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Ralph Keeler - Vagabond Adventures

Ralph Keeler failed as a novelist, but this autobiography reflects a life well-lived with humor and adventure. Keeler was in the same literary circle as satirist Bret Harte, novelist Charles Warren Stoddard, editor...

John Greenman 5 hours 11 minutes

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Smith Burnham - Hero Tales from History

This volume celebrates stories of great heroes from the pages of history from Moses and David through Clara Barton and Henry Longfellow. It is divided into nine sections: Mighty Men of Long Ago, Heroes of the Middle...

Larry Wilson and 18 more 10 hours 50 minutes

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Carl E. Koppenhaver - Martin Luther

This short, engaging volume summarizes the life of a priest who, intending to spark a lively academic debate by nailing 95 theses on a church door, unwittingly sets the continent aflame with the 1517 Reformation of...

Danielle Cartwright 1 hour 20 minutes

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Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes Of The Civil War

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Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes Of The Civil War

Seven narratives published in the late nineteenth century and assembled in this 1913 collection. — Summary by david wales

David Wales 9 hours 31 minutes

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Women of the American Revolution Volume 1

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Elizabeth F. Ellet - Women of the American Revolution Volume 1

Excerpt from Preface: Their patriotic sacrifices were made with an enthusiasm that showed the earnest spirit ready on every occasion to appear in generous acts. Some gave their own property, and went from house to...

Celine Major 8 hours 15 minutes

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Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha, The Lily of the Mohawks

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Ellen Walworth - Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha, The Lily of the Mohawks

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha's lifespan of only about 24 years was spent in utter humility and penitence. In spite of her natural diffidence, she summoned the strength to assert her desire to become a Christian and to...

Carol Pelster 9 hours 26 minutes

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History of Henry the Fourth King of France and Navarre

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John Stevens Cabot Abbott - History of Henry the Fourth King of France and Navarre

Henry IV, King of France and Navarre (1553-1610) was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbon. He was raised in the Protestant faith, barely escaped death in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, and led...

Pamela Nagami 6 hours 48 minutes

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My First Book (Version 2)

Have you ever wondered how your favorite author started on his or her writing career? Did they launch themselves wholeheartedly into literature? Did they slave away every evening after a hard day at the office? Did...

Jim Gallagher and 12 more 8 hours 4 minutes

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Margaret O. Oliphant - Jeanne D'Arc: Her Life And Death

The story of Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc, has passed into folklore and has been retold by many. The young teenager was sent by an as-yet uncrowned Charles VII of France to relieve Orleans from siege during the 100...

Ellaqyint and 3 more 10 hours 48 minutes

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Chronicles of America Volume 08 - The Quaker Colonies

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Sydney Fisher - Chronicles of America Volume 08 - The Quaker Colonies

The Quaker Colonies describes the Quaker emigration to the colonies in the sixteen and seventeen hundreds and at the same time its involvement in the evolution of Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. Throughout, the...

Jim Locke 4 hours 59 minutes Chronicles of America Series

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William Dean Howells - Twain and Howells On Each Other

Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) and William Dean Howells were friends for 44 years. Their personal and professional relationship is considered by many to be one of the most important in American literature. Howells...

John Greenman 3 hours 30 minutes

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Louise Creighton - Life of Sir Walter Ralegh

Sir Walter Ralegh (c. 1552-1618), English soldier, explorer, courtier, writer, and poet was one of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era. Louise Creighton's short biography follows him from the wars in Spain...

Pamela Nagami 6 hours 37 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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