Mrs. Mary Jemison was taken by the Indians, in the year 1755, when only about twelve years of age, and has continued to reside amongst them to the...

Autobiography, written by David (Davey) Crockett about 2 years before his death at the Alamo in March of 1836.

Written for first through third graders, this book aims to expand not only the imagination but the vocabulary. For listeners following along with...

An 1883 tongue-in-cheek spoof of manners and mannerisms of “society”. ‘the “Open Sesame” to that jealously-guarded realm,—good society,—in which...

The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the August Number.
It includes the following articles:

The Work of the...

A school girl story about two Illinois teens and the adventures they have with family,friends and the chance to go to a boarding school in...

"In the original preface to "Northern Trails" the author stated that, with the solitary exception of the salmon's life in the sea after he...

Think about packing for a trip to a new world, where you will spend the rest of your life. There are no shops, no regular supply deliveries. You...

The Reverend Gilbert White was the curate of the village of Selborne, a village in Hampshire, from 1784 to his death in 1793, living most of his...

Edith L. Cavell was a British nurse who attended to soldiers of both sides during World War I, and helped some 200 Allied soldiers escape from...

"... I have decided to write an account of a few of the many adventures and dangers that befell me while making my way, practically without a...

If you have heard of the Dickens novel, The Old Curiosity Shop, and remember Nell Trent, the beautiful and virtuous young girl of "not quite...