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Chapter XXXI

In The Deluge Volume 2

Read by David Granville Young

Henryk Sienkiewicz

The Deluge (Polish: Potop) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1886. It is the second volume of a th…

The Big Southwest Strike

In Fifty Years a Detective: 35 Real Detective Stories

Read by Melanie D. Young

Thomas Furlong

Hitherto unpublished facts connected with some of Mr. Furlong's greatest cases—Other interesting incidents of his long and strenuous career …

The Earthquake

In The Story of the Greeks

Read by E. A. Young

H. A. Guerber

This book is a collection of stories and histories about the Ancient Greeks, including many of their famous myths! - Summary by Ann Boulais

The Cove of the Seven Swans

In The Ladder of Rickety Rungs

Read by David Granville Young

T. C. O'Donnell

Bedtime is the time for strange and wonderful stories as we drift into slumber. This children's book is full of them and the adventures of …

THE SPINNING WHEEL

In Raggedy Andy Stories

Read by Jamie Ash Young

John B. Gruelle and Johnny Gruelle

Raggedy Ann is a fictional character created by writer Johnny Gruelle (1880–1938) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young ch…

The Infamous Volstead Act Part 1

In The Rise and Fall of Prohibition

Read by Melanie D. Young

Charles Hanson Towne

Subtitle: "The Human Side of What the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act Have Done to the United States" From Chapter 1: &…

The Philosophy of the Radiometer and its Cosmical Revelations

In Science in Short Chapters

Read by Melanie D. Young

W. Mattieu Williams

This is a collection of articles written by W. Mattieu Williams on different subjects, that in his opinion "are likely to be interestin…

Sound and Light

In The Ocean of Air - Meteorology for Beginners

Read by Melanie D. Young

Agnes Giberne

This is an immensely readable book explaining anything to do with air - the atmosphere, wind and clouds, and life. This 1896 explanation has…

Chapter 18 - Bank Credits vs Government Currency

In U.S. Money vs. Corporation Currency, "Aldrich plan."

Read by Melanie D. Young

Alfred Owen Crozier

In 1908, the National Monetary Commission was established by Congress to study financial boom-and-bust cycles. Senator Nelson Aldrich (Repub…

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