Kristine Bekere
118 books
Historical Fiction
2.9K
Eva March Tappan - World’s Story Volume VI: Russia, Austria-Hungary, the Balkan States and Turkey
This is the sixth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art , edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature,...
16 hours 37 minutes
Earth Sciences
665
Agnes Giberne - Ocean of Air - Meteorology for Beginners
This is an immensely readable book explaining anything to do with air — the atmosphere, wind and clouds, and life. This 1896 explanation has since been overtaken by more specific scientific discoveries, but the...
9 hours 52 minutes
War & Military
1.7K
George Barton - Angels of the Battlefield
«Angels of the Battlefield: A History of the Labors of the Catholic Sisterhoods in the Late Civil War» chronicles the compassionate services of these dedicated women during the bitter and bloody U.S. Civil War. These...
12 hours 55 minutes
History
931
Charles F. Horne - Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 2
A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 2 of...
18 hours 55 minutes
Literary Collections
1.1K
Ulysses S. Grant - State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1869 - 1876)
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress, typically delivered annually. The address not only reports on the condition...
7 hours 44 minutes
History
1.1K
Charles F. Horne - Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 1
A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 1 of...
17 hours 53 minutes
Political Science
1.7K
William Jennings Bryan - World’s Famous Orations, Vol. V: Great Britain - III
In 1906, William Jennings Bryan, himself a famous American orator, and Francis Whiting Halsey published a series of the most famous orations of all time. They are ordered by both geographic area and time period,...
7 hours 27 minutes
