History - American

The Cotton Kingdom, volume 1 (of 2): A traveller's observations on cotton and slavery in the American Slave States

Frederick Law Olmsted

Frederick Law Olmsted’s The Cotton Kingdom is a two‑volume travelogue and investigative report that blends…

Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom

Trumbull White

The work is a contemporary chronicle of the 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain, framed as a…

Abraham Lincoln, Volume I

John T. Morse, Jr.

The work is a scholarly biography of Abraham Lincoln, the first volume of John T.

Railroad Reorganization

Stuart Daggett

The work is a scholarly study of American railroad finance at the turn of the twentieth century, focusing on…

The War with Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)

Justin Harvey Smith

The work is a scholarly, two‑volume history of the Mexican‑American War, published in 1919 by the Macmillan…

The Conquest of the Old Southwest; the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790

Archibald Henderson

The work is a sweeping historical narrative that treats the eighteenth‑century migration into Virginia, the…

Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910

Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe; Elliott, Maud Howe; Hall, Florence Howe

The work is a biographical sketch of Julia Ward Howe, assembled by her daughters Laura Elizabeth Howe…

The Story of Chautauqua

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut

The book is a nonfiction tribute to the Chautauqua movement, written by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915

Various

The volume is a contemporary news‑magazine compilation titled New York Times Current History; The European…

The slave trade: Slavery and color

Theodore D. Jervey

The work is a scholarly examination of the American slave trade and the broader “color question” that emerged…

Farmer George, Volume 2

Lewis Melville

The work is a scholarly examination of the political landscape of Great Britain during the reign of George…

The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VIII, 1909

Various

The volume is a formal record of the American‑Irish Historical Society’s activities for the year 1909,…

The Washington Historical Quarterly, Volume V, 1914

Various

The volume presents a scholarly examination of early trans‑continental ambitions, centering on George…

A History of the United States

Adams, Charles Kendall; Trent, William P.

This work is a comprehensive survey of United States history, organized chronologically and divided into…

Deeds of heroism and bravery: The book of heroes and personal daring

Lives of Famous Indian Chiefs From Cofachiqui, the Indian Princess, and Powhatan; down to and including Chief Joseph and Geronimo. Also an answer, from the latest research, of the query, Whence came the Indian? Together with a number of thrillingly interesting Indian stories and anecdotes from history

Norman B. Wood

The book presents a sweeping collection of biographical sketches of the most celebrated Native American…

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 1

United States. Work Projects Administration

This volume is the fourth installment of the Federal Writers’ Project’s “Slave Narratives” series, gathering…

Thomas Jefferson, the Apostle of Americanism

Gilbert Chinard

Gilbert Chinard’s work is a scholarly study that treats Thomas Jefferson as a conduit for French‑inspired…

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XIV, South Carolina Narratives, Part 1

United States. Work Projects Administration

Sixty Years of California Song

Margaret Blake Alverson

Sixty Years of California Song is a sprawling memoir that intertwines personal recollection with a detailed…

Matthew Fontaine Maury, the Pathfinder of the Seas

Charles Lee Lewis

The work is a scholarly biography of Matthew Fontaine Maury, the 19th‑century U.S.

The modern packing house: A complete treatise on the design, construction, equipment and operation of meat packing houses, according to present American praactice, including methods of converting by-products into commercial articles

F. W. Wilder

The modern packing house presents itself as a comprehensive technical handbook for anyone involved in the…

The New English Canaan of Thomas Morton with Introductory Matter and Notes

Thomas Morton

The New English Canaan is a 19th‑century scholarly edition of Thomas Morton’s 17th‑century narrative of early…

The Modern Railroad

Edward Hungerford

The Modern Railroad is a comprehensive reference work that sets out to give the lay reader a clear picture of…