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Pitching in a Pinch
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Christy Mathewson
In this book Mathewson is telling the reader of the game as it is played in the Big Leagues.... It’s as good as his pitching and some exciti…
A German Deserter's War Experience
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Anonymoustranslated Byjulius Koettgen and William James Mcglothlin
The author of this 1917 narrative, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, did not wish to have…
100%: The Story of a Patriot
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Upton Sinclair
"100%: The Story of a Patriot" dramatically recounts the adventures of a poor uneducated young man who lives by his wits and guile…
Nothing But the Truth
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Frederic Stewart Isham
A young man, finding himself unexpectedly impecunious, attempts to improve his fortunes by wagering that he can speak nothing but the absolu…
The Last Entry
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William Clark Russell
This is a sea-faring novel set in 1837. A wealthy former seaman from London and his daughter, who is engaged to be married, set sail on his …
Eighteen Months' Imprisonment
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Donald Shaw
This is an absorbing memoir of an inmate's experiences and impressions while in a London prison. He describes himself as "a man of educ…
Summer Days in Shakespeare Land
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Charles George Harper
"Some delights of the ancient town of Stratford-upon-Avon and the country round about, together with a sketch of the life of Mr. Willia…
From North Carolina to Southern California Without a Ticket and How I Did It
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John Peele
"... I have decided to write an account of a few of the many adventures and dangers that befell me while making my way, practically wit…
The Autobiography of a Clown
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Isaac Marcosson
This "as told to" autobiography of Jules Turnour is based on a popular article that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in 1909.…
Collected Articles of Frederick Douglass
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Frederick Douglass
These two articles were reproduced as an e-book by Project Gutenberg in 2008 to supplement "...several articles by Frederick Douglass,…
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass published his highly acclaimed third autobiography, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, in 1881 and revised it in 1892.…
A Negro Explorer at the North Pole
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Matthew A. Henson
In this fascinating memoir, Matthew Henson describes the incredibly dangerous, exhausting, and bone-chilling trip to what was until then the…
Tolstoy
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L. Winstanley
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is universally regarded as one of the greatest authors in history. This brief biography discusses, among other thing…
The Bishop's Apron
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W. Somerset Maugham
"Canon Spratte saw himself as he thought others might see him: mediocre, pompous, self-assertive, verbose." Maugham could have add…
In the Line of Battle
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Walter Wood
“A COLLECTION OF absolutely authentic accounts by privates and non-commissioned officers.... We see a great simplicity and directness of obs…
Take it From Dad
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George Livermore and George G. Livermore
Take It From Dad is a collection of letters written by a father to his son, Ted, at boarding school, away from home for the first time. In e…
The Burning Secret
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Stefan Zweig
A lonely, convalescing 12 year-old boy and his attractive mother, who is in a loveless marriage, meet a gentleman while vacationing at a Eur…
In the Village of Viger
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Duncan Campbell Scott
These ten superb short stories of Duncan Campbell Scott, published in 1896, portray humorous, farcical, and tragic aspects of life in the fi…
Diary of a Suicide
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Wallace E. Baker
“Mr. B. Russell Herts, c/o International Magazine, New York City.Under separate cover I am sending you a record of a young man who is about …