Chadwick Buford is an orphan who finds a home for himself and his dog Jack in the Kentucky settlement of Kingdom Come. He has many adventures during which he discovers his true parentage, fights in the Civil War and returns to Kingdom Come. Read onli... View More

Francis Parkman took a tour of the West before settling down to write his histories. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

This calendar published by his high school history club was Robert McCloskey’s first publication. The image is provided from the collections of The Western Reserve Historical Society.

The story about the fight for water along the Idaho Nevada border.

A novel of the American Revolution. Love, treachery, ambition, and idealism motivate the characters. Not only does this novel depict beauty and horror, it is also extremely historically accurate.  Read online at archive.org... View More

Blending history and stories, this account of the American Indian has become a classic. Read online at archive.org.... View More

This is a biography of Philip Freneau, known as the poet of the revolution. He was a friend of Madison and Jefferson and edited an anti-federalist newspaper.

Peter and Barbara Ann spend the summer on their uncle’s ranch and learn about cowboys firsthand. Read online at archive.org.... View More

This brief biography tells of the life of Francis Scott Key, the author of The Star Spangled Banner.

Gail and Grroo come to visit Uncle George and his family and learn the history of their colonial house.

Nelly Custis was the granddaughter of Martha Washington by her first husband. She was adopted by George and Martha at the age of four and grew up at Mount Vernon.

A French explorer discovers Canada.

The story of David from the fight with Goliath to King of Israel.

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An adaptation of Columbus’ description of his first voyage to America.

In this, the first of Robert Lawson’s biographies of famous men written by their pets, Amos the mouse reveals the real story behind the Benjamin Franklin legend. From the invention of the Franklin Stove (based on a design by Amos) to his succes... View More

A collection of short stories by southwestern authors or about the southwestern United States.

The story of the Pilgrim’s first year in America written by themselves. Often cited as Mourt’s Relation. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Phil Stong grew up around horses and rode them and worked them on his Iowa farm. Here he surveys the place of the horse in the development of America. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

A story about the plains Indians.

Ramona is a mixed-race woman of Native American and Scotch ancestry. The novel tells of her travails during the settlement of California after the Mexican American War.

For each day of the year the important, and not so important, events of American history are given. Several updated editions were published.

Each letter has a large illustration and a patriotic essay.

During the French and Indian War in upper New York state, Edward is determined to protect his home. He is only ten years old but his father gave him an ancient, heavy Spanish gun before leaving home to fight the enemy.

A compilation of stories about American folk heroes.

An interesting overview of Lincoln's life.

The Sangamon is a kind of memoir-part autobiography, part local history, and part cultural study-that depicts the towns, people, and attitudes of central Illinois.   ... View More

The story of a cottonwood tree leads to the history of the Santa Fe Trail.

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A biography of the president for young readers.

A story about what a barrage balloon does to protect its country.

This book is rooted to the history of old American towns and tells many stories from our pioneer past. Read online at archive.org... View More

This is a serial concerning Abraham Lincoln published in a periodical called The Classmate, volume 50, numbers 6 to 11. The pictured issue is from 1934.

Robert Lawson puts famous quotations from American history in their context and illuminates them with his illustrations. Read online at archive.org.... View More

A story with pictures of the California Gold Rush. 

A brief biography of the American backwoodsman and explorer who opened up the west. In this edition, the text has been considerably enlarged.

A history of sheep ranching in Texas and New Mexico. Including a chapter devoted to the Churro sheep protected and herded by Navajo sheepwomen and men, as well as chapter on ranger wars between sheep ranchers and cattlemen. Read online at archiv... View More

A pamphlet addressing the working conditions of the poor post-WWII, the cost of living and underpaid workers. Includes illustrations depicting impoverished families and children.

A vivid history of one of America’s best-loved patriots.

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A regional memoir by a war correspondent about New Hampshire in the early twentieth century.

The stamps issued in the first hundred years of her existence are made the occasion for pictures and stories of history. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

In 1519 Hernan Cortez landed at Vera Cruz on the coast of Mexico and proceeded to put an end to the murderous cannibal kingdom of the Aztecs.

A fictionalized biography of a southern girl at the time of the Civil War.

The Seabird follows the history of American seafaring.

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Jamestown, colonists, Indians and heroes fill this story of early America.

Benjamin Franklin was a businessman, inventor, scientist and diplomat. In this brief biography, Robert Lawson’s illustrations help to bring his life and accomplishments to younger readers.... View More

A collection of Ben Franklin’s most well known sayings. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

A brief introduction to the State of Wisconsin, her history, geography and people. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

An elementary history book.

Short biographies of the American presidents from Washington to Eisenhower.

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When a slick-talking stranger with a fast rig comes to town, Chuck and Barney get caught up in a mystery. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

When the first elephant in America ends up in Jed’s Uncle Hach’s barn everyone is in for some exciting times. Read online at archive.org.... View More

A popular history of the United States from the Vikings to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The French explorer Jacques Cartier was the first, since the Northmen, to explore the Atlantic coast of Canada and sail up the St. Lawrence River to the area of Quebec.  This edition includes additional illustrations.  Read online at archiv... View More

This is the narrative of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition. It took place from 1947-48.

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A brief history of the colonial capitol of Virginia up to the time of the revolution.

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Stories and poems about early American history for younger children.

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The story of the first Spanish explorer of the west coast of North America.

An assortment of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Adventure and biography of the Klondike gold rush in the late 1890's, which, though it failed to bring many prospectors the riches and ease they craved, benefited the world in general by opening up the Canadian North to exploration

A compendium of stories, poems and articles, many with new illustrations.

The fox stole two of the farmer’s geese to feed his family.

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Comprises a selection of the letters Wodehouse wrote to Townend over a period of more than thirty years. Originally published in 1953 under title: Performing Flea. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

A fictionalized biography of America’s greatest race horse.

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The story of Southern California's exciting days from 1865-1900.

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Sixteen-year-old Jed Starbuck of Nantucket joins the crew of “The True Patriot” to fight the British at sea during the Revolutionary War.

A brief life of the Admiral of the Ocean Sea who discovered America in 1492.

A descendant of John Adams, Abigail Adams Homans gives her reminiscences of her Adams uncles, Henry, Brooks and CF. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

A history of the post office and the people who make it work.

This is a history of fire fighting brought up to today.

A popular history of the United States from the Vikings to the space age.

I’ve got an old mule and her name is Sal,
Fifteen miles on the Eirie canal.

Oh, say can you see, by the dawn’s early lightWhat so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming. Read online at archive.org.... View More

A history of Puritanism in America.

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A pictorial history of the early days of New Amsterdam, or as we now know it, New York.

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Chronicles the development of the New England mill during the industrial revolution of the nineteenth century. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The story of the building of #1070, prototype locomotive of the Berkshire class 2-8-4 by the Lima Locomotive Works.

Pictures illustrate the preamble to the constitution. Appendices include the text and portraits of the original signers. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Short essays on American history, biographies, poems and folk tales.

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The second volume in the history of the Dougan family farm in Beloit, Wisconsin.

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Sixteen-year-old Jed Starbuck of Nantucket joins the crew of “The True Patriot” to fight the British at sea during the Revolutionary War.