History eyewitness

Provides a first-person account of the author's experiences in Paris during the Reign of Terror, from May 1793 to July 1794, when the government led by Robespierre terrorized the populace with summary arrests and executions.

Presents Julius Caesar's own account of his military campaigns in Gaul and Britain including many details about the people and the territories he sought to conquer.

Provides a first person account of the author's experiences both as a slave on tobacco and cotton plantations and as a runaway with intermittent periods of freedom during the late 1700's and early 1800's.

The author, a wealthy Bostonian with a deep interest in Native American culture, provides a first-person account of his experiences living with a band of Oglala Sioux while they traveled the Oregon Trail during the summer of 1847.