Classicly Books
Great leaders - Historic portraits from the great historians
George T. FerrisEvery one perusing the pages of the historians must have been impressed with the graphic and singularly penetrative character of many of the sketches of the distinguished persons whose doings form the..
Secret of the Martians
Paul W. FairmanIt is very funny about the ice cliffs. Up there it snows in the winter I guess because they get higher and higher until they are like mountains. Then in spring, they melt in a few days. Nobody knows m..
The City of the Saints, and Across the Rocky Mountains to California
Sir Richard Francis BurtonA tour through the domains of Uncle Samuel without visiting the wide regions of the Far West would be, to use a novel simile, like seeing Hamlet with the part of Prince of Denmark, by desire, omitted...
The Heritage
Sydney C. GrierThey crossed the deck towards a lady in a noticeably well-cut tweed travelling-coat and hat, who sat alone, protected by the presence at a little distance of an elderly maid of the most rigid type of ..
The Man With the Golden Eyes
Alexander BladeHe awoke in softness. He opened his eyes and knew he was in bed. He was also aware of three other things—a horrible taste in his mouth—a splitting headache—and the fact he was not alone. He blinked an..
The Young Continentals at Trenton
John T. McIntyreThe Young Continentals series deals with the experiences of four boys in the American Revolution. One of them, Nat Brewster, is from the hills about Wyoming, Ben Cooper is from Philadelphia, while the..
On the Border with Andrew Jackson
John T. McIntyreSoftly their moccasined feet padded the earth; carefully, noiselessly they advanced, flitting from tree to tree, from bush to bush. Because they were in the heart of their own country, the Creeks evid..
Survival at Altitude for Heavy and Very Heavy Bomber Crews
AnonymousThese notes were originally intended as a source of general reference concerning OXYGEN EQUIPMENT AND ITS USE by members of crews of the B-17 and B-24 heavy bomber. Through long hours of tiring t..