History Compas Real People. Real Stories

Women in the Civil War 

As freedom fighters and spies to volunteer nurses and patriots on the homefront, women of the North and South served critical and largely unexamined roles in the Civil War. This book depicts their key roles through the words of the women engaged on both sides.   View Details


Publishers of U.S. History Primary Source Materials

We are pleased to offer you our collection of primary source-based U.S. history books, historical fiction, and guides. Filled with original documents – letters, photographs, journal entries, maps, broadsheets, newspaper accounts, and illustrations – each book tells stories through firsthand accounts of life, struggle, hardship, victory, and success in our nation's history.

Our goal is to provide you stories, compelling and true, that give insight into our nation's history. We aim to publish carefully selected, well-researched books that help us better understand our past, give us context for the present, and shed light on our future. We are excited about the opportunity to share our enjoyment of history with you.

We invite you to look over our extensive collection.
 

W.E.B. Dubois 

The biography of Black educator and sociologist who lived from 1868 to 1963. A major force in the Civil Rights Movement, and advocate for human rights around the world. DuBois was a key force in the Harlem Renaissance. Foreword by Benjamin L. Hooks. Full color illustrations by David H. Huckins. View Details

Northern Migration and the Harlem Renaissance 

The migration of over six million Southern blacks to the Northeast and Midwest had a tremendous impact on life in the U. S. They were soon confronted by a whole new set of problems and challenges in the North. The philosophies of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Marcus Garvey are presented, along with excerpts from writers Zora Neale Hurston, Jessie Fauset, Langston Hughes, and more. View Details

Perspectives on History

Researching American History

Adventures in History

The popular Perspectives on History series contains compelling firsthand accounts from colonists to astronauts and is widely used as supplemental material in the study of history and literature in grades 6-12 and at the college level as well as an attractive offering for historic site and museum visitors.

The innovative   Researching American History series, designed for less experienced students and as an attractive offering for historic site and museum visitors, introduces our nation's history through compelling firsthand accounts and primary source materials.

The Adventures in History line combines lively fiction with vivid historical details.

Each well-written tale gives insight into the era or topic because of the adherence to historical accuracy.