Modern (19th C)

The American Postal Service, Second Edition

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Louis Melius


The history of the postal service in the United States goes back to the colonial period, but was established more formally with the issuing …

Frostiana: or a history of the River Thames in a frozen state

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George Davis


The frost fair of 1814 began on 1 February, and lasted four days. A printer named George Davis published a 124-page book, "Frostiana; o…

Woman and the Republic

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Helen Johnson


First published in 1897, the book is considered to be the best summary of the arguments against woman suffrage. It allows readers to underst…

The Great White North

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Helen S. Wright


Sketches of those who braved the 'Great White North' in exploration and adventure. - Summary by KevinS

Kidnapped in London

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Sun Yat-sen and Sun Yat-Sen


Sun Yat-Sen was the first president of the Republic of China after the brutal Qing government collapsed in 1911. Over a decade earlier, he h…

A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines

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Dan Dequille


This is a brief account of the Comstock Lode silver mines, and description of the geographic features of the state of Nevada including the r…

History of the Johnstown Flood

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Willis Fletcher Johnson


An account of the Johnstown Flood, the most devastating loss of civilian life in the United States prior to the terrorist attacks of Septemb…

Into The Valley Of Death: Crimea, Balaklava, The Light Brigade: Russell, Tennys…

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The Charge Of The Light Brigade (1854) is a famous poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson. It is about, among other things, the valor of soldiers and…

Notes on The Broads and Rivers of Norfolk and Suffolk

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Harry Brittain


The Broads area of Norfolk and Suffolk is in the East Anglian region of England. It is the location of Britain's third largest inland waterw…

Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia

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Joseph P. Cullen


Richmond, Virginia, was the capital of The Confederacy during the American Civil War, 1861-1865. It was the focus of two military campaigns…

Twenty Years of the Republic 1885-1905

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Harry Thurston Peck


Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole gene…

Reminiscences et Portraits: Kamouraska

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François Magloire Derome


François Derome, auteur, avocat, fonctionnaire et journaliste canadien français, décrit en portraits brefs des paysages…

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interview…

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Various


These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…

Imperialism and World Politics, Part 1 of 4

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Parker Thomas Moon


Moon’s Imperialism and World Politics is perhaps the best-known work of the Columbia University professor and political scientist; It was pu…

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interview…

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Various


These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…

The Famous Missions of California

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William Henry Hudson


Naturalist William Henry Hudson was born in Argentina of immigrant parents from England, and later settled there. He published books on orn…

Loom and Spindle

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Harriet H. Robinson


Harriet Robinson was a frequent contributor to the famous monthly periodical, "The Lowell Offering", which featured poetry, essays…

Handbook of Home Rule: Being Articles on the Irish Question

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James Bryce


The issue of Irish home rule was the dominant political question of British and Irish politics in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Published i…

Tea and Tea Drinking

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Alfred Arthur Reade


Not a complete history of tea, but a pleasant diversion concerning tea, the pleasures found in its drinking, effects, benefits, cautions, et…

The Land of Midian (Revisited)

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Richard Francis Burton


The plain unvarnished tale of the travel in Midian, undertaken by the second Expedition, which, like the first, owes all to the liberality a…

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