19th Century

Riots are an aspect of American history that do not show up much in history textbooks, e...

NOTHING IN AMERICAN HISTORY has ever equaled the death and destruction of the intense and...

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 staved off the slavery crisis for the time being, but by...

Around the time that the Civil War ended in 1865, the open ranges of south Texas were ful...

Explore the Captivating Life of P. T. Barnum He wasn't always the Great Showman. In ...

The fur industry was by extension the face of every world power pursuing a stake in the W...

Today, as one of the biggest cities in the country, Chicago means a lot of different thin...

The history of the United States is to a large extent a history of armed conflict. The na...

Lincoln comes alive through the reading of his speeches,essays and other writings, includ...

“The automobile has come to stay. But when a man has no business, it is a rather e...

“The automobile has come to stay. But when a man has no business, it is a rather e...

This is a collection of documented records of the Underground Railroad in Cleveland, Ohio...

Bombs have been around for centuries. The military units called “Grenadiers”...

In the 19th century, the young United States was exposed to the profound changes that hi...

In the span of scarcely more than a half century, the West developed from a handful of sc...

One of the most important and memorable events of the United States” westward push...

"The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions" was a speech delivered by Abraham Lincol...

The Underground Railroad is one of the most taught topics to young schoolchildren, and e...

The Underground Railroad is one of the most taught topics to young schoolchildren, and e...

As labor unions and movements began to form and coalesce in the 19th century, the tensio...

“I found myself thus afloat, on the skin of a buffalo, in the midst of a wild river...

American territory in the 19th century: a time of uneasy Army-Indian relations and fierce...

On April 27, 1898 six American ships of the line, led by the Olympia with Commodore Geor...

Today the Salem Witch Trials are often remembered as being a relic of a superstitious pa...

A sizeable body of literature is available on the east-west pathways of the American con...

When trains were introduced as a popular means of transportation, some of the first trac...

One of the most important and memorable events of the United States’ westward push ...

The fur trade had its tensions, but for many years, traders and natives worked out their ...

By the golden age of the mountain man in the mid-19th-century, there were perhaps only 3,...

This special deal includes 2 titles, which are:Gilded Age: The Gilded Age was a period in...

The Wild West has made legends out of many men, but it has forged a lasting legacy for t...

Throughout his presidency at the beginning of the 19th century, Thomas Jefferson had wor...

As the issue of slavery roiled the country, few people became as controversial or conseq...

As the issue of slavery roiled the country, few people became as controversial or consequ...

The Lewis and Clark Expedition, notwithstanding its merits as a feat of exploration, was ...

The Louisiana Purchase encompassed all or part of 15 current U.S. states and two Canadia...

Of all the great cities in the world, few personify their country like New York City. As...

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