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In First Successful Ascent of Mt. Rainier, 1870

Read by Sue Anderson

Hazard Stevens

Hazard Stevens and P.B. Van Trump, aided by the Indian guide Sluiskin, made the first documented successful ascent of Mt. Rainier on August …

Preface

In The Art of Landscape Painting in Oil Colour

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Sir Alfred Edward East

Sketching from Nature, Equipment, Colour, Composition, Trees, Skies, Grass, Reflections, Distance -- chapters rich with timeless oil paintin…

The Story of Broomcorn

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 098

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Arthur Martin

"The moment a man attempts to tell the truth as he not only thinks but feels it, what he says becomes charged with that man himself.&qu…

Winter Expedition Over the Rocky Mountains (1857)

In Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 032

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Randolph B. Marcy

Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the history of aeroplanes, politica…

Chapter IV: Doors

In The Decoration of Houses

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Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman and Edith Wharton

The Decoration of Houses, a manual of interior design written by Edith Wharton with architect Ogden Codman, was first published in 1897. In …

Of Line and Form

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 092

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Walter Crane

Calling men the "Bawling Brotherhood," Sarah Grand penned a lively essay on The New Aspect of the Woman Question in 1894. Stenogra…

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