Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 021


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A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, war, farming, slavery, education, philosophy, and nature. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)

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An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier 37:44 Read by Winston Tharp
An Åland Question, résumé of arguments and points of view in defence of Finland's right to the Åland archipelago 37:16 Read by Pentti Hirvonen
The Alcazar 10:36 Read by LizMourant
America or The New World 20:42 Read by Bellona Times
Americanisms 10:53 Read by Bellona Times
Farming with Dynamite 20:18 Read by Availle
History of the Second Massachusetts Regiment of Infantry: A Prisoner's Diary 55:46 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
If the Confederates had Marched on Washington after Bull Run & If the Confederates had Purchased the East India Company's Fleet in 1861 16:15 Read by James Christopher
Johnny Appleseed - A Pioneer Hero 34:26 Read by Sue Anderson
Letter Henry Lee 5:33 Read by progressingamerica
Life on the Pampas 35:52 Read by Bellona Times
On Life 11:33 Read by Amy Gramour
A Report on the Feasibility and Advisability of Some Policy to Inaugurate a System of Rifle Practice Throughout the Public Schools of the Country 25:32 Read by TriciaG
The Social Possibilities of War 26:20 Read by progressingamerica
Speech of John Hossack, Convicted of a Violation of the Fugitive Slave Law 23:43 Read by Veronica Jenkins
The Washington Place Fire 8:53 Read by Nullifidian