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Susan B. Anthony, the woman who changed the mind of a nation
Rheta Dorr was a journalist and feminist from Nebraska. In 1914 she became the first editor of The Suffragist, official organ of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, forerunner of the National Woman's Party. Dorr dedicated the biography to her…
The German Emigrants: or, Frederick Wohlgemuth's Voyage to California by Dr. Dietrich. Translated by Leopold Wray
Dr. Dietrich
The German Emigrants: or, Frederick Wohlgemuth’s Voyage to California by Dr. Dietrich. Translated by Leopold Wray
Guben: Printed by F. Fechner, [1852?]
German literary travel account of a Prussian boy, Fred Wolgemuth, his family, and…
The Great Cattle Trail
Edward Sylvester Ellis, 1840-1916
The Great Cattle Trail
Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, [1894]
Ellis wrote at least 150 novels, the most famous of which was probably Seth Jones, for Beadle & Adams, 1861. This story begins: “Avon Burnet, at…
Juan and Juanita
Frances Courtenay Baylor, 1848-1920
Juan and Juanita
Boston and New York, Houghton, Mifflin, 1887
"This story of two unfortunate fortunates … is true in its essential facts. That is, two Mexican children were really captured some years since on the…
Letters on the equality of the sexes, and the condition of woman. Addressed to Mary S. Parker
Grimké, an active abolitionist and crusader for women's rights, sets down her thoughts on the natural equality of the sexes and foreshadows many of the arguments of later feminists.
Les Petits Voyageurs en Californie
H. de Chavannes de la Giraudière
Les Petits Voyageurs en Californie
Tours: A. Mame et Cie, 1853
This children’s story centers on a Frenchman, transfixed by the Gold Rush, who travels from Le Havre to search for gold in California. He has two boys…
Frank in the Mountains
Harry Castlemon, 1842-1915
Frank in the Mountains
Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co., [1896]
“Harry Castlemon” was the nom de plume of Charles Austin Fosdick, one of the most prolific writers of adventure stories for boys. He published at least…
The Boys of the Sierras, or, The Young Gold Hunters: A Story of California in ‘49
Hendrik Conscience, 1812-1883
The Boys of the Sierras, or, The Young Gold Hunters: A Story of California in ‘49
Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1883
Conscience, a Belgian, wrote over 100 novels for children and adults, most set in Europe but a few,…
The Delahoydes: Boy Life on the Old Santa Fé Trail by Colonel Henry Inman
Henry Inman, 1837-1899
The Delahoydes: Boy Life on the Old Santa Fé Trail by Colonel Henry Inman
Topeka, Kan.: Crane & company, 1899
Inman was an Army officer and writer. He enlisted in 1857, serving in Oregon and California. He was transferred…
Instruction card to voters
Broadside indicating: “Who cannot vote/Who can vote/Residence defined/Voters may appoint judges/Where voter has changed residence/Poll tax receipt must be presented/The official ballot/Assistance to voter in preparing ballot/Marked or mutilated…