Topics covered include: Civil War, slavery, science and medicine, religion, race, immigrants, the early republic, economics and geography, biography/art/literature, colonization and the colonial era. Sabin Americana includes first-hand narratives that may be offensive today, yet shed a light on prevailing attitudes at the time of publication.
Benjamin, J. P. Defence of the national Democracy against the attack of Judge Douglas—constitutional rights of the states: speech of Hon. J.P. Benjamin, of Louisiana: delivered in the United States Senate, May 20, 1860. Washington. 1860
Graves, J. Truth against error: a defence of slavery: being a review letter written by the Rev. Charles T. Torrey, now confined in the Baltimore jail, upon the charges of abducting slaves from their masters, in Maryland and Virginia. Baltimore: Printed by Woods & Crane. 1844
Hall, Marshall. The two-fold slavery of the United States: with a project of self-emancipation.London: A. Scott. 1854
Child, Lydia Maria Francis. The first settlers of New-England or, Conquest of the Pequods, Narragansets and Pokanokets: as related by a mother to her children.Boston: Printed for the author by Munroe and Francis. 1829
Gorton, Samuel. Simplicities defence against seven-headed policy, or, Innocency vindicated: being unjustly accused and sorely censured by that seven-headed church-government united in New-England: or, that servant so imperious in his master[']s absence revived and now thus re-acting in New-England.London: Printed by John Macock. 1646
Thevet, André. The new found vvorlde, or, Antarctike: wherein is contained wonderful and strange things, as well of humaine creatures, as beastes, fishes, foules, and serpents, trees, plants, mines of golde and silver: garnished with many learned authorities.London: Imprinted by Henry Bynneman, for Thomas Hacket. 1568
Beecher, Catherine Esther. The evils suffered by American women and American children: the causes and the remedy. New York: Harper & brothers. [c1846]
Busey, Samuel C. (Samuel Clagett). Immigration, its evils and consequences. New York: De Witt & Davenport. 1856
Eminent women of the age: being narratives of the lives and deeds of the most prominent women of the present generation.Hartford, Conn.: S.M. Betts. 1868
Hill, S. S. The emigrant's introduction to an acquaintance with the British American colonies and the present condition and prospects of the colonists. London: Parbury and Co., (London: W. Lewis). 1837
Stanton, Benjamin. Negro equality—the right of one man to hold property in another--the Democratic Party a disunion party—the success of the Republican Party the only salvation for the country: speech of Hon. Benjamin Stanton, of Ohio: delivered in the House of Representatives, May 3, 1860. [Washington, D.C.: Republican Congressional Committee]. 1860
Universal suffrage and complete equality in citizenship: the safeguards of democratic institutions: shown in discourses. Boston: Press of G.C. Rand & Avey. 1865
Whitfield, Henry. The light appearing more and more towards the perfect day, or, A farther discovery of the present state of the Indians in New-England, concerning the progesse of the gospel amongst them: manifested by letters from such as preacht to them there. London: Printed by T.R. & E.M. for John Bartlet. 1651
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