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Food Guide for War Service at Home
Read by Maria Kasper
Katherine Blunt
"The long war has brought hunger to Europe; some of her peoples stand constantly face to face with starvation. To meet all this great f…
For Greater Things: The Story of Saint Stanislaus Kostka
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William T. Kane
Saint Stanislaus Kostka was a 16th century Polish novice in the Society of Jesus. Polish nobleman John Kostka was not pleased with the spir…
Instructions to Light Keepers
Read by Maria Kasper
United States Lighthouse Board
"Office of the Light-House Board, Washington, D.C. July 1, 1881. The following Instructions are published for the guidance of light-kee…
Great Chicago Fire
Read by Maria Kasper
Charles Cole Hine
Historical information relating the nature, extent, and consequences of The Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the insurance losses, and the relief…
The Passenger Pigeon
Read by Maria Kasper
William B. Mershon
"For the last three years I have spent most of my leisure time in collecting as much material as possible which might help to throw lig…
Trial of Susan B. Anthony
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William James Mcglothlin
In 1872, after the ratification of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, the women’s suffrage movement in the United States adopted a n…
They Who Knock at Our Gates
Read by Maria Kasper
Mary Antin
In 1914, over one million immigrants arrived in the United States, following in the footsteps of approximately ten million others who had ar…
The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
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Various
During the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906, newspaper reporters in the stricken city made a heroic effort to keep the public infor…
Annual Reports to the Massachusetts Board of Education
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Horace Mann
Horace Mann is called The Father of the Common School and was one of the first progressive thinkers on education in the United States. His A…
The Enemies of Books
Read by Maria Kasper
William Blades
The author, an avid book collector, calls for the better protection of books against the "enemies" which lead to their physical de…
Fires and Fire-Fighters
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John Kenlon
John Kenlon became a New York City firefighter in 1887, and was appointed Fire Chief in 1911. In 1913, he wrote this authoritative book surv…
Tin Horns and Calico
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Henry Esmond Christman
In the early 19th century, in the Hudson Valley of New York State, hundreds of square miles of land were still the feudal domains of large l…
The Curtiss Aviation Book
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Glenn Curtiss
Glenn Hammond Curtiss, of Hammondsport, New York, won the Scientific American Trophy for the first pre-announced and officially witnessed ai…
The Home-Maker
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Dorothy Canfield Fisher
The Knapp family seems as though they ought to be happy, yet hidden frustrations are tearing them apart under the surface. As the family bre…
Bicycling for Ladies
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Maria E. Ward
Written in 1896, at the height of the bicycle craze, Bicycling for Ladies is addressed to the large numbers of women interested in the new &…