History

Canada's Hundred Days: With the Canadian Corps from Amiens to Mons, Aug. 8 - No…

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John Frederick Bligh Livesay



This is the incredible story of the actions of the men and women of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canada's contribution to the Great War…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 4, Chapter 21)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay



This is volume 4 chapter 21 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…

The Pentecost of Calamity

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Owen Wister



Nonfiction. Appalled by the savagery of World War I, Owen Wister in 1915 published an attempt to move the United States out of neutrality in…

Letters from Victorian Pioneers

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A series of letters on the early occupation of the colony, the Aborigines, etc addressed by Victorian pioneers to his Excellency Charles Jos…

Canada: The Empire of the North

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Agnes C. Laut



Canada's past is more dramatic than any romance ever penned. . . . All that has been attempted here is such a story of the romance and adven…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 3, Chapter 14)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay



This is volume 3 chapter 14 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resume of the his…

''Tell It All'': The Story of a Life's Experience in Mormonism

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Fanny Stenhouse



Fanny relates the experiences of a 19th century missionary as she and her young husband proselytize throughout Europe in search of converts …

News Reports 02


Various



WW2 related News reports.

The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775

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Abraham Tomlinson



"Perceiving that much of the intrinsic value of these Journals would consist in a proper understanding of the historical facts to which…

The Pilgrimage Of Etheria

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Etheria



This (probably) late fourth century common era (A.D.) narrative of a Christian pilgrimage is the earliest such text which survives to us. It…

Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria

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William Westgarth



Son of John Westgarth, surveyor-general of customs for Scotland, was born at Edinburgh, in June 1815. He was educated at the high schools at…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 5, Chapter 25)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay



This is volume 5, chapter 25 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) and published after his death.To quote from the …

The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (version 2)

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Olive Gilbert



Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree) was born into slavery in 1797 (or thereabouts) in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York. This narrati…

Guy Fawkes; or, A Complete History of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605

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Thomas Lathbury



Though the particulars connected with the Gunpowder Treason may be perused in the general histories of the period, yet I am not aware, that …

Stories of North Pole Adventure

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Frank Mundell



This volume does not pretend to be a history of Artic exploration. My aim has been to narrate some of the most thrilling incidents of Polar …

The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Volume II

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Horatio Nelson



Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was an English flag officer famous …

1946 Radio News


WA4CZD



News from 1946. I usually share these via torrent but I don't think all these files are available on archive.org so here's a 1946 news file …

The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt

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David Miller DeWitt



April, 1865 -- The war ended and throughout the Northern States joy and relief reigned. Then, less than a week later, a thunderbolt: the p…

A Book of American Explorers

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Thomas Wentworth Higginson



This book tells the story of exploration in America in the words of the explorers themselves. It consists of extracts from narratives of the…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 4, Chapter 20)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay



This is volume 4 chapter 20 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…

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