Anonymous Books
Crawford's Defeat - A Tale of the Frontier in 1812
AnonymousThere will be few old residents of Ohio, especially those who early settled in Knox, Richland, and Franklin counties and the counties north and west of them, who will not readily recall to mind the co..
General Harmar's Campaign
AnonymousMost readers know that there were a number of Indian villages at and near the junction of the St. Mary’s and St. Joseph rivers, but few persons know the exact location of these towns. To add to the ge..
Some Historic Trees
AnonymousProbably the most ancient of these living links connecting the present and the past was the Big Tree that stood on the bank of the Genesee River, near the village of Geneseo, New York. When first seen..
Deeds Barn and the Self Starter
AnonymousDeeds was absorbed in many responsibilities at the NCR and could not devote the necessary time to the perfection of the motor. He wanted a bright young electrical engineer to whom the electrification ..
The French and British at Three Rivers
AnonymousIn 1756, the Seven Years’ War, known in American history as the French and Indian War, broke out between France and England. One of the prizes at stake in the contest was the domination of the North A..
The Mesa Verde Story
AnonymousThe corn and squash were raised in small mesa-top fields and the people also hunted game animals and gathered wild plant foods. Corn was the most important food. It could be stored for the winter and ..
The Steam Fire Engine and the Old-time Fire Bell
AnonymousThe development of fire-fighting machines cannot be claimed exclusively by recent generations. As early as the reign of the Ptolemies in Egypt, some 200 years before the Christian era, a hand-pump fir..
The Fireless Locomotive
AnonymousThe Rubicon ran three or four hours on a charge, depending on the work load. Normally, three or four daily trips were made to the roundhouse, to exchange a “tired” engine for a freshly-charged one. Ei..