Today's installment concludes The Battle of Manila Bay,our selection from The New Pacific by Hubert Howe Bancroft published in 1900.If you have
Prepare for Action!
Upon the instant the Stars and Stripes appeared at every masthead, and simultaneously from all those ships went up a mighty shout, which struck upon
The Battle of Manila Bay
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Capture or Destroy the Spanish Fleet.IntroductionOne of the world-wide
American History and the Battle Between 1619 and 1776
by David FrenchPublisher's Note. This essay is from The Dispatch, a new publication we highly recommend. The Dispatch's note to the email of this
Down the Mississippi River at Last
Today's installment concludes La Salle Explores Length of Mississippi River,our selection from Histoire du Canada by François Xavier Garneau
La Salle Awaits Supply Ship
The vessel not appearing, and winter being near, he set out for the country of the Illinois Indians, leaving a few men in charge of the
La Salle Establishes Town at Niagara Falls
Neither had before seen the former so great a triumph of human art; nor the latter, so overpowering a spectacle of nature.Continuing La Salle
La Salle Dreams Big
He had been resident some years in Canada when Joliet returned from his expedition to the Mississippi. The effect of so promising a discovery, upon
The Marquette and Joliet Expedition
One thing was made plain to their perceptions: the Mississippi afforded no passage to the East Indian seas.Continuing La Salle Explores Length of