History

The Evolution of Modern Medicine

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Sir William Osler


This is the manuscript of Sir William Osler's lectures on the "Evolution of Modern Medicine," delivered at Yale University in 1913…

The Men Who Found America

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Frederick Winthrop Hutchinson


This Book is about the Men Who Found America and how it started - Summary by Elijah

History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 4

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Henry Charles Lea


The fourth and final volume of Lea's monumental work on the Spanish Inquisition. This volume discusses how the Inquisition dealt with mystic…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 4, Chapter 21)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay


This is volume 4 chapter 21 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…

Jeanne D'Arc, de Maagd van Orléans

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Henri Emile Koopmans Van Boekeren


Een historisch overzicht van het leven van Jeanne D'Arc: haar wapenfeiten, haar proces dat leidde tot de brandstapel en haar latere rehabili…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 3, Chapter 11)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay


In chapter 11 William and Mary have been crowned and settle down to the task of ruling England. An endless succession of British noblemen jo…

''Tell It All'': The Story of a Life's Experience in Mormonism

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Fanny Stenhouse


Fanny relates the experiences of a 19th century missionary as she and her young husband proselytize throughout Europe in search of converts …

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 3, Chapter 14)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay


This is volume 3 chapter 14 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resume of the his…

The Pentecost of Calamity

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Owen Wister


Nonfiction. Appalled by the savagery of World War I, Owen Wister in 1915 published an attempt to move the United States out of neutrality in…

Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria

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William Westgarth


Son of John Westgarth, surveyor-general of customs for Scotland, was born at Edinburgh, in June 1815. He was educated at the high schools at…

Canada: The Empire of the North

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Agnes C. Laut


Canada's past is more dramatic than any romance ever penned. . . . All that has been attempted here is such a story of the romance and adven…

News Reports 02


Various


WW2 related News reports.

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 5, Chapter 25)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay


This is volume 5, chapter 25 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) and published after his death.To quote from the …

Letters from Victorian Pioneers

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Various


A series of letters on the early occupation of the colony, the Aborigines, etc addressed by Victorian pioneers to his Excellency Charles Jos…

The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775

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Abraham Tomlinson


"Perceiving that much of the intrinsic value of these Journals would consist in a proper understanding of the historical facts to which…

Guy Fawkes; or, A Complete History of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605

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Thomas Lathbury


Though the particulars connected with the Gunpowder Treason may be perused in the general histories of the period, yet I am not aware, that …

1946 Radio News


WA4CZD


News from 1946. I usually share these via torrent but I don't think all these files are available on archive.org so here's a 1946 news file …

The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Volume II

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Horatio Nelson


Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was an English flag officer famous …

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