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The Facts of Reconstruction - John R. Lynch
The Facts of Reconstruction - John R. Lynch
- Author: John R. Lynch
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Political Science
After the American Civil War, John R. Lynch, who had been a slave in Mississippi, began his political career in 1869 by first becoming Justice of the Peace, and then Mississippi State Representative. He was only 26 when he was elected to the US...
The Art of Money Getting - P. T. Barnum
The Art of Money Getting - P. T. Barnum
- Author: P. T. Barnum
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / Business & Economics
Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 β April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman, and entertainer, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the circus that became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. His...
Enquire Within Upon Everything - Robert Kemp Philp
Enquire Within Upon Everything - Robert Kemp Philp
- Author: Robert Kemp Philp
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Crafts & Hobbies / Education
Enquire Within Upon Everything was a book of how to do things in domestic life It was first published in 1856 by Houlston and Sons of Paternoster Square in London. Robert Kemp Philp. It was then continuously reprinted in many new and updated...
Tolstoy - L. Winstanley
Tolstoy - L. Winstanley
- Author: L. Winstanley
- Genre: *Non-fiction
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is universally regarded as one of the greatest authors in history. This brief biography discusses, among other things, Tolstoy's childhood, married life, contemporaries, travels, and his strongly held opinions concerning...
Sadhana, the Realisation of Life - Rabindranath Tagore
Sadhana, the Realisation of Life - Rabindranath Tagore
- Author: Rabindranath Tagore
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy
Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, philosopher, visual artist, playwright, composer, and novelist whose work reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He became Asiaβs first Nobel laureate when he won the...
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 06) - Thomas Babington Macaulay
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 06) - Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
This chapter starts from about 1685. James is on the throne and, as ever, there are disputes between crown and Parliament. We see the Habeus Corpus Act introduced, the persecution of the Huguenots and troubles in Ireland. Summary by Jim Mowatt...
The Anti-Federalist Papers - Patrick HENRY
The Anti-Federalist Papers - Patrick HENRY
- Author: Patrick HENRY
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Political Science
During the period of debate over the ratification of the Constitution, numerous independent local speeches and articles were published all across the country. Initially, many of the articles in opposition were written under pseudonyms, such as...
The Everlasting Righteousness - Horatius BONAR
The Everlasting Righteousness - Horatius BONAR
- Author: Horatius BONAR
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Christianity - Other
... or How Shall Man Be Just with God? How does salvation work? How does a righteous God declare an unrighteous person to be righteous in His sight? In this comprehensive and devotional study of justification by faith alone in the Person and work of...
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 058 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 058 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction
Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. The human condition is variously explored in Chesterton's essay "The Contented Man," ShΕtoku Taishi's "Laws" outlining the proper relationships between rulers...
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 1, Chapter 03) - Thomas Babington Macaulay
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 1, Chapter 03) - Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
This is the third chapter in Macaulayβs great History of England from the Accession of James II. In this chapter Macaulay looks at the state of the nation in 1685. He discusses the population, the revenue, the military system, the roads, the inns,...
Your Psychic Powers and How to Develop Them - Hereward Carrington
Your Psychic Powers and How to Develop Them - Hereward Carrington
- Author: Hereward Carrington
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Self-Help
Instructions in how to develop your psychic powers including telepathy, clairvoyance, self-projection, reincarnation, and other topics. Seriously. "It must be distinctly understood β¦ that I believe the vast bulk of the material presented in this...
Eulogies - Robert G. Ingersoll
Eulogies - Robert G. Ingersoll
- Author: Robert G. Ingersoll
- Genre: *Non-fiction
From Volume 12 of the Dresden Edition of The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, entitled Miscellany, this audio book delivers the final chapters, 21 stirring tributes delivered by Colonel Ingersoll (The Great Agnostic) at the funerals or grave sides of,...
Out of the Shadow - Rose Gollup Cohen
Out of the Shadow - Rose Gollup Cohen
- Author: Rose Gollup Cohen
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
In this interesting autobiography we get a very candid look into the life of Rose Cohen, a Russian Jewish girl who immigrates from Russia to the Lower East Side of New York city with her family. From the deplorable conditions in the garment...
The Story of Manhattan - Charles Hemstreet
The Story of Manhattan - Charles Hemstreet
- Author: Charles Hemstreet
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
The history of New York City is told as a story, in few words. It begins with Henry Hudson's discovery of Manhattan in 1609. And it finishes in 1898 when the island of Manhattan becomes the Borough of Manhattan of Greater New York. (Summary by...
