Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Ball's Bluff: An Episode and Its Consequences to Some of Us by PeirsonAuthor: Peirson, Charles Lawrence, 1834-,Language: English, Class: E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865), Release Date: Feb 18, 2010