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History of Holland
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George Edmundson
The title, "History of Holland," given to this volume is fully justified by the predominant part which the great maritime province…
A Popular History of Ireland
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Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…
Historical Tales
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Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews
Volume II of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This second volume supplem…
WWII News and Related Sound files
P. G. Wodehouse
Explore the fascinating world of Old Time Radio with this collection of WWII news and related sound files from 1941. These recordings captur…
Lord Kitchener
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G. K. Chesterton
“The paradox of all this part of his life lies in this--that, destined as he was to be the greatest enemy of Mahomedanism, he was quite exce…
John Quincy Adams
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John T. Morse
This biography contains three main sections. the first covers Adams's early years and his time as a diplomat--both in America and overseas. …
Unknown London
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Walter George Bell
Herein you will find much concerning those things which everybody knows about, but nobody knows — the things you have known about since chil…
A Narrative of the Life of Rev. Noah Davis
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Noah Davis
The object of the writer, in preparing this account of himself, is toRAISE SUFFICIENT MEANS TO FREE HIS LAST TWO CHILDREN FROM SLAVERY.Havin…
The Bible in Its Making
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Mildred Duff
One great universal law runs through the realm of nature. Our Saviour gave it in a sentence: 'First the blade, then the ear, after that the …
A Popular History of Ireland
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Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…
The Story of Old France
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H. A. Guerber
The aim of this volume is to give a complete graphic account of the main features of the history of France to 1715 A.D., with as much additi…
Observations of an Orderly
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Ward Muir
Ward Muir brings us into the heart of an English war hospital, describing scenes of cleanliness, triumph, order and sadness. Through the eye…
A History of the Roman Empire from Its Foundation to the Death of Marcus Aureli…
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John Bagnell Bury
The writings of J. B. Bury, on subjects ranging from ancient Greece to the 19th-century papacy, are at once scholarly and accessible to the …
Short Nonfiction Collection
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Various
A collection of eleven short nonfiction works in the public domain. The items included in this collection were independently selected by the…
Mariner of St. Malo
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Stephen Leacock
Jacques Cartier grew up as a sailor, married well and became an agent of exploration for King Francis I of France. In April, 1534, he sailed…
The Pacific Story
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The Pacific Story was broadcast on NBC at 11:30pm, with the first broadcast on July 11, 1943. The series lasted 184 weeks, with two weeks pr…
Behind the Scenes
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Elizabeth Keckley
This is the autobiography of Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave who bought her freedom with the money she earned as a seamstress. She eventua…
Martin Luther
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Carl E. Koppenhaver
This short, engaging volume summarizes the life of a priest who, intending to spark a lively academic debate by nailing 95 theses on a churc…
Historical Tales
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Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews
Volume V of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This fifth volume covers th…
Historic Adventures
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Rupert S. Holland
This is a collection of early American stories, interesting read. (Summary by sidhu177)