Classicly Collection of Books

A Lost Hero

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward

A Lost Hero is a fiction work by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward. Excerpts from the book.HE materials of heroism are everywhere; each day and all situations are full of them. The power to recognize ..

History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War

Edward A. Johnson

History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War is a collection of biographical work narrating the participation of Negro Soldiers in the war. Many causes led up to the Spanish-American war. Cub..

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Harriet Jacobs

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by herself is an autobiography by a young mother and fugitive slave published in 1861 by L. Maria Child, who edited the book for its author, Harriet Ann ..

Integration of the Armed Forces

Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.

The integration of the armed forces was a momentous event in our military and national history; it represented a milestone in the development of the armed forces and the fulfillment of the democratic ..

Life's Progress Through the Passions

Eliza Fowler Haywood

Life's Progress Through the Passions is a work of fiction by Eliza Fowler Haywood. ‘The great Encomiums bestowed on this Work by some of the most distinguished Judges, have been so frequently inserted..

Music and Some Highly Musical People

James M. Trotter

James Monroe Trotter (1842-1892) was born into slavery in Mississippi. His mother escaped with Trotter and his brother via the Underground Railroad, and they settled in Cincinnati, where Trotter becam..

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

Olaudah Equiano

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789 in London, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. The narrative is argued to be a va..

The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918

Various Authors

The Journal of Negro History,  Volume 3 written by various authors. Excerpts from the book.In the early history of America there were three types of settlements—the French, Spanish, and English. ..