Category: History

An Essay on the Principle of Population: The Original 1798 Edition by Thomas Malthus

Buy on Amazon Buy in Bulk – 20% off retail when you buy 100 or more copies.  Click here for more details. Thomas Malthus was a mild-mannered economist who set the world afire in 1798 with this essay on the ‘principle of population.’ Prompted to put his thoughts down on paper in response to a work …

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“Historic Doubts Relative to Napoleon Bonaparte” by Richard Whately

The atheist philosopher David Hume unleashed an assault on Christianity in the 1700s that reverberates

“The Pivot of Civilization and A Plan for Peace” by Margaret Sanger

The Pivot of Civilization was published in 1922. It contains Margaret Sanger’s belief that civilization

“The Quest of the Historical Jesus: A Critical Study of its Progress from Reimarus to Wrede” by Albert Schweitzer

A little over a hundred years ago, Dr. Albert Schweitzer set forth the definitive survey of studies into the historical Jesus up to that point. His book, originally in German,

“The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion” by James George Frazer

Sir James George Frazer’s monumental study of ‘magic and religion’ is here presented in its 1922 edition

“NSSM 200 The Kissinger Report: Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests; The 1974 National Security Study Memorandum” by National Security Council

In 1974, President Richard Nixon ordered his national security council, under the direction of

“Allowing the Destruction of Life Unworthy of Life: Its Measure and Form” by Karl Binding & Alfred Hoche

Many people do not realize that the Germans were methodically killing fellow Germans before

“Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee, A Bee Keeper’s Manual: The Original 1853 Edition” by L.L. Langstroth

Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth is considered ‘the father of American beekeeping.’

“The Military Discipline of the Romans from the Founding of the City to the Close of the Republic” by George Currie

This is the abstract of a thesis submitted by Dr. George Currie which summarizes nearly

“The Transcript of the Scopes Monkey Trial: Complete and Unabridged” edited by Anthony Horvath

The Scopes Monkey Trial was a watershed moment in American history, pitting ‘old time religion’ against the growing acceptance of Darwinism. Strictly speaking, the Darwinists lost: Scopes was declared guilty. However, Clarence Darrow won in the court of public opinion.