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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Floating Press 2009; US$ 4.95The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin , which Franklin himself called his Memoirs, is the unfinished record of his life written between 1771 and 1790. It has become one of the most well-known and influential autobiographies in history, and has been praised both as a historical document and a piece of literature in its own right. William Dean Howells... more...
Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson
MobileReference.com 2010; US$ 3.99This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the Kindle, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including the Kindle, Smartphones and other... more...
Thomas Jefferson
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 11.99In this unique biography of Thomas Jefferson, leading journalist and social critic Christopher Hitchens offers a startlingly new and provocative interpretation of our Founding Father. Situating Jefferson within the context of America's evolution and tracing his legacy over the past two hundred years, Hitchens brings the character of Jefferson to life... more...
Mutiny on the Amistad
Oxford University Press 1997; US$ 24.99Published to coincide with the movie "Amistad", this is the story of the only instance in history where African blacks, seized by slave dealers, won their freedom and returned home. The 1839 revolt on a Spanish slave ship ignited events which climaxed in the US court's ruling to free the captives. more...
Out of the House of Bondage
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 22.00Glymph challenges popular depictions of mistresses as 'friends' and 'allies' of slaves in the plantation household. more...
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom
The Floating Press 2009; US$ 5.99Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom details the escape of Ellen and William Craft from slavery in Georgia in the United States. Well publicized at the time, the married couple became celebrities in the abolitionist struggle. Their daring and risky plan meant passing the light-skinned Ellen off as a white male traveling with 'his' slave, William,... more...
The Second War With England, Volume I
The Floating Press 2012; US$ 4.99Settle in for nonstop wartime action in this encyclopedic account of the War of 1812. The first of two volumes penned by esteemed author and journalist Joel T. Headley on the topic, this book takes you right onto the battlefield and then zooms out for an analytical take on tactics and strategy. more...
We the People
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books 2010; US$ 7.99Now in paperback, Lynne Cheney?s New York Times bestselling illustrated history of how the Constitution came to be. ?I am mortified beyond expression when I view the clouds which have spread over the brightest morn that ever dawned upon any country.? ?George Washington America had won the Revolution, but our troubles were far from over. The thirteen... more...
My Bondage and My Freedom
The Floating Press 2009; US$ 4.99The second in the series of three autobiographies penned by Frederick Douglass, My Bondage and My Freedom picks up where Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass left off. This volume recounts more gripping details of Douglass' transformation from illiterate slave to leading light of the abolitionist movement and offers an extended philosophical... more...
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
The Floating Press 2008; US$ 6.99Frederick Douglass was an ex-slave and a great orator in early 19th-century USA. His autobiography details his experiences as a slave and is considered the most famous such work, though many similar were written by his contemporaries. This work also influenced and fueled the abolitionist movement, in which Douglass was an important figure. more...









