American Century

The area that became known as the Old Northwest caught the eye of European settlers as far back as the 17th century, when the French explorers Marquette and Jolliet found that waterways in the area connected the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes. The area was perfect for fur trade outposts before it was settled by whites. Throughout the 19th century, American settlers pushing across the Western frontier came into contact with diverse American tribes, producing a series of conflicts ranging from the Great Plains to the Southwest, and from the Trail of Tears to the Pacific Northwest.

Only LOVE could be sweeter than freedom. Early winter 1783, remote North Carolina: Rejuvenated time traveler Evie and her family have little in life but each other, but they’re content. When her husband rescues an abused young Native American woman and brings her home, she’s welcomed. 'Annie' had been considered worthless her whole life and was happy with the Pomeroy-Harts and her new freedom. When strong and handsome Samuel came to visit and asked her to join his tribe as his wife, she didn’t think life could get better. But it did. Unexpected births, deaths, and a marriage change ...

In 1690, a dramatic account of piracy was published in Mexico City. The Misfortunes of Alonso Ramírez described the incredible adventures of a poor Spanish-American carpenter who was taken captive by British pirates near the Philippines and forced to work for them for two years. After circumnavigating the world, he was freed and managed to return to Mexico, where the Spanish viceroy commissioned the well-known Mexican scholar Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora to write down Ramírez's account as part of an imperial propaganda campaign against pirates.

Josephine can never afford the one thing she wants most—redemption. Josephine Thorebourne hoped to make her family proud…and disgraced them instead. Now she’ll do anything to make amends, even if it means keeping up her ruse with the confidence man she’s entangled with. His new plan is the only way out. Except the more time they’re aboard ship, the more Josephine suspects she just might be in for a double cross. As steward on a steamship, Owen Kelly can’t fraternize with the passengers, and that’s never been a problem…until he meets Josephine Thorebourne. Even as her grace ...

A historical fiction book set in Glenwood, a small Western town, during the late 19th century. In this evocative tale, Victor Clancy, a brilliant yet frail physician, seeks solace in the rugged beauty of Glenwood after a life-altering incident. As he embarks on a journey to heal the enigmatic Joseph Delaware, he finds himself entwined in a complex web of familial bonds, folklore, and the timeless conflict between mind and body. What begins as a quest for answers soon transforms into a profound exploration of life, death, and the intangible connections that bind us all. Victor's arrival at ...

Little Turtle’s War: The History and Legacy of the 18th Century Conflict Between the United States and Native Americans in the Northwest Territory examines the life of one of the most famous Native American leaders, the events that brought about the war, and the results.

En 1928, Max, gigolo, chasseur de femmes fortunées, fait route vers Buenos Aires à bord du Cap Polonio où il travaille comme danseur mondain, quand il aperçoit une pièce de choix : Mecha Inzunza, épouse richissime d'un célèbre compositeur, qui danse merveilleusement le tango. La passion de Max est immédiate et à Buenos Aires, où il guide le couple dans les cabarets des faubourgs, il noue avec elle une liaison qui tourne mal.

Across four centuries, Apache (Nde) peoples in the North American West confronted enslavement and forced migration schemes intended to exploit, subjugate, or eliminate them. While many Indigenous groups in the Americas lived through similar histories, Apaches were especially affected owing to their mobility, resistance, and proximity to multiple imperial powers. The Apache Diaspora brings to life the stories of displaced Apaches and the kin from whom they were separated.

One of the most important and memorable events of the United States' westward push across the frontier came with the discovery of gold, in the lands that became California, in January 1848. Located thousands of miles away from the country's power centers on the East Coast at the time, the announcement came a month before the Mexican-American War ended. It brought an influx of an estimated 90,000 "Forty-Niners" to the region in 1849, hailing from other parts of America and even as far away as Asia.

Gladys thought she left her dreams behind when she moved west to be a Harvey Girl. Little did she know her life would soon entwine with the prominent Montgomery family. After a tragic train accident brings Dr. Benjamin Montgomery into her world, Gladys can't stop thinking about the handsome doctor. As they work together to care for the injured passengers, Gladys tries to guard her heart. But Ben's kindness and determination to spend time with her make it difficult to resist his charms. When Ben invites her to a Thanksgiving with his family, Gladys becomes entangled in the Montgomerys' ...

After the devastating trauma she suffered in Olivia, Mourning and finally knowing the reality with which she must contend, Olivia strives to rebuild herself – emotionally, socially, and financially. She seeks a new life in Detroit, the young and exciting city on a river, where she has come to feel at home. New friends help the healing process, while she continues to search for the two people she loves, who have disappeared from her life. She finds some solace in helping fugitive slaves escape over the river to Canada. She believes, as one of her new friends says, “In this time and place...

