Maria Kasper

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Modern (19th C)

Oscar D. Skelton - Chronicles of Canada Volume 32 - The Railway Builders: A Chronicle of Overland Highways

When the pace of railroad construction slackened in 1914, Canada had achieved a remarkable position in the railway world. Only five other countries—the United States, Russia, Germany, India, and, by a small margin,...

Scott Foster and 2 more 5 hours 6 minutes Chronicles of Canada Series

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Education

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Henry M. Robert - Robert's Rules of Order

Originally written in 1876 by Major Henry M. Robert of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Robert's Rules of Order is the most widely used authority in the United States today for «parliamentary law, based...upon the...

ashleighjane and 6 more 4 hours 19 minutes

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Modern (19th C)

A. H. U. Colquhoun - Chronicles of Canada Volume 28 - The Fathers of Confederation: A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion

During and after the United States' War of Independence, Canada remained loyal to Great Britain. The upheavals of the 1830's and early 1840's led to a Popular Government and union of Upper and Lower Canada in 1841,...

Maria Kasper and 3 more 4 hours 8 minutes Chronicles of Canada Series

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History

William Wood - Chronicles of Canada Volume 31 - All Afloat: A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways

No exhaustive Canadian 'water history' can possibly be attempted here. That would require a series of its own. But at least a first attempt will be made to give some general idea of what such a history would contain...

Maria Kasper and 1 more 3 hours 59 minutes Chronicles of Canada Series

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Single author

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Charles Cole Hine - Great Chicago Fire

Historical information relating the nature, extent, and consequences of The Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the insurance losses, and the relief costs. A brief interlude of comic relief is inserted midway in the form of a...

Maria Kasper 3 hours 47 minutes

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Political Science

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule

First written in Gandhi's native language Gujarati, this booklet advocates for Indian non-violent self-rule during the struggle for Indian independence against the British Empire. It is written as a dialogue between...

Michele Fry and 5 more 3 hours 23 minutes

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Short works

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Howard Pyle - Pepper and Salt

One must have a little pinch of seasoning in this dull, heavy life of ours; one should never look to have all the troubles, the labors, and the cares, with never a whit of innocent jollity and mirth. Yes, one must...

Maria Kasper and 1 more 3 hours 7 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Edward Weitzel - Intimate Talks with Movie Stars

A collection of interviews originally published in Moving Picture World that aims to give the movie-mad public «intimate pen pictures of the stars of the screen.» Weitzel interviews some of the most renowned film...

Greg Giordano and 6 more 2 hours 42 minutes

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Writing & Linguistics

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William Blades - Enemies of Books

The author, an avid book collector, calls for the better protection of books against the «enemies» which lead to their physical destruction. In a series of brief chapters, he details the losses caused by raging fire,...

Maria Kasper 2 hours 32 minutes

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For Greater Things: The Story of Saint Stanislaus Kostka

Biography & Autobiography

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William T. Kane - For Greater Things: The Story of Saint Stanislaus Kostka

Saint Stanislaus Kostka was a 16th century Polish novice in the Society of Jesus. Polish nobleman John Kostka was not pleased with the spiritual inclinations of his second son. He did all he could to discourage...

Maria Kasper 2 hours 29 minutes

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New Hampshire - A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes

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Robert Frost - New Hampshire - A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes

New Hampshire is a volume of poems written by Robert Frost, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize. The titular poem is the longest, and it has cross-references to 14 of the following poems. These are the «Notes»...

Larry Wilson and 11 more 2 hours 25 minutes

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Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

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Mary Antin - They Who Knock at Our Gates

In 1914, over one million immigrants arrived in the United States, following in the footsteps of approximately ten million others who had arrived in the preceding decade. Faced with so many newcomers, many of them...

Maria Kasper 2 hours 24 minutes

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New

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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