Historical

The Story of the Armada

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Amice Macdonell


It's the summer of 1588, and all is not well in England. Citizens are plotting to betray their queen for Spanish gold, and the dreaded Armad…

Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand

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Henry Cadwallader Adams


A young man travels to South Africa to find his Mother and sister. He wants to be a clergyman and a farmer when he arrives there. This story…

Buffalo Bill and the Overland Trail

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Edwin L. Sabin


Buffalo Bill Cody is one of the most colorful figures of the early American West. In these adventures we find Billy Cody at age 13 earning …

A Warwickshire Lad: The Story of the Boyhood of William Shakespeare

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George Madden Martin


Ever wonder what happened to ol' Billy Shakespeare as a child? How did Little William get to be the great writer that we remember him for? T…

A Little Girl in Old New York

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Amanda Minnie Douglas


The first entry in A Little Girl series, a series of historical fiction books for young girls, A Little Girl in Old New York chronices the a…

The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware

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Annie Fellows Johnston


This volume is the result of an avalanche of letters that, reached the author, Annie Fellows Johnston, complaining that she skipped in the L…

Other People's Lives

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Rosa Nouchette Carey


A series of stories by Rosa Nouchette Carey who was a popular English novelist, whose works reflected the wholesome values of her time. They…

Molly, The Drummer Boy

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Harriet Theresa Comstock and Harriet Theresa Comstock


Molly, The Drummer Boy is the tale of a brave drummer, who, during the war of the Revolution, passed like a gleam of brightness, fun—and ala…

Our Little Mexican Cousin

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Edward Crompton Butler


This book tells about life in Mexico in the early 20th century, through the eyes of a little girl, Juanita. As the story follows her, the re…

The Perilous Seat

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Caroline Dale Snedeker


Theria is a young Delphian woman who becomes an oracle. Persian wars, a doomed love affair, and a strong woman make up this well-researched …

The Boy Travellers in the Russian Empire

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Thomas Wallace Knox


An engaging travelogue first published in 1886, written conversationally among two youths and their guide and mentor. Subtitle: Adventures o…

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