Business & Economics

Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen

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Elbert Hubbard


Elbert Hubbard describes the homes of authors, poets, social reformers and other prestigious people, reflecting on how their surroundings ma…

A Battle of the Books

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Gail Hamilton


"When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for an author to dissolve the bands which have connected him with his publis…

The American Bee Journal. Vol. XVII, No. 11, Mar. 16, 1881

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The American Bee Journal is the “oldest bee paper in America established in 1861 devoted to scientific bee-culture and the production and sa…

The Trial of a New Society

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Justus Ebert


In 1912 textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, mostly immigrants, went on strike in response to a pay cut, speedups, and unsafe working…

Making Home Profitable

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Kate Saint Maur


A new life in the country was another chance for Kate Saint Maur and her husband after a business failure left them in dire straits in the c…

The History of the Fabian Society

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Edward R. Pease


"The History of the Fabian Society" describes the growth of Socialist theory in England, and the influence of Socialism on the pol…

A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines

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Dan Dequille


This is a brief account of the Comstock Lode silver mines, and description of the geographic features of the state of Nevada including the r…

The American Bee Journal. Vol. XVII, No. 14, Apr. 6, 1881

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The American Bee Journal is the “oldest bee paper in America established in 1861 devoted to scientific bee-culture and the production and sa…

The Rural Magazine and Literary Evening Fire-Side Vol 1 No 2

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This is the second issue of a monthly agricultural magazine for the year 1820. From the introduction: "A leading object of the Rural Ma…

The American Bee Journal. Vol. XVII, No. 12, Mar. 23, 1881

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The American Bee Journal is the “oldest bee paper in America established in 1861 devoted to scientific bee-culture and the production and s…

Tea: Its History and Mystery

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Joseph M. Walsh


Utility, not originality, has been aimed at in the compilation of this work. The obstacles and difficulties its author had met with in his e…

Gloves Past and Present

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Willard M. Smith


From the preface: "For thirty years I have devoted myself to the practical problems of the glove industry, and my connection with one o…

The Seven Stairs

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Stuart Brent


An Autobiography of Stuart Brent, who in 1946 followed his bliss and opened an independent bookstore in Chicago, which became very popular a…

The Great Lakes and the Vessels That Plough Them

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James Oliver Curwood


The author sets forth the facts of the Great Lakes' largest fleet of freighters in the world, explaining what an enormous role Great Lakes c…

The American Bee Journal, Vol. XXXIII, No. 4, Jan 1894

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The American Bee Journal is the “oldest bee paper in America established in 1861 devoted to scientific bee-culture and the production and sa…

The American Bee Journal, Vol. VI. No. 3, Sept 1870

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The American Bee Journal is the “oldest bee paper in America established in 1861 devoted to scientific bee-culture and the production and sa…

The American Bee Journal, Vol. I, No. 1, January 1861

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The American Bee Journal is the “oldest bee paper in America established in 1861 devoted to scientific bee-culture and the production and sa…

Lectures on the History and Principles of Ancient Commerce

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James William Gilbart


"There are few in this room who have not attended [Gilbart's] excellent lectures on 'Ancient Commerce.' I feel what a train of agreeabl…

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report

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Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission


Here is the final report of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission into the causes of the global financial crisis of 2007-2009. Two thoroug…

When Railroads Were New

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Charles Frederick Carter


This history of American railroads originated as a series of articles in Railroad Man's Magazine before being compiled into a book in 1909. …

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