Non-fiction Books

Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly

Jack Thorne

Hanover; Or The Persecution Of The Lowly Is An American History text by David Bryant Fulton. Driven Out by organized bands Of "Red Shirts." Obnoxious White Men also Ordered To Get Out Of Town. No Lync..

Margaret of Anjou

Jacob Abbott

Margaret of Anjou was the Queen of England by marriage to King Henry VI from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471. Born in the Duchy of Lorraine into the House of Valois-Anjou, Margaret was the se..

Mary S. Peake

Lewis C. Lockwood

Mary Smith Peake, born Mary Smith Kelsey (1823-February 22, 1862), was an American teacher, humanitarian and a member of the black elite in Hampton, best known for starting a school for the children o..

Memoir of Old Elizabeth, A Coloured Woman

Anonymous

The Memoir of Old Elizabeth, a Coloured Woman (1863) was recorded when she was ninety-seven years old. Born a slave in Maryland in 1766, Elizabeth was exposed to religion at an early age, as both of h..

The Underground Railroad

William Still

The Underground Railroad Records is an 1872 book by William Still, who is known as the Father of the Underground Railroad. It is subtitled A record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, &c., na..

The Life and Adventures of Nat Love

Nat Love

Life and Adventures of Nat Love, Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick," by Himself; a True History of Slavery Days, Life on the Great Cattle Ranges and on the Plains of the "Wild and W..

Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights

Kelly Miller

Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights is a non-fiction work by Kelly Miller. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base..

The Book of the Damned

Charles Hoy Fort

The Book of the Damned was the first published nonfiction work by American author Charles Fort (first edition 1919). Concerning various types of anomalous phenomena including UFOs, strange falls of bo..