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The Book of Dreams and Ghosts

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Andrew Lang



The Book of Dreams and Ghosts by Andrew Lang is a book mainly focused on the stories of ghosts and other mystical phenomenon. With frequent …

The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 5. Spirits Of The Corn An…

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James Frazer



The seventh volume in The Golden Bough series by Sir James George Frazer. The figure of the dying and reviving god in Oriental religions of …

The Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 02, The Rise of the Saracens and the Fou…

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P. A. Connolly



The present work is intended as a comprehensive account of medieval times, drawn up on the same lines as The Cambridge Modern History but wi…

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interview…

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Various



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

Herein is Love

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Reuel Howe



Prescient look at the church, its message and role in society, both perceived and true, focused through the lens of the biblical doctrine of…

Baltimore Hats

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William T. Brigham



It is not impossible that some useful information may be conveyed by this book. Should these pages prove of such service, their cost in labo…

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

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Various



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

Among Cannibals

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Carl Lumholtz



From 1880-1883, the author undertook an academic expedition to Australia, with the purpose of recording zoological phenomena. While there, h…

More Australian Legendary Tales

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K. Langloh Parker



The present series of legends have all been collected by myself from the Blacks, as were the previous ones. But in this instance, I had much…

Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico

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Julian Corbett and John M. Corbett



This U.S. National Park Service historical handbook from 1962 introduces the reader to the history, geography, and archaeology of the Aztec …

Mental and Moral Heredity in Royalty. A Statistical Study in History and Psycho…

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Frederick Adams Woods



Frederick Adams Woods examined the biographical records and family trees of the great dynasties of Europe, judging and comparing their moral…

Campaigns of Curiosity: Journalistic Adventures of an American Girl in London

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Elizabeth L. Banks



Elizabeth Banks was an American journalist who, at about age 23, moved to London. While trying to break into English journalism and to keep …

The Colored People of Chicago

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Louise DeKoven Bowen and Louise Dekoven Bowen



This book presents a summary of the findings conducted by the the Juvenile Protective Association in Chicago before the changes brought on b…

The Life of Clara Barton - Volume 2

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William E. Barton



Clarissa Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was a pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a h…

Our Southern Highlanders

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Horace Kephart



Our Southern Highlanders is a memoir of the Pennsylvania-born writer and librarian Horace Kephart, documenting his experiences and cultural …

The Woman Movement

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Ellen Key



Ellen Key's 'The Woman movement' follows the development of the feminist movement striving towards a greater emancipation of women in the pu…

Sketches of Imposture, Deception, and Credulity

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Richard Alfred Davenport



This book contains many brief tales from history of commoners pretending to be kings and kings pretending to be commoners. Learn the fate of…

The Child in the Midst: A Comparative Study of Child Welfare in Christian and N…

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Mary Shauffler Labaree



Chapters follow the progression of a child from birth through working years.Thus, Chapter 1 traces the child from newborn to toddler stage i…

Final Report of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments

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Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments and Advisory Committee On Human Radiation Experiments



Researchers in the United States have performed thousands of human radiation experiments to determine the effects of atomic radiation and ra…

The Revolutions of Civilization

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William Matthew Flinders Petrie



British archaeologist & Egyptologist, Flinders Petrie, discusses the history of civilization in Egypt, Greece, Rome & medieval Europ…

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