Social Science

Supreme Cases

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United States Supreme Court



These cases involved questions that came before the Supreme Court that needed answers. The questions in order of appearance in this project …

The Business of Being a Woman

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Ida M. Tarbell



How were women's roles changing in the 1900's? Ida Tarbell explores this in a well written, witty and insightful series of essays. "T…

Following the Color Line

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Ray Stannard Baker



Subtitled "An Account of Negro Citizenship in the American Democracy", we are presented an in-depth and essentially non-opinionate…

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

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John Locke



This is the third book of John Locke's Essay on Human Understanding. Book I was Neither Principles Nor Ideas Are Innate. Book II was Of Idea…

The Cruise of the Falcon

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Edward Frederick Knight



In this fine sailing and exploring yarn, Edward Frederick Knight (1852-1925), sometime English barrister, journalist, sportsman, and amateur…

Prejudices

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H. L. Mencken



Mencken sharpens his pen and in a collection of short essays delivers acerbic opinions on issues and persons of the time. Among his targets…

De l'Allemagne

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Madame Germaine De Staël



Toute l'érudition littéraire si variée et étendue, et les convictions politiques de Madame Germaine de Staë…

Greek Literature

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Henry Julius Wetenhall Tillyard



"The Greeks were the most intellectual people of the old world. … The study of Greek literature is therefore a proper element in a libe…

Marion Harland's Complete Etiquette

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Marion Harland and Virginia Terhune Van de Water



Haven't you always wondered how to properly accept a formal dinner invitation? Perhaps you have a débutante under your wing, in which…

Mark Twain: A Biography

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Albert Bigelow Paine



Until recently, this work has been considered the "go-to" bio of Mark Twain. Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 – April 9, 1937) …

London Labour and the London Poor

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Henry Mayhew



Subtitled, "A Cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work.&…

The Red Reign

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Kellogg Durland



Kellogg Durland spent a year in Russia as a journalist in 1906, during a seminal period in Russian history. This is a highly interesting rea…

On an Irish Jaunting-Car through Donegal and Connemara

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Samuel Gamble Bayne



This book gives a brief glimpse into the social history of Ireland in the early part of the 20th Century. During his 1902 tour through the n…

The Medicine-Men Of The Apache

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John Gregory Bourke



“Herewith I have the honor to submit a paper upon the paraphernalia of the medicine-men of the Apache and other tribes. Analogues have been …

Christmastide

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William Sandys



Christmastide: Its History, Festivities and Carols, With Their Music is a collection of essays detailing the early traditions of Christmas i…

London Labour and the London Poor

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Henry Mayhew



Subtitled, "A Cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work.&…

Struggles and Triumphs

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P. T. Barnum



The 1873 edition of the autobiography of the founding genius of the "Greatest Show on Earth," P.T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum. It d…

Save the Girls

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Mason Long



Save the Girls is an 1880 American anti-white-slavery book by reformed gambler Mason Long. In it, the author crusades against the social evi…

Native Races and the War

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Josephine Butler



Josephine Elizabeth Butler was a Victorian era British feminist who was strongly committed to liberal reforms. As a result of her efforts, i…

Christmas and Christmas Lore

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Thomas G. Crippen



For above forty years I have been a diligent collector of history, tradition, legend, custom, or folklore, whether from familiar or unfamili…

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