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The Journal of Lewis and Clarke (1840)

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Meriwether Lewis


"The expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, for exploring the river Missouri, and the best communication from that to the Pacific Ocea…

The Chronicles of America Volume 07 - Dutch and English on the Hudson

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Maud Wilder Goodwin


Geography is the maker of history. The course of Dutch settlement in America was predetermined by a river which runs its length of a hundred…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 091

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"Pneumatic tubes, instead of store wagons, will deliver packages and bundles." Store purchases by tube was one of John Watkins Jr'…

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

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Selma Lagerlöf


Selma Lagerlöf was born in Vaermland, Sweden, in 1858 and enjoyed a long and very successful career as a writer, receiving the Nobel-Pr…

The History Teacher's Magazine, Vol. I, No. 3, November 1909

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"The History Teacher’s Magazine is devoted to the interests of teachers of History, Civics, and related subjects in the fields of Geogr…

The History Teacher's Magazine, Vol. I, No. 1, September 1909

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The History Teacher's Magazine, Vol. I, No. 4, December 1909

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Father Thames

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Walter Higgins


Originally published in 1922, this work details the history and importance of one of Great Britain's grandest rivers, the River Thames. It i…

The Land of Enchantment: From Pike's Peak to the Pacific

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Lilian Whiting


Lilian Whiting, renowned journalist and editor, takes the reader on a grand circle tour of the American West. Beginning with Colorado, Ms. W…

The Crimson Fairy Book

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Andrew Lang


The Crimson Fairy Book contains thirty-six stories collected from around the world and edited by Andrew Lang. Many tales in this book are tr…

De Smet's Letters and Sketches, 1841-1842

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Fr. Pierre-Jean De Smet


In 1841 and 1842, Fr. Pierre-Jean DeSmet traversed the wide and wild American West to bring the gospel to the Flatheads, who had sent multip…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 082

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Various


"Is sin a necessary stage in the development of humanity, or a yawning chasm in the very structure of the universe?” Theologian J. Gres…

Bladys of the Stewponey

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Sabine Baring-Gould


The setting, geography and history of this story by Rev'd Sabine Baring-Gould, author of Onward Christian Soldiers and a number of other wel…

If I May (Version 2)

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A. A. Milne


A. A. Milne, best known as the creator of Winnie the Pooh, was a prolific author of books, plays, essays and articles. He also spent a numbe…

The History Teacher's Magazine, Vol. I, No. 5, January 1910

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"The History Teacher’s Magazine is devoted to the interests of teachers of History, Civics, and related subjects in the fields of Geogr…

The Story of Japan

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Robert van Bergen and Robert Van Bergen


Robert van Bergen was one of the first Americans to enter Japan after the country opened its borders to foreign visitors following centuries…

The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha, The Lily of the Mohawks

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Ellen Walworth


Saint Kateri Tekakwitha's lifespan of only about 24 years was spent in utter humility and penitence. In spite of her natural diffidence, she…

Biographical Memoir of John Wesley Powell, 1834-1902

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William Morris Davis


This is Volume VIII of the National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs series. It is read as 33 sections using the memoir headings. Jo…

The Story of Geographical Discovery: How the World Became Known

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Joseph Jacobs


This book was first published in 1897. It's a short work, but it encompasses a vast subject—nothing less than determining the detailed geogr…

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