Otis: 265 books

In Debating American Immigration, 1882-Present, prominent historians Roger Daniels and Otis Graham offer competing interpretations of the past, present, and future of American immigration policy and American attitudes towards immigration. Through original essays and supporting primary documents, the...

The Hatfield-McCoy feud has long been the most famous vendetta of the southern Appalachians. Over the years it has become encrusted with myth and error. Scores of writers have produced accounts of it, but few have made any real effort to separate fact from fiction. Novelists, motion picture producers,...

In 1919, when Wesley Williams became a New York City firefighter, he stepped into a world that was 100% white and predominantly Irish. As far as this city knew, black men in the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) tended horses. Nearly a century later, many things in the FDNY had changed—but...

This is the true story of America's first black dynasty. The years after the Civil War represented an astonishing moment of opportunity for African-Americans. The rush to build a racially democratic society from the ruins of slavery is never more evident than in the personal history of Blanche Kelso...

Mercy Otis Warren (September 14, [September 25, New Style][1] 1728 – October 19, 1814) was a political writer and propagandist of the American Revolution. In the eighteenth century, topics such as politics and war were thought to be the province of men. Few men and fewer women had the education...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Jack the Hunchback; - Story of Adventure on the Coast of Maine. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Light Keepers A Story of the United States Light-house Service. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of...

Not your typical how-to manual for new teachers, this no-nonsense, jargon-free guide offers a wide variety of tools and tactics for getting through every school day with grace and sanity. Covered in glue, glitter, orange juice—or worse? Make a quick change into the spare set of clothes you keep...

The search for truth, knowledge and wisdom led Rev. Otis Blue to dedicate himself to researching, compiling and writing this book, and the result is a work that does precisely what he had in mind at the outset: to make the Bible a living document that can be read, understood and used by all to guide...

Packed with ideas for both new and veteran teachers of K–8 students, this book touches on a variety of topics that are especially relevant to the first week of school. The author provides critical information that includes arranging and navigating the classroom, setting basic expectations, communicating...

Toby Tyler, by James Otis.

Looking forward is always an interesting occupation, for the imagination can be given absolute free play and so many seemingly fantastic pictures may be called into being. But equally absorbing can be the process of looking backward, though it must be done with considerably less freedom of imagination....

With The Swamp Fox by James Otis.

Peter of New Amsterdam: A Story of Old New York written by James Otis. Published in 1910.