History

Historical Tales, Vol V: German

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Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews


Volume V of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This fifth volume covers th…

Pioneers of France in the New World

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Francis Parkman, Jr.


Parkman has been hailed as one of America's first great historians and as a master of narrative history. Numerous translations have spread t…

Behind the Scenes

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Elizabeth Keckley


This is the autobiography of Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave who bought her freedom with the money she earned as a seamstress. She eventua…

Great Englishwomen

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M. B. Synge


Great Englishwomen is a collection of biographies of some of the greatest women in England's history. Women who were leaders of their countr…

The Black Prophet: A Tale of Irish Famine

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William Carleton


A story about the Irish, just before the onset of the famine of 1847, with all the color and dialogue of a man who lived it. (Summary by JCa…

The Story of Old France

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H. A. Guerber


The aim of this volume is to give a complete graphic account of the main features of the history of France to 1715 A.D., with as much additi…

Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again

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Mark Twain


This satire on the U.S.A.'s myth of being the "Home of the Oppressed, where all men are free and equal", is unrelenting in its pur…

Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who…

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Irwin Leslie Gordon


A short, humorous biography of famous people from 5000 BC to 1914. -- S. McGaughey From the Introduction, "The editor begs leave to in…

John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works

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Various


This biography is actually a series of essays by prominent personalities of the time that shed light on John Stuart Mill's life and areas of…

The Mohawk Valley

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W. Max Reid


An in-depth view and early history of the Mohawk Valley in upper New York state, covering the time period of 1609-1780. This historical piec…

Historic Adventures: Tales from American History

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Rupert S. Holland


This is a collection of early American stories, interesting read. (Summary by sidhu177)

Martin Luther

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Carl E. Koppenhaver


This short, engaging volume summarizes the life of a priest who, intending to spark a lively academic debate by nailing 95 theses on a churc…

Our Journey to Sinai

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Agnes Von Blomberg Bensly


Fortress-walled Saint Catherine's monastery on the Sinai peninsula has been a pilgrimage site since its founding by the Byzantine Emperor Ju…

A Popular History of Ireland, Book 04

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Thomas D'Arcy McGee


Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…

1940 Radio News


WA4CZD


News from 1940. I usually share these via torrent but I don't think all these files are available on archive.org so here's a 1940 news file …

Edward II

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Christopher Marlowe


Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan tragedy focuses on the downfall of King Edward II, whose love for his favorite courtier, Piers Gaveston, l…

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 3

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François Pierre Guillaume Guizot


François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prior…

The Life of Charlemagne

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Notker The Stammerer


Notker's work consists of anecdotes relating chiefly to the Emperor Charlemagne and his family. It was written for Charles the Fat, great-gr…

A Description of New England

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Captain John Smith


Captain John Smith (c. January 1580 – June 21, 1631) Admiral of New England was an English soldier, explorer, and author. He was knighted fo…

The Westminster Alice

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Saki


Published five years before John Kendrick Bangs had the same idea with Alice in Blunderland, Saki, in his 1902 series of satirical articles,…

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