Buy the Book – History Stories for Everyone
Buy the Book Here. The English word “story” is derived from the Latin storia, a shortened form of historia. Hence, the original meaning of story was, literally, “short history.” The…
Jackie Robinson
May 13, 1947. Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America. The Brooklyn Dodgers are the visiting team against the hometown Cincinnati Reds, set to square off in America’s pastime, the game…
George Washington
December 16, 1753. A twenty-one year old major by the name of George Washington leads a small group of colonial soldiers and American Indians into the freezing winter air outside…
Boudica
This is the story of Boudica, the Celtic warrior queen who defied the Roman Empire and led the most significant rebellion in Roman Britain.
Frederick Douglass
From slave to world-famous author and advisor to Presidents, Frederick Douglass proved that the American Dream could and should apply to Americans of all colors. He became the most famous abolitionist of 19th century America with a simple message, "we are all brethren."
Napoleon
We tell the story of a Napoleon Bonaparte. Born on the island of Corsica to parents of Italian descent, this foreigner to France who didn't even speak the language until he was ten years old somehow grew up to the most famous Frenchman in all of history. This is the story of how he did it.
Admiral Grace Hopper
We explore the life of perhaps the greatest woman in the history of modern computing, Admiral Grace Hopper, grandmother of the COBOL programming language and, in a sense, the woman who taught computers to talk.
Nikola Tesla
We explore the life of Nikola Tesla, perhaps the man most responsible for the electricity you are using right now.
Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
This is the story of Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi, the man who toppled an empire without firing a shot.