Modern (19th C)
Orion Clemens
Read by John Greenman
Fred W. Lorch
Orion Clemens (July 17, 1825 – December 11, 1897) was the first and only Secretary of the Nevada Territory. His younger brother Samuel Langh…
Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin
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Lyman Copeland Draper
The Wisconsin Historical Society was founded in 1846, even before Wisconsin achieved U.S. statehood. The Secretary, Lyman Draper, began in …
An Inaugural Dissertation on Pulmonary Consumption
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Edward Delafield
At a time when diseases termed "consumption" were among the leading cause of death in the county, physicians such as Edward Delafi…
A Century of Dishonor
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Helen Hunt Jackson
In this work, a predecessor to "Ramona", HH describes the systematic process of segregation, dispossession, and relocation that Na…
An Appeal to the Religion, Justice, and Humanity of the Inhabitants of the Brit…
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William Wilberforce
An impassioned plea by Wilberforce about putting an end to slavery in the West Indies based on his view of the institution as a national dis…
An Historical Research Respecting the Opinions of the Founders of the Republic
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George Livermore
Collects the speeches, writings, public statements and legislative acts of the Founding Fathers and Framers of the United States against sla…
Speeches of Prince Bismarck
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Otto Von Bismarck
A collection of Bismarck’s speeches translated by art historian Edmund von Mach and published in 1914 as part of THE GERMAN CLASSICS—an exte…
Pictorial History of the War for the Union
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Ann Stephens
Pictorial History of the War for the Union, Volume 1, is an indispensable read for any Civil War buff. Written during the Civil War, Ann Ste…
The Penobscot Man
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Fannie Hardy Eckstorm
The Penobscot Man is a collection of true stories about the river drivers, guides, and woodsmen of Maine’s Penobscot River. Fannie Hardy Eck…
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
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Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
Because the US Constitution gives the power of relating to (and control over) Indian tribes, Congress requires updates every year, and those…
The Great Events by Famous Historians
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Charles F. Horne
A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narrati…
The World's Famous Orations
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William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan compiled this collection speeches from many early orators of America. Volume 10 includes speeches from the years 1861…
The Story of Minot's Light
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Edward Rowe Snow
Minot's Ledge lies off the coast of Cohasset and Scituate, Massachusetts. This ledge and neighboring rock outcrops were the scene of over 40…
The Captain Called It Mutiny
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Frederic Van De Water
On December 1, 1842, three crew members of the U.S. Navy brig Somers were hanged for mutiny. The alleged leader was eighteen-year-old Philip…