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Harry A. Lewis - Hidden Treasures

«Some succeed while others fail. This is a recognized fact; yet history tells us that seven-tenths of our most successful men began life poor.» A selection of mini-biographies teaches us how some successful men have...

Lynne T and 17 more 16 hours 39 minutes

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Andrew Carnegie - Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

This autobiography of Andrew Carnegie is a very well written and interesting history of one of the most wealthy men in the United states. He was born in Scotland in 1835 and emigrated to America in 1848. Among his...

William Tomcho 10 hours 51 minutes

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J. Thomas Looney - Shakespeare Identified

That one who is not a recognized authority or an expert in literature should attempt the solution of a problem which has so far baffled specialists must doubtless appear to many as a glaring act of over- boldness;...

Lucretia B. and 15 more 16 hours 55 minutes

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Frank W. Boreham - Bunch of Everlastings

A collection of brief biographies and the text from scripture that was significant in the life of each. It is biography and devotional Bible study expertly woven together to produce interesting and inspirational...

Tim Bower 5 hours 49 minutes

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Garcia Moreno, President of Ecuador 1821-1875

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Augustine Berthe - Garcia Moreno, President of Ecuador 1821-1875

Gabriel Gregorio Fernando José María García y Moreno y Morán de Buitrón (1821–1875) was an Ecuadorian politician who twice served as President of Ecuador (1859-1865 and 1869-1875) and was assassinated during his...

Maria Therese 8 hours 10 minutes

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Charles A. Conant - Alexander Hamilton

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...

Mike Pelton and 6 more 2 hours 46 minutes

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Sam K. Cowan - Sergeant York and His People

From a cabin back in the mountains of Tennessee, forty-eight miles from the railroad, a young man went to the World War. He was untutored in the ways of the world. Caught by the enemy in the cove of a hill in the...

Brett W. Downey 3 hours 29 minutes

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Col. William F. Cody - Adventures of Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill was arguably, the most recognized man in the world when he penned this book. The first four stories are of some of his adventures and the remaining 6 are autobiographical. All of them have been proved to...

Phil Chenevert and 8 more 3 hours 33 minutes

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St. Ignatius Loyola - Autobiography of St. Ignatius

This account of the life of St. Ignatius, dictated by himself to Father Gonzalez, is a most valuable record of the great Founder of the Society of Jesus. It, more than any other work, gives an insight into the...

Phil Chenevert 2 hours 13 minutes

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Izaak Walton's Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker and George Herbert

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Izaak Walton - Izaak Walton's Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker and George Herbert

The full title of Walton's book of short biographies is, Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Rich'd Hooker, George Herbert, &C. Sir Henry Wotton (1568 – 1639) was an English author, diplomat and politician who sat in...

David Wales 10 hours 46 minutes

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Geronimo - Geronimo’s Story of His Life

Geronimo’s Story of His Life is the oral life history of a legendary Apache warrior. Composed in 1905, while Geronimo was being held as a U.S. prisoner of war at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Geronimo’s story found audience...

Sue Anderson 3 hours 48 minutes

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Jacob Stroyer - My Life in the South

My Life in the South is the vivid and touching autobiography of African-American former slave, Jacob Stroyer. It recounts experiences from his early childhood on the planation up to his involvement in Confederacy's...

Jeffrey Carr and 5 more 2 hours 45 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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