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By: Isabella L. Bird | |
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The Englishwoman in America
Isabella Bird travels abroad in Canada and the United States in the 1850s. As an Englishwoman and a lone female, she travels as far as Chicago, Prince Edward Island, and Cincinatti. Her observations on the trials and tribulations of the journeys are astute, if formed by her place and time in history. Adventures with pickpockets, omnibuses, cholera, and rat invested hotels deter her not. (Sibella Denton) | |
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
Isabella Lucy Bird was a 19th century English traveller, writer, and natural historian. She was a sickly child, however, while she was travelling she was almost always healthy. Her first trip, in 1854, took her to America, visiting relatives. Her first book, The Englishwoman in America was published anonymously two years later. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan is compiled of the letters she sent to her sister during her 7 months sojourn in Japan in 1878. Her travels there took her from Edo (now called Tokyo) through the interior - where she was often the first foreigner the locals had met - to Niigata, and from there to Aomori... | |
Among the Tibetans
Isabella L. Bird was an English traveller, writer and natural historian. She was travelling in the Far East alone at a time when such endeavours were risky and dangerous even for men and large, better equipped parties. In "Among the Tibetans", Bird describes her tour through Tibet with her usual keen eye: From descriptions of the landscape and flora to the manners, customs and religion of the local people we get a fascinating account of a world long past. | |
The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither |
By: Isabella Strange Trotter (1816-1878) | |
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First Impressions of the New World On Two Travellers |
By: J. (John) Biddulph (1840-1921) | |
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The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago |
By: J. (John) Kincaid (1787-1862) | |
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Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815 |
By: J. (John) Wilkinson (1821-1891) | |
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The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner |
By: J. A. (John Adam) Cramb (1862-1913) | |
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The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe |
By: J. Allen (James Allen) Smith (1860-1926) | |
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The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy |
By: J. B. (James Bovell) Mackenzie (1851-1919) | |
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A Treatise on the Six-Nation Indians |
By: J. C. (Jens Christian) Aaberg (1877-1970) | |
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Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark |
By: J. Castell (John Castell) Hopkins (1864-1923) | |
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The Life of King Edward VII with a sketch of the career of King George V |
By: J. E. (Jan Ernst) Heeres (1858-1932) | |
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The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765 |
By: J. Ewing Ritchie (1820-1898) | |
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East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations |
By: J. F. (John Fletcher) Hurst (1834-1903) | |
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History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology |
By: J. F. (Joseph Florimond) Loubat (1831-1927) | |
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The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 |
By: J. Fitzgerald (Joseph Fitzgerald) Molloy (1858-1908) | |
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Royalty Restored |
By: J. Franklin Jameson (1859-1937) | |
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Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents | |
Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664 | |
Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664 |
By: J. H. (Jonathan Harrington) Green (1812-) | |
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Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes |
By: J. Hammond (James Hammond) Trumbull (1821-1897) | |
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The Composition of Indian Geographical Names Illustrated from the Algonkin Languages | |
The Defence of Stonington (Connecticut) Against a British Squadron, August 9th to 12th, 1814 |
By: J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur (1735-1813) | |
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Letters from an American Farmer |
By: J. J. (John Jacob) Thomas (1841?-1889) | |
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West Indian Fables |
By: J. J. Smith | |
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In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 |
By: J. M. (James MacPherson) Le Moine (1825-1912) | |
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Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present |
By: J. M. (Jean Mary) Stone (1853-1908) | |
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Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries |
By: J. M. (John Marcus) [Compiler] Dickey | |
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Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose |
By: J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) | |
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Margaret Ogilvy |
By: J. M. D. (John Miller Dow) Meiklejohn (1830-1902) | |
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A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 |
By: J. Milton (John Milton) Mackie (1813-1894) | |
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Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia |
By: J. O. Choules | |
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Young Americans Abroad – Vacation in Europe
It’s 1851 and the Crystal Palace Exhibition is on in England. English American the Reverend Dr. Choules leaves Newport, Rhode Island with three teenaged students – James Robinson, George Vanderbuilt, and Weld French, who are forced to leave the fourth member of their blue-blooded quartet at home – and all four travelers promise to write to “Dear Charley”, Charles Duston, of later fame. The boys meet the Duke of Wellington, travel down the Rhine, and meet many friends along the way. While the letters are filled with some prejudice against the Catholic religion, they are a product of their time – a sometimes ignorant, but often dazzling, period of our history. |
By: J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps (1820-1889) | |
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The Nursery Rhymes of England |
By: J. P. (John Patterson) MacLean (1848-1939) | |
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An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America |
