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Lively narratives of some of the great siege battles of war. The book was written before World War I, in 1908. Some of the narratives contai…

Bismarck and the Origin of the German Empire

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Sir Frederick Maurice Powicke

Despite its brevity, this Little Blue Book #142 by the Oxford historian, Sir F.M. Powicke, provides a valuable overview of the political his…

The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80, Part 2

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Archibald Forbes

This Part 2 of "The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80" discusses the 1878-80 war, which was one of the major conflicts during the Gr…

The Art Of Cookery Made Plain And Easy

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Hannah Glasse

Although this recording has been made using the 1784 version, the original book of The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy was first publish…

The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier, Part 2

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Charles E. Flandrau

A series of stories written by Judge Charles E. Flandrau "at different times during his long residence in the Northwest, which embrace …

Daring Deeds of Famous Pirates

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Edward Keble Chatterton

Edward Chatterton, a prolific British author of maritime adventures, presents fascinating stories of pirates and their exploits from earlies…

Yellowstone Expedition of 1870

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Gustavus Cheyney Doane

Lt. Gustavus Doane was a member of the 1870 Yellowstone Expedition led by Henry Washburn. Washburn requested military support from General H…

The City That Was

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Stephen Smith

This 1911 history of the public health revolution that transformed New York City in the nineteenth century is also about every city and town…

Recollections of the Revolution and the Empire

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Henriette Lucie Dillon, marquise de La Tour du Pin Gouvernet

An aristocratic Frenchwoman's personal record of the dazzling extravagance of the Ancien Régime, of the court of Marie Antoinette, of…

History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume II, From the Death of Alexande…

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Simon Dubnow

Simon Dubnow was born in 1860 to a poor Jewish family in Belarussian town of Mstsislaw and later became an authority of Jewish history and a…

Stories of the Lifeboat

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Frank Mundell

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 …

The Women of the American Revolution Volume 1

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Elizabeth F. Ellet

Excerpt from Preface: Their patriotic sacrifices were made with an enthusiasm that showed the earnest spirit ready on every occasion to appe…

The South American Republics, Part I

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Thomas Cleland Dawson

The question most frequently asked me since I began my stay in South America has been: "Why do they have so many revolutions there?&quo…

The Emancipation of South America

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Bartolomé Mitre

THREE great names stand forth conspicuous in the annals of America, those of Washington, Bolívar, San Martin. Of Washington, the grea…

Oscar Wilde: The Complete Interviews

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Various

This complete collection of Oscar Wilde’s English language interviews gives listeners the opportunity to hear one of history’s greatest conv…

Norway and the Union with Sweden

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Fridtjof Nansen

A History of the politics surrounding The Union of Norway with Sweden, from 1814-1905, from the Norwegian perspective - Summary by Æri…

Mark Twain; his life and work. A biographical sketch

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William M. Clemens

As far as anyone has been able to establish, Will Clemens was NOT related to Sam Clemens (Mark Twain), though they did become acquaintances.…

The Book of Buried Treasure

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Ralph Delahaye Paine

Described by the author as: BEING A TRUE HISTORY OF THE GOLD, JEWELS, AND PLATE OF PIRATES, GALLEONS, ETC., WHICH ARE SOUGHT FOR TO THIS DAY…

A Century of Negro Migration

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Carter Woodson

Dr. Woodson describes the internal migration of African Americans within the United States, including the Northern Migration and the draw of…

Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism

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Allen Putnam

"It is not our purpose to write history, but to give new explanation of old events. The long and widely tolerated theory that New Engla…

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