Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 006


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A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, medicine, nature and religion. Included in this collection are speeches by George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses, several interesting or historic articles from Vanity Fair and the NY times, as well as writings of Eugene Debs, Alexander von Humboldt, Lena Morrow Lewis, Joseph Lister and C. M. Ellis. (summary by J. M. Smallheer) (3 hr 37 min)

Chapitres

Address to the People of Illinois on Tariff or Taxation, March 4, 1843 3:52 Lu par Mark F. Smith
All is not Gold that Glitters 4:26 Lu par Lee Ann Howlett
The Awful German Language 47:53 Lu par Alex Becker
The Causes for which a President Can Be Impeached; Atlantic Monthly, 1867 15:56 Lu par Lee Ann Howlett
Crimes of Carnegie 4:27 Lu par Brent Floyd
Dedication and Preface to Palgrave's Golden Treasury 12:28 Lu par Clarica
The Different Degrees of Enjoyment Presented by the Contemplation of Nature 5:51 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Last Honors to Emerson 7:42 Lu par Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010)
The Materialist Basis of Education 3:30 Lu par Brent Floyd
The Ninety-Five Theses 17:35 Lu par David Jaquay
On the Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery 26:03 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
The Progress of Medical Science; 1860 3:40 Lu par Lee Ann Howlett
Ruth Bought by New York Americans 9:16 Lu par Bob Tassinari
The Story of An Eyewitness 18:15 Lu par Elaine Hamby
Winter Sunshine 36:32 Lu par Esther