What made the 19th century an interesting but tumultuous time? What technological, cultural and social changes influenced life then? Explore those issues in this story collection.
Vincent was thirty-five years old when he wrote this 24 September 1888 letter to his brother, Theo. He was in Arles at the time. My d...
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...
The U.S. War Department issued a statement about the assassination of President Lincoln as soon as information was available. This is a facsimil...
Runaway slaves could never really be sure whom they could trust. Wesley Harris is a case in point. William Still includes Wesley's story in The...
This text image continues the story of Wesley Harris, a runaway slave who was betrayed by someone who acted like a helper. The story is containe...
During the 1930s, the federal government hired writers to obtain the oral histories of former slaves. William Moore was one of those interviewee...
This is the second page of the letter which William Barret Travis sent on February 24, 1836. It urgently requests reinforcements, to help the Al...
Women of different races lived inside the plantation households of America's southern states. How did they view each other? How did their ...
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