History

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 1, Chapter 04)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay



This chapter is a bit of a mixture. It begins with the death of Charles II and then goes on to James II. Judge Jeffries then makes an appear…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 023

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Various



A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the rea…

Thrilling Adventures By Land And Sea

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James O. Brayman



There is in the adventures of the daring and heroic, something that interests all. There is a charm about them which, while it partakes of t…

The Insurrection in Dublin

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James Stephens



The Easter Rising was a rebellion staged in Ireland in Easter Week, 1916. The Rising was an attempt by militant Irish republicans to win ind…

Chronicles of Canada Volume 17 - Tecumseh: A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader…

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Ethel T. Raymond



Tecumseh was a leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy that opposed the United States during the War of 1812. He became a folk …

Chronicles of Canada Volume 19 - Pathfinders of the Great Plains

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Lawrence J. Burpee



This is volume 19 of The Chronicles of Canada series. This is the account of La Verendryes' quest for an overland route to the Pacific Ocean…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 014

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Various



A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independentl…

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