History

Lancashire

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Francis Archibald Bruton



The county of Lancashire in the north-west of England is best known as the engine room of the nineteenth-century Industrial Revolution. Stee…

England, Canada and the Great War

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Louis-Georges Desjardins



Mr. Desjardins was driven to write this work to refute statements uttered by the nationalist Henri Bourassa, which the former feared painted…

Tea Drinking In 18th-Century America: Its Etiquette And Equipage

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Rodris Roth



The title of this 1961 Smithsonian Institution bulletin says it all. “In 18th-century America, the pleasant practice of taking tea at home …

WWII News and Related Sound files from 1933


Various



Old Time Radio Programs. WWII News and Related Sound files from 1933

The Haunted Homes and Family Traditions of Great Britain

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John Henry Ingram



Possibly no part in the world is more connected in our minds to hauntings, ghost sightings and gruesome legends than Great Britain with its …

United Kingdom House of Lords Speeches Collection

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Various



This collection comprises recordings of seven historic speeches given to the UK House of Lords between 1641 and 1945. Readings are of speech…

Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire

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James Headlam-Morley



"It is hard to be an Emperor under such a Chancellor." lamented Wilhelm I, the first emperor of the German Empire. Otto von Bismar…

A Brief Account of the Bahai Movement

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Ethel J. Rosenberg



“Many believe that we, in this century,” writes Ethel Rosenberg, “ are witnessing the dawn of a new spiritual epoch or era. A renewal of the…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 08)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay



In this chapter of Thomas Babington Macaulay’s History of England we see conflict between James II and his subjects. James is Catholic but r…

Chronicles of Canada Volume 16 - The War Chief of the Six Nations: A Chronicle …

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Louis Aubrey Wood



'Thayendanegea!' The name was taken from the great book of nature. It was a birth-name of the Mohawks meaning two sticks of wood bound toget…

Historic Waterways

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Reuben Gold Thwaites



Historic Waterways, Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing down the Rock, Fox and Wisconsin Rivers.This volume is the record of six hundred miles of …

The Romance of Excavation

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David Masters



The Romance of Excavation: A Record of the Amazing Discoveries in Egypt, Assyria, Troy, Crete, etc., with Twenty-Nine Illustrations,From the…

Shall I Pray or Watch TV?

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Vic Zarley



Shall I Pray or Watch TV? looks at the history of TV and its effect on our culture all from a Christian worldview perspective. My hope is th…

A History of Freedom of Thought

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John Bagnell Bury



The great civil liberties we enjoy today, like Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press, have their foundation in Freedom of Thought. With…

California History -- Two Pieces

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Various



Alfred Louis Kroeber (1876-1960) was an American cultural anthropologist who founded the anthropology department at the University of Calif…

Chronicles of Canada Volume 05 - Seigneurs of Old Canada: A Chronicle of New Wo…

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William Bennett Munro



It was during one of her proud and prosperous eras that France began her task of creating an empire beyond the Atlantic. At no time, indeed,…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 07)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay



This chapter begins with a description of William, Prince of Orange – his early life, personality, and political policies. It goes on to des…

Chronicles of Canada Volume 11 - The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolfe

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William Wood



Any life of Wolfe can be artificially simplified by treating his purely military work as something complete in itself and not as a part of a…

Fourteen Months in American Bastiles

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Francis Key Howard



Francis Key Howard recounts in this book his life as a political prisoner of the United States. He points out that he was held captive at th…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 5, Chapter 23)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay



This is volume 5 chapter 23 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) and published after his death. To quote from the …

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