title | creator | language | description | tableOfContents | contributor | subject | created |
Men of Invention and Industry | Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 | en | | Phineas Pett : beginnings of English shipbuilding -- Francis Pettit Smith, practical introducer of the screw propeller -- John Harrison, inventor of the marine chronometer -- John Lombe, introducer of the silk industry into England -- William Murdock, his life and inventions -- Frederick Koenig, inventor of the steam-printing machine -- The Walters of the "Times" : invention of the Walter press -- William Clowes : book-printing by steam -- Charles Bianconi : a lesson of self-help in Ireland -- Industry in Ireland : through Connaught and Ulster to Belfast -- Ship-building in Belfast / by E.J. Harland, engineer and shipbuilder -- Astronomers and students in humble life : a new chapter in the "Pursuit of knowledge under difficulties". | | Inventors -- Biography; Industrial arts -- Biography | 1996-11-01 |
Three Years in the Sixth Corps
A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac,
from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 | Stevens, George T. (George Thomas), 1832-1921 | en | | | | Stevens, George T. (George Thomas), 1832-1921; United States. Army of the Potomac. Corps, 6th (1862-1865) -- History; United States. Army of the Potomac. Corps, 6th (1862-1865) -- Biography; Soldiers -- New York (State) -- Biography; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories | 2007-06-30 |
Some Personal Recollections of Dr. Janeway | Clark, James Bayard, 1869- | en | | | | Janeway, Edward Gamaliel, 1841-1911; Physicians -- United States -- Biography | 2008-02-26 |
The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees | Crawford, Mary Caroline, 1874-1932 | en | | | | Historic buildings -- New England; New England -- Biography | 2007-05-30 |
Studies in Contemporary Biography | Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922 | en | | | | | 2010-03-17 |
The Mormon Menace
The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite | | en | | | | Lee, John Doyle, 1812-1877; Mormon Church -- History -- 19th century; Mormons -- Biography; Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857 | 2007-11-17 |
Army Life in a Black Regiment | Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911 | en | | | | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories; United States. Army. South Carolina Volunteers, 1st (1862-1864); United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives; United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 33rd (1864-1866); Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911; United States. Army -- Biography; Soldiers -- United States -- Biography; African American soldiers -- History -- 19th century; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American | 2004-10-01 |
War from the Inside
The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 | Hitchcock, Frederick L. (Frederick Lyman) | en | | | | Hitchcock, Frederick L. (Frederick Lyman); United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 132nd (1862-1863) -- Biography; Soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- Biography; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories; Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives; Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories | 2009-07-04 |
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 | Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 | en | | | | Autobiography; Scientists -- Biography; Evolution (Biology) | 2001-07-01 |
Edison, His Life and Inventions | | en | 1910 | | | Biography; Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 | 2006-01-21 |
The Masters and their Music
A series of illustrative programs with biographical,
esthetical, and critical annotations | Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock), 1837-1912 | en | | | | Composers -- Biography; Music appreciation | 2008-11-17 |
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 | Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 | en | | | | Autobiography; Scientists -- Biography; Evolution (Biology) | 2001-07-01 |
Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Complete | Niecks, Frederick, 1845-1924 | en | | | | Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849; Composers -- Biography | 2004-01-01 |
Irish Ned
The Winnipeg Newsy | Fea, Samuel, 1872-1943 | en | | | | Newspaper vendors -- Manitoba -- Winnipeg -- Biography; Winnipeg (Man.) -- Social life and customs | 2008-01-15 |
Sir Walter Ralegh
A Biography | Stebbing, W. (William), 1832-1926 | en | | | | Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618; Biography | 2008-04-10 |
Old John Brown, the man whose soul is marching on | Hawkins, Walter, 1809?- | en | | | | Brown, John, 1800-1859; Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography | 2000-01-01 |
Autobiography and Selected Essays | Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895 | en | | | | Biography; Essays | 2006-05-03 |
The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor | Unknown | en | Unknown Icelandic authors, 13th century | | | Biography; Njall Thorgursson, 930 (ca.)-1011 | 2004-11-11 |
Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist | Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 | en | | | | Jasmin, Jacques, 1798-1864; Poets, French -- Biography | 1997-03-01 |
Souvenir of the George Borrow Celebration
Norwich, July 5th, 1913 | Hooper, James | en | | | | Borrow, George Henry, 1803-1881; Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography | 2007-05-20 |
John Hus
A brief story of the life of a martyr | Dallmann, William, 1862-1952 | en | | | | Biography; Hus, Jan, 1369?-1415 | 2008-07-25 |
The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler | Brewster, David, Sir, 1781-1868 | en | | | | Brahe, Tycho, 1546-1601; Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630; Scientists -- Biography; Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 | 2008-07-07 |
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) | Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854 | en | | | | Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832; Authors, Scottish -- 19th century -- Biography | 2008-02-02 |
Alvira, the Heroine of Vesuvius | O'Reilly, A. J. (Augustine J.) | en | | | | Women and religion; Women -- Biography; Historical fiction; Christian saints; France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715 | 2000-04-01 |
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) | Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854 | en | | | | Authors, Scottish -- 19th century -- Biography; Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832 | 2008-02-02 |