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An Account Of The Corvette: L'Uraine's Sojourn At The Mariana Islands, 1819
by Freycinet, Louis Claude
Synopsis: Like his Russian contemporary Otto von Kotzebue, who preceded him at Guam by sixteen months (November 1817) and with a comparable mix of reprovisioning and scientific aims, Louis Claude de Freycinet (1779-1842) of L'Uranie (ex-Ciotat) came to the Mariana Islands as a veteran of mid-Pacific exploration.
Copyright Date: 2003
An Accursed Race
by Gaskell, Elizabeth CleghornFreely Available: DAISY | BRF | HTML | TEXT
Synopsis: none
Copyright Date: N/A
Aceh Under Martial Law: Inside The Secret War
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This report documents violations of human rights and humanitarian law since the Indonesian government imposed martial law in Aceh on May 19.
Copyright Date: 2003
Aceh Under Martial Law: Muzzling The Messengers
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This report documents violations of press freedom in Aceh after the Indonesian government on May 19 declared a state of military emergency in the province and renewed its war.
Copyright Date: 2003
Aceh Under Martial Law: Problems Faced By Acehnese Refugees In Malaysia
by Watch, Human Rights
Synopsis: This report documents Malaysia's deportations of refugees and asylum seekers from Aceh and the mistreatment of Acehnese refugees while in Malaysia.
Copyright Date: 2004
An Acquaintance With Darkness
by Rinaldi, Ann
Synopsis: When her mother dies and her best friend's family is implicated in the assassination of President Lincoln, fourteen-year-old Family Pigbush must go live with an uncle she suspects of being involved in stealing bodies for medical research.
Copyright Date: 1997
Acquainted With Grief: Wang Mingdao's Stand For The Persecuted Church In China
by Harvey, Thomas Alan
Synopsis: Story of Wang Mingdao and the House Church in China.
Copyright Date: 2002
Across The Wide Missouri
by Devoto, Bernard A.
Synopsis: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize. Across the Wide Missouri tells the compelling story of the climax and decline of the Rocky Mountain fur trade during the 1830s.
Copyright Date: 1975
Across The Wide And Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary Of Hattie Campbell
by Gregory, Kristiana
Synopsis: In her diary, 13-year-old Hattie chronicles her family's arduous 1847 journey from Missouri to Oregon, along the Oregon Trail. Historical fiction.
Copyright Date: 1997
Act Of Mercy: A Mystery Of Ancient Ireland (Sister Fidelma Mystery #8)
by Tremayne, Peter
Synopsis: In the late autumn of 666 A.D., Fidelma of Cashel - an advocate of the Brehon Courts, sister to the King of Cashel, and religieuse of the Celtic Church - is at a crossroads.
Copyright Date: 1999
An Act Of State: The Execution Of Martin Luther King
by Pepper, William
Synopsis: A new interpretation.
Copyright Date: 2003
Ada Blackjack
by Niven, Jennifer
Synopsis: 1921. The true story of A 23-year-old Eskimo woman who joins an expedition in to the Arctic and soon must learn to survive on her own.
Copyright Date: 2003
Adams Versus Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election Of 1800
by Ferling, John
Synopsis: A description of one of the most vital and hotly contested elections of our history.
Copyright Date: 2004
The Addiction Of Mary Todd Lincoln
by Beidler, Anne E.
Synopsis: Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of the president we have immortalized, has always been difficult for us to understand. She could appear poised and brilliant one moment yet rude and ugly the next.
Copyright Date: 2009
An Address To The Inhabitants Of The Colonies, Established In New South Wales And Norfolk Island
by Johnson, RichardFreely Available: DAISY | BRF | HTML | TEXT
Synopsis: Speech given in 1792.
Copyright Date: N/A
Addy Saves The Day: A Summer Story Book 5 (The American Girls Collection)
by Porter, Connie
Synopsis: A Summer Story. The Civil War is over, but not the feud between Addy and Harriet, until tragedy forces them to come together at last.
Copyright Date: 1994
Addy Studies Freedom (American Girls Short Stories)
by Porter, Connie
Synopsis: Addy's jubilation over her family's new freedoms is cut short by the news that President Lincoln has been shot and killed.
Copyright Date: 2002
Addy's Little Brother (American Girls Collection)
by Porter, Connie
Synopsis: After her brother joins the family in Philadelphia at the end of the Civil War, Addy wants to be with him as much as possible so she is jealous when he starts spending time with her friend's cousin.
Copyright Date: 2000
Adelsverein: The Gathering (Book One Of The Adelsverein Trilogy)
by Hayes, Celia
Synopsis: Adelsverein: The Gathering is Book 1 of the Adelsverein Trilogy, a saga of family and community loyalties, and the challenge of building a new life on the hostile frontier.
Copyright Date: 2008
Adelsverein: The Harvesting (Book Three Of The Adelsverein Trilogy)
by Hayes, Celia
Synopsis: A war ends and another begins. The Confederacy lies in ruins and those who survived struggle to rebuild homes and lives in this triumphant conclusion to the saga of the Becker and Richter families in Texas. This is Book 3 of the Adelsverein Trilogy.
Copyright Date: 2008
Adelsverein: The Sowing (Book Two Of The Adelsverein Trilogy)
by Hayes, Celia
Synopsis: Adelsverein: The Sowing is Book 2 of the Adelsverein Trilogy, following the fortunes of 19th century German settlers who came to Texas seeking land and political freedom.
Copyright Date: 2008
Admiral Hornblower In The West Indies (The Hornblower Saga, Book 9)
by Forester, C. S.
Synopsis: The final adventures of Captain, now Admiral and Lord, Hornblower during three years from 1821 to 1823 as he commands "His Majesty's ships and vessels in the West Indies." He faces a slave ship, a renegade Englishman, a hurricane, and more.
Copyright Date: 1958
Admiral Of The Ocean Sea: A Life Of Christopher Columbus
by Morison, Samuel Eliot
Synopsis: Telling the story of the greatest sailor of them all, "Admiral of the Ocean Sea" is a vivid and definitive biography of Columbus that details all of his voyages that, for better or worse, changed the world.
Copyright Date: 1970
Adolf Hitler: A Biographical Companion
by Nicholls, David
Synopsis: An encyclopedia of topics relating to the German leader such as his most important collaborators and opponents, his domestic and foreign policies, the use of propaganda and the forging of the Hitler cult, racial persecution and the Holocaust, and Hitler as a war leader.
Copyright Date: 2000
Advanced Placement: World History Test Preparation Guide To Accompany Traditions And Encounters, A Global Perspective On The Past
by Grupe, Dixie Johnson and Ziegler, Herbert F. and Bentley, Jerry H. and Reynolds, SigridDownload NIMAC:
Synopsis: Advanced placement class on world history
Copyright Date: 2007