North America category: 699 books
Poisoned by Lies and Hypocrisy
America's First Attempt to Bring Liberty to Canada,1775-1776
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2014
Historian Gavin K. Watt offers a fresh interpretation of the 1775 Invasion of Canada.
In 1775, Governor Guy Carleton returned to Canada after a four-year absence in England to discover that political unrest in the American colonies was at a fever pitch. Soon after, open warfare erupted in Massachusetts,...
John McDonald and the Whiskey Ring
From Thug to Grant's Inner Circle
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016
The most flamboyant, consistently dishonest racketeer was Supervisor of Internal Revenue John McDonald, whose organization defrauded the federal government of millions of dollars. When President Grant was asked why he appointed McDonald supervisor of internal revenue he responded, “I was aware that...
by Christopher Columbus
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Though Christopher Columbus was not the first European explorer to reach the Americas, having been preceded, five centuries earlier, by the Norse expedition, led by Leif Ericson, that established the short-lived colony of Vinland in what is now Newfoundland, Columbus' voyages led to the first lasting...
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Marcus Clarke, James Weldon Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2013
This volume contains several critical views of colonialism from a variety of perspectives in many widely separated parts of the world: Africa, the Americas, India, and Australia.
The Crime of the Congo, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, describes what is clearly the worst case of abuse during the...
American History Book
This Mind-Opening Guide Reveals Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong About Abraham Lincoln, American Inventions, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John F. Kennedy and More
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Among the most exclusive ebooks on American History this book gives you surefire facts that your textbook got wrong about Abraham Lincoln, American Inventions, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John F. Kennedy and much more that you'll love.
by Mark Roman
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
A fact-filled book of in depth knowledge on Barack Obama, the current US President.
Learn about his family and childhood through to his first inauguration and his second one.
Read about Obamacare, illegal immigration and other social policies. Follow Obama's career as America's...
Accurate American History Handbook
This Definitive Guide Will Let You Discover Information About America’s History Including Facts About Benjamin Franklin, John Kennedy Facts, The Declaration Of Independence Summary, American Inventions, Civil War History And So Musch More!
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2012
It was one of those moments in American history that the people who were able to watch it for the first time felt like they were in a science fiction movie. But with televisions cameras on every move, the nation and the world watched on July 20, 1969 as three American astronauts landed on the moon....
American History
Little Known Secrets That Everyone Should Know About The 22nd Amendment, The Bill of Rights, The Boston Tea Party, The Civil War, The Cold War, The Declaration of Independence and More
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
In this compelling block-buster guide discover hard-hitting facts about American History, The 22nd Amendment, The Bill of Rights, The Boston Tea Party, The Civil War, The Cold War, The Declaration of Independence and more.
by James Otis
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2015
The writings of James Otis arguably had more influence in America and England before 1774 than those of any other American except John Dickinson. John Adams pointed to Otis as the first man to have plumbed the depths of the argument between Britain and the Anglo-American colonies. Anyone who wishes...
by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2007
Guess what? The Indians didn’t save the Pilgrims from starvation by teaching them to grow corn. Thomas Jefferson thought states’ rights—an idea reviled today—were even more important than the Constitution’s checks and balances. The “Wild” West was more peaceful and a lot safer than most...
Islam, Black Nationalism and Slavery
A Detailed History
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1994
Beginning with the origins of Islam in Arabia and continuing to the African empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhai, Mr. Rashad examines the influence the religion had on the peoples of that continent and the impact of slavery on African Muslims brought to the Americas. He offers several biographical sketches...
Raceball
How the Major Leagues Colonized the Black and Latin Game
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
From an award-winning writer, the first linked history of African Americans and Latinos in Major League Baseball
After peaking at 27 percent of all major leaguers in 1975, African Americans now make up less than one-tenth--a decline unimaginable in other men's pro sports. The number of Latin...
by Thomas Paine
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2015
The American Crisis was written as series of pamphlets during the American Revolution period, when colonists needed inspiring works. They were written in a language that the common man could understand, and represented Paine's liberal philosophy. Paine's writings bolstered the morale of the American...
by Anita M. Harris
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Broken Patterns, by award-winning journalist Anita M. Harris, places modern American professional women--and their mothers and grandmothers--in remarkable historical context. Based on interviews with 40 successful women who entered male-dominated careers in the 1970s and 1980s, the book outlines...