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War Flying by a Pilot - Lessel Finer Hutcheon


War Flying by a Pilot - Lessel Finer Hutcheon
- Author: Lessel Finer Hutcheon
- Genre: War & Military / History
Published in 1917, this "little volume of 'Theta’s' letters to his home people" was assembled to provide useful information for young men who might like to become pilots for the Royal Flying Corps. A mixture of conversational letters, poems, and...
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 4 - Charles F. Horne


The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 4 - Charles F. Horne
- Author: Charles F. Horne
- Genre: History
A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 4 of 22, covering from 410-827 AD. -...
Americans All, Immigrants All - U. S. Department of the Interior Office of Educati


Americans All, Immigrants All - U. S. Department of the Interior Office of Educati
- Author: U. S. Department of the Interior Office of Educati
- Genre: History / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
The United States Department of the Interior, Office of Education partnered with the Columbia Broadcasting System to present a series of 26 dramatic radio broadcast programs detailing the role of immigrants in the development of the USA. This small...
The Wild Irishman - T. W. H. Crosland


The Wild Irishman - T. W. H. Crosland
- Author: T. W. H. Crosland
- Genre: History / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
History and customs of the Irish and Ireland. A word of warning to the listener: The Wild Irishman contains the biased, uncomplimentary opinions of Englishman, Thomas Crosland. Remember this was written in the late 1800's and published in 1905....
The Chronicles of America Volume 15 - Jefferson and his Colleagues - Allen Johnson


The Chronicles of America Volume 15 - Jefferson and his Colleagues - Allen Johnson
- Author: Allen Johnson
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / History / Law
In this volume, we have the Virginia Dynasty of presidents: Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. America at this time was involved in expansion with the Louisiana Purchase and the annexation of the Floridas. Then too we were involved in international...
The Woman Movement - Ellen Key


The Woman Movement - Ellen Key
- Author: Ellen Key
- Genre: History / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Ellen Key's 'The Woman movement' follows the development of the feminist movement striving towards a greater emancipation of women in the public sphere and overcoming the traditional perception of gendered activities. The Swedish feminist and this...
Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 2 - Charles F. Horne


Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 2 - Charles F. Horne
- Author: Charles F. Horne
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / History
A collection of writings about a variety of men and women from history who were some of the most prominent people around at the time. Marshal Turenne, Charles XII Of Sweden, John Duke Of Marlborough, Prince Eugene Of Savoy, General James Wolfe and...
Historical Mysteries - Andrew Lang


Historical Mysteries - Andrew Lang
- Author: Andrew Lang
- Genre: History / True Crime
Edited by Andrew Lang, Historical Mysteries is a collection of infamous unsolved mysteries from various points in history....
The Influence of Monarchs - Frederick Adams Woods


The Influence of Monarchs - Frederick Adams Woods
- Author: Frederick Adams Woods
- Genre: History / Political Science
Frederick Adams Woods presents compelling evidence to support the great man theory of history and his own category scientific inquiry known as historiometry, or the study of history. In this work, the summarised history of fourteen European nations...
Royal Romances of Today - Kellogg Durland


Royal Romances of Today - Kellogg Durland
- Author: Kellogg Durland
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / History
"In the year 1907, the Woman’s Home Companion commissioned me to go to Russia to write the story of the early days, courtship and marriage of her whom the world knows to-day as the 'Tsaritsa,' The following year, the same periodical sent me to Italy...
The Empresses of Constantinople - Joseph Martin McCabe


The Empresses of Constantinople - Joseph Martin McCabe
- Author: Joseph Martin McCabe
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / History
In concluding an earlier volume on the mistresses of the western Roman Empire I observed that, as the gallery of fair and frail ladies closed, we stood at the door of “the long, quaint gallery of the Byzantine Empresses.” It seemed natural and...
A Short History of Germany - Mary Platt Parmele


A Short History of Germany - Mary Platt Parmele
- Author: Mary Platt Parmele
- Genre: History
Mary Platt Parmele brings to life the history of Germany and its rise to prominence in Europe. From scheming nobles to treaties created under the guise of peace, the reader is transported to the years before a cohesive group of city-states that...
The Evolution of Modern Medicine - Sir William OSLER


The Evolution of Modern Medicine - Sir William OSLER
- Author: Sir William OSLER
- Genre: History / Medical
This is the manuscript of Sir William Osler's lectures on the "Evolution of Modern Medicine," delivered at Yale University in 1913. Here, the father of modern clinical medicine provides a brief introduction to the history of medicine from its origin...
Jesus Christ Had Negro Blood in His Veins - W. L. Hunter


Jesus Christ Had Negro Blood in His Veins - W. L. Hunter
- Author: W. L. Hunter
- Genre: Family & Relationships / History
This short work attempts to establish that Jesus had black ancestry dating back to Ham, the son of Noah, who had been made black-skinned as a punishment for having seen his father naked. Furthermore, Canaanites are here also identified as being...
A History of Freedom of Thought - John Bagnell BURY


A History of Freedom of Thought - John Bagnell BURY
- Author: John Bagnell BURY
- Genre: History / Atheism & Agnosticism
The great civil liberties we enjoy today, like Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press, have their foundation in Freedom of Thought. Without being able to freely explore all kinds of matter with an inquisitive mind, whether it be religious,...
History of Australia and New Zealand from 1696 to 1890 - George SUTHERLAND


History of Australia and New Zealand from 1696 to 1890 - George SUTHERLAND
- Author: George SUTHERLAND
- Genre: History
This work provides a history of the early political, social, and economic development of Australia and New Zealand. Since both British colonies became independent countries in the 1900s, this work does not relate those events. NOTE: As this work was...
The World’s Story Volume XII: The United States - Eva March Tappan


The World’s Story Volume XII: The United States - Eva March Tappan
- Author: Eva March Tappan
- Genre: Poetry / War & Military / History
This is the twelfth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a...
The Life of Washington, Volume 5 - John James Marshall


The Life of Washington, Volume 5 - John James Marshall
- Author: John James Marshall
- Genre: War & Military / History / Political Science
Volume five of John Marshall's biography follows Washington through his second term ending in the election of John Adams and Washington's retirement to Mount Vernon. This narrative continues the careful and intriguing analysis of the subjects of the...
The Confessions of Nat Turner, The Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southampton VA. - Thomas R. Gray


The Confessions of Nat Turner, The Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southampton VA. - Thomas R. Gray
- Author: Thomas R. Gray
- Genre: War & Military / History / True Crime
This is a detailed description of the massacre that took place on August 21-23, 1831 that became known as Nat Turner's Rebellion. Nat Turner himself relates the events to the author from his jail cell in November of 1831 just days before he is...
A Social History of the American Negro - Benjamin Griffith BRAWLEY


A Social History of the American Negro - Benjamin Griffith BRAWLEY
- Author: Benjamin Griffith BRAWLEY
- Genre: History / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
A comprehensive history of what experiences and influences created the Negro American citizen as we find him at the beginning of the twentieth century. - Summary by Jim Locke...