By: J. Q. (James Quay) Howard (1836-1912) | |
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The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes |
By: J. R. (John Robert) Hutchinson | |
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The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore |
By: J. Ross (John Ross) Browne (1821-1875) | |
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The Land of Thor |
By: J. Stephen (James Stephen) Jeans (1846-1913) | |
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Western Worthies A Gallery of Biographical and Critical Sketches of West of Scotland Celebrities |
By: J. Walker McSpadden (1874-1960) | |
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Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers
These 12 stories give a personal portrait of twelve famous soldiers from the past two centuries. Each story explores the early life of the solder —to trace his career up from boyhood through the formative years. Such data serves to explain the great soldier of later years. Summary compiled from the preface of the book. (Summary by philchenevert) |
By: J. Wardle | |
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General Gordon Saint and Soldier |
By: Jack London (1876-1916) | |
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Road
Jack London credited his skill of story-telling to the days he spent as a hobo learning to fabricate tales to get meals from sympathetic strangers. In The Road, he relates the tales and memories of his days on the hobo road, including how the hobos would elude train crews and his travels with Kelly’s Army. | |
War of the Classes |
By: Jack O'Brien | |
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Into the Jaws of Death |
By: Jack R. Williams | |
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Indians Of Carlsbad Caverns National Park
A short review of the history and presence of Native Americans in the area of the Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, USA. - Summary by david wales |
By: Jack Thorne (1863-) | |
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Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. |
By: Jacob Abbott (1803-1879) | |
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Alexander the Great
Tutored by Aristotle, compelled to ascend the throne at the age of 20 when his illustrious father was assassinated, driven by a passion for expanding the borders of his tiny kingdom, Alexander of Macedon was one of the most towering figures of ancient history. He is brought to vivid life in this gripping volume by the American children's writer Jacob Abbott. In his short but eventful life, the young Macedonian king went on to rule over one of the most powerful and largest empires in the ancient world, breaking the hegemony of the powerful Persian dynasty of Darius... | |
Cleopatra
The French mathematician and philosopher, Blaise Pascal once remarked, “Cleopatra's nose. Had it been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been changed!” Such was the legendary power and attraction of this most famous woman ruler that generations of artists, readers, writers, historians and poets have ensured that she remains immortal and unforgettable. Jacob Abbott's Cleopatra is a work of historical biography, told in a highly dramatic and gripping style. It brings the characters and the circumstances to vivid life, making it an entertaining read for people of all ages... | |
Queen Elizabeth
The history of a woman who rose above and beyond tragedy, grief and personal loss to become one of the most powerful figures in sixteenth century Europe is wonderfully told in this biography Queen Elizabeth, by Jacob Abbott. Beginning with the tragic circumstances of Elizabeth's mother, the lovely and doomed Anne Boleyn's execution and Henry VIII's dissolution of the English Catholic Church, the story of Elizabeth's rise to power is reflective of the England's domination of world politics as well... | |
Peter the Great
“There are very few persons who have not heard of the fame of Peter the Great, the founder, as he is generally regarded by mankind, of Russian civilization. The celebrity, however, of the great Muscovite sovereign among young persons is due in a great measure to the circumstance of his having repaired personally to Holland, in the course of his efforts to introduce the industrial arts among his people, in order to study himself the art and mystery of shipbuilding, and of his having worked with his own hands in a ship-yard there... | |
Hannibal
There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels desirous of informing himself of the leading outlines of their history, that he may know, in brief, what it was in their characters or their doings which has given them so widely-extended a fame. Consequently, great historical names alone are selected; and it has been the writer's aim to present the prominent and leading traits in their characters, and all the important events in their lives, in a bold and free manner, and yet in the plain and simple language which is so obviously required in works which aim at permanent and practical usefulness... | |
William the Conqueror
There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels desirous of informing himself of the leading outlines of their history, that he may know, in brief, what it was in their characters or their doings which has given them so widely-extended a fame. Consequently, great historical names alone are selected; and it has been the writer’s aim to present the prominent and leading traits in their characters, and all the important events in their lives, in a bold and free manner, and yet in the plain and simple language which is so obviously required in works which aim at permanent and practical usefulness... | |
Mary Queen of Scots
There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels desirous of informing himself of the leading outlines of their history, that he may know, in brief, what it was in their characters or their doings which has given them so widely-extended a fame. Consequently, great historical names alone are selected; and it has been the writer’s aim to present the prominent and leading traits in their characters, and all the important events in their lives, in a bold and free manner, and yet in the plain and simple language which is so obviously required in works which aim at permanent and practical usefulness... | |
History of Julius Caesar
The book chronicles the extraordinary life and leadership of Rome’s Emperor Julius Caesar, from his early years to his assassination. | |
Richard I
There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels desirous of informing himself of the leading outlines of their history, that he may know, in brief, what it was in their characters or their doings which has given them so widely-extended a fame. Consequently, great historical names alone are selected; and it has been the writer’s aim to present the prominent and leading traits in their characters, and all the important events in their lives, in a bold and free manner, and yet in the plain and simple language which is so obviously required in works which aim at permanent and practical usefulness... | |
