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British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII January and April, 1871

British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII January and April, 1871

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Cover of Montreal, 1535-1914. Vol. 1. Under the French Régime, 1535-1760

Montreal, 1535-1914. Vol. 1. Under the French Régime, 1535-1760

William H. Atherton

Cover of A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth; Mourt's Relation: A Relation or Journal of the English Plantation settled at Plymouth in New England, by Certain English adventurers both merchants and others

A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth; Mourt's Relation: A Relation or Journal of the English Plantation settled at Plymouth in New England, by Certain English adventurers both merchants and others

This volume is a facsimile of Mourt’s Relation, the earliest published account of the Plymouth settlement,…

Cover of Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1

Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1

Thomas Jefferson

The work is a sprawling compilation of Thomas Jefferson’s own memoirs, correspondence, and assorted papers,…

Roosevelt in the Bad Lands

Roosevelt in the Bad Lands

Hermann Hagedorn

The work is a biographical narrative that places Theodore Roosevelt’s early ranching years within the mythic…

Cover of The Two Spies: Nathan Hale and John André

The Two Spies: Nathan Hale and John André

Benson John Lossing

The work is a nineteenth‑century biographical study that places the lives of Nathan Hale and John André side…

The Great Company: being a history of the honourable company of merchants-adventurers trading into Hudson's Bay

The Great Company: being a history of the honourable company of merchants-adventurers trading into Hudson's Bay

Beckles Willson

The work is a historical study of the Hudson’s Bay Company, presented as a comprehensive chronicle of the…

Cover of America, Volume 6 (of 6)

America, Volume 6 (of 6)

Joel Cook

The work is a geographic and cultural survey of the Ohio River valley, presented as a continuous travelogue…

Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck

Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck

Harrison Williams

The work is a regional history that blends a survey of Loudoun County’s early inhabitants, geography, and…

The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4

The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4

American Anti-Slavery Society

The Anti‑Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4, is a mid‑nineteenth‑century periodical issued by the American…

Cover of Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 1
 Embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties

Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 1 Embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties

William Denison Lyman

William Denison Lyman’s first volume is a regional history that surveys the physical and geological setting…

England in America, 1580-1652

England in America, 1580-1652

Lyon Gardiner Tyler

This work is a scholarly survey of English colonial activity in North America from the first English attempts…

Strange True Stories of Louisiana

Strange True Stories of Louisiana

George Washington Cable

George Washington Cable’s Strange True Stories of Louisiana gathers a series of factual episodes drawn from…

Cover of Annals of Music in America: A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events

Annals of Music in America: A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events

Henry Charles Lahee

The work is a meticulously compiled chronology of American musical life from the colony’s first printed psalm…

Cover of Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers

Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers

Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

The work is a sprawling memoir by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, a 19th‑century explorer, geologist and…

Roughing It in the Bush

Roughing It in the Bush

Susanna Moodie

The work is a first‑person account by Susanna Moodie, a nineteenth‑century pioneer who spent nineteen years…

The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 7: 1863-1865

The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 7: 1863-1865

Abraham Lincoln

The seventh volume of The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln gathers the president’s official…

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12)

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12)

Edmund Burke

This volume gathers a series of speeches and pamphlets by Edmund Burke that were originally delivered in the…

Cover of The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 1 (1774-1779): The American Crisis

The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 1 (1774-1779): The American Crisis

Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine’s “The American Crisis” occupies a distinctive niche in Revolutionary-era political literature,…

Cover of History of Early Steamboat Navigation on the Missouri River, Volume 1 (of 2)
 Life and Adventures of Joseph La Barge

History of Early Steamboat Navigation on the Missouri River, Volume 1 (of 2) Life and Adventures of Joseph La Barge

Hiram Martin Chittenden

The work is a biographical history that began in the summer of 1896 when H. M.

Cover of Audubon and His Journals, Volume 1

Audubon and His Journals, Volume 1

John James Audubon

The work is a scholarly edition of John James Audubon’s own journals, compiled and introduced by his…

Drum-Taps

Drum-Taps

Walt Whitman

Drum‑Taps is Walt Whitman’s poetic response to the American Civil War, a collection that opens with a…

Cover of Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.

Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.

United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ordnance

The work is a formal naval manual issued by the United States Navy’s Bureau of Ordnance in early 1866.

U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1957 January - June

U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1957 January - June

Library of Congress. Copyright Office

This volume is a systematic register compiled by the United States Copyright Office that records every…