Modern (19th C)
My Hunt After 'The Captain'
Read by David Wales
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Holmes describes his frantic search through Civil War torn landscapes for his wounded son, the future Supreme Court Justice. Originally publ…
My Bondage and My Freedom
Read by Jim Locke
Frederick Douglass
The life of Frederick Douglass, recorded in the pages which follow, is not merely an example of self elevation under the most adverse circum…
Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries within the pyramids, temples…
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Giovanni Battista Belzoni
Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778 – 1823) was an Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities. He is known for his remo…
Our Knowledge Box
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George Blackie
This practical guide to solving all sorts of problems includes secrets and discoveries covering the Liquor Trade, Druggists' Aids, Manufactu…
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Volume 2
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Charles Mackay
"Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, an…
The History of Mary Prince
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Mary Prince
Mary Prince was born into slavery in the West Indies. As a free woman in England she wrote her memoirs, which sold well and supported and pu…
Chronicles of Canada Volume 20 - Adventurers of the Far North
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Stephen Leacock
This is volume 20 of The Chronicles of Canada series. This volume describes the explorers who braved the Canadian Arctic in search of the No…
The Secret Service
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Albert Richardson
Albert Richardson was a reporter for Horace Greeley’s New York Tribune when he volunteered to hazard an undercover journey through the Ameri…
Life and Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
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Joseph. A. Dacus
Biographies of Frank and Jesse James, detailed accounts of all their significant escapades, and the final outcomes. - Summary by PJ Landau
Kentucky's Famous Feuds and Tragedies
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Charles G. Mutzenberg
As this book will show, there have been a variety of clashes and feuds which have taken place in and near Kentucky over the years, primarily…
True Detective Stories from the Archives of the Pinkertons
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Cleveland Moffett
In his true crime collection, True Detective Stories: From the Archives of the Pinkertons, Cleveland Moffett details some of the more fascin…
Autobiography of a Seaman, Vol. 2
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Lord Thomas Cochrane
This second volume of the biography of Lord Cochrane deals with his fall from grace, imprisonment for debt, loss of honours, and attempts to…
A History of California: The Spanish Period
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Charles Edward Chapman
If you have ever wondered why Spain (and not Japan, which was so so much better positioned to do it) was first to “settle” the Golden State,…
Garibaldi and the Making of Italy
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George Macaulay Trevelyan
Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) was an Italian general and politician who played a large role in making of what Italy is today. He is known a…
Afloat on the Ohio
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Reuben Gold Thwaites
Afloat on the Ohio, An Historical Pilgrimage, of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, From Redstone to Cairo.There were four of us pilgrims—my Wife,…
Wellington
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George Hooper
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1769-1852), was born in Dublin, the younger son of an Irish Protestant aristocrat. He served with…
East by West, Vol. 2
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Sir Henry W. Lucy
East by West: a Journey in the Recess is an account of British journalist Henry Lucy's travels across America and on to the Far East in 1883…
Campaigning With Grant
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Horace Porter
In the last year of the American Civil War, Horace Porter served as aide-de-camp to General Ulysses S. Grant, then commander of all the armi…
Chronicles of Canada Volume 14 - The War With the United States: A Chronicle of…
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William Wood
"International disputes that end in war are not generally questions of absolute right and wrong. They may quite as well be questions of…
The Future of the American Negro
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Booker T. Washington
The history of African American enslavement, freedom from slavery, and the need for education as a prerequisite for success. - Summary by ki…