Social Science
Glimpses of Italian society in the eighteenth century
Read by Barbara Baker
Hester Lynch Piozzi
Selections from the "Observations and reflections made in the course of a journey through France, Italy, and Germany" by Hester Ly…
The State of Society in France Before the Revolution of 1789
Read by Jim Locke
Alexis de Tocqueville and Alexis De Tocqueville
A thorough analysis of the social, religious, and political dynamics of French society which led to the French Revolution.
Researches into the Physical History of Man
Read by John Greenman
James Cowles Prichard
Prichard’s Researches into the Physical History of Man has been called the most important pre-Darwinian anthropological work in English of t…
The Story of Santa Klaus
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William S. Walsh
Who was Santa Klaus? Did he exist? In this study of custom and folklore, the author looks at the real and the legendary man, according to va…
Life and Writings of Amelia Bloomer
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Dexter C. Bloomer
As Mrs. Bloomer was one of the pioneers in what is sometimes called the “Woman’s Movement,” it seems right that a record of her work should …
My Friends the Savages
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Giovanni Battista Cerruti
The author writes his experiences with the Sakai peoples in the Malay peninsula (SE Asia), focusing on their lifestyle and customs. What imp…
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, December 1827
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Commissioner of Indian Affairs and Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
Because the US Constitution gives the power of relating to (and control over) Indian tribes to the federal government, Congress requires upd…
The Great Beach
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John Hay
Written by John Hay, a naturalist and co-founder of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, The Great Beach is an exploration into the natur…
Holidays and Happy Days
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Hamish Hendry
A playful description of the most notable days of the year in British culture. - Summary by Rapunzelina
Galateo
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Giovanni della Casa and Giovanni Della Casa
A book on the practice of mannerly behaviour at Court, originally written in Italian but translated into English for the Elizabethan court. …
The Golden Bough. Part VII. Balder The Beautiful. Volume II
Read by Leon Harvey
James Frazer
The eleventh volume of The Golden Bough series. Fire festivals in exotic nations, magical properties of flowers, the concept of the external…
Special Report on Negro Domestic Service in the Seventh Ward Philadelphia
Read by Jim Locke
Isabel Eaton
This paper is an attempt to give the most accurate facts obtainable bearing upon the question of colored domestic service in Philadelphia. (…
Droll Stories of Isthmian Life
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Evelyn Saxton
Enjoy these stories compiled from the travels and customs of life from the Isthmus! Our author takes us along a journey and tells the tales …
The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races, Vol. I, No. 5
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W. E. B. Du Bois
The Crisis is the official publication of the NAACP first published in 1910 with W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the founders, as editor. He exerci…
Why Are So Few Men in the Churches? And Remedies
Read by Gillian Hendrie
Charles N. Queen
The strength of the book is in its facts and suggestions considered in a matter of fact and suggestive way. It offers criticism in the spiri…
Yanks - A.E.F. (American Expeditionary Forces) Verse from WWI
Read by John Greenman
Various
Introduced by Stars and Stripes editor, John T. Winterich (1891-1970) this is a compilation of poetry by members of the American Expeditiona…
The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races, Vol. I, No. 4
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W. E. B. Du Bois
The Crisis is the official publication of the NAACP first published in 1910 with W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the founders, as editor. He exerci…
Brazil. Stray notes from Bahia
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James Wetherell
Observations and reflections from James Wetherell who was Britain's Vice-Consul of Bahia and prior, Vice-Consul of Paraiba, during a period …
The Delinquent, Vol. IV, Nos. 1-7
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National Prisoners' Aid Association
The Delinquent (formerly The Review) was a monthly periodical published by the National Prisoners' Aid Association.
The Return of the Exiles and the West African Church
Read by Faith Abiola-Ellison
Edward Wilmot Blyden
A lecture delivered at the Breadfruit school house, Lagos, West Africa, January 2, 1891E.W. Blyden (1832 to 1912) was born in the Caribbean …