A H Guernsey: 17 books

This series of illustrated articles introduced Japan and the Japanese people to the American public in the mid nineteenth century. The impressions of the printed pictures and the words illustrating them were one of the elements that defined Japanese culture in the American mind for many years after...

Randolph Marcy went west in 1833. He reminisces  about his army life on the border of Indian Territory in this short 19th century piece. Illustrated

An early exploration briefly describes life with the Inuit peoples during the mid nineteenth century. Illustrated.

Three short pieces take us on a tour of mid nineteenth century Europe in a solo sail. The Cruise of the Rob Roy takes us around Europe in a one man canoe. Macgregor visits France, Germany, Switzerland along canals, rivers and lakes. The Rob Roy in the Baltic is another of MacGregor's canoe trips....

In the Mid 19th Century African exploration was big news. This is the story of exploration and big game hunting that kept the fires of exploration fascinations well fanned.

June 26 to July 1, 1862, from Mechanicsville to Malvern Hill details the Seven Days Battles on the Peninsular as McClellan Changed his base to the James River. This essay draws heavily on the official reports of Lee and McClellan.

This is a brief account of Washington's two winters in the neighborhood of Morristown New Jersey during the American Revolution. Nicely illustrated.

A brief contemporaneous account of Sherman's Great March from Atlanta to Savannah and on to the Carolinas. Original Illustrations.

A Brief outline of Captain Speke's Journey to the source of the Nile at Lake N'yassa (Victoria) in 1862.

A short Illustrated Narrative of Dr. Livingstone's expedition and his discoveries during the trip.

Written for an American audience, this is a brief narrative of Lord Elgin's trip to Japan for treaty negotiations during his 1858 visit sojourn from China to Japan.

Written for the popular press, this short piece describes the building of an iron clad at a time when it was the newest novelty of war.

This is a brief account of the adventures of Sieur Revanau De Lussan on the Isthmus of Panama during the mid 17th century when he fought the Spanish for their New World Treasures.

A Brief Illustrated look at Baldwins adventures as a big game hunter in equatorial Africa during the mid 19th century.