First published in 1908, A Short History of The United States by Edward Channing aims to provide a compact and concise account of the events that went...
Francis Parkman (1823-1893) is one of the great nineteenth century United States historians along with William Prescott, John Lothrop Motley, George B...
Francis Parkman (1823-1893) is one of the great nineteenth century United States historians along with William Prescott, John Lothrop Motley, George B...
Volume I of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This first volume comprises the disco...
Volume II of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This second volume supplements the f...
Volume III of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This third volume covers the discov...
The Courtship of Miles Standish is an 1858 narrative poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow about the early days of Plymouth Colony, the col...
The book chronicles his journey through New Zealand in the late 19th century, providing a fascinating glimpse into the country's culture, history, and...
"Embark on a thrilling expedition through the untamed Australian wilderness as George Grimm unveils the remarkable tales of the courageous explorers w...
"Amidst the untamed wilderness, a group of resolute crusaders embark on a quest to forge a New France. Unveil the captivating saga of the 'Crusaders o...
In this saga, the events that led to Eirik the Red's banishment to Greenland are chronicled, as well as Leif Eirikson's discovery of Vinland the Good...
H. Beam Piper (1904–1964) was an American science fiction author. He wrote many short stories and several novels. He is best known for his extensive T...
Mary Godolphin was the pseudonym of Lucy Aikin who undertook translating great literature into single-syllable words so that young readers could enjoy...
Garrett Putnam Serviss (1851-1929) was an astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer. Serviss showed a talent for explaini...
Commander Greylorn has a problem. No, actually he has two of them. It's not enough that the remaining residents of Earth have pinned their last hope o...
Two-hundred years after a global nuclear war, two explorers from a research outpost, that largely survived the cataclysm, discover a settlement of hum...
Die Ansiedlung auf dem Meeresgrunde erschien 1901 im Rahmen der 10 Hefte umfassenden Serie „Aus dem Reiche der Phantasie“, wobei jedes Heft eine abges...
Piracy embodies the romance of the sea at its highest expression. It is
a sad but inevitable commentary on our civilization, that, so far as the
sea i...
In John Jacob Astor IV's 'A Journey in Other Worlds', the year 2000 unfolds as a world of remarkable technological advancements. The narrative follows...
This book delves into the history of California's Spanish missions during the early 1800s, exploring the lives of both indigenous peoples and Spanish...
In H. Beam Piper's 'Lone Star Planet,' the citizens of New Texas, a spacefaring colony with a distinct Texan swagger, face a perilous threat from the...
Edmund Gosse's biography of Sir Walter Raleigh delves into the life and career of the renowned explorer, adventurer, and statesman. It offers a compre...
Four-Day Planet is a science fiction novel set on a harsh, alien world with extreme temperature fluctuations. The planet's unusual climate, coupled w...
