Hourly History (2025)

16/01/2025

Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning we get a commission if you purchase through our links at no extra cost to you. This helps us provide you with free eBooks. Read the full disclosure here. Zachary Taylor might not be the first name that comes to mind when you think about US presidents. Known as “Old Rough and Ready” for his no-nonsense style and countless military victories, Taylor was a war hero long before he reluctantly stepped into politics....

At Hourly History, we publish history books on Amazon Kindle that are concise, straightforward and take no longer than one hour to read.

15/01/2025

Discover the remarkable life of Zachary Taylor... Zachary Taylor might not be the first name that comes to mind when you think about US presidents. Known as “Old Rough and Ready” for his no-nonsense style and countless military victories, Taylor was a war hero long before he reluctantly stepped into politics. He didn’t seek fame or power, but his victories in the Mexican-American War made him one of the most popular people in America and ultimately propelled him to the presidency....

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09/01/2025

Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning we get a commission if you purchase through our links at no extra cost to you. This helps us provide you with free eBooks. Read the full disclosure here. John Denver was a musician with a roving free spirit. He left on a jet plane and promised to be back again....

At Hourly History, we publish history books on Amazon Kindle that are concise, straightforward and take no longer than one hour to read.

08/01/2025

Discover the remarkable life of John Denver... John Denver was a musician with a roving free spirit. He left on a jet plane and promised to be back again. Just like the seasons, he went through plenty of changes, but he always returned to the source of his inspiration. John Denver was inspired by nature and the love of life in general....

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02/01/2025

Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning we get a commission if you purchase through our links at no extra cost to you. This helps us provide you with free eBooks. Read the full disclosure here. The Comanche were once the most dominant Native American tribe in the Great Plains of North America. From their homelands on the prairies, they ranged across the American West and South into Mexico....

At Hourly History, we publish history books on Amazon Kindle that are concise, straightforward and take no longer than one hour to read.

01/01/2025

Discover the remarkable history of the Comanche... The Comanche were once the most dominant Native American tribe in the Great Plains of North America. From their homelands on the prairies, they ranged across the American West and South into Mexico. They were also one of the most feared of all Native American people, fighting virtually every other Native American tribe they had contact with and waging successful guerilla wars against invaders from Spain, Mexico, and the Eastern United States....

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26/12/2024

Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning we get a commission if you purchase through our links at no extra cost to you. This helps us provide you with free eBooks. Read the full disclosure here. Bass Reeves was a man who forged his own destiny and wrote his own life story as he went along. Born into slavery, Reeves rose above all challenges to become one of the most legendary lawmen of the American West....

At Hourly History, we publish history books on Amazon Kindle that are concise, straightforward and take no longer than one hour to read.

26/12/2024

Discover the remarkable life of Bass Reeves... Bass Reeves was a man who forged his own destiny and wrote his own life story as he went along. Born into slavery, Reeves rose above all challenges to become one of the most legendary lawmen of the American West. As a deputy US marshal, he held himself to a personal code of conduct that went beyond the badge he wore....

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19/12/2024

Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning we get a commission if you purchase through our links at no extra cost to you. This helps us provide you with free eBooks. Read the full disclosure here. Niels Bohr was perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime mind. He possessed the kind of intellect that could probe the depths and see right through the artificial constructs that had confounded his peers....

At Hourly History, we publish history books on Amazon Kindle that are concise, straightforward and take no longer than one hour to read.

18/12/2024

Discover the remarkable life of Niels Bohr... Niels Bohr was perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime mind. He possessed the kind of intellect that could probe the depths and see right through the artificial constructs that had confounded his peers. It took precisely a mind like this to be able to understand the intricacies of quantum physics, a field so complex that it required a visionary like Bohr to chart its course....

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12/12/2024

Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning we get a commission if you purchase through our links at no extra cost to you. This helps us provide you with free eBooks. Read the full disclosure here. In the 1850s, the United States was a nation divided. In the North, industrialization and urbanization were both significant drivers of change....

At Hourly History, we publish history books on Amazon Kindle that are concise, straightforward and take no longer than one hour to read.

11/12/2024

Discover the remarkable history of The Transcontinental Railroad... In the 1850s, the United States was a nation divided. In the North, industrialization and urbanization were both significant drivers of change. In the South, a largely agrarian economy was supported by the institution of slavery. The East and West of the country were also divided, not by social or political differences but by a vast tract of largely untouched, rugged, and often hostile territory....

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05/12/2024

Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning we get a commission if you purchase through our links at no extra cost to you. This helps us provide you with free eBooks. Read the full disclosure here. There are moments in history when two different people who have two completely different visions of the future rise to prominence at the same time and in the same exact place....

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04/12/2024

Discover the remarkable life of Chiang Kai-shek... There are moments in history when two different people who have two completely different visions of the future rise to prominence at the same time and in the same exact place. The Chinese Civil War, which saw Chiang Kai-shek and his rival Mao Zedong fighting for the future of China, is a great case in point....

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28/11/2024

Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning we get a commission if you purchase through our links at no extra cost to you. This helps us provide you with free eBooks. Read the full disclosure here. Wernher von Braun was a rare and complex figure. He went on to become one of the most prominent figures not just in one country but in two....

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27/11/2024

Discover the remarkable life of Wernher von Braun... Wernher von Braun was a rare and complex figure. He went on to become one of the most prominent figures not just in one country but in two. Although the first half of his life and his contributions to N**i Germany remain extremely controversial, it can’t be denied that he was a pioneer....

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21/11/2024

Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning we get a commission if you purchase through our links at no extra cost to you. This helps us provide you with free eBooks. Read the full disclosure here. Among the legendary heroes and outlaws of the Wild West, few names echo louder than that of Wild Bill Hickok. Wild Bill wasn’t just a name whispered in saloons or shouted on the stage of Buffalo Bill’s world-famous Wild West shows....

At Hourly History, we publish history books on Amazon Kindle that are concise, straightforward and take no longer than one hour to read.

20/11/2024

Discover the remarkable life of Wild Bill Hickok... Among the legendary heroes and outlaws of the Wild West, few names echo louder than that of Wild Bill Hickok. Wild Bill wasn’t just a name whispered in saloons or shouted on the stage of Buffalo Bill’s world-famous Wild West shows. Long before he stepped onto any stage, Wild Bill had carved his path in blood, sweat, and gunpowder....

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