History Books

Diaries 1821-1848: The Monroe Doctrine / Henry Clay and the Election of 1824 / Presidency / Father’s Death and Son’s Suicide / The Age of Jackson / House of Representatives / Amistad Case / Triumph over the Gag Rule

Diaries 1821-1848: The Monroe Doctrine / Henry Clay and the Election of 1824 / Presidency / Father’s Death and Son’s Suicide / The Age of Jackson / House of Representatives / Amistad Case / Triumph over the Gag Rule

by John Quincy Adams

For the 250th anniversary of Adams’s birth, Library of AmericaLibrary of America and historian David Waldstreicher have prepared a two-volume reader’s edition...

tags: biography, nonfiction, autobiography, history, war

The Complete Creation Museum Adventure

The Complete Creation Museum Adventure

tags: history

Beliefs and the Dead in Reformation England

Beliefs and the Dead in Reformation England

by Peter Marshall

This is the first comprehensive study of one of the most important aspects of the Reformation in England: its impact on the status of the dead. Protestant...

tags: nonfiction, religion, history

The Reagan Wit: The Humor of the American President

The Reagan Wit: The Humor of the American President

by Ronald Reagan

Legendary for his clever gibes, bits of wisdom, and ability to laugh at himself, Ronald Reagan endeared himself to the public from the moment he entered the...

tags: humor, history

The French Revolution Vol. 2

The French Revolution Vol. 2

by Thomas Carlyle

tags: nonfiction, history

The French Revolution: A History in Three Parts: 1. the Bastille; II. the Constitution; III. the Guillotine Volume 3

The French Revolution: A History in Three Parts: 1. the Bastille; II. the Constitution; III. the Guillotine Volume 3

by Thomas Carlyle

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant...

tags: history

The Nigger Question And The Negro Question

The Nigger Question And The Negro Question

by Thomas Carlyle

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and...

tags: nonfiction, history

William Wilberforce

William Wilberforce

by William Wilberforce

The 29th Pure Gold Classic, "William Wilberforce" portrays the very best of this great man. This work includes a practical view of Christianity, historic...

tags: history

Yorkshire Oddities

Yorkshire Oddities

by Sabine Baring-Gould

Excerpt from Yorkshire Oddities: Incidents and Strange EventsThis was the only Occasion of my visiting the church. I confess the impression left on my nerves...

tags: history

Ferdinand De Soto, the Discoverer of the Mississippi

Ferdinand De Soto, the Discoverer of the Mississippi

Sympathetic biography of the explorer, covering his assistance in conquering the Incas and his later explorations through Florida and discovery of the...

tags: biography, history

The Writings & Speeches of Edmund Burke: Volume III - On the Nabob of Arcot's Debt; Speech on the Army Estimates; Reflections on the Revolution of Fra

The Writings & Speeches of Edmund Burke: Volume III - On the Nabob of Arcot's Debt; Speech on the Army Estimates; Reflections on the Revolution of Fra

by Edmund Burke

This 12-volume set contains the complete life works of EDMUND BURKE (1729-1797), Irish political writer and statesman. Educated at a Quaker boarding school and...

tags: history

Romans: Exposition of Chapter 13: Life in Two Kingdoms

Romans: Exposition of Chapter 13: Life in Two Kingdoms

by Martyn Lloyd-Jones

In his Exposition of Romans 13 Lloyd-Jones deals with the tensions of life in two kingdoms as he addresses topics such as; the function of the state, fearing...

tags: theology, religion, history

Old Testament Bible History

Old Testament Bible History

by Alfred Edersheim

tags: nonfiction, reference, history

Baptist Confessions, Covenants, and Catechisms

Baptist Confessions, Covenants, and Catechisms

by John A. Broadus

These confessions show that Baptists have historically adhered to the great tenets of Christian orthodoxy while maintaining important Baptist distinctives such...

tags: reference, history

The Injustice and Impolicy of the Slave-Trade, and of the Slavery of the Africans: Illustrated in a Sermon Preached Before the Connecticut Society for the Promotion of Freedom, and for the Relief of Persons Unlawfully Holden in Bondage, at Their...

The Injustice and Impolicy of the Slave-Trade, and of the Slavery of the Africans: Illustrated in a Sermon Preached Before the Connecticut Society for the Promotion of Freedom, and for the Relief of Persons Unlawfully Holden in Bondage, at Their...

by Jonathan Edwards

Title: The injustice and impolicy of the slave-trade, and of the slavery of the Africans: illustrated in a sermon preached before the Connecticut Society for...

tags: history

William Penn's Own Account of the Lenni Lenape or Delaware Indians

William Penn's Own Account of the Lenni Lenape or Delaware Indians

by William Penn

In 1683, ten months after his arrival in America, William Penn wrote this now-famous sketch of Lenni Lenape Society. An acute observer, he was interested in...

tags: history

De Joodse Oorlog en Uit mijn leven

De Joodse Oorlog en Uit mijn leven

by Flavius Josephus

Ooggetuigenverslag van de joodse opstand tegen de Romeinse overheersing in 66-70 na Chr. waaraan Josephus in het eerste jaar zelf deelnam, en zijn verdediging...

tags: history

Geschichte des jüdischen Krieges: Kleinere Schriften

Geschichte des jüdischen Krieges: Kleinere Schriften

by Flavius Josephus

tags: history

Soldiers of Christ: Selections from the Writings of Basil Manly Sr. & Basil Manly Jr.

Soldiers of Christ: Selections from the Writings of Basil Manly Sr. & Basil Manly Jr.

by Michael A.G. Haykin

Basil Manly, Sr. and his son Basil Manly, Jr. played vital roles in shaping a number of the central institutions of the Southern Baptist community in its...

tags: history

The Greatest Century Of Missions

The Greatest Century Of Missions

by Peter Hammond

The Greatest Century of Missions is a treasure trove of incredible adventures, inspiring exploits and unbelievable achievements of some of the most...

tags: history

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