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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 USD 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 USD add to cart -
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 USD add to cart -
Calamity Jane, born Martha Jane Canary-Burke, is one of the most famous figures of the American Old West. She was known for her associations with other notable figures including Wild Bill Hickock,...… more ››$ 1.00 USD 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 USD 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 USD 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 USD 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 USD add to cart -
Booker T. Washington recalls the poverty and racial discrimination of the Reconstruction Era. To help the family subsist, he went to work in salt furnaces and coal mines at the age of nine. His dee...… more ››$ 1.70 USD 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 USD add to cart
