The Journal of American History (1907): Nationhood in Retrospect The Journal of American History (1907): Published in 1907, The Journal of American History by the National Historical Society represents an early attempt to systematize the story of th…
Celebrated criminal cases of America This volume, which is the first history published of the celebrated criminal cases in America, includes the most important cases during the past eighty years. They have been collected after years of systematic …
Bill Nye's History of the United States Bill Nye's History of the United States Interesting idea to illustrate the history with humour and comic illustrations. From Introduction: Facts in a nude state are not liable crim lally, any more tha…
Professional criminals of America The volume entitled "Professional Criminals of America," now submitted to the public, is not a work of fiction, but a history of the criminal classes. The writer has confined himself to facts, collected b…
Common Sense Common Sense Common Sense is a revolutionary pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776, advocating for American independence from British rule. Paine's work was instrumental in galvanizing public opinion and support for the American …
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin "Benjamin Franklin" by Paul Elmer More is a comprehensive biography that delves into the life and achievements of one of America's founding fathers. The book begins by exploring Franklin's early…
Woodrow Wilson The Man, his Times, and his Task Woodrow Wilson The Man, his Times, and his Task By WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE William Allen White’s Woodrow Wilson: The Man, His Times, and His Task (1924) is a major biography of the 28th U.S. president, exp…
In "American Bandits" by Anthony Gish, readers are taken on a thrilling journey through the history of banditry in America. The book is divided into four main sections, each focusing on a different group of bandits and their exploits. Amer…
Indian Old-man stories 1920: more sparks from War Eagle's lodge Excerpt from the introduction White men who have lived lifetimes with tribes often know almost nothing of the people. Men who have tried to learn have sometimes jumped at conclusi…
In "Criminal Obscenity: A Plea for its Suppression" by John Ford, published in 1926, the author delves into the pressing issue of the proliferation of obscene and depraved literature, plays, and pictures in American society. Criminal Obsc…
An abridged history of the United States, or the republic of America Our purpose is to give the events of the history with clearness and accuracy; with such illustrations of time and place addressed to the eye, as shall secure their retention in the…
Slums of New York Slums of New York This extensive volume is a study of cultural patterns in New York's racial slum colonies. It treats of transplanted populations, Sicilians, North Italians, Euro-pean Jews, Czechs, Negroes, and their children. …
Recollections of full years - Helen Herron Taft Helen Herron Taft Cincinnati, the city of my birth and early memories was, in the 'sixties, about as begrimed and noisy and altogether unattractive as any place well could be; yet it possessed c…
The American slave-trade; an account of its origin, growth, and Suppression The American slave trade by John Randolph Spears This history of the American slave trade grew out of a study of the history of the American Navy. The Navy was in a way con…
A first book in American history - with special reference to the lives and deeds of great Americans In preparing the first book of American history, it is necessary to keep in mind the two purposes such work is required to serve. There are childre…
High treason; the plot against the people The greatest treason is not treason against governments but against human beings. Treason against the people is committed in many diverse ways. Oppression through violence, terror, and inquisition; the expl…
The college of life, or Practical self-educator: a manual of self-improvement for the colored race To the Great African Race, numbering MANY MILLIONS in the United States of America, from whose hands the shackles of slavery have fallen within the p…
Incidents in the life of a slave girl Harriet Jacobs From the introduction: Reader, be assured this narrative is no fiction. I am aware that some of my adventures may seem incredible; but they are, nevertheless, strictly true. I have not exaggerate…
The Soul of Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln - The author is aware that he is dipping his net into a stream already darkened by too much ink. The fact that there are so many books on the region of Abraham Lincoln is a chief reason why there should be…
Abraham Lincoln: was he a Christian? Almost immediately after the remains of America's most illustrious son were laid to rest at Springfield, one of his biographers put forward the claim that he was a devout believer in Christianity. The claim …
