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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 035

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Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include how to swim, Navajo silversmithing, the sun, begonias and ferns, Martin Luther, U.S. Presidents Eisenhower and Nixon, Captain Cook's exploration of Botany Bay, General James Wolfe, and Moravian missionaries in Labrador. (summary by Sue Anderson) (7 hr 28 min)

Chapters

Australian Football Rules 1866

3:31

Read by Glenn O'Brien

The Battle of the Plains of Abraham Speech

3:31

Read by Rachel

The Communist Threat in the Taiwan Area

29:56

Read by Edmund Bloxam

Dangers on the Ice Off the Coast of Labrador

15:53

Read by Joel Wodhams

Exploration of Botany Bay and Surrounding Coast of Australia: an Excerpt from C…

27:59

Read by chocmuse

The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada

13:24

Read by Lisa Reichert

Football and War 1915

4:08

Read by Glenn O'Brien

The Great Silent Majority Speech, November 3, 1969

34:38

Read by Bellona Times

How to Swim

32:11

Read by Bellona Times

Is the Sun Becoming Colder or Hotter?

24:20

Read by Availle

Lanoe Falconer: A Biographical Sketch

44:50

Read by David Wales

Navajo Silversmiths

27:27

Read by Joel Wodhams

The Old Librarian’s Almanack

47:22

Read by David Wales

On an Atlantic Steamship

18:20

Read by Sue Anderson

The Present Moment, No. IV 1 Diagnosis

8:28

Read by Craig Campbell

The Prologue to the Epistle to the Romans

56:48

Read by Andrew Coleman

Tuberous Begonias: Culture and Management by Numerous Practical Growers

41:00

Read by Ann Boulais

Useful Diversions

14:42

Read by Craig Campbell