History, United States
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The Old Oil Field of Humble and its Operation
by Dr. A. G. Braddick
The first sign of oil in Humble was found by a man named Slaughter. He was eating his lunch by the San Jacinto River when he noticed bubbles coming out of the water’s edge. Slaughter discovered that it was natural gas by lighting a match to...
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The Plutonium Files
America's Secret Medical Experiments in the Cold War by Eileen Welsome
The Plutonium Files is the shocking exposé of the US government’s medical experiments on unwitting citizens during the Cold War. Americans recoiled when they learned of the brutal experiments conducted by Nazi doctors. But as the world was...
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The Pacesetter
The Complete Story by Jerry M. Fisher
Who was responsible for the these Great American Landmarks: The Indy 500, The Dixie Highway, The Lincoln Highway, Miami Beach and Montauk New York?
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Mother
The Life of Mary Bickerdyke by Bonnie Davies
Everyone knows the battles of the Civil War, with their generals and their soldiers. But few people living today know the story of Mary “Mother” Bickerdyke, a hero in her time. Mother: The Life of Mary Bickerdyke is the story of a woman who...
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Eastwick Letters
by David J Knapp
EASTWICK LETTERS transcribes and illustrates 117 individual sheets written 1844–51 by Andrew McCalla Eastwick, his wife Lydia, their children, and business associates as the family set up works, and home in 19th century St. Petersburg, Russia....
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Texas and Her Fifty-Nine Flags
by Lawrence Drake Williams, Jr.
Texans are fiercely proud of their “Lone Star” flag. It has flown from foxholes, been displayed at military bases around the world, and even been to space. Most Americans don’t even know that the state has had a grand total of fifty-nine...
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Malfeasance
November 3, 2020 by Dr. Andrew P. Wierenga
The 2020 Presidential Election was determined by the votes provided in six battleground states. This book provides analysis of previous elections, the four years that led up to the election, the level of interference and lack of coverage during...
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By the Sweat of His Brow
The R. M. Probstfield Family at Oakport Farm by Carroll Engelhardt
“If I had promised to be a priest and kept my word, today I would be . . . a feted-up, high-living hypocrite in the so-called vineyard of the Lord, and not a farmer . . . earning his bread by the sweat of his brow.” Defying his Catholic parents’...
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Ohio River Road Trip
Tracing the Country's Western Movement by Randall P. Royka
In 2018, author and historian Randall P. Royka set out with his wife to retrace the westward movement of pioneers along the Ohio River after American Independence. Part history, part travelogue, Ohio River Road Trip shares on-the-ground...
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White Power
America on the Brink by Terol
In his provocative new memoire, Terol recounts the racist history of the United States of America, interrogating the fraught socio-political climate of the last eighty years. Beginning with his parents in 1943 and exploring his own experiences...
