Biography & Autobiography
- Voices from the Battlefield
- Criminal Lives: True Stories
- Voices of Social Change
- Voices of Political Change
- Voices of Resilience
- Voices from American History
- Pioneers in Health and Healing
- Adventures in Exploration
Famous Men of Modern Times
Famous Men of Modern Times offers a captivating exploration of influential figures who shaped the modern world. Through a series of biograph…
Great Artists
Great Artists by Jennie Ellis Keysor offers an insightful exploration into the lives and works of some of history's most renowned painters, …
George and Robert Stephenson
George Stephenson did not invent the steam engine, that was due to Newcomen and later to James Watt. He did not invent the steam locomotive,…
The Montessori Method
In the early 1900's Dr. Maria Montessori began to reform educational methods with her work the 'Case dei Bambini' in Rome, Italy. Montessori…
Three Years In Europe
William Wells Brown was born a slave, near Lexington, Kentucky. His mother, Elizabeth, was a slave--his father a white man who never acknowl…
A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Spanish: Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias) is an ac…
Book of Tobit
The Book of Tobit presents a rich narrative set in the ancient city of Nineveh, where Tobit, a devout Israelite from the Tribe of Naphtali, …
Celebrated Crimes
Dumas's 'Celebrated Crimes' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language--has minced no words--to describe the violent …
Agricola
The Agricola (Latin: De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae, lit. On the life and character of Julius Agricola) is a book by the Roman historian…
Memoir of Jane Austen
"The Memoir of my Aunt, Jane Austen, has been received with more favour than I had ventured to expect. The notices taken of it in the …
Cleopatra
Cleopatra by Jacob Abbott offers a captivating exploration of one of history's most enigmatic figures. This biography delves into the life o…
Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria offers an insightful exploration of the life and reign of one of history's most iconic monarchs. From her ascension to the th…
Random Reminiscences of Men and Events
Random Reminiscences of Men and Events offers a unique glimpse into the life and thoughts of John D. Rockefeller, one of the most influentia…
The Life of Charlemagne
Charlemagne (Charles the Great) c. 742-814 was King of the Franks, conqueror of Lombard Italy, and on Christmas day 800, was crowned by Pope…
Lives of Girls Who Became Famous
Lives of Girls Who Became Famous offers a captivating glimpse into the lives of remarkable women who shaped history through their talents an…
Four Great Americans
Written for children, James Baldwin's history of Washington, Franklin, Webster, and Lincoln brings these men to life in a way that will be i…
The Meaning of the Glorious Koran
The Koran (Qur'an) is regarded by Muslims as the word of God (Allah) as revealed to the prophet Muhammad. It is divided into 114 chapters (…
The Story of My Misfortunes
Autobiographies from remote historical periods can be especially fascinating.Modes of self-presentation vary greatly across the centuries, a…
Life in a Tank
Richard Haigh was an Infantry lieutenant in the 2nd Royal Berkshire Infantry Regiment serving in the Somme area in 1916. Shortly after Tanks…
The Facts of Reconstruction
After the American Civil War, John R. Lynch, who had been a slave in Mississippi, began his political career in 1869 by first becoming Justi…