Nature

The Prairie Traveler

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Randolph B. Marcy


Commissioned by the US War Department and written in 1859 by a decorated US Army captain, The Prairie Traveler is a complete how-to travel g…

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 3

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National Geographic Society


National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 3 published in 1889. Topics of articles are:The Rivers and Valleys of PennsylvaniaTopographic M…

Making a Rock Garden

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Henry Sherman Adams


A short look at building a rock garden, right from the rocks themselves and how to arrange them, to choosing and placing the plants, touchin…

Canoeing in the Wilderness

Read by Melissa Green


Henry David Thoreau


A highly descriptive and engaging narrative from one of America's beloved nature writers, this short piece shows well Thoreau's great love o…

Captain Cook

Read by Pamela Nagami


Walter Besant


James Cook (1728-1779), British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy was the son of a farm laborer. Apprenticed …

Through Glacier Park, Seeing America First with Howard Eaton

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Mary Roberts Rinehart


This is about a three-hundred mile trip across the Rocky Mountains on horseback with Howard Eaton. It is about fishing, and cool nights arou…

The Land of Little Rain

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Mary Hunter Austin


The Land of Little Rain is a book of sketches which portray the high desert country of southern California, where the Sierras descend into t…

In Harmony with Nature

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Matthew Arnold


LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of In Harmony with Nature. by Matthew Arnold. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 8, 201…

The Tale of Freddie Firefly

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Arthur Scott Bailey


He was able to draw a deep breath again as they reached the field of red clover, where Peppery Polly Bumblebee settled quickly upon a clover…

A Prairie Sunset

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Walt Whitman


LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of A Prairie Sunset by Walt Whitman. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 28, 2011.Walt…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 004

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Various


A collection of eleven short nonfiction works in the public domain. The items included in this collection were independently selected by the…

The Behavior of the Honey Bee in Pollen Collecting

Read by Roger Melin


D. B. Casteel


The value of the honey bee in cross pollinating the flowers of fruit trees makes it desirable that exact information be available concerning…

The Natural History of Selborne

Read by Peter Yearsley


Gilbert White


The Reverend Gilbert White was the curate of the village of Selborne, a village in Hampshire, from 1784 to his death in 1793, living most of…

Coffee Break Collection 003 - Nature

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Various


This is a collection of short (15 minute or less readings) works in English suitable for a coffee break at work or a short commuter ride. Th…

John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works

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Various


This biography is actually a series of essays by prominent personalities of the time that shed light on John Stuart Mill's life and areas of…

The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses

Read by John W. Michaels


P. R. Kincaid and P. R. Kincaidandjohn J. Stutzman


Back in the day before automobiles, a good horse trainer and veterinarian was the equivalent of “Mr Goodwrench”. A badly behaving or unhealt…

Winter (Shakespeare)

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William Shakespeare


LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Winter by William Shakespeare. This poem is from "Love's Labour's Lost". This was t…

Agriculture for Beginners

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Charles William Burkett


A textbook used by many public schools in the early 20th century. The authors believe that "agriculture is eminently a teachable subjec…

Nature's Miracles Volume 1: World Building and Life

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Elisha Gray


Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901) was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Compan…

Mighty Animals

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Jennie Irene Mix


A book about dinosaurs written for children. In short, easy to read chapters designed to keep the interest of juvenile readers. (Summary by …

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