Alexander Hamilton - Charles A. Conant
Alexander Hamilton - Charles A. Conant
- Author: Charles A. Conant
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
Alexander Hamilton was a significant figure in the political and economic development of the early United States. He served in the American Revolutionary War and became an aide to General George Washington. He was one of the authors (along with John...
A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw - Ukawsaw Gronniosaw
A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw - Ukawsaw Gronniosaw
- Author: Ukawsaw Gronniosaw
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / Religion
Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, also known as James Albert, (born ca. 1705 - 1775) was a freed slave and autobiographer. His autobiography is considered the first published by an African in Britain. Gronniosaw's autobiography was produced in Kidderminster in...
The Enchiridion of Augustine - Saint Augustine of Hippo
The Enchiridion of Augustine - Saint Augustine of Hippo
- Author: Saint Augustine of Hippo
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion
The Enchiridion, Manual, or Handbook of Augustine of Hippo is alternatively titled, "Faith, Hope, and Love". The Enchiridion is a compact treatise on Christian piety, written in response to a request by an otherwise unknown person, named Laurentis,...
Frauds, Forgeries, and Fake News Collection - Various
Frauds, Forgeries, and Fake News Collection - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Essays & Short Works
This collection showcases fabricated documents and stories throughout history, and the diversity of purposes and contexts they were deployed in. The "Awful Disclosures of the Hotel Dieu Nunnery of Montreal" is a fabricated anti-Catholic eye-witness...
On The Trail: An Outdoor Book for Girls - Lina Beard
On The Trail: An Outdoor Book for Girls - Lina Beard
- Author: Lina Beard
- Genre: Children's Non-fiction / *Non-fiction / Reference
Lina and Adelia Beard, co-founders of the first American girls' scouting group, originally called the Girl Scout Society, then the Girl Pioneers, and finally as the Camp Fire Girls, provide practical advice and encouragement to girls and young women...
The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 - Frederick Whymper
The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 - Frederick Whymper
- Author: Frederick Whymper
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
Everything about the sea: history of ships, famous mariners and life on shipboard, adventure, shipwrecks and daring rescues. - Summary by Kikisaulite...
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13: Great Writers - John Lord
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13: Great Writers - John Lord
- Author: John Lord
- Genre: *Non-fiction
The 13th in the series, this book focuses on the great writers of the time. As Dr. Lord passed away prior to the completion of his lecture series, the topics contained in this book also include works by other authors in an attempt to round out the...
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 076 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 076 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Essays & Short Works
Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Our constitution is color-blind... the law regards man as man and takes no account of his surroundings or of his color when his civil rights...are involved." Justice Harlan's eloquent defense of...
Thoughts on South Africa - Olive Schreiner
Thoughts on South Africa - Olive Schreiner
- Author: Olive Schreiner
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Modern (20th C)
'Thoughts on South Africa' is a collection of Schreiner's observations of colonial South Africa in the early 19th century, mostly regarding Boer-English relations. The book was published posthumously in 1923. Prospective listeners should be aware...
Mars and Its Canals - Percival Lowell
Mars and Its Canals - Percival Lowell
- Author: Percival Lowell
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Astronomy / Physics & Mechanics
In the days before telescope photography, astronomers had to draw what they thought they saw through the eyepiece throughout the long dark nights. Sometimes they saw saw more than there really was to see, and a bit over 100 years ago Percival Lowell...
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 073 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 073 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction
Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Salve! ye dumb hearts. Let us be still and wait by the roadside." With these words, Kate Chopin decries the "crushing feet, the clashing discords, the ruthless hands and stifling breathβ that...
Builders of United Italy - Rupert S. HOLLAND
Builders of United Italy - Rupert S. HOLLAND
- Author: Rupert S. HOLLAND
- Genre: *Non-fiction / War & Military / Biography & Autobiography
Holland 's provides us with an engaging history of the Unification ("Risorgimento") of Italy by exploring the lives of some of its most important figures: Alfieri, Manzoni, Gioberti, Manin, Mazzini, Cavour, Garibaldi, and Victor Emmanuel. - Summary...
