Modern (20th C)
29 books
*Non-fiction
428
Henry Morgenthau - Ambassador Morgenthau's Story
Ambassador Morgenthau’s memoirs of his years in the service of the United States in Constantinople, (today Istanbul), are an important primary historical resource for the study of the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire...
12 hours 38 minutes
Nature
544
Charles Morris - San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
The first half of this book describes the devastating earthquake that hit San Francisco in 1906, and the subsequent destruction caused by fire. Various eyewitnesses and victims give their account on the tragedy....
13 hours 45 minutes
Medical
597
Anonymous - Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front 1914-1915
The title is, I think, self explanatory. The nurse in question went out to France at the beginning of the war and remained there until May 1915 after the second battle of Ypres when she went back to a Base Hospital...
6 hours 58 minutes
Modern (20th C)
500
Joseph Trienens - Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing
Written in 1910, this «cyclopedia» is full of information that was quite useful at the time. A hundred years later, its text is more humorous than practical — although some advice never goes out of style. (Summary by...
14 hours 25 minutes
