R. S. Steinberg

The Oregon Trail is Francis Parkman, Jr.'s vivid first-person narrative chronicling his adventurous journey across the American frontier in …

Queen Victoria by Giles Lytton Strachey offers a revealing portrait of one of history's most iconic monarchs. Strachey, known for his sharp …

A well-to-do French farm family is destroyed by a flood. The story, thrilling to the very end, is told from the point of view of the family…

The Wound Dresser is a series of letters written from the hospitals in Washington by Walt Whitman during the War of the Rebellion to The New…

The Life of Alfred the Great offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of England's most revered monarchs. Written by Bishop Asser, …

An account of World War I and the experience of filming it by an early cinematographer (and, after the war, successful director) who was the…

The Angels of Mons is a popular legend about a group of angels who supposedly protected members of the British army in the Battle of Mons at…

As a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during the War of 1812 assigned to Marine Corps headquarters, English sailed to the…

Samuel Butler's biographer dedicates his urbane account of the culture and entertainments of rural Sicily to the unborn son of his guide to …