Sue Anderson

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Political Science

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Constantine Panunzio - Deportation Cases of 1919-1920

«The study here presented embodies the findings of an investigation into the recent [1919-1920] deportations of persons deemed to be unlawfully in the country... Its purpose is to call public attention to practices...

Sue Anderson 3 hours 37 minutes

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Memoirs

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Elizabeth Gertrude Stern - My Mother and I

Elizabeth Stern was two and a half years old, when her family emigrated from Poland to Pittsburgh. My Mother and I is the story of Stern's Americanization and how it ultimately alienated her from her parents....

Sue Anderson 3 hours 36 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 051

Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy--Bertrand Russell, Spinoza, and Epictetus; science and invention--the Wright brothers, Leibniz,...

VfkaBT and 9 more 3 hours 35 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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*Non-fiction

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 049

Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include science and natural history--carnivorous plants, tadpoles, tent caterpillars, flights of birds, horse training,...

Roger Melin and 7 more 3 hours 29 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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On the Trail of Don Quixote, Being a Record of Rambles in the Ancient Province of La Mancha

Travel & Geography

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August F. Jaccaci - On the Trail of Don Quixote, Being a Record of Rambles in the Ancient Province of La Mancha

On the Trail of Don Quixote is an engaging 1890’s “record of rambles in the Ancient Province of La Mancha” by two artist friends, French author August Jaccaci and Spanish illustrator Daniel Vierge. “Both lovers of...

Sue Anderson 3 hours 23 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Sarah Hopkins Bradford - Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman

A portrait of Harriet Tubman is scheduled to replace that of Andrew Jackson on the front of the U.S. $20 bill in 2020. Sarah H. Bradford, who knew Tubman personally, wrote these scenes from Tubman's extraordinary life...

Sue Anderson 3 hours 1 minute

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Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner

Memoirs

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George-Günther von Forstner - Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner

The Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner is a graphic account of WWI submarine warfare. Forstner was the commander of German U-boat U-28. His journal, first published 1916, gives a gritty picture of daily life...

Sue Anderson 2 hours 47 minutes

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Travel Fiction

Coffee Break Collection 007 - Travel

This is the seventh collection of our «coffee break» series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in length. These are great for work/study breaks, commutes, workouts, or any time you'd like...

TriciaG and 13 more 2 hours 31 minutes Coffee Break Collections

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Short Stories

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Coffee Break Collection 003 - Nature

This is a collection of short (15 minute or less readings) works in English suitable for a coffee break at work or a short commuter ride. The theme for this collection is Nature in various genres — fiction and...

Mark F. Smith and 10 more 2 hours 18 minutes Coffee Break Collections

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 056

Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the impact of World War I on human society and endeavor: In 1916, Woodrow Wilson declares that «real glory»...

VfkaBT and 7 more 2 hours 13 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Memoirs

689

Chalkley J. Hambleton - Gold Hunter's Experience

«Early in the summer of 1860, I had an attack of gold fever. In Chicago, the conditions for such a malady were all favorable. Since the panic of 1857 there had been three years of general depression, money was...

Sue Anderson 2 hours 1 minute

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Memoirs

703

Mary Antin - From Plotzk to Boston

An intensely personal account of the immigration experience as related by a young Jewish girl from Plotzk (a town in the government of Vitebsk, Russia). Mary Antin, with her mother, sisters, and brother, set out from...

Sue Anderson 1 hour 53 minutes

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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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