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Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3

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Isaac D'Israeli


This is the third and final volume of Isaac D'Israeli's monumental work Curiosities of Literature. It covers a great range of diverse topics…

The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1

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Ida M. Tarbell


Volume 1 of Ida Tarbell's biography of Lincoln covers his life from his boyhood to his election to the presidency in 1860. Tarbell, in addit…

Umbrellas and Their History

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William Sangster


A whimsically serious look at the umbrella and society. (summary by Clarica)

Idle Hours In A Library

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William Henry Hudson


“[these essays on Shakespeare, Pepys, Restoration novels, and bohemianism]—the results of many hours of quiet but rather aimless browsing am…

WWII News and Related Sound files from 1935


Various


Old Time Radio Programs. WWII News and Related Sound files from 1935

Le Petit Nord

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Anne Maclanahan Grenfell


A collection of letters from Anne (MacLanahan) Grenfell, future wife of Sir Wilfred Grenfell, regarding her year of missionary service at th…

The Scrap Book (volume 1) Sampler

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Various


18 works -- two non-fic articles & one short fiction or poetry each -- from issues March, April, May, June, July, & August 1906 of T…

The Chronicles of America Volume 06 - The Fathers of New England

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Charles Andrews, Charles Mclean Andrews and Charles Morris


This sixth installment in the series, as one would expect, deals with events in the northern settlements that were taking place at the same …

Tales Of English Minsters: Canterbury Cathedral Kent and Saint Paul's London

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Elizabeth W. Grierson


These simple stories of two of England’s greatest cathedrals were originally written for youth (1910) but adults will also enjoy them. St. …

The Life of Washington, Volume 2

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John James Marshall


Volume 2 of The Life begins with some early biography, but moves quickly to Washington's military career as a colonel in the battles against…

Great Epochs in American History, Volume II

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Francis Whiting Halsey


This is the second volume in ten volume series of great epochs in the history of the United States, from the landing of Columbus to the buil…

Twee redevoeringen tegen de slavernij in de Nederlandse koloniën

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Nicolaas Beets


In 2013 is het hondervijftig jaar geleden dat Nederland de slavernij in de West-Indische koloniën (Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen)…

War Flying by a Pilot

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Lessel Finer Hutcheon


Published in 1917, this "little volume of 'Theta’s' letters to his home people" was assembled to provide useful information for yo…

Great Epochs in American History, Volume III

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Francis Whiting Halsey


This is the third volume in ten volume series of great epochs in the history of the United States, from the landing of Columbus to the build…

The Empresses of Constantinople

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Joseph Martin McCabe and Joseph Martin Mccabe


In concluding an earlier volume on the mistresses of the western Roman Empire I observed that, as the gallery of fair and frail ladies close…

The Influence of Monarchs

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Frederick Adams Woods


Frederick Adams Woods presents compelling evidence to support the great man theory of history and his own category scientific inquiry known …

The County Regiment

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Dudley Landon Vaill


A sketch of the second regiment of Connecticut volunteer heavy artillery, originally the Nineteenth Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War.

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