History Books

Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings

Francis MacNutt

Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings is a historic account written by Francis Scott MacNutt, an American former Roman Catholic priest. Associated with the Catholic Charism..

Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery

Filson Young

Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery is biographical work written by Filson Young. The writing of historical biography is properly a work of partnership, to which public credit..

The Native Son

Inez Haynes Gillmore

The only drawback to writing about California is that scenery and climate—and weather even—will creep in. Inevitably anything you produce sounds like a cross between a railroad folder and a circus pro..

The History of Sumatra

William Marsden

The island of Sumatra, which, in point of situation and extent, holds a conspicuous rank on the terraqueous globe, and is surpassed by few in the bountiful indulgences of nature, has in all ages been ..

Panu

Juhani Aho

Panu is finnish historical work written by Juhani Aho, a Finnish author and journalist. He was nominated for the Nobel prize in literature twelve times...

The River War - An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan

Winston Churchill

The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan, by Winston Churchill, concerning his experiences as a British Army officer, during the Mahdist War in the Sudan...

The Story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith

E. Boyd Smith

Pocahontas was a Native American woman notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan, the paramount chief of a network of tri..

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 68 - September/October 1668

Samuel Pepys

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 68: September/October 1668 written by himself...