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John Lord - Beacon Lights of History, Vol 9: European Statesmen
Continuing the Beacon Lights of History Series, Mr. Lord discusses important European Statesmen Mirabeau, Edmund Burke, Napoleon, Prince Metternich, Chateaubriand, George V, and Louis Philippe. Also discussed is the...
7 hours 28 minutes
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U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Migration of Birds
Snow Geese which left James Bay, Canada, arrived at the Louisiana Gulf coast «60 hours later after a continuous flight of over 1,700 miles at an average speed of 28 miles per hour.» This is just one of the many...
4 hours 8 minutes
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George William Askinson - Perfumes and their Preparation
Most of us take for granted the sense of smell. It gives pleasure, warning, anticipation and a sense of nostalgia. People have used perfumes since the days of Ancient Persia and Egypt in order to improve their...
10 hours 5 minutes
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Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigné - History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume 2
The History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, by Jean-Henri Merle d’Aubigné, is a classic work on the great events that re-opened the Christian gospel to a needy world. The author was a Swiss Protestant...
3 hours 37 minutes
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Alice Meynell - Ceres’ Runaway & Other Essays
Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' Suffrage League, She and her husband Wilfrid Meynell were active in publishing...
2 hours 58 minutes
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Robert G. Ingersoll - Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 10 - Legal
For those who like courtroom drama, here are Ingersoll’s Opening and Closing arguments on the most famous trials of his career--the Star Route Trials which stretched over 2 years, revealing high government...
24 hours 36 minutes
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David Miller DeWitt - Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt
April, 1865 — The war ended and throughout the Northern States joy and relief reigned. Then, less than a week later, a thunderbolt: the president was dead — struck down by an assassin's bullet. Could this have been...
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