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Duties of Christian Masters
A book written and published in the United States right before the start of the Civil War about the duties of christian slave masters.
Early Radar Usage
American troops using a newly-developed acoustic locator, mounted on a wheeled platform. The large horns amplified distant sounds, monitored through headphones worn by a crew member, who could direct the platform to move and pinpoint distant enemy…
Engine made and invented by a prisoner, whilst confined at this prison
Page 43 of 61 in "Naval History Society collection. Series 37. Point Lookout sketches, 1864," digitized by the New York Heritage Digital Collections.
Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 7/8 x 6 in. A man stands next to a steam…
Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 7/8 x 6 in. A man stands next to a steam…
Engineers' and Mechanics' Pocket-Book, Containing United States and Foreign Weight Measures; Tables of Areas and Circumferences of Circles, Circular Segments and Zones of a Circle; Squares and Cubes, Square and Cube Roots; Lengths of Circular and Semi-Elliptic Arcs; and Rules of Arithmetic. Mensuration of Surfaces and Solids; The Mechanical Powers; Geometry, Trigonometry, Gravity, Strength of Materials, Water Wheels, Hydraulics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, Statics, Dynamics, Gunnery, Heat, Winding Engines, Tonnage, Shot, Shells, &c. Steam and the Steam-Engine; Combustion, Water, Gunpowder, Cables and Anchors, Fuel, Air, Guns, &c, &c. Tables of the Weights of Metals, Pipes, &c. Miscellaneous Notes, Dimensions of Steamers, Mills, Motion of Bodies in Fluids, Orthography of Technical Terms, &c., &c.
11th edition book of math problems and concepts for studying engineers bound in a leather traveling case. This book was allegedly carried by a Confederate soldier (related to Ellen Ingold McDowell McIntyre) in his knapsack during the Civil War. …
English Domestic Needlework 1660-1860
Missing dust jacket, yellowing pages
255 numerical pages (does not include blank endpages)
255 numerical pages (does not include blank endpages)
Excerpts from A Visit to the United States in 1841
These are excerpts from Joseph Sturge's book, A Visit to the United States in 1841, and they show what he saw on his visit to the United States. He promoted for the abolition of slavery in the U.S. especiallly after his visit.
Excerpts from The Annual Monitor for 1894, or Obituary of the Members of the Society of Friends in Great Britain and Ireland, for the year 1893.
The excerpts from the obituary gave detailed information about the works that Edmund did as an activist for abolition especially through his societies.
Excerpts from The Khalifate of the West: being a general description of Morocco
Originally from, Edmund Sturge, a Quaker and advocate for abolition.The letter in Donald Mackenzie's book addressed Sturge's plea to the Sultan of Morocco to outlaw slavery in the region.
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Youth in Crisis: Children in the Holocaust
This educational module explores the experiences of children during the Holocaust. Through a diverse selection of primary sources, this module tells…