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History of the United States
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Charles Austin Beard
Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and inte…
The Loss of the S. S. Titanic
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Lawrence Beesley
This is a 1st hand account written by a survivor of the Titanic about that fateful night and the events leading up to it as well as the even…
The History of Standard Oil
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Ida M. Tarbell
The History of the Standard Oil Company is a book written by journalist Ida Tarbell in 1904. It was an exposé of the Standard Oil Com…
Twas the Night Before Christmas
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Clement Clarke Moore
LibriVox volunteers bring you nine different readings of Clement C. Moore's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, a weekly poetry project. (Summ…
Four Girls at Chautauqua
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Pansy
Authored by Isabella M. Alden under the pen name “Pansy.” First in the Chautauqua Girls series.Four friends - spoiled, quirky Ruth; fun-lovi…
Mutual Aid
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Peter Kropotkin
Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution is a book by Peter Kropotkin on the subject of mutual aid, written while he was living in exile in England…
The Legends of the Jews
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Louis Ginzberg
Rabbi Louis Ginzberg was one of the outstanding Talmudists of the twentieth century. He was born on November 28, 1873, in Kovno, Lithuania; …
Richard II
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Jacob Abbott
Chronicles the life of Richard II, born in 1367 in Bordeaux, France, who later wore the crown of King of England. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)
A Thousand Miles up the Nile
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Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards
Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical, egyptological, and cultural study in in 1877, and it became an immediate best-seller, reprinted in …
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
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Charles Darwin
Part 2 of 3 of a book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great boo…
The Dawn of a To-morrow
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
A wealthy London business man takes a room in a poor part of the city.He is depressed and has decided to take his life by going the next day…
Have We Been Played?
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John Berling Hardy
THIS BOOK IS MOST LIKELY NOT FOR YOU! It will NOT guarantee success – Life holds no promises! It will NOT guarantee happiness – I…
The Discovery of New Worlds
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M. B. Synge
This is the second volume in the series, The Story of the World, which covers the period of history from the rise of Rome to the Conquest of…
The Concept of Nature
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Alfred North Whitehead
In The Concept of Nature, Alfred North Whitehead discusses the interrelatedness of time, space, and human perception.The idea of objects as …
Sketches Of The Fair Sex
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William James McGlothlin
Sketches of the fair sex, in all parts of the world. To which are added rules for determining the precise figure, the degree of beauty, the …
Omens and Superstitions of Southern India
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Edgar Thurston
This book deals mainly with some aspects of what may be termed the psychical life of the inhabitants of the Madras Presidency, and the Nativ…
How to Care for the Insane
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William D. Granger
"The writer believes that all attendants should be regularly instructed in their duties, and the highest standard of care can be reache…
With Clive in India
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G. A. Henty
With Clive in India gives a vivid picture of the wonderful events of the ten years, which at their commencement saw Madras in the hands of t…
Great Artists
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Jennie Ellis Keysor
Biographies of Raphael Santi, Murillo, Peter Paul Rubens, and Albrecht Durer. This is a wonderful tool for art study as there are references…
Letters of Mrs. Adams, the Wife of John Adams
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Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams lived the American Revolution as the wife of one of its central figures--John Adams. Her family correspondence, published alon…