war in Nicaragua

The war in Nicaragua

by William Walker

André Michaux's Travels into Kentucky, 1793-96; François André Michaux's Travels West of Alleghany Mountains, 1802; Thaddeus Mason Harris's Journal of a Tour Northwest of Alleghany Mountains, 1803.

André Michaux's Travels into Kentucky, 1793-96; François André Michaux's Travels West of Alleghany Mountains, 1802; Thaddeus Mason Harris's Journal of a Tour Northwest of Alleghany Mountains, 1803.

by André Michaux, Thaddeus Mason Harris, François André Michaux

The Web : The Authorized History of the American Protective League

The Web : The Authorized History of the American Protective League

by Emerson Hough

The inner life of Abraham Lincoln : Six months at the White House

The inner life of Abraham Lincoln : Six months at the White House

by F. B. (Francis Bicknell) Carpenter

Buttrick's voyages, 1812-1819; Evans's Pedestrious tour, 1818

Buttrick's voyages, 1812-1819; Evans's Pedestrious tour, 1818

by Tilly Buttrick, Estwick Evans

The army behind the army

The army behind the army

by E. Alexander (Edward Alexander) Powell

Adobe days : being the truthful narrative of the events in the life of a California girl on a sheep ranch and in El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles while it was yet a small and humble town; together with an account of how three young men from Maine in eighteen hundred and fifty-three drove sheep and cattle across the plains, mountains and deserts from Illinois to the Pacific coast; and the strange prophecy of Admiral Thatcher about San Pedro harbor

Adobe days : being the truthful narrative of the events in the life of a California girl on a sheep ranch and in El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles while it was yet a small and humble town; together with an account of how three young men from Maine in eighteen hundred and fifty-three drove sheep and cattle across the plains, mountains and deserts from Illinois to the Pacific coast; and the strange prophecy of Admiral Thatcher about San Pedro harbor

by Sarah Bixby Smith

Jewish influences in American life : volume III of the International Jew, the world's foremost problem : being a reprint of a third selection from articles appearing in the Dearborn Independent

Jewish influences in American life : volume III of the International Jew, the world's foremost problem : being a reprint of a third selection from articles appearing in the Dearborn Independent

by William John Cameron, Henry Ford

The greatest story in the world, period 3 (of 3) : The development of the modern world

The greatest story in the world, period 3 (of 3) : The development of the modern world

by Horace G. (Horace Gordon) Hutchinson

Description of a plan for the improvement of the Central Park

Description of a plan for the improvement of the Central Park

by Frederick Law Olmsted, Calvert Vaux

Trading in Scrabbletown

Trading in Scrabbletown

by Alice Brayton

Report to Hon. A. V. Brown, Postmaster-General : on the opening and present condition of the United States overland mail route between San Antonio, Texas, and San Diego, California

Report to Hon. A. V. Brown, Postmaster-General : on the opening and present condition of the United States overland mail route between San Antonio, Texas, and San Diego, California

by Isaiah Churchill Woods

Some forgotten Pennsylvania heroines

Some forgotten Pennsylvania heroines

by Henry W. (Henry Wharton) Shoemaker

Stories of the War of 1812, and the Mexican War

Stories of the War of 1812, and the Mexican War

by Anonymous

My country's part

My country's part

by Mary Synon

The promise of the bell : Christmas in Philadelphia

The promise of the bell : Christmas in Philadelphia

by Agnes Repplier

For the defence of Canada

For the defence of Canada

by Canada. Military Service Council

Meine zweite Weltreise : Vierter Theil : Vereinigte Staaten von Nordamerika.

Meine zweite Weltreise : Vierter Theil : Vereinigte Staaten von Nordamerika.

by Ida Pfeiffer

The Argonauts of California: being the reminiscenses of scenes and incidents that occurred in California in the early mining days

The Argonauts of California: being the reminiscenses of scenes and incidents that occurred in California in the early mining days

by Charles Warren Haskins

The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VIII, 1909

The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VIII, 1909

by Various Authors

The North-Americans of yesterday : a comparative study of North-American Indian life, customs, and products, on the theory of the ethnic unity of the race

The North-Americans of yesterday : a comparative study of North-American Indian life, customs, and products, on the theory of the ethnic unity of the race

by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh

Deeds of heroism and bravery : The book of heroes and personal daring

Deeds of heroism and bravery : The book of heroes and personal daring

Domestic service

Domestic service

by Lucy Maynard Salmon

Journals of Conrad Weiser (1748), George Croghan (1750-1765), Christian Frederick Post (1758), and Thomas Morris (1764)

Journals of Conrad Weiser (1748), George Croghan (1750-1765), Christian Frederick Post (1758), and Thomas Morris (1764)

by George Croghan, Thomas Morris, Christian Frederick Post, Conrad Weiser

Independence Day : its celebration, spirit and significance as related in prose and verse

Independence Day : its celebration, spirit and significance as related in prose and verse

Twenty-five years of the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1900-1925

Twenty-five years of the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1900-1925

by Frances Anne Wister

The evolution of the oil industry

The evolution of the oil industry

by Victor Ross

The Wampanoags in the seventeenth century : An ethnohistorical survey

The Wampanoags in the seventeenth century : An ethnohistorical survey

by Catherine Marten

California illustrated : including a description of the Panama and Nicaragua routes

