Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning we get a commission if you purchase through our links at no extra cost to you. This helps us provide you with free eBooks. Read the full disclosure here. In the 1850s, the United States was a nation divided. In the North, industrialization and urbanization were […]
Discover the remarkable history of The Transcontinental Railroad… In the 1850s, the United States was a nation divided. In the North, industrialization and urbanization were both significant drivers of change. In the South, a largely agrarian economy was supported by the institution of slavery. The East and West of the country were also divided, not
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Discover the remarkable life of Chiang Kai-shek… There are moments in history when two different people who have two completely different visions of the future rise to prominence at the same time and in the same exact place. The Chinese Civil War, which saw Chiang Kai-shek and his rival Mao Zedong fighting for the future
Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning we get a commission if you purchase through our links at no extra cost to you. This helps us provide you with free eBooks. Read the full disclosure here. Wernher von Braun was a rare and complex figure. He went on to become one of the
Discover the remarkable life of Wernher von Braun… Wernher von Braun was a rare and complex figure. He went on to become one of the most prominent figures not just in one country but in two. Although the first half of his life and his contributions to Nazi Germany remain extremely controversial, it can’t be
Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning we get a commission if you purchase through our links at no extra cost to you. This helps us provide you with free eBooks. Read the full disclosure here. Among the legendary heroes and outlaws of the Wild West, few names echo louder than that of
Discover the remarkable life of Wild Bill Hickok… Among the legendary heroes and outlaws of the Wild West, few names echo louder than that of Wild Bill Hickok. Wild Bill wasn’t just a name whispered in saloons or shouted on the stage of Buffalo Bill’s world-famous Wild West shows. Long before he stepped onto any
Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning we get a commission if you purchase through our links at no extra cost to you. This helps us provide you with free eBooks. Read the full disclosure here. The term “Wild West” conjures images known the world over—of outlaws in dusty towns, lawmen and lone
Discover the remarkable history of The Wild West… The term “Wild West” conjures images known the world over—of outlaws in dusty towns, lawmen and lone cowboys, six-shooters blazing in tense gunfights, creaking stagecoaches, and sleepy, one-horse towns baking under a relentless sun. It carries with it a certain code, the so-called “Code of the West,”
