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Battle of New Orleans: Its Real Meaning

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Reau Folk



Rather than being a synopsis of the Battle of New Orleans as a military victory, the book also touches upon the greater significance of the …

The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vol. II

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart



This volume, the second volume of a two-volume set, contains over 125 letters written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from 1781-1791. It has been…

Black No More

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George Schuyler



Being an account of the strange and wonderful workings of science in the land of the free, A.D. 1933-1940. (Summary by author)

Logick

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Isaac Watts



The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry after Truth with a Variety of Rules to guard against error in the Affairs of Religion and Human Life,…

Animals' Rights Considered in Relation to Social Progress

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Henry Salt



In the book, Salt argues against the idea of speciesism, though the term was not coined for another 76 years.The book also argues against vi…

Christmas Short Works Collection 2024

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Various



As we approach Christmas 2024, we invite you to join us in some heart-warming tales and uplifting carols and poems. We wish you compliments …

A Visit to Paris in 1814

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John Scott



​John Scott was a Scottish journalist, editor and publisher. Scott edited several liberal newspapers: The Statesman, which Leigh Hunt founde…

The Sailor's Word-book, H - M

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William Henry Smyth



A digest of sea terms and phrases, including flora, fauna, fish, fowl and fable of the sea, weaponry aboard ship, parts of a ship, qualities…

Napoleon and Marie-Louise: The Fall of the Empire

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Walter Geer



FOREWORD: In a former volume, the legend of Joséphine was considered, and an attempt was made to substitute for it the truth of Histo…

What America Owes to Women

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Lydia Hoyt Farmer



As American women have been imperfectly represented in the world, it is our aim in this volume to give a pen protrait of the American Woman …

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 107

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Various



"Editors of some of the most sensational newspapers say they make a newspaper to suit the public... it must startle with incident and s…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 101

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Various



"Of all effects of weather, snow makes the greatest change in animal economy in the countryside, and weeks often pass before the old or…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 102

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Various



"It is difficult for the human mind to take a comprehensive view of a subject." This is how librarian Arthur Bostwick begins his e…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 103

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Various



"When money gives out, sense ensues." This pithy saying is from Yugoslav Proverbs, one of the twenty reader-chosen selections in v…

Why Are So Few Men in the Churches? And Remedies

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Charles N. Queen



The strength of the book is in its facts and suggestions considered in a matter of fact and suggestive way. It offers criticism in the spiri…

The Thames to the Solent by Canal and Sea

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J. B. Dashwood



An attempt to sail a small boat from the River Thames to the Solent in the English Channel, using a canal and river route. (Summary by Garth…

Lecture on Artificial Flight

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William G. Krueger



Lecture on artificial flight given on request of the Academy of Natural Sciences on August 7, 1876 in San Francisco, California by William G…

An Evenings OTR Entertainment - June 12, 2016


PDGazette2



Eight old-time radio programs originally aired in June of their respective years.

Plum Pudding (version 2)

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Christopher Morley



Christopher Morley: A modern humorist with the tang of an Elizabethan. Plum Pudding: Thus Mr. Morley entitles his new volume, in which he ha…

The Return of the Exiles and the West African Church

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Edward Wilmot Blyden



A lecture delivered at the Breadfruit school house, Lagos, West Africa, January 2, 1891E.W. Blyden (1832 to 1912) was born in the Caribbean …

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