Folly Cove 01930: 249 books

This short sketch of the well educated and cultivated daughter of Aaron Burr highlights her relationship with her father, through all his trials.

A contemporaneous account of the silver mining boom in the ghost town of Austin Nevada during the mid nineteenth century.

A brief look at the development of the railroad in Great Briton during the early part of the nineteenth century, highlighting the roles of George and Robert Sephenson in the earliest stages of Railroading.

This short piece by noted 19th century historian Eugene Lawrence describes Grant's string of battles that culminated in his victories over Pemberton, Lee and the Confederacy itself.

A short look at the life of Israel Putnam, especially his exploits in the British war with the French (the seven years war) and his later fight against the British in the American Revolution.

In this classic piece which was serialized in Harper's during the 1850's, David Hunter Strother, also known as Porte Crayon, travels his native state in the company of his cousins and his driver Mice. The piece is richly illustrated with Porte Crayon's Original sketches. The Illustrations show Virginia...

Written for an American audience in the mid nineteenth century, Conway deals with the intellectuals and literati of the time and their support for the Labor Movement in the early part of the nineteenth century.

This short piece principally describes the geography and the setting of the battle field at Lookout Mountain. Well Illustrated.

This short piece describes a journalists trip through California mining country during the latter days of the American Civil War, a time when more mines were failing that flourishing, and frontier life was on the verge of civilization.

A description of wine making in California during the 1860's, when the industry was in it's infancy.

This is a description of the hunting grounds and game on the island of Ceylon during the mid nineteenth century. An early advertisement for development of the bounty of the Island.

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.

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 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.