Time of Their Lives: 1656-1917 Special Edition

Description:

Using digitally restored page images of six books of which were first published in 1919, 1922, 1889, 1911, 1909 and 1917 based on the adventures of **James Akin Jr.** written by himself during his travels across the Plains by covered wagon. **Kateri Tekakwitha** from a biographical account based on research by **John Joseph Wynne**. Account by **Bethany Veney** about her life as a slave in Virginia during the years before the American Civil War and eventual freedom. A memoir written by the stepdaughter of **Robert Louis Stevenson** about the family life of the beloved Scottish novelist. Wartime experiences of **Samuel Richards** as a soldier during the Revolutionary War and personal letters from **Coningsby Dawson** to his family during World War I are presented complete and uncut from the original published versions. Included in this edition also are digitally restored photographs that have rarely been published as well as additional biographical material. Open Library Authorized Edition

subjects: American Revolution,  American Slavery,  South Seas,  Native American Saint,  Western America,  World War I

People: James Akin Jr.,  Kateri Tekakwitha,  Bethany Veney,  Robert Louis Stevenson,  Samuel Richards,  Coningsby Dawson

Places: Canada,  Connecticut,  England,  Europe,  Hawaii,  Oregon,  Samoa,  Scotland,  Virginia

Times: 1650s-1910s