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My Days and Dreams

Read by Sue Anderson

Edward Carpenter

Hard to imagine now, but there have been times and places where just wearing sandals could get you labeled as being in rebellion against est…

Our Search for a Wilderness, An Account of Two Ornithological Expeditions to Ve…

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William Beebe and Blair Niles

In 1908-1909, Mary Blair Beebe and her husband, C. William Beebe made two private expeditions to Venezuela and British Guiana, exploring and…

Migration of Birds

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U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service and U. S. Fish And Wildlife Service

Snow Geese which left James Bay, Canada, arrived at the Louisiana Gulf coast "60 hours later after a continuous flight of over 1,700 mi…

Towards Democracy

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Edward Carpenter

“Civilization sinks and swims, but the old facts remain—the sun smiles, knowing well its strength.” Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) wrote his …

The Deportation Cases of 1919-1920

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Constantine Panunzio

"The study here presented embodies the findings of an investigation into the recent [1919-1920] deportations of persons deemed to be un…

Bk2,C1-Spain under Charles V,progress of discovery

In History of the Conquest of Mexico

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William H. Prescott

Much have I travell'd in the realms of gold,And many goodly states and kingdoms seen;Round many western islands have I beenWhich bards in fe…

Introduction and Preface

In Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman

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Sarah Hopkins Bradford

A portrait of Harriet Tubman is scheduled to replace that of Andrew Jackson on the front of the U.S. $20 bill in 2020. Sarah H. Bradford, w…

William Kilburn (1745-1818) and Copyright for Artists' Original Designs

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 064

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Anonymous

Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. Eucken's "The Failure of Speculative Philosophy," is one of several essays de…

Winter Expedition Over the Rocky Mountains (1857)

In Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 032

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Randolph B. Marcy

Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the history of aeroplanes, politica…

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