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History Of Missouri In Words Of One Syllable
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Emily Steinestel Macnamara
A simplified history of the state of Missouri, from ancient Prehistoric times to the late 19th century, written chiefly in words of one syll…
That Was The Year 37 06 14 Spotlighting The Year 1933
Gerald Mohr narrates this program that highlights events from the year 1933.
The Story of Coventry
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Mary Dormer Harris
Nowadays best known for its bombing in WWII, the English city of Coventry was founded in the early Middle Ages. Earl Leofric and his wife La…
The Battle of Allatoona, October 5th, 1864
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William Ludlow
This is an account of the Union army's strategies and activities in protecting a Union garrison at Allatoona in Bartow Country, Georgia duri…
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…
Stories of Cape Cod
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Jack Johnson
Vignettes about life on Cape Cod The author lived from 1896 until 1973 and was a member of the Beachcombers Artists Club based in Provinceto…
The British Soldier: His Courage And Humour
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Edward John Hardy
The Reverend Edward John Hardy, ordained in the Church Of Ireland, was a chaplain in the British army for thirty one years. His 1915 collec…
The World's Great Orations, Vol. IX: America - II
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William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan compiled this collection speeches from many early orators of America. Volume 9 includes speeches from the years 1818…
Reflections on the rise, progress, and probable consequences, of the present co…
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John Erskine
Several late pamphlets composed with much art and ability have painted the claims and conduct of the North Americans; and thereby, have not …
The Story of the Bagpipe
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William Grattan Flood
Most people think of the bagpipe as an instrument solely connected to Scotland. W.H. Grattan Flood takes us much further back, to the ancien…
Biographies In Sound 56 05 15 Recollections At Thirty
H. V. Kaltenborn narrates "A Salute to Network Radio on its 30th Anniversary," and tells of its history with clips from programs s…
Eyes Aloft 42 12 07 Special Pearl Harbor Memorial
Eyes Aloft presents a special December 7th Memorial Program on the one year anniversary of America at war. How the Aircraft Warning Service …
NBC's 40th Anniversary 66 11 13 Hosts Bergen And Mc Carthy
NBC celebrates their 40 years in broadcasting with Hosts Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, who introduce excerpts from 40 years worth of en…
Ireland Under the Stuarts and During the Interregnum, Volume 1
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Richard Bagwell
This first volume of a history of Ireland focuses on the years 1603-1642. It was a period of dramatic, and even of violent, changes in the s…
Mutual Broadcasting System In Review 38 01 02 1937 In Review
The Mutual Networks present highlights from the year 1937, including FDR's re-inauguration, Ohio and Mississippi river floods, A CIO strike …
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1975 - 1977)
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Gerald Ford
The State of the Union address is a speech or report presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States…
Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 8, October 1906
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Various
Mother Earth, an American anarchist journal, was self styled as "A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature". Mo…
Cavalcade Of America 36 01 01 Declaration Of Independence
A dramatization of events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Cavalcade Of America 36 12 30 Yankee Independence
A dramatization of how the Connecticut Charter was saved from falling into the hands of the Crown in 1687.