"The History of Rome" had a profound impact on the field of classical studies and historiography. It provided a comprehensive narrative that influenced generations of historians...
The Art Of War: Sun Tzu
The Art of War is a timeless treatise on strategy, leadership, and the principles of warfare, offering profound insights applicable far beyond the battlefield. Attributed to the...
Mexico: A 500-year History
From acclaimed and prize-winning historian Paul Gillingham, a rich and vibrant history of one of the world’s most diverse, politically ground-breaking, and influential of...
Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death!
"Give me liberty, or give me death!" is a quotation attributed to Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775, at St....
Meditations
INTRODUCTIONMARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS was born on April 26, A.D. 121. His real name was M. Annius Verus, and he was sprung of a noble family which claimed descent from Numa,...
Human Bullets. A Soldier's Story Of Port Arthur
The first victory by an Asian power over a European one since the Mongol invasions of the 13th Century: that's why the impact of the Russo-Japanese War, dated 1904-05, was so...
Behind The Scenes Or, Thirty Years A Slave, And Four Years In The White House: Premium Ebook
*** Premium Ebook ***Former slave who became a successful seamstress, civil activist, and author, Elizabeth Keckley was the personal dressmaker for Mary Todd Lincoln. She was also...
With The Boer Forces
In the following pages I have endeavoured to present an accurate picture of the Boers in war-time. My duties as a newspaper correspondent carried me to the Boer side, and herein I...
Inducements To The Colored People Of The United States To Emigrate To British Guiana
Compiled from Statements and Documents furnished by Mr. Edward Carbery,Agent of the "Immigration Society of British Guiana," anda Proprietor in that Colony.
Detailed Minutiae Of Soldier Life In The Army Of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865
The author, who fought as a private in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War, describes the Confederate soldier’s daily struggles with hunger, illness, fear,...
