History Documents

The Story of Us - from the beginning of time to the present - is usually written by "the victors." True-to-life events, however, must include opposing points of view. This collection features stories about people, places and events which go beyond "the already known and obvious."

A fascimile of the charges against Susan B. Anthony. Click on the image for a clearer view.

During their "Corps of Discovery" mission, Lewis and Clark kept a record of the expedition.  Their journals have been assembled into book form fo...

DVD boxcover image of Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Memories and Perspectives video.

This book - Thermopylae:  The Battle that Changed the World - provides in-depth background of the three-day battle.  It was written by Paul ...

The governments list of witnesses, including Beverly W. Jones. Click on the image for a clearer view.

Image of Thomas Nast: The Man Who Saw Christmas, a biography of Thomas Nast.

Image of a newspaper notice, by the German Imperial Embassy, warning of potential attacks on ships near the British Isles.  This warning was date...

  After the loss of her husband, William Logan Gwinn - an American postal worker who died when Titanic sank - Florence Gwinn received a death-be...

Soon after the death of his brother, Beethoven assumed custody of his nine-year-old nephew, Karl.  He never had a good relationship with his sist...

This section of the Versailles Treaty describes, and quantifies, the types of war damages ("reparations") Germany would pay as a result of World War I...

Vincent van Gogh wrote this March 24, 1873, letter to his brother Theo.  In it, he asks him to check on a painting by Schotel ((Johannes Christia...

Image of General Washington's letter to General Clinton concerning John Andre. Click on the image for a better view.  

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