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Gullah Ghosts: Stories and Folktales from Brookgreen Gardens in the South Carolina Lowcountry with Notes on Gullah Culture and History    by Lynn Michelsohn
Price: $2.99 USD. 17960 words. Language: English. Published on December 4, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Meet . . . the shrieking spirit of Crab Boy lost forever to a fierce marsh creature ~ an ingenious slave matching wits with his plantation owner ~ the unique inhabitants of isolated Sandy Island . . . all "ghosts" of the African-American Gullah culture once so alive along the South Carolina coast (10,000 words, four illustrations--about 40 pages if it were a paperback, plus Bonus Features).
Sonya's War    by Iva Polansky
Price: $1.99 USD. 16840 words. Language: English. Published on November 25, 2010. Screenplays » Biographical .

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Leo Tolstoy’s last days: The world watches as Russia’s most famous writer escapes his wife. Sonya’s War tells it all.
A Pub on Every Corner? - Drink and the Licensed Trade in Nineteenth-Century Berwick-upon-Tweed    by Wendy Bell Scott
Price: $5.99 USD. 11270 words. Language: English. Published by Blue Button Publications  on March 14, 2012. Nonfiction » History » European.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Insights into the social history of the border town of Berwick upon Tweed, viewed through the developments of the licensed trade and the changes in the laws affecting it,during the nineteenth-century.
The Star Spangled Banner    by Tony Cross
Price: Free! 15060 words. Language: British English. Published on August 30, 2012. Nonfiction » History » North America.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
The national anthem of the United States of America is probably one of the most recognized tunes in the world, yet the meaning of the words is largely a mystery, even to those who know them. The story of how and why the anthem came to be written and why it has the words it does is the story of a doctor and a lawyer caught up in a war within a greater war that rocked the very foundations of Europe.
Soldier    by Bluebird Bliss
Price: Free! 390 words. Language: English. Published on November 9, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Military.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
A verse of memories from a soldier. How does one feel after returning from a war zone?
Flags of the United States    by Alton Pryor
Price: $0.99 USD. 9050 words. Language: English. Published on November 28, 2012. Nonfiction » History » American.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Tells the history of how each of the State flags in the United States got their names and designs. This is an excellent book for youngsters studying American History.
Rediscovering Richard III    by Natasha Sheldon
Price: $2.99 USD. 7310 words. Language: English. Published by Decoded Science on March 20, 2013. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Archaeology.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
In September 2012, archaeologists unearthed remains from a Leicester car park, covering what was once the city’s medieval Franciscan friary. After five months of waiting and exhaustive scientific tests, those bones were revealed to be those of Richard III, the infamous last Plantagenet king of England and the last English King to die in battle.
New Orleans Nostalgia - Ponchartrain Beach    by Stephen Austen
Price: $0.99 USD. 3290 words. Language: English. Published on April 10, 2010. Nonfiction » History » History of things.

(5.00 from 1 review)
In 1928, when Harry Batt, Sr. opened Ponchartrain Beach, a New Orleans dynasty was born. Until it was shuttered for good in 1983, “The Beach” captured the imagination of generations. But now, in the mid-1950’s, while Walt Disney was just embarking on his vision of family entertainment, Harry had it all down pat at a long time ago. . . Enjoy a stroll down memory lane to a simpler time. . .
Desert Chronicles - I, Love & Courage    by Harpreet Kaur
Price: $3.00 USD. 8860 words. Language: English. Published on December 22, 2010. Nonfiction » History » Asian.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Many people may have read these stories as love stories or as part of their history lesson. But these are not just stories but real historical facts that took place and changed history. These individuals have contributed a lot to Rajasthan as well as India and have a very strong hold on the people of Rajasthan and India.
From the Heart: Love Stories and Letters from the Civil War    by Jessica James
Price: $1.99 USD. 5090 words. Language: English. Published on January 31, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Military.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Award-winning historical fiction author Jessica James has gathered some of the most poignant love letters from the Civil War and put them in this short e-book for all to see. Read the heartfelt words of some of the Civil War's most renowned warriors including JEB Stuart, Stonewall Jackson and George Pickett.