War & Military
687
George Barton - Angels of the Battlefield
«Angels of the Battlefield: A History of the Labors of the Catholic Sisterhoods in the Late Civil War» chronicles the compassionate services of these dedicated women during the bitter and bloody U.S. Civil War. These...
12 hours 55 minutes
Historical Fiction
595
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Susan Petigru King-Bowen - Actress in High Life: An Episode in Winter Quarters
1812 is the year and Portugal the location for this adventure. The characters for the most part are British officers. Lord Strathern sends for his daughter Lady Mabel Stewart presently in Scotland to join him in Elvas...
9 hours 22 minutes
Science Fiction
492
Anna Adolph - Arqtiq: A Study of the Marvels at the North Pole
Described by author Liza Daly as a «strange masterpiece of outsider art,» Arqtiq is a bizarre, borderline hallucinatory work of feminist utopian fiction. Equal parts sci-fi adventure, philosophical tract, and...
4 hours 2 minutes
History
479
Charles F. Horne - Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 2
A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 2 of...
18 hours 55 minutes
Science
593
Isaac Asimov - Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy, Volumes 1-3
This is a short booklet on science fact commissioned by the U. S. Energy Research and Development Administration (Office of Public Affairs). It tells the story of the origins of nuclear physics in terms understandable...
4 hours 16 minutes
Animals & Nature
645
George Langford - Stories of the First American Animals
Combining beast fable with natural history, this is a highly engaging and informative account of some of the prehistoric mammals that once roamed across North America. Each short story tells us something about a...
7 hours 11 minutes
Memoirs
553
Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon - Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific-Expedition and the Telegraph Line Commission
The Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition was the famous survey that took place in 1913-14 to follow the path of the Rio da Dúvida («River of Doubt») in the Amazon basin. The expedition was jointly led by Theodore...
6 hours 17 minutes
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