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A Talk on Big Guns

In Marvels of Modern Science

Read by Steve Mayer

Paul Severing

The purpose of this little book is to give a general idea of a few of the great achievements of our time. For instance, the flying machine i…

Chapter I. As how John Fust, master printer in the city of Maïence, gave his da…

In John Gutenberg, First Master Printer: His Acts and Most Remarkable Discourses a…

Read by Claudia Salto

Franz von Dingelstedt and Franz Von Dingelstedt

This is a brief sketch of the last years of the life of Johannes (John) Gutenberg, the man who invented the movable letter press. We join hi…

Introduction

In Fires and Fire-Fighters

Read by Maria Kasper

John Kenlon

John Kenlon became a New York City firefighter in 1887, and was appointed Fire Chief in 1911. In 1913, he wrote this authoritative book surv…

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