This house was built to specifications that were strange indeed; and the rats that inhabited it were stranger still!

Nicolbee had nightmares; but his life was a nightmare too and sometimes he couldn't tell them apart or which was most real …

This work analyzes the life and achievements of Napoleon in the most exhilarating manner. He is not seen through the eyes of a scholar or historian but a common man who is highly amazed and flabbergasted at his achievements and conquests. The work portrays Napoleon as a hero highlighting his personal and political triumphs.

pubOne.info present you this wonderfully illustrated edition. The career of Hernando Cortez is one of the most wild and adventurous recorded in the annals of fact or fiction, and yet all the prominent events in his wondrous history are well authenticated. All truth carries with itself an important moral. The writer, in this narrative, has simply attempted to give a vivid idea of the adventures of Cortez and his companions in the Conquest of Mexico. There are many inferences of vast moment to ...

In 'The History of the French Revolution' by John Stevens Cabot Abbott, readers are taken on a meticulous and insightful journey through one of the most pivotal moments in French history. Abbott's detailed account of the events leading up to and during the revolution is presented in a clear and engaging literary style, making this book accessible to both casual readers and academic scholars. The book provides a deep dive into the political, social, and cultural context of the French Revolu...

No one now takes much interest in the history of the world before the coming of Christ. The old dynasties of Babylon, Media, Assyria, are but dim spectres lost in the remoteness of the long-forgotten past. Though the Christian lingers with solemn pleasure over the faintly-revealed scenes of patriarchal life, still he feels but little personal interest in the gorgeous empires which rise and disappear before him in those remote times, in spectral vision, like the genii of an Arabian tale. Th...

Pirate stories galore! Pirate life was not always what it seemed from the outside.

The world is now too busy to read voluminous history. The interminable details of battles, and the petty intrigues of courtiers and mistresses, have lost their interest. In this volume it has been our object to trace perspicuously the path which Russia has trod from earliest infancy to the present hour. The career of this empire has been so wild and wonderful that the historian can have no occasion to call in the aid of fancy for the embellishment of his narrative. The author has not deeme...

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. The studies of the author of this work, for the last ten years, in writing the History of Napoleon Bonaparte, and The French Revolution of 1789, have necessarily made him quite familiar with the monarchies of Europe. He has met with so much that was strange and romantic in their career, that he has been interested to undertake, as it were, a biography of the Monarchies of Continental Europe - their birt...

Few, even of our most intelligent men, if we except those who are devoted to literary pursuits, are acquainted with the adventures which our forefathers encountered in the settlement of New England. The claims of business are now so exacting, that those whose time is engrossed by its cares have but little leisure for extensive reading, and yet there is no American who does not desire to be familiar with the early history of his own country. The writer, with great labor, has collected from wid...

John Stevens Cabot Abbott's 'The Life of King Philip, War Chief of the Wampanoag People' is a meticulously researched biography that delves into the life and leadership of King Philip, a prominent figure in Native American history. Written in a narrative style, Abbott vividly portrays the struggles and triumphs of King Philip, providing insight into the political and cultural landscape of the Wampanoag people during the 17th century. The book offers a comprehensive look at King Philip's ef...