American History Documents

This image is the second page of Booker T. Washington's appeal to preserve the home of Frederick Douglass - called "Cedar Hill" - located in the Anaco...

Booker T. Washington, another famous African-American, wanted to preserve the home of Frederick Douglass so it could honor the man and commemorate his...

When soldiers captured John Wilkes Booth, they found his diary.  At some point, the diary was turned over to the FBI where certain pages were dig...

In concluding their October 2, 1963 report on the situation in Vietnam, McNamara and Taylor recognize the likelihood that Americans would not support ...

This image depicts a Central Intelligence Agency Information Report dated October 14, 1963.  It has this subject: Situation Appraisal as of 12...

As part of their report on a mission to South Vietnam, McNamara and Taylor recommended to President Kennedy that a training program be established so ...

One week after her husband's death, Jackie Kennedy told reporter Theodore White that the Kennedy era was like "Camelot." It was her way of making sure...

This image depicts a mutiny aboard La Amistad, led by a kidnapped African named Sengbe (also spelled Singweh and/or Cinqué) Pieh. &nb...

Case study detailing American life during the great depression. Click on the image for a better view.

This image depicts the back cover of "Catch Me if You Can."  Thanks to the publisher, and Google Books, you can preview much of Frank Abagnale's ...

The growth of baseball in the years following the Civil War was given added impetus by the rise of cheap, mass-produced books. Publishers helped stand...

Bookcover image of Chancellorsville, by Stephen W. Sears. Amazon provides an overview of this acclaimed book: Sears describes the series of cont...