Jacob Abbott's series of biographies of prominent historical figures, Makers of History, includes...

This early work by Jacob Abbott was originally published in 1850. It is part of 'The Rollo Series...

This early work by Jacob Abbott was originally published in 1856. It is an educational guide book...

Darius I was the third king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. Also called Darius the Great, he ru...

Peter the Great ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May 1682 until hi...

This story is about Hannibal Barca, who was compared to Julius Caesar. Virtually every family in ...