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The History of Pittsburgh
The History of Pittsburgh – Sarah Hutchins Killikelly Miss Killikelly’s book is more than a history of Pittsburgh, and all but serves as a history of Allegheny County, of which Pittsburgh has long been the metropolis, and which since the creation of the Greater Pittsburgh — brought about since this book was published — stands […]
Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas
Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas – Southern Publishign Company. Biography is not given its rightful place in literature. It has a more intimate relation to History than is assigned by common judgment; for, after all, the life of any nation is written in the lives of those who have shown themselves in some respects superior to […]
The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza De Vaca
The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza De Vaca – Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca. Alvar Nuñez joined the expedition of Pámfilo de Narvaez to Florida in 1526 as treasurer. With two other Spaniards and an Arab Moor, he was the only survivor who remained on the mainland. For eight years they roamed along the coasts […]
A pictorial history of Texas
A pictorial history of Texas – Homer S. Thrall. The history of Texas possesses a peculiar interest. The contests for the possession of the country; the grand old mission structures erected for the conversion of the natives; the numerous changes of government, give to our history an air of romance. In the summary of events […]
Myths and Legends of Alaska
Myths and Legends of Alaska – Katherine Berry Judson Miss Judson has collected these myths and legends from many printed sources. She disclaims originality, but she has rendered a service that will be appreciated by the many who have sought in vain for legends of the Indians. There is an agreeable surprise in store for […]
Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas
Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas – John Henry Brown. The book leads the reader through the past to the present and here leaves him amid active and progressive men who are advancing, along with him, toward the future. Including, as it does, lives of men now living, constitutes a connecting link between what has […]
History of the Revolution in Texas
History of the Revolution in Texas – Chester Newell. The History of the Revolution in Texas’ can be pronounced a clear and rapid narrative of the different events which have attended that piratical outbreak. Taking the story, however, as he tells it, it is quite clear that the revolution was a naked victory of might […]
In the Bosom of the Comanches
In the Bosom of the Comanches – Theodore Adolphus Babb. Mr. Babb, a descendant of resolute venturesome pioneer stock, entered upon an eventful boyhood in the untamed wilds of the western border of Texas in a locality and period when the mounted Indian marauder with his panoply of war and death was often seen silhouetted […]
Life and Adventures of Sam Bass
Life and Adventures of Sam Bass – Sam Bass. Sam Bass was a 19th-century American Old West train robber and outlaw. He was part of a gang that robbed a train of $60,000. After forming his own gang, however, he never had similar success. He died as a result of wounds received in a gun […]
History of Pittsburgh Volume 2
History of Pittsburgh Volume 2 – George Thornton Fleming The selection of Mr. Fleming to prepare this history of Pittsburgh, and the region round about, was most fortunate for the city. He was not only a sturdy grubber after facts but had the ability to dress them up in pleasing style and set them in […]