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The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines

The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines

O'Rourke, John, Canon

The work is a scholarly survey of the Irish famine of 1847, compiled by Canon John O’Rourke in the late…

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Life of Mozart, Vol. 3 (of 3)

Otto Jahn

The third volume of Otto Jahn’s three‑part biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a scholarly study of the…

History of the Comstock Patent Medicine Business and Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills

History of the Comstock Patent Medicine Business and Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills

Robert B. Shaw

The work is a scholarly history of the W.H. Comstock Company, the rural New York manufacturer best known for…

The Campaign of Trenton 1776-77

The Campaign of Trenton 1776-77

Samuel Adams Drake

The work is a detailed military history of the Revolutionary War’s 1776‑77 New Jersey campaign, with a…

History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom

History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom

Andrew Dickson White

The work is a sweeping historical study that sets out to trace the long‑running clash between scientific…

The Wonders of the Invisible World Being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches Lately Executed in New-England, to which is added A Farther Account of the Tryals of the New-England Witches

The Wonders of the Invisible World Being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches Lately Executed in New-England, to which is added A Farther Account of the Tryals of the New-England Witches

Mather, Cotton; Mather, Increase

The work is a two‑part historical account of the Salem witch trials, first presented by Cotton Mather, D.D.,…

Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia

Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia

Sir Ernest Scott

Terre Napoleón is a scholarly study that examines the French exploratory ventures in Australia during the…

Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2

Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2

Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of

This volume presents a series of private correspondences drawn from the family papers of the Duke of…

The Story of the Great War, Volume 8 Victory with the Allies; Armistice; Peace Congress; Canada's War Organizations and vast War Industries; Canadian Battles Overseas

The Story of the Great War, Volume 8 Victory with the Allies; Armistice; Peace Congress; Canada's War Organizations and vast War Industries; Canadian Battles Overseas

The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1

The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1

Jefferson Davis

The work is a polemical history of the Confederate States written by Jefferson Davis, the former president of…

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Inventions in the century

William H. Doolittle

In Inventions in the Century William H. Doolittle presents a sweeping survey of technological progress,…

A History of the Four Georges, Volume I

A History of the Four Georges, Volume I

Justin McCarthy

This work is a scholarly chronicle of Britain’s political landscape from the death of Queen Anne through the…

Biographies of distinguished scientific men. First series

Biographies of distinguished scientific men. First series

F. Arago

This volume is a collection of biographical sketches of eminent scientists, assembled by François Arago, a…

Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.

Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.

John Lort Stokes

The work is a comprehensive, multi‑volume account of the Royal Navy’s surveying voyages along the Australian…

Norfolk Annals, Vol. 2 A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century

Norfolk Annals, Vol. 2 A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century

Charles Mackie

Charles Mackie’s Norfolk Annals, Vol. 2 is a chronological record of noteworthy events in Norfolk and Norwich…

Cover of The Negro in Tennessee, 1790-1865

The Negro in Tennessee, 1790-1865

C. Perry Patterson

The work is a scholarly study by Caleb Perry Patterson, an adjunct professor of government at the University…

Cover of A thousand miles on an elephant in the Shan States

A thousand miles on an elephant in the Shan States

Holt S. Hallett

The work is a nineteenth‑century travelogue that doubles as a geopolitical survey of the Siamese Shan States…

The settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830

The settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830

Arthur Clinton Boggess

Arthur C. Boggess’s work is a scholarly history of Illinois from its earliest colonial claims through the…

The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American Revolution

The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American Revolution

James Henry Stark

Cover of Prisoners of War in Britain 1756 to 1815 A record of their lives, their romance and their sufferings

Prisoners of War in Britain 1756 to 1815 A record of their lives, their romance and their sufferings

Francis Abell

Francis Abell’s work is a meticulously researched survey of the thousands of prisoners of war who lived in…

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Curiosities of Civilization

Andrew Wynter

Andrew Wynter’s Curiosities of Civilization gathers a series of mid‑nineteenth‑century essays originally…

Cover of Under the Turk in Constantinople: A record of Sir John Finch's Embassy, 1674-1681

Under the Turk in Constantinople: A record of Sir John Finch's Embassy, 1674-1681

G. F. Abbott

The work is a scholarly narrative that draws on Sir John Finch’s dispatches as English ambassador to the…

Cover of A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine

A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine

Robert Henry Thurston

Robert H. Thurston’s work is a scholarly survey of the steam‑engine’s evolution, originally delivered as…

Cover of History of the Reign of Philip the Second King of Spain, Vol. 3
 And Biographical & Critical Miscellanies

History of the Reign of Philip the Second King of Spain, Vol. 3 And Biographical & Critical Miscellanies

William Hickling Prescott