In Bringing Down the Colonel, journalist Patricia Miller tells the story of Madeline Pollard, an unlikely 19th-century women’s rights crusader. After an affair with a prominent politician left her “ruined”, Pollard brought the man - and the hypocrisy of America’s control of women’s sexuality - to trial. And, surprisingly, she won.

The respectable doctor or the outlaw's son... who will Virginia choose? Seeking a fresh start outside of his outlaw father’s shadow, Charlie Montgomery finds Silver City, Idaho Territory to be the perfect boom town for his adventurous soul. But when gold is discovered at the Crown Point silver mine where he is hired on, the gunslingers of his past reappear, putting Charlie and everything he holds dear in danger. With her late father's debts to pay, nurse Virginia desperately engages in an unsavory one-time deal, realizing she can't outrun the consequences forever. She could accept Doctor ...

The Fortune Chaser by H. Wilhelm Starkweather is a historical fiction and psychological fiction novel set in 19th-century America, tracing the ambitious journey of a man seeking redemption and prosperity. Are you intrigued by tales of ambition and redemption set against the backdrop of 19th-century America? If so, then this book is for you. Discover the captivating story of Calvin Michael Blake, an ambitious entrepreneur whose journey takes him from the bustling streets of Philadelphia to the emerging metropolis of Chicago. Even if you've never been a fan of historical fiction, this epic ...

Ready for a sweet, wholesome romance? Here you go! Post-Revolutionary War North Carolina: Jenny and Scout were married the ‘Indian way’ when they were very young. They had decided she would live with her newly adopted parents and while he worked. Willing to work where and however long it took, Scout wanted his wife to have a proper home. Having finally earning enough to take to her, he's hoodwinked out of hard-earned income. Would his wife forgive him for being fooled? And how would he be able to support her without a nest egg? A clean and sweet historical romance, great for all ages.

Citizenship in the nineteenth-century United States was an ever-moving target. The Constitution did not specify its exact meaning, leaving lawmakers and other Americans to struggle over the fundamental questions of who could be a citizen, how a person attained the status, and the particular privileges citizenship afforded. Black people suffered under this ambiguity, but also seized on it in efforts to transform their nominal freedom.

George Arliss was an actor, author, playwright, and filmmaker who was active from 1887 to his retirement in 1939. This genial gentleman spent much of his life in the Victorian Era, and in many respects, he was a child of his times. However, as the 20th century advanced, Arliss realized that times had changed. By the 1910s a contraption called “motion pictures” was competing with his domain of the legitimate theater in which he was one of its most popular stars. Arliss realized that films could no longer be ignored when he received several persistent offers to star in them. When he began...

What do you get when you mix divine visions, secret wives, homemade money, and a printing press smashed by order of God’s self-declared mouthpiece? A body on the jailhouse floor and a story too wild for Sunday School. In this blisteringly funny, historically ruthless follow-up to Before the Revelation, Argor Barpha drags you through the final years of Joseph Smith—the American mystic who wasn’t content just starting a church. He wanted a kingdom. Maybe even a crown. From the ruins of Kirtland to the blood-soaked cornfields of Missouri, from the swamp city of Nauvoo to the Carthage ...

Chargée d'écrire une préface pour l'extraordinaire journal que Marie Curie a tenu après la mort de Pierre Curie, Rosa Montero s'est vue prise dans un tourbillon de mots. Au fil de son récit du parcours extraordinaire et largement méconnu de cette femme hors normes, elle construit un livre à mi-chemin entre les souvenirs personnels et la mémoire collective, entre l'analyse de notre époque et l'évocation intime. Elle nous parle du dépassement de la douleur, de la perte de l'homme aimé qu'elle vient elle-même de vivre, du deuil, de la reconstruction de soi, des relations entre les hommes et les femmes, de la splendeur du sexe, de la bonne mort et de la belle vie, de la science et de l'ignorance, de la force salvatrice de la littérature et de la sagesse de ceux qui apprennent à jouir de l'existence avec plénitude et légèreté.

In Becoming King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Making of a National Leader, author Troy Jackson chronicles King's emergence and effectiveness as a civil rights leader by examining his relationship with the people of Montgomery, Alabama. Using the sharp lens of Montgomery's struggle for racial equality to investigate King's burgeoning leadership, Jackson explores King's ability to connect with the educated and the unlettered, professionals and the working class.