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United States of America 4. Education and Literature

In A Brief History of Forestry

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Bernhard Eduard Fernow


An accessible, comprehensive summary of the science and art of forestry, from its ancient roots to its 20th century techniques (many of whic…

Chapter 9: Five Stages

In The Road

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Hilaire Belloc


"We are arrived at a chief turning-point in the history of the English highway. New instruments of locomotion, a greater volume of traf…

Message From the Director

In The Citizen's Almanac - Fundamental Documents, Symbols, and Anthems of the Unit…

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US Department of Homeland Security, United States Department Of Homeland Security and United States Of America


New citizens of the United States were given this pamphlet when they became citizens. The Citizen's Almanac contains information on the hist…

Appetizers and Cranberry Salads

In All-Time Favorite Cranberry Recipes

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Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.


Published by Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., this book of recipes features cranberries in appetizers, salads, side dishes, main dishes, bread…

Mysterious Disappearances, Part 6

In Stratagems and Conspiracies to Defraud Life Insurance Companies: An Authentic R…

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John B. Lewis


A thorough treatise on different ways people have tried to defraud life insurance companies, with many entertaining examples. The present . …

Shepherd's Boy

In The Ghost Ship & Other Stories

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Richard Middleton


Richard Middleton is one of the many authors who, despite great merit, have been almost entirely forgotten today. This English author was an…

Procedure

In The Practice and Science of Drawing

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Harold Speed


This book is an attempt to teach beginning students how to draw. Starting out with intuition and vision, Harold Speed explains line and mass…

Chapter XXIV - Love Challenges Fate

In The Glory Of The Conquered

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Susan Glaspell


"The Glory Of The Conquered, The Story Of A Great Love" is Susan Glaspell's first novel. It tells the story of Karl, who was blind…

Thoughts that Stole Out of Prison

In Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist

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Alexander Berkman


In 1892, anarchist and Russian émigré Alexander Berkman was apprehended for the failed assassination of industrialist Henry Cl…

Abraham Lincoln, December 8, 1863

In State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1861 - 1868)

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Abraham Lincoln


The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…

Satterlee Hospital, Part 1

In Angels of the Battlefield

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George Barton


"Angels of the Battlefield: A History of the Labors of the Catholic Sisterhoods in the Late Civil War" chronicles the compassionat…

September 24 John Marshall, the Expounder of the Constitution

In Good Stories for Great Birthdays

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Frances Jenkins Olcott


"Here are over 200 stories celebrating 23 great birthdays of patriot-founders and upbuilders of the Republics of both North and South A…

The Life of THOMAS BURDEN, a Robber

In Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for…

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Arthur L. Hayward


"If there be a haunted spot in London it must surely be a few squareyards that lie a little west of the Marble Arch, for in the long co…

To Elbridge Gerry- Oct 29, 1772

In The Writings of Samuel Adams, Volume 2

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Samuel Adams


Most Americans and many of other nationalities have heard of Samuel Adams. He was regarded in the Pre-Revolutionary Period of American Histo…

Fighting the Snow

In The Romance of Modern Locomotion

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Archibald Williams


In the following pages we shall peep into the history of typical companies in Great Britain, the United States, and elsewhere; consider the …