History
Hardtack and Coffee
Hardtack and Coffee is a humourous account of a soldier's life during the Civil War, as told by a veteran of the Union Army of the Potomac.
The Soul of the Indian
This book constitutes a comprehensive study of the religious life of American Indian tribes before the arrival of Europeans. It is written in Eastman's characteristically engaging style.
Indian Boyhood
In Indian Boyhood Eastman - a full-blooded Santee Sioux Indian - describes his childhood experiences and training as a warrior in the 1870's and 1880's, until he was taken to live in the white man's world at age fifteen.
Pioneer Life and Frontier Adventures
Pioneer Life and Frontier Adventures is an authentic record of the life and times of Christopher “Kit” Carson and his companions in the American West. Derived from Carson’s own narrative, as well as the observations of the author and others, DeWitt C.
The Soldier's Story of His Captivity at Andersonville, Belle Isle, and Other Rebel Prisons
During the Civil War tens of thousands of soldiers died in prisons. In Andersonville Prison Pen alone over 11, 000 soldiers of the 33, 000 died of starvation, exposure and consumption or other disease.
The Louisiana Purchase & the Exploration, Early History and Building of the West
The Louisiana Purchase by Ripley Hitchcock brings to life the journals of Lewis and Clark on their mission to explore the greatest land purchase in history.
The Story of the Indian
Written at the turn of the Century when the figures of the real West were the Indian, the explorer, the soldier, the miner, the ranchman, the trapper, and the railroad builder, The Story of the Indian is an attempt by the author to preserve the picturesque and original aspects of
Life on the Mississippi
The Mississippi River and Mark Twain are practically synonymous in American culture. Known as “America’s river, ” the popularity of Twain’s steamboat and steamboat pilots the on the ever-changing Mississippi has endured prominently over the years.
My Life and Experiences Among Our Hostile Indians
My Life and Experiences Among Our Hostile Indians was written by Major-General Howard in an attempt to tell his life story and personal experiences among the Indian tribes that he came into contact with as a result of war.
Following the Guidon
Libby Custer takes us back to the late 1860’s as we follow her husband, General George Armstrong Custer, and the Seventh Cavalry to Kansas and the Battle of the Washita River. In telling the story there is often reference to both the trumpet and the bugle.