Modern (19th C)
63 books
*Non-fiction
897
Francis Bond Head - Rough Notes Taken During Some Rapid Journeys Across the Pampas and Among the Andes
“Galloped on with no stopping, but merely to change horses until five o’clock in the evening—very tired indeed, but... saw fresh horses in the corral, and resolved to push on. At half-past seven, after having...
7 hours 55 minutes
Modern (19th C)
957
Archibald MacMechan - Chronicles of Canada Volume 27 - The Winning of Popular Government: A Chronicle of the Union of 1841
In the 1830's, Canada was a ideologically divided country. Political upheaval and even riots occurred over Canada's future. Would it remain a subsidiary of England? Would it form its own republic, or even merge with...
3 hours 39 minutes
Modern (19th C)
898
Harris Newmark - Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913
Harris Newmark was personally acquainted with every person and family involved in the founding of the city of Los Angeles, California. He gathers into this well-written book his reminiscences of the period from 1853...
22 hours 41 minutes
Memoirs
784
Osborne Perry Anderson - Voice From Harper's Ferry
A Voice from Harper's Ferry is the abolitionist testament of Osborne Perry Anderson, the only surviving black participant in the 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry organized by John Brown. The book details the motivations and...
2 hours 22 minutes
Modern (19th C)
904
William Lawson Grant - Chronicles of Canada Volume 26 - The Tribune of Nova Scotia: A Chronicle of Joseph Howe
Joseph Howe (1804-1873) was one of Nova Scotia's greatest and best-loved politicians. He was instrumental in helping Nova Scotia become the first British colony to win responsible government in 1848. A Liberal, he...
3 hours 24 minutes
Modern (19th C)
978
Agnes C. Laut - Chronicles of Canada Volume 22 - Pioneers of the Pacific Coast: A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters
This, volume 22 of the Chronicles of Canada series, describes the exploration of the Canadian Pacific coast, British Columbia, and Alaska. It includes accounts of Bering, Cook, Vancouver, Mackenzie, Fraser, and...
2 hours 47 minutes
