History Books

The North Americans of Antiquity

John T. Short

The growing interest in the origin, migrations and life of the races of American Antiquity has led me to believe that the subjects considered in these pages would meet with the favorable attention of ..

Corea: The Hermit Nation

William Elliot Griffis

My purpose in this work is to give an outline of the history of the Land of Morning Calm—as the natives call their country—from before the Christian era to the present year. As “an honest tale speeds ..

A Child's History of the World

In common with all children of my age, I was brought up on American History and given no other history but American, year in and year out, year after year for eight or more years.As young as nine year..

Lente

Jac. P. Thijsse

Natuurlijk kwamen ons toen dadelijk in de gedachte de aardige boekjes van Heijmans en Thijsse: In Sloot en Plas, Hei en Dennen, enz. en de artikelen van Thijsse in het „Alg. Handelsblad”, en wij namen..

Salve Venetia, gleanings from Venetian history Vol-II

F. Marion Crawford

The young nobles were brought up to feel that they and their time belonged exclusively to the State, and when they grew older it was a point of honour with them not to be absent from any meeting of th..

Woman: Her Position and Influence in Ancient Greece and Rome, and among the Early Christians

James Donaldson

In treating of Greek women I can only select prominent periods. And the first that comes before us is the Homeric. And here we require all the power of transporting ourselves into different times that..

The Book of History (Vol. 1 of 18)

Various Authors

It is a book of history by writers and makers of history; it is a book of action by men of action; it is a book, that is, by men who know intimately the real life of the world. When Professor Ratzel w..

Fifty Photographic Views of Plymouth

John F. Murphy

Fifty Photographic Views of Plymouth contains Howland House, Landing of the Pilgrims—Painting, Leonard House, Leyden Street, Mayflower, The, National Monument, Morton Park, North Street, Oldest House ..