Modern (20th C)

The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races, Vol. I, No. 1

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W. E. B. Du Bois


The Crisis is the official publication of the NAACP first published in 1910 with W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the founders, as editor. He exerc…

My War Experiences in Two Continents

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Sarah Broom Macnaughtan


Sarah Macnaughtan was a Scottish novelist who took part in the women's suffrage movement, worked for the Red Cross in the Second Boer War (1…

In Ship and Prison: A Story of Five Years in the Continental Navy with Captain …

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William P. Chipman


The incidents of this book are taken largely from the log-book of Captain Tucker, and are intended to picture the stirring times in which he…

Tragedy in Dedham: The Story of the Sacco-Vanzetti Case

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Francis Russell


The Sacco and Vanzetti trial was one of the most divisive events of 1920's America. As Russell writes, " If one was middle class and Re…

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interview…

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These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…

Cape Coddities

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Roger Livington Scaife and Roger Livingston Scaife


A message from the past from a former Cape Cod resident who delves in all things that make Cape Cod special. From explaining the adventures …

France, Spain and the Rif, Part 1

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Walter Burton Harris


The Guerra del Rif—the Rif War. 1921 to 1926. It was the slogging bloody 5-year long climax of Spain’s effort to secure dominion over a terr…

Sea-Power in the Pacific

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Hector Charles Bywater


During the three decades preceding the Pacific War, the United States placed no small amount of effort in gaming out what a such a conflict …

This Giddy Globe (Version 2)

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Oliver Herford


A geography of the world at the time, told with a wit and humor unusual in non-fiction and historical texts while staying true to the subjec…

Sowjet-Rußland im Umbau

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Fritz Schotthöfer


Sammlung von Aufsätzen über die gesellschaftlichen Verhältnisse im jungen Sowjet-Rußland. Der Autor bereiste als Journa…

America's Retreat from Victory; The Story of George Catlett Marshall

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Joseph McCarthy and Joseph Mccarthy


Senator Joseph McCarthy examines the life of General George Catlett Marshall, particularly his role in government beginning in 1945 as Unite…

Sinking of the "Titanic" : most appalling ocean horror

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Jay Henry Mowbray


The Titanic was thought to be the safest ship to set sail as it embarked on its maiden voyage. Unfortunately, history tells us differently. …

The American Newspaper

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Will Irwin


The American Newspaper is a critical study of journalism conducted by Will Irwin from 1909 to 1910 spanning fifteen articles that discuss th…

The History of a Lie: "The Protocols of the Wise Men of Zion"

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Herman Bernstein


A presentation and deconstruction of the "Protocols of the Wise Men of Zion", an anti-Semitic work fabricated in order to brand Je…

The Burston Rebellion

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Thomas George Higdon


The early 20th century in Great Britain saw a seismic shift in political awareness especially amongst the working classes. This led to a sig…

France, Spain and the Rif, Part 2

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Walter Burton Harris


The Guerra del Rif—the Rif War. 1921 to 1926. It was the slogging bloody 5-year long climax of Spain’s effort to secure dominion over a terr…

A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium

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Hugh Gibson


The author was an American diplomat, the Secretary of the American Legation in Brussels, at the beginning of World War I in 1914. This book …

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