Non-fiction Books
Anne Bradstreet and Her Time
Helen CampbellAnne Bradstreet and Her Time is a biographical work by Helen Campbell, an American author, editor, social and industrial reformer, as well as a pioneer in the field of home economics. Her Househo..
A Text-Book of the History of Painting
John Charles Van DykeThe object of this series of text-books is to provide concise teachable histories of art for class-room use in schools and colleges. The limited time given to the study of art in the average education..
Baltimore Catechism, No. 4
Thomas L. KinkeadBaltimore Catechism, No. 4 is a book on Christianity written by Thomas L. Kinkead. An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine for the Use of Sunday-School Teachers and Advan..
The Life of Kit Carson
Edward S. EllisChristopher Carson, or as he was familiarly called, Kit Carson, was a man whose real worth was understood only by those with whom he was associated or who closely studied his character. He was more th..
The Compleat Angler
Izaak WaltonThe Compleat Angler is a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse. Walton did not profess to be an expert with the fly, but in the use of the live worm, the grasshopper and the ..
Palmistry for All
CheiroPalmistry for All is a bokk written by William John Warner, popularly known as Cheiro, was an Irish astrologer and colorful occult figure of the early 20th century. His sobriquet, Cheiro, derives from..
The Lobster Fishery of Maine
John N. CobbFor some years past the condition of the lobster fishery of New England has excited the earnest attention of all interested in the preservation of one of the most valuable crustaceans of our country. ..
The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52
Louise AmeliaThe Shirley Letters, written in the pioneer days of 1851 and 1852, were hailed throughout the country as the first-born of California literature. Mrs. Clappe, their author, was the one woman who depic..