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This is the account of a young Mohawk boy's experience in a contract government institute for the education of Indians. The story provides inside information on the conduct of the school and treat...… more ››$8.46 add to cart -
David Crockett is John S.C. Abbott's account of the many adventures of the legendary figure. David Crockett achieved almost mythical status due to his reputation as a frontiersman and soldier. He...… more ››$6.61 add to cart -
Pepys is perhaps the most famous diarist in the English language. His close observations and attention to detail provide a comprehensive view of daily life in seventeenth-century London and includ...… more ››$3.38 add to cart -
Ben Franklin was one of the most notable figures of the U.S. colonial era and a champion of American independence. He was a member of the Second Continental Congress, served as ambassador to the Co...… more ››$2.13 add to cart -
Historic Girls is a collection of stories by Elbridge Streeter Brooks about women who have influenced history. Some of those included are Pocahontas, Theresa of Avila, and Elizabeth Tudor.… more ››$1.28 add to cart -
Plutarch provides a detailed social history of the beginning of the second century in his Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans.… more ››$4.25 add to cart -
Published in 1855, ten years after his first autobiography, Douglass, continues the narrative of his amazing life. Douglass remained a fervent supporter of equal rights, continuing to champion the...… more ››$11.01 add to cart -
These marvelously entertaining and erudite stories describe the sensational rise and progress of Western Australia after the discovery of gold, and the role of newspapers in Australian political l...… more ››$0.99 add to cart -
Frederick Douglass-orator, author, and newspaper editor- was one of the most influential and outspoken abolitionists of his time. Born a slave, he was taught how to read and write by one of his o...… more ››$1.28 add to cart -
This short biography of the Stoic philosopher M. Aurelius Antoninus, Roman emperor from A.D. 161 until his death in 180. During his reign, he commanded the armies in a constant sturggle to keep bar...… more ››$0.99 add to cart