Charles I
There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels desirous of informing himself of the leading outlines of their history, that he may know, in brief, what it was in their characters or their doings which has given them so widely-extended a fame. Consequently, great historical names alone are selected; and it has been the writer’s aim to present the prominent and leading traits in their characters, and all the important events in their lives, in a bold and free manner, and yet in the plain and simple language which is so obviously required in works which aim at permanent and practical usefulness... | |
Richard III
Jacob Abbott chronicles the unspeakably treacherous rise of Richard III to the throne of England in the midst of the war between the Yorks and the Lancasters and his ultimate fall on the Field of Bosworth. (Introduction by Cathy Barratt) | |
Margaret of Anjou
Margaret of Anjou, wife of England’s Henry VI, played a key role in launching the storied War of the Roses – the 30-year civil conflict fuelled by the Lancasters and the Yorks, each vying for the British throne in the 15th century. (Summary by Cathy Barratt.) | |
Romulus
Jacob Abbott wrote many historical books for children. He was careful to ensure historical accuracy, and as he said himself in the preface to this book "Whatever of interest ... these stories may possess is due solely to the facts themselves which are recorded in them, and to their being brought together in a plain, simple, and connected narrative."This is the story of Romulus, the founding of Rome and the early years of its history, written in a way both readable and enjoyable for adults and children alike. | |
Richard II, Makers of History
Chronicles the life of Richard II, born in 1367 in Bordeaux, France, who later wore the crown of King of England. | |
Darius the Great Makers of History | |
History of King Charles the Second of England | |
Forests of Maine Marco Paul's Adventures in Pursuit of Knowledge | |
Rollo on the Rhine | |
Rollo in Switzerland | |
Rollo's Museum | |
Rollo's Experiments |
By: Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897) | |
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The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy |
By: Jacob Kainen (1909-2001) | |
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Why Bewick Succeeded A Note in the History of Wood Engraving |
By: Jacob Mortimer Wier Silver | |
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Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs |
By: James Aitken Wylie (1808-1890) | |
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Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge |
By: James Alexander Kilpatrick | |
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Tommy Atkins at War As Told in His Own Letters |
By: James Allan | |
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Under the Dragon Flag My Experiences in the Chino-Japanese War |
By: James Athearn Jones (1791-1854) | |
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Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 | |
Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 | |
Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 |
By: James B. (James Burgess) Stetson (1832-1909) | |
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San Francisco During the Eventful Days of April 1906 |
By: James B. Gillett (1856-1937) | |
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Six Years with the Texas Rangers, 1875 to 1881
James Gillet recounts his adventures with the Texas Rangers 1856-1937. In a very entertaining style he recounts personal stories of wars, feuds, battles with the Apache nation and pursuing robbers and murderers. From these stories, and others like them, arose the many legends of courage and daring among the Texas Rangers. “The Texas Rangers, as an organization, dates from the spring of 1836. When the Alamo had fallen before the onslaught of the Mexican troops and the frightful massacre had occurred, General Sam Houston organized among the Texan settlers in the territory a troop of 1600 mounted riflemen... |
By: James Baikie | |
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Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt
Written primarily for children, James Baikie’s ‘peep’ at ancient Egypt is a really well done, historical account of the ways of that fascinating land so many years ago. It has stood well the test of time, being both well researched and well written. It’s a fun book for everyone, and families especially will enjoy listening together. | |
The Sea-Kings of Crete |
By: James Baldwin (1841-1925) | |
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Fifty Famous Stories Retold
King Alfred and the Cakes. Damon and Pythias. The Sword of Damocles. Bruce and the Spider. These are stories that many people who grew up in the last century would be familiar with. They were included in our text books or to be found in anthologies in our school libraries. However, for a new generation growing up, some of these may be new and unknown. Hence, Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin would indeed be a great addition to your children's bookshelf. James Baldwin, who shares his name with another famous American author was an editor, author and gifted teacher... |
By: James Brendan Connolly (1868-1957) | |
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The U-Boat Hunters
The author takes the listener on a tour of various ships used in WW1. He discusses the boats and the seamen who occupy them and their encounters with the German U-boats. It is a collection of short stories, each one complete, about them all. The author was also an Olympic athlete; winning a bronze, silver and gold medal in the Athens Olympics of 1896 and a silver in the Paris games of 1900. |
By: James Bryce Bryce (1838-1922) | |
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Impressions of South Africa | |
William Ewart Gladstone |
By: James Chalmers (1841-1901) | |
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Adventures in New Guinea |
By: James Constantine Pilling (1846-1895) | |
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Catalogue Of Linguistic Manuscripts In The Library Of The Bureau Of Ethnology. (1881 N 01 / 1879-1880 (Pages 553-578)) |
By: James Cook | |
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A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World
Having, on his first voyage, discovered Australia, Cook still had to contend with those who maintained that the Terra Australians Incognita (the unknown Southern Continent) was a reality. To finally settle the issue, the British Admiralty sent Cook out again into the vast Southern Ocean with two sailing ships totalling only about 800 tons. Listen as Cook, equipped with one of the first chronometers, pushes his small vessel not merely into the Roaring Forties or the Furious Fifties but becomes the first explorer to penetrate the Antarctic Circle, reaching an incredible Latitude 71 degrees South, just failing to discover Antarctica. (Introduction by Shipley) |
By: James Cotter Morison (1832-1888) | |
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Gibbon |