History
The Story of Japan
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Robert van Bergen and Robert Van Bergen
Robert van Bergen was one of the first Americans to enter Japan after the country opened its borders to foreign visitors following centuries…
Great Britain at War
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Jeffery Farnol
The book follows Jeffery Farnol as he visits a number of key locations around Britain and on the continent, each demonstrating how members o…
With Fire and Sword (Byers)
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Samuel H. M. Byers
Samuel H. M. Byers was an American poet, diplomat, and soldier in the Civil War. "In war some persons seek adventures; others have them…
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 1, Chapter 03)
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
This is the third chapter in Macaulay’s great History of England from the Accession of James II. In this chapter Macaulay looks at the state…
Spy Proof America!
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J. Francis Logan
A very impassioned piece from the first World War, introducing a volunteer civilian anti-spy organization to root out enemy spies from the U…
A General View of Positivism
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Auguste Comte
Auguste Comte was from France and published this book in French in 1844. He made a very great impact on the sciences and claims to have “dis…
Prophecy Blossoms
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Brenda Wamsley
Surviving her first year as a vampire, Jane prepares for what should be the happiest day of her life. But doubt and secret's trouble her. In…
1950-1959 Radio News
WA4CZD
News from the 1950's I usually share these via torrent but I don't think all these files are available on archive.org so here's a 1950's new…
Chronicles of Canada Volume 18 - The 'Adventurers of England' on Hudson Bay
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Agnes C. Laut
The fur hunters were explorers who had blazed a trail across a continent and penetrated to the uttermost reaches of a northern empire the si…
Visits To The Dead In The Catacombs Of Rome
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George Washington Greene
This essay of a cultured observer, for many years United States consul in Rome, appeared in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 10, issue 59,…
WWII News and Related Sound files from 1939
Various
Old Time Radio Programs. WWII News and Related Sound files from 1939
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 06)
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
This chapter starts from about 1685. James is on the throne and, as ever, there are disputes between crown and Parliament. We see the Habeus…
Paul the Dauntless
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Basil Joseph Mathews
“We shall in this book try to go in the footsteps of Paul. It will not be all easy traveling for any of us, to journey with this daring expl…
The Copyright Question
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George Morang
This is a letter to the Toronto Board of Trade regarding Canadian copyrights. Morang requested an appearance before the Toronto Board of Tra…
A School History of the Great War
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Albert E. Mckinley
A brief history of The Great War (World War I) designed for students in grades seven and eight. Special emphasis on European history leading…
A Student's History of American Literature
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William Simonds
Engaging history of American Lit from the 1600's up through the late 1890's. The author, who was a professor at Knox College, really put a …
The Tower Of London
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Arthur Poyser
Description. History. “… those who read this book and have no opportunity of visiting the Tower expect that the characters in the moving d…
The World’s Story Volume VIII: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and …
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Eva March Tappan
This is the eighth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March T…
The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
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Henry M. Field
Cyrus W. Field had a dream: to link the Old World of Britain and Europe to that of the New World of North America by a telegraph cable stret…
History of Farming in Ontario
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C. C. James
This is a paper on the history of farming in Ontario. It take the reader through the early settlement from 1783 to the modern period of 1888…