History
The Prison Life of Jefferson Davis
John Craven was personal physician to Jefferson Davis - former President of the Confederate States of America, when he was imprisoned after being captured in May 1865, at the close of the Civil War.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians, Volume 1
George Catlin traveled the North American continent from 1830-1838 to chronicle the people, customs and traditions of Native American tribes. His life's ambition was to record the disappearing Native American culture in paint and print.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians, Volume II
George Catlin traveled the North American continent from 1830-1838 to chronicle the people, customs and traditions of Native American tribes. His life's ambition was to record the disappearing Native American culture in paint and print.
Blackfoot Lodge Tales
In the first half of the book, Grinnell retells some thirty stories of the Blackfoot Indians, which were told to him by the Blackfeet themselves.
Massasoit of the Wampanoags
l Massasoit was a chief of the Wampanoag Tribe, and considered one of the most powerful native rulers in New England. Also known as Ousamequin or "Yellow Feather", he was born in around 1590 in the village of Pokanoket, near present-day Bristol, Rhode Island.
Trails of the Pathfinders
This book charts the heroic age of exploration and travel in the American West. It considers the great pathfinders and explorers: Alexander Henry, Alexander Mackenzie, Lewis and Clark, Zebulon Pike, Ross Cox, Thomas Farnham, John Fremont, and more.
Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains
First published in 1918, Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains contains vivid biographical sketches of fifteen great Indian leaders: Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Little Crow, Chief Joseph etc.
Wigwam Evenings
Many entertaining and instructive Sioux legends are retold here. These tales include creation myths, animal fables, and stories of brave heroes, beautiful princesses, cruel giants, and other seemingly universal characters.
Lee's Sharpshooters
Dunlop commanded the sharpshooter battalion that served with and was part of Gregg and McGowan's North Carolina Brigade.
From the Deep Woods to Civilization
Charles Eastman (born 1858) was one of the highest educated Indians of his time, who became, through his social work and his writings, one of the best-known Indians of the early 20th century.