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The Soul of the Indian
Digital Scanning, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95This 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. more...
The Mississippi
Digital Scanning, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95'It is safe to say that three-fourths of those who have professed any knowledge of the campaigns which resulted in the opening of the Mississippi have generally given undue prominence to minor events, and almost wholly ignored the essentially important; indeed, this campaign calls up in most minds a confused jumble of gunboats and batteries, bayous... more...
Original Acrostics
Digital Scanning, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95Original acrostics on all the states and Presidents of the United States, and various other subjects, religious, political, and personal. Illustrated with portraits of all the Presidents, and engravings of various other kinds. more...
Roughing It
Digital Scanning, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95Originally published over 100 years ago, Roughing It was Mark Twain's second major work after the success of his 1869 travel book, Innocents Abroad . This time Twain travels through the wild west of America. With relentless good humor, Twain tells of his misfortunes during the quest to strike it rich by prospecting in the silver mines. Wonderfully... more...
Indian Massacre in Minnesota
Digital Scanning, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95Indian Massacre in Minnesota was written over 100 years ago by a man whose job was to process claims for property damaged by Sioux raiders after they went on the warpath, killing pioneer families and taking many of those who survived into captivity. He documented the terrifying tales told by settlers of the horrors they suffered. more...
The Border Wars of New England
Digital Scanning, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95Originally published over 75 years ago, The Border Wars of New England is Samuel Adams Drake's enlightening compact historical description of what has been commonly referred to as King William's and Queen Anne's Wars. Handsomely illustrated with numerous drawings and maps. more...
King Philip's War
Digital Scanning, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95King Philip?s War is Ellis and Morris? renowned story of the uprising that occurred after more than a half-century of peaceful co-existence with the English settlers. Metacomet, son of Massasoit of the Wampanoag tribe, led an uprising in 1675 that would later be known as King Philip?s War. The Natives? resistance to increased English demand for... more...
New England Legends and Folk Lore
Digital Scanning, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95Originally published over 100 years ago, New England Legends and Folk Lore is Samuel Adams Drake?s extraordinary collection of legends and folk tales. Stories include dozens of classics of New England lore that describe the times of witches and seafarers, strange nighttime occurrences and mysterious places. A classic and creative compilation... more...
The Outbreak of Rebellion
Digital Scanning, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95'His [Nicolay's] story runs from Governor Gist's circular letter to Southern governors under date of October 5th, 1860, to the Battle of Bull Run, July 21st 1861. It is brilliant, well-proportioned, full of interest; written with intense convictions of right, an impatient contempt of opposite opinions, and a disposition not to mince words, but unhesitatingly... more...
The Peninsula - McClellan's Campaign of 1862
Digital Scanning, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95'On every page ... there is abundant evidence that the author is not so much concerned about the reputation of the commanding general, as about historical truth. It is needless to say that, investigated in this spirit, both campaigns [MacClellan's and Pope's]prove to be total failures... In attempting to fix the responsibility of these defeats, we... more...









