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Washington Irving - Alhambra: A Series Of Tales And Sketches Of The Moors And Spaniards
This is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories by Washington Irving. Irving lived at the Alhambra Palace while writing some of the material for his book. In 1828, Washington Irving traveled from Madrid,...
10 hours 57 minutes
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438
John D. Rockefeller - Random Reminiscences of Men and Events
A good book by the oil revolutionist of the 20th century. As they say «Men should listen to experience» and this book is all about the experience of the second highest taxpayer of the US during the 20's. Though it...
3 hours 46 minutes
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Elizabeth Louisa Gebhard - Life and Ventures of the Original John Jacob Astor
John Jacob Astor was pre-eminently the opener of new paths, a breaker of trails. From his first tramp alone through the Black Forest of Baden, at sixteen, his life never lost this typical touch. In America, both...
7 hours 30 minutes
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Henry Bibb - Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave
Henry Walton Bibb was born a slave. His father was white although his identity was not positively known. Bibb was separated from his mother at a very young age and hired out to other slave owners for most of his...
5 hours 19 minutes
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William Ruschenberger - Elements of Ornithology
The Elements of Ornithology is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This succinct little textbook from 1845 presents an introduction to ornithology....
5 hours 6 minutes
