The metallurgy of the common metals, gold, silver, iron, copper, lead and zinc
- Author: Austin, Leonard S. (Leonard Strong), 1846-1929
- Genre: Australia
Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
The Fantasy Adventure Stories
- Author: Robert E. Howard
- Genre: Australia & Oceania
Assorted fantasy adventure stories that are in the public domain.
Bourgeois Revolution,
- Author: Georgi Plekhanov
- Genre: Revolution
An SLP edition of a socialist classic
recollections of abraham lincoln 1847 1865
- Author: ward hill lamon
- Genre: Americas
This book based on the notes made by Ward Lamon and published by his daughter is devoted to the life of Abraham Lincoln. This one of the most greatest figures in the American history, asked his old friend and law partner Ward Lamon to be close to him when he was elected as the President of the United States. Lamon moved from Springfield to Washington and spent there several years doing dangerous job and being completely devoted to his friend. He was always ready to help Lincoln and make him happier, especially during the year of the Civil War. This work is considered to be one of the best stories about Abraham Lincoln because it is based on the memories of such a close to the President person. The book is also valuable as it opens readers' eyes on controversial historical events that influences later the whole course of the history, for example, a visit to Charleston during the secession crisis, and Lincoln’s foreboding dreams. The book would be interesting for historian and everyone who is fond of such a titanic figure in the American as Abraham Lincoln.
five years a dragoon 49 to 54 and other adventures on the great plains
- Author: percival green lowe
- Genre: Americas
“Five Years A Dragoon: ‘49 to ‘54 and other Adventures on the Great Plains” by G. Percival describes, in a lucid clear style, the American military experience for an ordinary soldier during the period from 1849 onward. It is a fascinating read of a lesser-known era of American history, darkened by the events of the Civil War. The author, who had joined the pre-Civil War US Army as a dragoon, represents an evocative look at the personalities, the forts and geographical features of the era.
The Mabinogion
"The Mabinogion" is an amazing collection of ancient Welsh Celtic myths and legends. Set in dual kingdoms of the forests and valleys of Wales and the dark and mysterious otherworld, the tales are filled with a fairy atmosphere. The first four stories form a coherent cycle. "The Mabinogion" also contains several pseudo-historical tales and several early Arthurian stories. "The Mabinogion" portrays Celtic mythology greatly! There is a wonderful summary of each tale, a useful guide to pronunciation of names and a map of the region. Together with the tales, these additions make this incredible book extremely exciting and easily accessible.
americans of 1776
- Author: james schouler
- Genre: Colonial Period
James Schouler, an American lawyer, is best known, however, as a historian; his most important work being a History of the United States under the Constitution. His work “Americans of 1776”delves into the daily life of people during the significant revolutionary period of the American history. Upheld by the material of the newspapers, magazines and diaries, the book appears a rich source of all kinds of information: clothing, hobbies, fashion, family homes, home life, literature and press, religion, music, theater, etiquette, medicine, storms and other accidents of life in the colonies.
Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation
- Author: Kemble Fanny
- Genre: 19th Century
Fanny Kemble Butler was a remarkable woman. She was the English stage-actress, who married Pierce Butler, a wealthy member of Philadelphia society with possessions in the South. He courted her with such persistence that she finally agreed to give up her career and become his wife. They moved to Butler’s residence in Georgia, where he owned two plantations. There she became a witness of awful slavery practice. Shocked with all her observations Fanny kept a journal, where she wrote down all her impressions .Written over a period of about than four months, Kemble's journal has the records of her everyday encounters with husband's slaves, and attempts to reveal the moral injustice of slavery. The journal was read only by Fanny’s friends, and was not published until 1863. Kemble's journal still is a lasting and important critique of slavery, and an important document about the 19th American south.