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How Bessie Kept House
Read by Elsie Selwyn
Amanda Minnie Douglas
Bessie desperately wants to be trusted with taking care of the house alone, instead of being bossed by Cousin Jane, while her mother goes on…
Poems by a Slave
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George Moses Horton
This book of poems, published originally in 1829 and reprinted in 1837, was the second book written by George M. Horton. It addresses themes…
The Peaceful Atom
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Bernice Kohn Hunt
In this children's science book from the early 1960s, the concept of atoms and the science behind them is introduced. The book recounts the …
Railroads from the Investor's View Point
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Federal Securities Corporation
This small booklet was written in 1921 as a guide for Americans interested in investing in railroad securities. The majority of the book is …
The Ghost Hunters
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Allen Upward
Mr. Hargreaves, during the course of his work as a real estate agent, encounters a variety of haunted properties. Why are the buildings haun…
History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Vol. 4
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Gaston Maspero
History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria is the masterwork of one of the fathers of modern egyptology. This work, in t…
Atomic!
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Henry Kuttner
"What nuclear war may do to the world we know is a closed book to mankind—but here’s what coming eras may bring!"After nuclear war…
Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure
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William Pittenger
Written a year after the events, this is an eyewitness account of the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862. Early in the American Civil War, in Ap…
Israel and Hamas Conflict in Brief
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Jim Zanottiandjeremy M. Sharp
This short report, written for the Congressional Research Service with the aim of informing U.S. legislative debate, covers the Israel-Hamas…
The Birds of the Air
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John Frost
In this book, aimed at children, the author provides a brief profile of 35 different bird species. Strangely for a book titled The Birds of …
TikTok: Collected Reports
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Various
This is a collection of reports on TikTok written for the Congressional Research Service with the aim of informing U.S. legislative debate. …