Thomas Paine (1737 – 1809) was an Englishman and American political activist. He authored pamphlets which helped motivate the American colonists to declare independence in 1776. Common Sense is his most famous of such pamphlets. ...
First published in 1872, Wild Life in the Far West chronicles the life of James Hobbs. In the early 19th century as a teenager, Hobbs joined a fur trading expedition and was captured by the Comanches. He became known as Comanche Jim, and spent 15 years with the Comanches and 7 years in the West and South with Kit Carson. ...
Pioneers of the Black Hills is an account of Gordon's Stockade Party of 1874. This expedition set out for the dangerous Black Hills, which were still guarded by Sitting Bull. The area had long been rumored as rich in gold and silver deposits. ...
The Moors, 1300 years ago, conquered the land of the Visigoths and placed Spain under the rule. For 800 years, the area flourished under Islamic rule, until the Reconquista. The Moors in Spain chronicles the period from the 8th through the 17th centuries. ...
An absolute gem of Jewish studies, Jews and Moors in Spain by Joseph Krauskopf is a collection of lectures about the time of the Jews in Spain after the expulsion of the Moors by Spaniards. It discusses the decline of Spanish prosperity as the gradual Spanish Jewish population dwindled ...
John David Borthwick (1824–1892) was a Scottish author and adventurer. He reached San Francisco in 1851,and traveled throughout California during the gold rush of 1851-1854. His memoirs are considered one of the most accurate descriptions of the Gold Rush, discussing mining techniques and more. ...
A Journal of the Plague Year, first published in 1722, is an account of one man's experiences of the year 1665 during the Great Plague of London. Although there is debate whether the work is one of fiction or non-fiction, it is considered the best researched account of the plague in London. ...
