300円 In "Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete," Washington Irving presents a satirical yet affectionate chronicle of New York's past, blending history with whimsical storytelling. Written in a mock-epic style, the book parodies traditional historical narratives, employing an eclectic mix of h...

2,154円 Milwaukee is best known for its beerーand rightfully so. But in the days of Prohibition, the big alcohol suppliers were not Miller, Blatz, Schlitz, and Pabst. The Mafia had control, and it made its money by running alcohol as far away as Canada and Indiana, as well as with counterfeiting, the num...

2,154円 Point Pleasant’s Silver Bridge, the first eyebar suspension bridge in the United States, was an engineering marvel when it was constructed in 1927 and 1928. Located on US Highway 35, the bridge spanned the Ohio River and linked Point Pleasant, West Virginia, with the towns of Kanauga and Gallipol...

164円 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania was the center of the world of Steel at the beginning of the 20th century. Take a look at Steel and Steel making in the industrial powerhouse of turn of the century Pittsburgh.

330円 A Brief Biographic Sketch of the  Federalist Kentucky Lawyer known for his eccentricities. Daviess on one of the first to accuse Burr of treason.  He suffered a heroic death at Tippecanoe.

496円 A brief contemporaneous account of the many attempts to take Vicksburg, culminating in the siege and surrender. Illustrated.

496円 A contemporaneous account of Ellet's steam rams and their place in the history of opening the Mississippi.

496円 Davenport's report, like his series on the work house and the lunatic asylum on Blackwell's Island, gives a good account of how orphans and the children of the poor and the indigent were handled in mid nineteenth century America. Bits of the history of social work is revealed in all three pieces.

496円 A Brief history of the Indian uprising and depredations in Minnesota during 1862.

496円 Hawaiian Legends Of Volcanoes by W. D. Westervelt Read about the powerful Hawaiian Fire Goddess Pele, who lives in a volcano and surfs on lava. A old Hawaiian saying: "never mistreat an old woman, she might be Pele in disguise". Polynesian. Still popular nearly a century after its origi...

164円 A description of wine making in California during the 1860's, when the industry was in it's infancy.

496円 This short piece is a look inside working and some of the inmates of the Work-House on Blackwell's Island in New York City during the Mid 19th century. The work-house was filled with the poor and the petty criminals. The Penitentiary was filled with the big time criminals.