California illustrated : including a description of the Panama and Nicaragua routes

by J. M. (John M.) Letts

History of the World War, Volume 1 (of 7) : An authentic narrative of the world's greatest war

History of the World War, Volume 1 (of 7) : An authentic narrative of the world's greatest war

by Jr. Francis A. March, Richard J. (Richard Joseph) Beamish

U.S. Marines In Vietnam, Volume 1 (of 9) : The advisory & combat assistance era 1954-1964

U.S. Marines In Vietnam, Volume 1 (of 9) : The advisory & combat assistance era 1954-1964

by Robert H. Whitlow

Ross's Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, 1810-1813

Ross's Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, 1810-1813

by Alexander Ross

Presidential addresses and state papers, Volume 2 (of 7)

Presidential addresses and state papers, Volume 2 (of 7)

by Theodore Roosevelt

Brief biographies from American history, for the fifth and sixth grades : Required by the syllabus for elementary schools of New York State Education Department

Brief biographies from American history, for the fifth and sixth grades : Required by the syllabus for elementary schools of New York State Education Department

by Edna Henry Lee Turpin

Flint's Letters from America, 1818-1820

Flint's Letters from America, 1818-1820

by active 19th century James Flint

The history of the rise, progress, and establishment of the independence of the United States of America, Vol. 1 (of 3) : Including an account of the late war, and of the thirteen colonies, from their origin to that period

The history of the rise, progress, and establishment of the independence of the United States of America, Vol. 1 (of 3) : Including an account of the late war, and of the thirteen colonies, from their origin to that period

by William Gordon

The American historical novel (on American themes) before 1860 : the early novels of James Fenimore Cooper (1821-1831)

The American historical novel (on American themes) before 1860 : the early novels of James Fenimore Cooper (1821-1831)

by Ernest Erwin Leisy

The great beach

The great beach

by John Hay

Three years in California [1851-54]

Three years in California [1851-54]

by John David Borthwick

Domestic life in New England in the seventeenth century

Domestic life in New England in the seventeenth century

by George Francis Dow

The war myth in United States history

The war myth in United States history

by C. H. (Charles Hunter) Hamlin

Camp fires and camp cooking : or, Culinary hints for the soldier: including receipt for making bread in the "portable field oven" furnished by the Subsistence Department

Camp fires and camp cooking : or, Culinary hints for the soldier: including receipt for making bread in the "portable field oven" furnished by the Subsistence Department

by James M. (James Monroe) Sanderson

The magazine of history with notes and queries (Vol. I, No. 2)

The magazine of history with notes and queries (Vol. I, No. 2)

by Various Authors

"95% perfect" : The older residences at Nantucket

"95% perfect" : The older residences at Nantucket

by Everett Uberto Crosby

The Yankee mining squadron : or, laying the North Sea mine barrage

The Yankee mining squadron : or, laying the North Sea mine barrage

by Reginald Rowan Belknap

Women in American history

Women in American history

by Grace Humphrey

Amerikan ensimäiset suomalaiset : Eli Delawaren siirtokunnan historia

Amerikan ensimäiset suomalaiset : Eli Delawaren siirtokunnan historia

by S. (Salomon) Ilmonen

Barnum

Barnum

by M. R. (Morris Robert) Werner

The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. IX, 1910

The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. IX, 1910

by Various Authors

The pirates of the New England coast, 1630-1730

The pirates of the New England coast, 1630-1730

by George Francis Dow, John Henry Edmonds

Woman's work in America

Woman's work in America

The history of the seal of the United States

The history of the seal of the United States

by Gaillard Hunt

Eccentricities of genius : memories of famous men and women of the platform and stage

Eccentricities of genius : memories of famous men and women of the platform and stage

by James B. (James Burton) Pond

Indian slavery in colonial times within the present limits of the United States

Indian slavery in colonial times within the present limits of the United States

by Almon Wheeler Lauber

American painting and its tradition : as represented by Inness, Wyant, Martin, Homer, La Farge, Whistler, Chase, Alexander, Sargent

American painting and its tradition : as represented by Inness, Wyant, Martin, Homer, La Farge, Whistler, Chase, Alexander, Sargent

by John C. Van Dyke

Historic towns of the southern states

Historic towns of the southern states

Cuming's tour to the western country (1807-1809)

Cuming's tour to the western country (1807-1809)

by Fortescue Cuming

The stone age in North America, vol. 1 of 2

The stone age in North America, vol. 1 of 2

by Warren K. (Warren King) Moorehead

History of the United States of America, Volume 9 (of 9) : During the second administration of James Madison

History of the United States of America, Volume 9 (of 9) : During the second administration of James Madison

by Henry Adams

By way of Cape Horn : four months in a Yankee clipper

By way of Cape Horn : four months in a Yankee clipper

by Paul Eve Stevenson

Reminiscences of my life in camp with the 33d United States colored troops, late 1st S. C. Volunteers

Reminiscences of my life in camp with the 33d United States colored troops, late 1st S. C. Volunteers

by Susie King Taylor

White House gossip : from Andrew Johnson to Calvin Coolidge

White House gossip : from Andrew Johnson to Calvin Coolidge

by Edna M. (Edna Mary) Colman