History Books

History of the Jews in America

Peter Wiernik

There were less than ten thousand Jews in the New World three centuries after its discovery, and about two-thirds of them lived in the West Indies and in Surinam or Dutch Guiana in South America. On t..

The British Campaign in France and Flanders 1917

Arthur Conan Doyle

The Censorship has left me untrammelled in the matter of units, for which I am sufficiently grateful. The ruling, however, upon the question of names must be explained, lest it should seem that their ..

A history of Italian literature

Richard Garnett

The comparative—though only comparative—paucity of authors in Italy is so far favourable to the historian working on a small scale, that it allows a more expansive treatment of the greatest men, and a..

Knole and the Sackvilles

V. Sackville-West

The whole pile soars to a peak which is the clocktower with its pointed roof: it might be the spire of the church on the summit of the hill crowning the mediaeval village. At sunset I have seen the si..

The Way of Martha and the Way of Mary

Stephen Graham

Christianity is a great live religion still absorbing all that is true in other religions. It is the word. It is part of our language, and by means of it we express what is deepest in ourselves. There..

The Deeds Carillon and Carillon Park

Anonymous

Before embarking on her enterprise Mrs. Deeds viewed many carillons at home and abroad and made a careful study of bells. The initial requirement was to find a site which would provide the best ultima..

A Handbook of Modern Japan

Ernest W. Clement

This book endeavors to portray Japan in all its features as a modern world power. It cannot be expected to cover in great detail all the ground outlined, because it is not intended to be an exhaustive..

MASSASOIT'S TOWN

Virginia Baker

Massasoit was familiar with the appearance of white men before the arrival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth. In 1619, Captain Thomas Dermer, an Englishman, visited the Massachusetts coast and held an inter..