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The Book of Philadelphia
The Book of Philadelphia – Robert Shackleton The book of Philadelphia is a title suggestive of a large task. Philadelphia is complex, old, still growing, and he who understands her and writes of his understanding so that others may share it must have energy, insight, and skill. Mr. Shackleton’s book bears ample evidence of his […]
The Book of Chicago
The Book of Chicago – Robert Shackleton In his facile, chatty way the author tells of the city’s marvelous growth, taking us from the Loop through that Olympus of Chicago, the Lake Shore Drive to Oak Park and South Chicago. The landmarks of the early settlers and the “beauty spots” of the modern city are […]
Standard History of Houston, Texas
Standard History of Houston, Texas – Benajah Harvey Carroll The Story of Houston has not proved an easy one to write. A city is in many respects a conglomeration of units rather than an aggregate of unities. the units are of character so varying that it is hard to reduce them to a common denominator. […]
A Thumb-Nail History of the City of Houston, Texas
A Thumb-Nail History of the City of Houston, Texas – Samuel Oliver Young This beautiful, small historical work is divided into twelve chapters, each devoted to some phase of the city’s activities and tracing its history from the inception of that interest to the year 1912. Chapter 1 gives an account of the founding of […]
Chicago: Its History and its Builders Volume 5
Chicago: Its History and its Builders Volume 5 – Josiah Seymour Currey Maybe there has never been a more comprehensive work on the history of Chicago than the five volumes written by Josiah S. Currey – and possibly there will never be. Without making this work a catalogue or a mere list of dates or […]
Chicago: Its History and its Builders Volume 4
Chicago: Its History and its Builders Volume 4 – Josiah Seymour Currey Maybe there has never been a more comprehensive work on the history of Chicago than the five volumes written by Josiah S. Currey – and possibly there will never be. Without making this work a catalogue or a mere list of dates or […]
Thomas Jefferson – His permanent influence on American institutions
Thomas Jefferson – His permanent influence on American institutions – John Sharp Williams Very popularly written, these lectures are seven in number, and treat respectively of Jefferson as revolutionist, democratizer of state institutions, diplomat, democratizer of federal institutions, and president, and of his influence upon freedom of religion in America and upon our educational institutions. […]
A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England Volume 4
A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England Volume 4 – James Savage A genealogical dictionary of our early colonists. Every volume shows three generations of those who came before 1692. Although more than a century has elapsed since the publication of this monumental work, it remains the standard to our day. We […]
A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England Volume 3
A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England Volume 3 – James Savage A genealogical dictionary of our early colonists. Every volume shows three generations of those who came before 1692. Although more than a century has elapsed since the publication of this monumental work, it remains the standard to our day. We […]
A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England Volume 2
A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England Volume 2 – James Savage A genealogical dictionary of our early colonists. Every volume shows three generations of those who came before 1692. Although more than a century has elapsed since the publication of this monumental work, it remains the standard to our day. We […]