Scottish Reminiscences - Archibald Geikie
Scottish Reminiscences - Archibald Geikie
- Author: Archibald Geikie
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Travel & Geography
Archibald Geikie was a geologist in Scotland by profession, and a writer. While most of his writings were professional, this is a more personal book telling some of the history of Scotland, Archibald's memories, experiences and recollections there...
Women of the French Revolution - Winifred Stephens Whale
Women of the French Revolution - Winifred Stephens Whale
- Author: Winifred Stephens Whale
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
(Excerpt) One aspect of this subject of revolutionary women, their connection with the secret societies of the day I have purposely ignored. It is obscure and highly controversial. Unfortunately, though these societies have been much, written about,...
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 082 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 082 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction
"Is sin a necessary stage in the development of humanity, or a yawning chasm in the very structure of the universe?β Theologian J. Gresham Machen's exploration of "eternal ideas" is joined, in vol. 082, by readings in philosophy and psychology by...
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 079 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 079 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Essays & Short Works
"It was about the month of May...that I received information ...that two photographs of fairies had been taken in the North of England under circumstances which seemed to put fraud out of the question." (Arthur Conan Doyle 1920). Differing...
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5 - Charles F. Horne
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5 - Charles F. Horne
- Author: Charles F. Horne
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Middle Ages/Middle History
A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 5 of 22, covering from 843-1161 AD. -...
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 077 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 077 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction
Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. President Theodore Roosevelt, in a 1903 speech, declared that "The future welfare of our nation depends upon the way in which we can combine...decency and strength," and opined that being "loose...
A Short History of the World - H. G. Wells
A Short History of the World - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
A Short History of the World is a non-fictional historic work by English author H. G. Wells, largely inspired by Wells's earlier 1919 work The Outline of History. The book summarises the scientific knowledge of the time regarding the history of...
The Road Past Kennesaw: The Atlanta Campaign Of 1864 - Richard M. McMurry
The Road Past Kennesaw: The Atlanta Campaign Of 1864 - Richard M. McMurry
- Author: Richard M. McMurry
- Genre: *Non-fiction / War & Military
ββ¦there can be little doubt that the Federal drive on Atlanta, launched in May 1864, was the beginning of the end for the Southern Confederacyβ¦. The Atlanta Campaign had an importance reaching beyond the immediate military and political...
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14: The New Era - John Lord
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14: The New Era - John Lord
- Author: John Lord
- Genre: *Non-fiction
Volume 14 is a compilation of essays regarding accomplishments over the 50 years preceding the author's death in 1894. The editorial staff chose the people that they felt best exemplified Lord's criteria of being a historical force to represent the...
Ingersoll on THOMAS PAINE, from the Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 1, Lecture 3 - Robert G. Ingersoll
Ingersoll on THOMAS PAINE, from the Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 1, Lecture 3 - Robert G. Ingersoll
- Author: Robert G. Ingersoll
- Genre: *Non-fiction
Col. Ingersoll begins his lectures on famous people as follows: "It is hard to overstate the debt we owe to the men and women of genius. Take from our world what they have given, and all the niches would be empty, all the walls nakedβmeaning and...
Great Epochs in American History, Volume I - Francis Whiting Halsey
Great Epochs in American History, Volume I - Francis Whiting Halsey
- Author: Francis Whiting Halsey
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
This is the first volume in ten volume series of great epochs in the history of the United States, from the landing of Columbus to the building of the Panama Canal. In large part, events composing each epoch are described by men who participated in...
Form and Ornament in Ceramic Art - William Henry Holmes
Form and Ornament in Ceramic Art - William Henry Holmes
- Author: William Henry Holmes
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Art / Design & Architecture
A study of ceramics in the Americas: its form, function and ornamentation as well as its history. Produced by the Smithsonian's Department of Ethnology. Listeners are referred to the text for the illustrations and figures. ( Lynne Thompson)...
The City of Din - Dan McKenzie
The City of Din - Dan McKenzie
- Author: Dan McKenzie
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
A treatise on the increasing loudness of modern life, including philosophical and scientific discussion of what noise is, how effects us physically, mentally, and socially in cities, on railways, at home, in workplaces, and on battlefields of war....
The Alps, the Danube and the Near East - Frank G. Carpenter
The Alps, the Danube and the Near East - Frank G. Carpenter
- Author: Frank G. Carpenter
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Travel & Geography
Journeying through many countries including Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Switzerland and Greece, the author gives an in-depth account of many aspects of the culture of the times and the people of the regions. (Summary by Betty B)...
