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.A Plea for Captain John Brown by Henry David ThoreauAuthor: Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862,Language: English, Class: E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861), Release Date: Mar 1, 2001