Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive s...
Ruth Erskine's Crosses is a classic work of Christian fiction that tells the story of a young girl who must come to terms with the arrival of a new st...
Helen Hunt Jackson's "Poet's Forge" is a powerful and moving work that explores the complex relationship between the United States government and Nati...
In this second volume of his autobiography, Moncure Daniel Conway reflects on his experiences during and after the American Civil War. He discusses hi...
Eliza Crossing the River is a short story by Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. The story follows Eliza, a young slave woman, as...
William Cowper Brann, known as "The Iconoclast," was a controversial newspaperman in late 19th century Waco, Texas. He fearlessly attacked established...
Frances E. W. Harper's 'Trial and Triumph' is a novel that follows the journey of Annette Harcourt, an African American woman living in 19th century A...
Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories by Alice Dunbar-Nelson is a poignant and insightful collection of stories that explores the complex social an...
Immerse yourself in the intimate world of Abraham Lincoln through the eyes of painter Francis Bicknell Carpenter. This captivating memoir captures Car...