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An Inquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits upon the Human Body and Mind, wit…

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Dr. Benjamin Rush


Written when the United States extended only to the Mississippi River, by one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, this short …

The Science - History of the Universe Vol. 7: Anthropology & Medicine

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Francis Rolt-Wheeler


Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The seventh volume is on Anthropology written by the editor himself and on Medi…

What the Mother of a Deaf Child Ought to Know

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John Dutton Wright


Wright, a pioneer in the education of the deaf, was a strong advocate for acoustic and auricular training. In this little book, he tries to …

In the Land of Cave and Cliff Dwellers

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Frederick Schwatka


An adventurer and explorer of no mean repute, Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka leads an expedition by mule train into the forbidding Sierra Mad…

The Social History of Smoking

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George L. Apperson


This work tells the history of smoking in England from the social point of view. Thus it does not deal with the history of tobacco growing o…

Cuban Folk Lore

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L. Roy Terwilliger


The author gives a first-hand look at unusual and arguably primitive customs on the island of Cuba. He uncovers a strange and unique blend o…

Final Report of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing

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President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing and President'S Task Force On 21St Century Policing


In light of recent events that have exposed rifts in the relationships between local police and the communities they protect and serve, on D…

The Romance of the Romanoffs

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Joseph Martin Mccabe


The eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were periods of stark contrast between the opulent lifestyle of the rich and the ex…

Towards Democracy

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Edward Carpenter


“Civilization sinks and swims, but the old facts remain—the sun smiles, knowing well its strength.” Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) wrote his …

Concerning Genealogies

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Frank Allaben


Written over a century ago, this comprehensive book offers insight into the methods used (still to this day, in spite of modern computers) t…

English Costume

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Dion Clayton Calthrop


The world, if we choose to see it so, is a complicated picture of people dressing and undressing. The history of the world is composed of th…

Washington Irving's Visit to England

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Washington Irving


Famed American humorist Washington Irving published a series of short stories telling of his adventures traveling from America to England. T…

In Times Like These

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Nellie Mcclung


"Believing that the woman's claim to a common humanity is not an unreasonable one, and that the successful issue of such claim rests pr…

The Idea of Progress: An Inquiry into Its Origin and Growth

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John Bagnell Bury


John Bagnell Bury was Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University in the early twentieth century. In The Idea of Progress, he…

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…

The Wild Irishman

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T. W. H. Crosland


History and customs of the Irish and Ireland. A word of warning to the listener: The Wild Irishman contains the biased, uncomplimentary opin…

The Deportation Cases of 1919-1920

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Constantine Panunzio


"The study here presented embodies the findings of an investigation into the recent [1919-1920] deportations of persons deemed to be un…

Twilight in Italy

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D. H. Lawrence


This is one of the author's "travel books", recounting his walking journeys in and around the Lago di Garda in Northern Italy. Eve…

The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 3. The Dying God

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James Frazer


The fourth volume in Frazer's seminal 12 volume set on anthropology and traditional systems of belief. With this third part of The Golden Bo…

An Enquiry Into The Causes Of The Late Increase Of Robbers

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Henry Fielding


Early eighteenth century England saw the criminal element bargaining with magistrates and lawyers to be released or receive lenient sentence…

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