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ReadThe war against Japan: Pictorial record
Hunter, Kenneth E.; Tackley, Margaret E.; United States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History
The War Against Japan: Pictorial Record is a meticulously compiled visual history of the Pacific campaign,…
ReadFather Duffy's story: a tale of humor and heroism, of life and death with the Fighting Sixty-ninth
Francis Patrick Duffy
Father Duffy’s Story is a first‑person chronicle of the 165th Infantry, the famed “Irish 69th,” during World…
ReadHistory of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814, vol. 6
William Francis Patrick Napier
Volume VI concludes William F. P. Napier’s six‑part chronicle of the Peninsular and southern‑French campaigns…
ReadIllustrations of the author of Waverley: Being Notices and Anecdotes of Real Characters, Scenes, and Incidents Supposed to Be Described in His Works
Robert Chambers
The work is a nineteenth‑century compendium of notes, anecdotes and “interesting details” that link the real…
China, Japan and the U.S.A. Present-Day Conditions in the Far East and Their Bearing on the Washington Conference
John Dewey
The work is a contemporary diplomatic report by John Dewey, a scholar of international affairs, that examines…
Recent Developments in European Thought
The work is a scholarly survey of Western intellectual life from the aftermath of the 1870 Franco‑Prussian…
ReadA History of the Comstock Silver Lode & Mines Nevada and the Great Basin Region; Lake Tahoe and the High Sierras
Dan De Quille
This work is a compact guide to the silver mines of the Comstock Lode and the surrounding Great Basin,…
ReadMemories of the Kaiser's Court
Anne Topham
The work is a first‑person memoir by Anne Topham, an Englishwoman thrust into the world of Wilhelm II’s court…
ReadThe life of the emperor Francis Joseph
Francis Henry Gribble
The work is a scholarly biography of Francis Joseph I, the long‑reigning emperor of Austria, written by…
ReadThe Story of the Battle Hymn of the Republic
Florence Howe Hall
The work is a historical memoir that intertwines the emergence of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” with the…
ReadRockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Lynne C. Murphy
The book is a museum guide that catalogs the rockets, missiles and spacecraft preserved at the National Air…
ReadAbraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
Abraham Lincoln
This work is the text of Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address, a formal presidential speech delivered…
Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe, Tome 2
Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de
Ce deuxième tome des Mémoires d’Outre‑Tombe poursuit le récit autobiographique de Chateaubriand, rédigé à…
Love affairs of the Courts of Europe
Thornton Hall
Hall’s Love affairs of the Courts of Europe is a biographical narrative that traces the astonishing rise of…
ReadHistory of the United States of America, Volume 2 (of 9): During the first administration of Thomas Jefferson
Henry Adams
The work is a scholarly chronicle of early‑19th‑century American politics, the second of nine volumes that…
ReadMr. Punch's History of Modern England, Vol. 3 (of 4).—1874-1892
Charles L. Graves
Mr. Punch’s History of Modern England, Vol. III (1874‑1892) is a illustrated chronicle that blends political…
ReadTravels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo; and across the Great Desert, to Morocco, performed in the years 1824-1828, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Caillié, René; Jomard, M.
René Caillié’s two‑volume account is a nineteenth‑century travelogue that records his journey across the…
ReadThe Chronicles of Newgate, vol. 2/2
Arthur Griffiths
Arthur Griffiths’s Chronicles of Newgate, vol. 2/2 is a forensic survey of England’s criminal justice system…
The Depot for Prisoners of War at Norman Cross, Huntingdonshire. 1796 to 1816
Thomas Walker
The work is a historical monograph by Thomas James Walker that sets out to document the first purpose‑built…
ReadConcerning the bi-literal cypher of Francis Bacon discovered in his works
Elizabeth Wells Gallup
This volume is a scholarly work by Elizabeth Wells Gallup that sets out her exhaustive research into the…
ReadCritical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays; Vol. 2 With a Memoir and Index
Thomas Babington Macaulay
The volume is a mixed‑genre compilation assembled by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, whose “Critical,…
ReadAcross the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa
Joseph H. Alexander
Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa is a detailed military history that concentrates on the…
ReadLife of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume I.
Walter Scott
This work is Walter Scott’s ambitious attempt to chronicle the life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte,…
ReadTea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party)
Francis S. Drake
The work is a nineteenth‑century compilation of primary material concerning the 1773 shipment of tea to the…