History

A Brief Account of the Bahai Movement

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Ethel J. Rosenberg



“Many believe that we, in this century,” writes Ethel Rosenberg, “ are witnessing the dawn of a new spiritual epoch or era. A renewal of the…

The Romance of Excavation

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David Masters



The Romance of Excavation: A Record of the Amazing Discoveries in Egypt, Assyria, Troy, Crete, etc., with Twenty-Nine Illustrations,From the…

A History of Freedom of Thought

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John Bagnell Bury



The great civil liberties we enjoy today, like Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press, have their foundation in Freedom of Thought. With…

Historic Waterways

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Reuben Gold Thwaites



Historic Waterways, Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing down the Rock, Fox and Wisconsin Rivers.This volume is the record of six hundred miles of …

A Short History of Germany

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Mary Platt Parmele



Mary Platt Parmele brings to life the history of Germany and its rise to prominence in Europe. From scheming nobles to treaties created unde…

The War Chief of the Six Nations

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Louis Aubrey Wood



'Thayendanegea!' The name was taken from the great book of nature. It was a birth-name of the Mohawks meaning two sticks of wood bound toget…

Shall I Pray or Watch TV?

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Vic Zarley



Shall I Pray or Watch TV? looks at the history of TV and its effect on our culture all from a Christian worldview perspective. My hope is th…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II

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Thomas Babington Macaulay



This chapter begins with a description of William, Prince of Orange – his early life, personality, and political policies. It goes on to des…

Seigneurs of Old Canada

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William Bennett Munro



It was during one of her proud and prosperous eras that France began her task of creating an empire beyond the Atlantic. At no time, indeed,…

The Winning of Canada

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William Wood



Any life of Wolfe can be artificially simplified by treating his purely military work as something complete in itself and not as a part of a…

California History

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Various



Alfred Louis Kroeber (1876-1960) was an American cultural anthropologist who founded the anthropology department at the University of Calif…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II

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Thomas Babington Macaulay



This is volume 5 chapter 23 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) and published after his death. To quote from the …

Fourteen Months in American Bastiles

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Francis Key Howard



Francis Key Howard recounts in this book his life as a political prisoner of the United States. He points out that he was held captive at th…

The Mystery of the Pinckney Draught

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Charles C. Nott



Charles Pinckney, member of the South Carolina legislature, Confederation Congress, U.S. Congress, and notably the Constitutional Convention…

The Story Of The World

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Elizabeth O'Neill



Dedicatory Letter. Dear Doris, I could not tell you all the things which have ever happened in the world, but I have tried to tell you short…

Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie

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Abner Doubleday



Now that the prejudices and bitter partisan feeling of the past are subsiding, it seems a fitting time to record the facts and incidents con…

Narrative of the Suffering and Defeat of the North-Western Army

Read by James E. Carson


William Atherton



This memoir dating from 1812ff, but only published in 1840s is a strikingly profound contrast with our modern materialism and comfort. It is…

Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini

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Benvenuto Cellini



Cellini's autobiographical memoirs, which he began writing in Florence in 1558, give a detailed account of his singular career, as well as h…

Servants of Satan

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Seabury Quinn



Noted weird fiction author Seabury Quinn brings to life true tales of witch trial persecution within the pages of Weird Tales magazine! - Su…

Young Folks' Treasury

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Hamilton Wright Mabie



Historical vignettes of selected locations throughout the world and many of our early explorers as well. Fascinating travel adventures throu…

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