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Preface
Read by Verla Viera
Frank Tilton
In Sketch of the Great Fires in Wisconsin
The Peshtigo fire in Northeastern Wisconsin is the deadliest wildfire in recorded history, claiming somewhere between 1200 and 2500 lives. E…
Preface
Read by Steve C
Frank Mundell
In Stories of the Lifeboat
There's fury in the tempest,And there's madness in the waves;The lightning snake coils round the foam,The headlong thunder raves;Yet a boat …
Chapter I, Reconstruction and After
Read by Markalanhansen
Various
In Poems of American History, Volume 5, The Period of Expansion
The final section of Poems of American History covers The Reconstruction after the Civil War, the First Centennial, the continued expansion …
My Heritage
Read by Newgatenovelist
Adah Isaacs Menken
In Infelicia
Adah Isaacs Menken's short life was full and eventful. Probably born in the American South, she travelled, wrote journalism, became famous a…
Superficial Culture
Read by Ray Kasper (1938-2017)
Howard Pyle
In Pepper and Salt
One must have a little pinch of seasoning in this dull, heavy life of ours; one should never look to have all the troubles, the labors, and …
Recorders Ages Hence
Read by Ed Humpal
Various
In Camden's Compliment to Walt Whitman
On the occasion of Walt Whitman's 70th Birthday a "Committee of Citizens" in Camden, NJ held a special commemoration in his honor.…
A Dutch Village
Read by valroth
Anonymous
In Bed-Time Stories: A collection in verse and in prose
This book is a collection of short stories and poems for children to enjoy at bedtime. - Summary by SaraHale
