Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 006


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A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, medicine, nature and religion. Included in this collection are speeches by George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses, several interesting or historic articles from Vanity Fair and the NY times, as well as writings of Eugene Debs, Alexander von Humboldt, Lena Morrow Lewis, Joseph Lister and C. M. Ellis. (summary by J. M. Smallheer) (3 hr 37 min)

Capítulos

Address to the People of Illinois on Tariff or Taxation, March 4, 1843 3:52 Leído por Mark F. Smith
All is not Gold that Glitters 4:26 Leído por Lee Ann Howlett
The Awful German Language 47:53 Leído por Alex Becker
The Causes for which a President Can Be Impeached; Atlantic Monthly, 1867 15:56 Leído por Lee Ann Howlett
Crimes of Carnegie 4:27 Leído por Brent Floyd
Dedication and Preface to Palgrave's Golden Treasury 12:28 Leído por Clarica
The Different Degrees of Enjoyment Presented by the Contemplation of Nature 5:51 Leído por Mark F. Smith
Last Honors to Emerson 7:42 Leído por Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010)
The Materialist Basis of Education 3:30 Leído por Brent Floyd
The Ninety-Five Theses 17:35 Leído por David Jaquay
On the Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery 26:03 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
The Progress of Medical Science; 1860 3:40 Leído por Lee Ann Howlett
Ruth Bought by New York Americans 9:16 Leído por Bob Tassinari
The Story of An Eyewitness 18:15 Leído por Elaine Hamby
Winter Sunshine 36:32 Leído por Esther