Modern (20th C)
A History of the Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco
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Frank Aitken, Frank Aitkenandedward Hilton and Frank Aitken And Edward Hilton
Early in the morning of Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the San Francisco area was shaken by a massive earthquake. Over the course of the next fo…
The Bolshevik Myth
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Alexander Berkman
The Bolshevik Myth (Diary 1920–1922) is a book by Alexander Berkman who with his partner Emma Goldman was deported from the USA under the 19…
Revolt In The Desert
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T. E. Lawrence
Revolt in the Desert (1924) is a personal account by T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) of the 2 year Arab Revolt during the Great War. Begi…
With the Judæans in the Palestine Campaign
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John Henry Patterson
From the Preface: The formation of a Battalion of Jews for service in the British Army is an event without precedent in our annals, and the …
Football Days: Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball
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William Hanford Edwards
A book reminiscent of the days when football was gaining popularity in America. (summary by Ian Hatley)
San Francisco Before And After The Earthquake
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William Henry Irwin, Willi Irwin and Will Irwin
As all but Martians know (and who knows, perhaps even they), the city of San Francisco, California, was destroyed by massive earthquake and …
The Martyrdom Of Belgium; Official Report Of Massacres Of Peaceable Citizens, W…
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George Cooreman
The title says it all. World War I narratives of German activities in Belgium after the German invasion of this neutral country. - Summary b…
The Citizen's Almanac - Fundamental Documents, Symbols, and Anthems of the Unit…
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United States Department Of Homeland Security, United States Of America and U. S. Citizenship And Immigration Services
New citizens of the United States were given this pamphlet when they became citizens. The Citizen's Almanac contains information on the hist…
Work Of The Sisters During The Epidemic Of Influenza October, 1918
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Francis Edward Tourscher
In 1918 over 2,000 Roman Catholic nuns left their convents in the Philadelphia area to nurse the sick and dying of the influenza epidemic. …
Over There: War Scenes On The Western Front
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Arnold Bennett
Bennett's served in many capacities in the WWI war effort. After a visit to the Western Front he wrote this 1915 collection of essays about …
Vietnam: The Advisory Years to 1965
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Robert Futrell
This book explains the policy of the United States and France toward Vietnam beginning after World War II until the beginning of America's e…
Full Speed Ahead: Tales From The Log Of A Correspondent
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Henry Beston
“These tales are memories of several months spent as a special correspondent attached to the forces of the American Navy on foreign service……
Canada's Hundred Days: With the Canadian Corps from Amiens to Mons, Aug. 8 - No…
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John Frederick Bligh Livesay
This is Part Three of the incredible story of the actions of the men and women of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canada's contribution to…
The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
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Various
During the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906, newspaper reporters in the stricken city made a heroic effort to keep the public infor…
A Century of Negro Migration
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Carter Woodson
Dr. Woodson describes the internal migration of African Americans within the United States, including the Northern Migration and the draw of…
Margaret Sanger; an autobiography
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Margaret Sanger
Margaret Sanger, an advocate for birth control rights, chronicles the story of her struggles, including her times in jail and in exile, in o…
The Backwash Of War: The Human Wreckage Of The Battlefield As Witnessed By An A…
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Ellen Newbold La Motte
Ellen Newbold La Motte (1873–1961) was an American nurse, journalist and author. … and in 1915 volunteered as one of the first American war …
The Cossacks: Their History and Country
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William Penn Cresson
One of the earliest histories of the Cossacks to appear in English, with an emphasis on the exploits of famous Cossack leaders and Cossack s…
Sämtliche Schriften 1911-1921, Teil 4
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Carl Von Ossietzky
Carl von Ossietzky (1889-1938), Journalist, Pazifist und Friedensnobelpreisträger [1935], zählte zu den herausragenden Persön…
Petrograd, the City of Trouble, 1914-1918
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Meriel Buchanan
The author of this work was the daughter of the British ambassador to Russia. She was in St. Petersburg (renamed Petrograd in 1914) from bef…