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California and the Nation, 1850-1869
"Professor Ellison's excellent book, California and the Nation, is a study of the relations of a frontier community with the Federal Government. Its value is twofold: (1) it represents a synthesis of the interesting but complicated problems of federal control... and (2) it sheds new light upon the period of study which necessarily alters many of the assertions previously entertained by national and local historians.
Famous Frontiermen, Pioneers and Scouts: the Romance of American History
"Attention is called to a new edition from the original plates of this classic Western book, now long out of print… To the original is added brief biographies of James Bridger, Frank Grouard, and Charles Reynolds.
Captain William Hale Fauntleroy, a Neglected Character in Northwestern History
"Although the time was brief, about two weeks in October and November, 1859, the little United States Propeller Massachusetts attained great dignity as 'Headquarters of the Army.' The captain of the boat in that crisis of her history ought to be remembered and yet he is probably not mentioned in a single one of the many accounts of the stirring international events in which the steamer had an important part. The captain's name was William Hale Fauntleroy... The family had cherished two official letters expressing gratitude for the quality of service rendered by Captain Fauntleroy. Copies of these letters were supplied...
Notes on the History of the Pacific Station from the Colonial Period and the Early Period of Confederation until the Regular Service Across Canada of the C.P.R. in 1887
"The paper above listed is the second of a series of historical articles recording the history of the Empire trade routes across British North America and over the Pacific Ocean.
Custer's Last Battle
"This pamphlet forms a valuable addition to the literature of the Sioux Indian War. It contains a reprint of the address delivered by General Roe in 1904 before the Albany Convention of the National Guard of New York, and now practically unobtainable in the original form.
History of the State of Idaho
"The work remains substantially the same as the original edition of 1918 with the addition of some twenty-five pages of new matter. Recent events including Idaho's participation in the World War are recorded and the supplements and tables are brought down to date.
The Sanctity of Law. Wherein Does it Consist
"The subject is basic in the progress of human civilization through government. [The author] begins with the Roman Empire and ends with the Treaty of Versailles of 1919.