History Books

Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines

Robert MacMicking

The Philippines, in many respects situated most advantageously for trade, having long been governed by a people whose notions of government and political economy have never produced the happiest resul..

The Cliff Ruins of Canyon de Chelly, Arizona

Cosmos Mindeleff

The Cliff Ruins of Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, Sixteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1894-95, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1897...

The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets

Jane Addams

The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets is a non-fiction writing by Jane Addams, an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator and author. She is al..

The Annals of the Cakchiquels

Francisco Hernández Arana Xajilá

Both for its historical and linguistic merits, the document which is presented in this volume is one of the most important in aboriginal American Literature. Written by a native who had grown to adult..

The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France

Charles Duke Yonge

The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France is a biographical work by Charles Duke Yonge was an English historian, classicist and cricketer. He wrote numerous works of modern history, and trans..

The Land of Midian (Revisited) — Volume 1

Sir Richard Francis Burton

The Land of Midian is a travel literature written in 2 volumes by Sir Richard Francis Burton, a British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, and soldier. Author's Preface:The plain unva..

El teatro por dentro

Eduardo Zamacois

El teatro por dentro is a book on Spanish drama theater and actresses history written by Eduardo Zamacois y Quintana, a Spanish-Cuban novelist and journalist. He was nephew of Spanish writer Nice..

To The Gold Coast for Gold - A Personal Narrative. Vol. II

Sir Richard Francis Burton

To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. II is a personal narrative written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and Verney Lovett Cameron. Author's Preface:The sad grey life of ..