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08 - Tablets of Hieroglyphics; Idols Originally Painted

In Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan, Vol. 1

Read by Sue Anderson

John Lloyd Stephens

The year is 1838. The scene is the dense Honduran forest along the Copán River. Two men, John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood…

Colorblindness, An Early Account (1794)

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 065

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John Dalton

Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. A review of William Carlos Williams' "Kora in Hell" by Robert McAlmon is one …

Cubist Art Will be Investigated (1913)

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 097

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Anonymous

"One does not care to walk over a rug or carpet that displays a scene in perspective, neither does one wish to gaze into a landscape wr…

Experiments with Nettles as a Substitute for Cotton in WWI

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 056

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Anonymous

Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the impact of World War I on human …

The Common Milkweed

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 067

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Harriet Louise Keeler

Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. Two U.S. Presidents are remembered in "A Colored Man's Reminiscences of James Madi…

Black Code of Illinois

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 068

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Zebina Edwards

Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain. "The Regulation of Time" and "Uniform Standard Time" are two of seve…

Harriet Tubman, the Moses of Her People

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 043

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Elizabeth Ross Haynes

Nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the role of "people of color&…

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