Browsing: 19th Century

Nicknamed the Kentucky Cannibal, outlaw Boone Helm left a trail of gruesome murders as he journeyed to California in the 1850s. This harrowing read traces his life and crimes in the Old West.

As a mail-order bride, Amanda travels by wagon from Missouri to meet her groom. Along the way, she falls for handsome Jamie instead! Will her cruel fiancé release her from their arrangement so she can follow her heart?

Cordelia Jameson is left alone after her brother’s death. He left her with $5000 which she knows won’t last forever and…

Invalid teenager Leroy Wiley Gresham left a seven-volume diary spanning the years of secession and the Civil War (1860-1865). He…

This “entertaining and thought-provoking… sociological portrait” (Kirkus Reviews) profiles the unique past and present of Natchez, Mississippi. “A timely overview of the source of many deep-seated misperceptions and struggles” (Booklist starred review).

Discover the unforgettable life of Eleanor Roosevelt — the longest-serving First Lady, whose activism made her into an American icon — in this unmissable read pronounced “the perfect biography for our times” by Walter Isaacson and praised as “absolutely spellbinding” by The Washington Post. “Reads like a can’t-put-down novel” (People).

In late October 1846, the last wagon train of that year’s westward migration stopped overnight before resuming its arduous climb…

New York Governess Victoria Coleman survives an attack but finds herself in a family way. When her employer finds out, the…

It all started with a bumble bee…Bonny mixes up words when she gets worried, and people have teased her all…

When lawyer Travis MacGregor arrives in Oregon City, he hopes a proper wife will help solidify his upstanding reputation — but it’s eccentric Charlotte Taylor that captures his attention! Can he prove that he wants her just the way she is?