Folly Cove 01930: 249 books

A look at the Monroe Administration from a mid nineteenth century prospective. Written with the backdrop of the Civil War in full swing.

The impressions of an American in Japan during the years following the opening of the island nation to American Trade. This short piece details the visit to Nagasaki and to the Governor.

Addison Richards takes us on a trip up the East River and down the Hudson, around Manhattan, the whole of New York City in the 1860's.

This description of plague-smitten eras includes ancient Greece, London and Marseille in the Middle Ages and the later scourges of Yellow Fever and Asiatic Cholera. This series originally appeared in four parts during the mid nineteenth century.

After training for what seemed forever the twelfth Connecticut finally gets a chance to fight in the  Lafourche Interieur of Mississippi.

Pontiac's war was fought at Detroit and at Fort Pitt. This is the story of the rescue mission sent to relieve Fort Pitt, release hostages and end the Indian Rebellion in what is now the American midwest.

A humorous narrated walk along the Manhattan waterfront during the year 1860.

The tale of a voyage from Macao to Havana of a shipment of Mutinous Chinese Coolies. Written at a time (1864) when the Chinese were being considered as replacements for the soon to be freed American Slaves.

A brief overview of the Pennsylvania Oil Rush in the 1860's. After Petroleum describes a trip through the oil producing region in the 1860's. The Oil regions of the United States describes the geological and technical aspects of the era. Good contemporaneous reporting. Illustrated.

At the start of the 20th century working your way through college in the United States was a different experience for men and women. Contrasting articles show the attitudinal discrepancies of the time.

A Brief discussion of the failed campaign that led to the surrender of Detroit and the court martial and dismissal of the Revolutionary war hero, William Hull.

E G Squier, noted 19th century archeologist and newspaper editor, was appointed United States Commissioner to Peru in 1863. In that capacity he traveled extensively in the mountains of Bolivia and Peru, making the arduous journey across the Andes on the back of a mule. In his travels he took extensive...

In 1867 Alaska was the newest part of the United States. This is a first look for the American people of the territory they purchased from Russia. A good description of the new land and peoples that were part of the transfer.

This is a brief biographic sketch of the French Adventurer who became the foremost war chief of the Creek nation while McGillivrey was their political chief.