We have followed De Soto into the land of the Chickasaws. He and his followers were the first white men to visit their country and to look into their faces. They were great travelers and ever on the alert, and the news that De Soto had put other Indians into chains and captivity, as well as the news of the battle at Mauilla, had doubtless reached the Chickasaws long before the expedition had reached their country. Biedma says the expedition was detained at the river three days before a pas...

The Pergamum Collection publishes books history has long forgotten. We transcribe books by hand that are now hard to find and out of print.

Modern science has shown that the widely held beliefs of clinicians about urinary tract infection (UTI) are wrong. A large body of meticulous, rigorous data, from different centres around the world makes this point. How can it be that doctors continue to practise in contradiction of what we now know? A few clinicians are now changing their approach with gratifying results so it is timely to encourage others to do likewise.Clinical guidelines have achieved such influence that most doctors f...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Critical thinking allows you to evaluate situations clearly and rationally, helping you understand underlying causes, question assumptions, and explore solutions. Utilizing logic provides structure to your thinking process, enabling you to analyze problems methodically and make sound, reasoned decisions.Problem-solving is the practical application of these skills, empowering you to overcome challenges and implem...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Critical thinking allows you to evaluate situations clearly and rationally, helping you understand underlying causes, question assumptions, and explore solutions. Utilizing logic provides structure to your thinking process, enabling you to analyze problems methodically and make sound, reasoned decisions.Problem-solving is the practical application of these skills, empowering you to overcome challenges and implem...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Critical thinking allows you to evaluate situations clearly and rationally, helping you understand underlying causes, question assumptions, and explore solutions. Utilizing logic provides structure to your thinking process, enabling you to analyze problems methodically and make sound, reasoned decisions.Problem-solving is the practical application of these skills, empowering you to overcome challenges and implem...

"Excitement abounds in Scott Weidensaul's detailed history of the first clashes between European settlers and Native Americans on the East Coast."—Nancy Marie Brown, author of The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking WomanFrontier: the word carries the inevitable scent of the West. But before Custer or Lewis and Clark, before the first Conestoga wagons rumbled across the Plains, it was the East that marked the frontier—the boundary between complex Native cult...

From the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War—the epic story of the California Gold Rush, “a fine, robust telling of one of the greatest adventure stories in history" (David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of John Adams).The California Gold Rush inspired a new American dream—the “dream of instant wealth, won by audacity and good luck.” The discovery of gold on the American River in 18...

In 'The Winning of the American West,' Theodore Roosevelt takes readers on a detailed journey through the expansion and settlement of the American West. Known for his engaging and informative writing style, Roosevelt provides a comprehensive account of the history, geography, and conflicts that shaped the development of the frontier. Drawing on his own experiences and extensive research, he offers valuable insights into the challenges faced by pioneers and the impact of westward expansion ...

Facts in a nude state are not liable criminally, any more than bright and beautiful children commit a felony by being born thus; but it is the solemn duty of those having these children in charge to put appropriate, healthful, and even attractive apparel upon them at the earliest possible moment. It is thus with facts. They are the frame-work of history, not the drapery. They are like the cold, hard, dishevelled, damp, and uncomfortable body under the knife of the demonstrator, not the bri...

Feeling in Spain.—America, at this time, was to the Spaniard a land of vague, but magnificent promise, where the simple natives wore unconsciously the costliest gems, and the sands of the rivers sparkled with gold. Every returning ship brought fresh news to quicken the pulse of Spanish enthusiasm. Now, Cortez had taken Mexico, and reveled in the wealth of the Montezumas; now, Pizarro had conquered Peru, and captured the riches of the Incas; now, Magellan, sailing through the straits which ...