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A Popular History of Ireland, Book 08

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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…

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…

Ambassador Morgenthau's Story

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Henry Morgenthau


Ambassador Morgenthau’s memoirs of his years in the service of the United States in Constantinople, (today Istanbul), are an important prima…

The Lincoln Story Book

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Henry L. Williams


Subtitle: A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Fo…

Historical Tales, Vol V: German

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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…

Great Englishwomen

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M. B. Synge


Great Englishwomen is a collection of biographies of some of the greatest women in England's history. Women who were leaders of their countr…

Pioneers of France in the New World

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Francis Parkman, Jr.


Parkman has been hailed as one of America's first great historians and as a master of narrative history. Numerous translations have spread t…

My Hunt After 'The Captain'

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.


Holmes describes his frantic search through Civil War torn landscapes for his wounded son, the future Supreme Court Justice. Originally publ…

The Black Prophet: A Tale of Irish Famine

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William Carleton


A story about the Irish, just before the onset of the famine of 1847, with all the color and dialogue of a man who lived it. (Summary by JCa…

The Mohawk Valley

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W. Max Reid


An in-depth view and early history of the Mohawk Valley in upper New York state, covering the time period of 1609-1780. This historical piec…

Historic Adventures: Tales from American History

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Rupert S. Holland


This is a collection of early American stories, interesting read. (Summary by sidhu177)

John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works

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Various


This biography is actually a series of essays by prominent personalities of the time that shed light on John Stuart Mill's life and areas of…

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…

Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again

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Mark Twain


This satire on the U.S.A.'s myth of being the "Home of the Oppressed, where all men are free and equal", is unrelenting in its pur…

Our Journey to Sinai

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Agnes Von Blomberg Bensly


Fortress-walled Saint Catherine's monastery on the Sinai peninsula has been a pilgrimage site since its founding by the Byzantine Emperor Ju…

Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who…

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Irwin Leslie Gordon


A short, humorous biography of famous people from 5000 BC to 1914. -- S. McGaughey From the Introduction, "The editor begs leave to in…

1940 Radio News


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News from 1940. I usually share these via torrent but I don't think all these files are available on archive.org so here's a 1940 news file …

Edward II

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Christopher Marlowe


Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan tragedy focuses on the downfall of King Edward II, whose love for his favorite courtier, Piers Gaveston, l…

A Popular History of Ireland, Book 04

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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…

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