History
- Voices from the Battlefield
- True Crime Through History
- Journeys Through History
- Voices of Social Change
- Chronicles of Scientific Discovery
- Voices of American History
- Musical Histories and Legends
- Voices of War: Memoirs from the Battlefield
My Life on the Plains
George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876), one of the most mythologized figures in American history, was an United States A…
Anabasis
Xenophon the Athenian was born 431 B.C. He was a pupil of Socrates. He marched with the Spartans, and was exiled from Athens. Sparta gave hi…
This Country of Ours
Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall’s book of stories from the history of the United States begins with acco…
Lewis and Clark
In the years 1804, 1805, and 1806, two men commanded an expedition which explored the wilderness that stretched from the mouth of the Missou…
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral …
The Book of Enoch
The Book of Enoch, is an ancient, non-canonical Jewish work. Estimates vary on the actual dates of authorship. However, Enoch was alive duri…
Now It Can Be Told
In this book I have written about some aspects of the war which, I believe, the world must know and remember, not only as a memorial of men'…
Scaramouche
Scaramouche is a romantic adventure and tells the story of a young aristocrat during the French Revolution. His successive endeavors as a la…
Historical Mysteries
Edited by Andrew Lang, Historical Mysteries is a collection of infamous unsolved mysteries from various points in history.
A German Deserter's War Experience
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have…
This Country of Ours
Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall’s book of stories from the history of the United States begins with acco…
The Life of Kit Carson
Christopher Carson, or as he was familiarly called, Kit Carson, was a man whose real worth was understood only by those with whom he was ass…
Beasts, Men and Gods
“Beasts, Men and Gods” is an account of an epic journey, filled with perils and narrow escapes, in the mold of “The Lord of the Rings.”The d…
George Washington
In this biography for young people, Calista McCabe Courtenay takes the reader from George Washington the surveyor to his early military care…
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant offers a concise yet insightful look into the life of one of America's most significant military leaders and presidents. Ow…
Indian Heroes and Great Chieftans
EVERY age, every race, has its leaders and heroes. There were over sixty distinct tribes of Indians on this continent, each of which boasted…
Fort Laramie
Fort Laramie opened with "Specially transcribed tales of the dark and tragic ground of the wild frontier. The saga of fighting men who …
The People of the Abyss
Jack London lived for a time within the grim and grimy world of the East End of London, where half a million people scraped together hardly …
The Enchiridion
The Enchiridion (also translated as “Handbook” or “Manual”) of Epictetus is a short collection of Stoic precepts compiled by Arrian, a stude…
Herodotus' Histories
The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in Western literature. Written about 440 BC, the Histori…