In late February and early March of 1836, the Mexican Army under the command of General Antonio López de Santa Anna besieged a small force of Anglo and Tejano rebels at a mission known as the Alamo. For a new generation of Americans searching for the meaning of America, here is the story of that brief ... more »

Men who do great things are men we all like to read about. This is the story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America. He lived four hundred years ago. When he was a little boy he lived in Genoa. It was a beautiful city in the northwestern part of the country called Italy. The mountains ... more »

For centuries the sea has been regarded as a male domain. Fisherman, navy officers, pirates, and explorers roamed the high seas while their wives and daughters stayed on shore. Oceangoing adventurers and the crews of their ships were part of an all-male world -- or were they? In this illuminating historical ... more »

The Complete Messages and Papers of President Bill Clinton. Includes his speeches, memorandums, press conferences, executive orders, and more during the his 8 years in office. Indexed for easy navigation This ebooks is included in the Ultimate Handheld US History Library CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT OVER ... more »

A World Made New tells the dramatic story of the struggle to build, out of the trauma and wreckage of World War II, a document that would ensure it would never happen again. There was an almost religious intensity to the project, championed by Eleanor Roosevelt under the aegis of the newly formed United ... more »

The Complete Messages and Papers of President George Bush. Includes his speeches, memorandums, press conferences, executive orders, and more during the his 4 years in office. Indexed for easy navigation This ebooks is included in the Ultimate Handheld US History Library CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT ... more »

IT WAS A CONSPIRACY TO HIDE A SECRET EXPERIMENT RAAF captures flying saucer on ranch in Roswell region. Ever since this provocative headline appeared on July 8, 1947, conspiracy theorists have sincerely believed that the U.S. government has maintained an extensive operation of cover-up-and-denial regarding ... more »

The Complete Messages and Papers of President Ronald Reagan. Includes his speeches, memorandums, press conferences, executive orders, and more during his 8 years in office. Indexed for easy navigation This ebooks is included in the Ultimate Handheld US History Library CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT OVER ... more »

In The Yamato Dynasty , Sterling Seagrave, who divulged the secrets of Mao Tse-tung and the ruthlessness of Chiang Kai-shek in the New York Times bestseller The Soong Dynasty , and his wife and longtime collaborator, Peggy, present the controversial, never-before-told history of the world's longest-reigning ... more »

In To America , Stephen E. Ambrose, one of the country's most influential historians, reflects on his long career as an American historian and explains what an historian's job is all about. He celebrates America's spirit, which has carried us so far. He confronts its failures and struggles. As always ... more »

In the Old South, satellite dishes outnumber banjo players a thousand to one. But traditions haven't died -- they've gone into hiding. Some of the pastimes are ancient, others ultramodern; some are illegal, others merely obscure. American culture isn't as predictable as it seems. The weeds growing between ... more »

Throughout history, from the time of Socrates to our own modern age, the human race has sought the answers to fundamental questions of life: Who are we?  Why are we here? In his previous national bestsellers, The Discoverers and The Creators , Daniel J. Boorstin first told brilliantly how e ... more »