19Th Century category: 5646 books

A fascintating eyewitness account of the American Wild West in the latter part of the 19th century.

*Includes a list of dozens of Emerson's most inspirational quotes.*Includes pictures of Emerson and important people and places in his life.*Includes a Bibliography of Emerson's works and books about Emerson for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents. "Standing on the bare ground, my head bathed...

Anyone interested in or wishing to understand the roots of Putin’s ultra-nationalist Russia (and his territorial ambitions!) woild do well to read Ukranian nihilist Sergei Stepniak’s compelling study of The Russian Peasantry. Written over 120 years ago it helps explain not only the social plight...

Saunders presents the first full biography of the southern U.S. Supreme Court justice who championed both the U.S. Constitution and states' rights. The life of John Archibald Campbell reflects nearly every major development of 19th-century American history. He participated either directly or...

Until April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth was one of the most famous actors of his time. And while it would be a performance at a theater that would make him notorious afterward, he wasnt acting. That night, of course, Booth became one of historys most infamous assassins when he who assassinated President...

William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was a tour de force in American politics around the end of the 19th century. Bryan had a long, distinguished career in politics as a liberal in the Democratic Party, including serving as Secretary of State and presidential candidate. He advocated...

This looks at a history of 19th century Christian movements in America. From the preface: “In an earlier volume, I recited the history of the Disciples of Christ under the title, Religion Follows the Frontier. The phrase was designed to emphasize the fact that this religious movement was...

Long considered one of the best of the captive narratives from the 19th century, Abbie Gardner's thrilling and graphic tale of her abduction by a band of Santee Sioux in 1857 will captivate you from beginning to end. Barely 14 years old, her family was butchered before her eyes and she witnessed the...

This is a survey of some of the Historical Trees of the United States written in the mid 19th century when the memories of the trees was, in many cases, still fresh.

A Biographical sketch of the 19th Century Methodist leader.

Written in the mid 19th century for the popular press, Benson J Lossing's History of the Anglo-American war of 1812-1815, called the war of 1812 in America, details the clashes between the British, Native Americans and Americans during that bloody conflict. Written as a precursor of his exhaustive...

In 1848 news of the discovery of gold in California triggered an enormous wave of emigration toward the Pacific. Lured by the promise of riches, thousands of settlers left behind the forests, rain, and fertile soil of the eastern United States in favor of the rough-hewn lands of the American West....

General Randolph B Marcy’s 1859 book, "The Prairie Traveler" is considered one of the most important guides that made possible the great Western overland migration of United States settlers in the last half of the 19th century. This later book, "Thirty Years of Army Life" is full of Marcy's keen...

Daniel O'Connell, often referred to as The Liberator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century. One of the most remarkable historical figures in Irish history, he campaigned for Catholic Emancipation, including the right for Catholics to sit in the Westminster Parliament,...