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Out of Mulberry Street
Read by Lee Smalley
Jacob A. Riis
These riveting accounts by Jacob A. Riis are from the late 19th century, when lower Manhattan was teeming with struggling, near-starving imm…
Lectures on the Harvard Classics
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Charles William Eliot
The Lecture Series on the contents of The Harvard Classics ought to do much to open that collection of literary materials to many ambitious …
Jailed For Freedom
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Doris Stevens
A first-hand account of the 1913-1919 campaign of American suffragettes, detailing their treatment at the hands of the courts, and the true …
The Mentor
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Various
The Mentor Association was established to increase interest and knowledge among the public in the areas of art, literature, science, nature,…
The French Revolution
Read by Gillian Hendrie
Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle, the Scottish essayist, philosopher, and historian, wrote this three-volume work, first published in 1837 (with a revised edi…
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…
A-Birding on a Bronco
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Florence A. Merriam and Florence A. Merriam Bailey
Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey was an American ornithologist and nature writer. She started observing bird behavior at a time when most bir…
The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets
Read by Mary Schneider
Jane Addams
Much of the material in the following pages has appeared in current publications. It is here presented in book form in the hope that it may …
The School Book of Forestry
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Charles Lathrop Pack
Written by a third-generation timberman, this book discusses what forests are, their primary enemies, and their benefits to others. Additio…
The Book of the Bush
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George Dunderdale
"While the world was young, nations could be founded peaceably. There was plenty of unoccupied country, and when two neighbouring patri…
Beacon Lights of History
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John Lord
Continuing the Beacon Lights of History Series, Mr. Lord discusses important European Statesmen Mirabeau, Edmund Burke, Napoleon, Prince Met…
The Dixie Book of Days
Read by Bill Boerst
Page Andrews and Matthew Page Andrews
The author used a yearly calendar to focus on pieces written by Southern authors. Many of these writers are little known, having created for…
How a British Subject Became President of the United States
Read by Kevin W. Davidson
Arthur P. Hinman
In 1880, the New York Times reported a curious story from St. Albans, Vermont, about a mysterious figure, an attorney and Democratic operati…
The Life of Richard Nash, Esq.
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Oliver Goldsmith
Beau Nash (1674–1762), born Richard Nash, was a celebrated dandy and leader of fashion in 18th-century Britain. He is best remembered as the…
Fraternal Charity
Read by dave7
Father Benoit Valuy and Father Benoît Valuy
This short treatise comes from a work by the Roman Catholic priest Father Valuy, S.J., and bears an imprimatur. It was written for members o…
Discourse on Metaphysics
Read by Peter Tucker
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
This is a relatively short treatise by the highly influential and admired philosopher and polymath Leibniz. It presents his views on metaphy…
United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection
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Various
This is the second LibriVox collection of speeches given in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The collection comprises recordings …
Starved Rock
Read by Veronica Jenkins
Eaton G. Osman
This book is an early history of the Starved Rock Area in Northern Illinois. In the pre-Columbian era, the Starved Rock area was home to Nat…
The Elements of Mammalogy
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William Ruschenberger
The Elements of Mammalogy is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This s…
The Tower of London
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Walter George Bell
A short book, whose chapters were originally published in The Daily Mail, which explores the history and facts of each of the structures tha…