History
The History of England
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
This chapter of Macaulay’s History of England is concerned, for a large part, with insurrection against James II and his manoeuverings to su…
History of the Inquisition of Spain
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Henry Charles Lea
The fourth and final volume of Lea's monumental work on the Spanish Inquisition. This volume discusses how the Inquisition dealt with mystic…
Robert O'Hara Burke and the Australian Exploring Expedition
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Andrew Jackson
A non-fictional account of Burke and Wills's 1860 expedition to cross the Australian continent from south to north and then return. Containi…
Canada's Hundred Days
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John Frederick Bligh Livesay
This is the incredible story of the actions of the men and women of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canada's contribution to the Great War…
Letters from Victorian Pioneers
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A series of letters on the early occupation of the colony, the Aborigines, etc addressed by Victorian pioneers to his Excellency Charles Jos…
Canada
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Agnes C. Laut
Canada's past is more dramatic than any romance ever penned. . . . All that has been attempted here is such a story of the romance and adven…
The History of England, from the Accession of James II
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
This is volume 4 chapter 21 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…
The History of England, from the Accession of James II
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
This is volume 3 chapter 14 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resume of the his…
Tell It All
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Fanny Stenhouse
Fanny relates the experiences of a 19th century missionary as she and her young husband proselytize throughout Europe in search of converts …
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers
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Abraham Tomlinson
"Perceiving that much of the intrinsic value of these Journals would consist in a proper understanding of the historical facts to which…
The Pentecost of Calamity
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Owen Wister
Nonfiction. Appalled by the savagery of World War I, Owen Wister in 1915 published an attempt to move the United States out of neutrality in…
The Pilgrimage Of Etheria
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Etheria
This (probably) late fourth century common era (A.D.) narrative of a Christian pilgrimage is the earliest such text which survives to us. It…
News Reports
Explore a collection of World War II related news reports that capture the essence of the time. These broadcasts provide a glimpse into the …
The History of England, from the Accession of James II
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
This is volume 5, chapter 25 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) and published after his death.To quote from the …
Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria
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William Westgarth
Son of John Westgarth, surveyor-general of customs for Scotland, was born at Edinburgh, in June 1815. He was educated at the high schools at…
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
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Olive Gilbert
Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree) was born into slavery in 1797 (or thereabouts) in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York. This narrati…
Stories of North Pole Adventure
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Frank Mundell
This volume does not pretend to be a history of Artic exploration. My aim has been to narrate some of the most thrilling incidents of Polar …
Guy Fawkes
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Thomas Lathbury
Though the particulars connected with the Gunpowder Treason may be perused in the general histories of the period, yet I am not aware, that …
The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton
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Horatio Nelson
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was an English flag officer famous …
The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt
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David Miller DeWitt
April, 1865 -- The war ended and throughout the Northern States joy and relief reigned. Then, less than a week later, a thunderbolt: the p…