Social Science
The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion.
The eighth volume in The Golden Bough collection, and second volume of The Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild. The investigations into the …
The Story of Santa Klaus
Who was Santa Klaus? Did he exist? In this study of custom and folklore, the author looks at the real and the legendary man, according to va…
The Great Beach
Written by John Hay, a naturalist and co-founder of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, The Great Beach is an exploration into the natur…
Human Nature and Conduct
John Dewey, an early 20th Century American philosopher, psychologist, educational theorist, saw Social Psychology as much a physical science…
Towards Democracy
“Civilization sinks and swims, but the old facts remain—the sun smiles, knowing well its strength.” Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) wrote his …
History of a Literary Radical
A posthumous collection of Bourne's writing from publications such as The Atlantic Monthly and early issues of The New Republic, with a long…
Save the Girls
Save the Girls is an 1880 American anti-white-slavery book by reformed gambler Mason Long. In it, the author crusades against the social evi…
The Workers
A young scholar, recently graduated from Princeton College, travels across the United States as a member of the working class, taking any jo…
Twentieth Century Negro Literature
The object of this book is... (1) To enlighten the uninformed white people on the intellectual ability of the Negro. (2) To give to those, w…
Herein is Love
Prescient look at the church, its message and role in society, both perceived and true, focused through the lens of the biblical doctrine of…
National Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report
The National Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report offers a thorough examination of the social and economic effects of gambling acro…
The Crisis
The Crisis is the official publication of the NAACP first published in 1910 with W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the founders, as editor. He exerc…
The Crisis
The Crisis is the official publication of the NAACP first published in 1910 with W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the founders, as editor. He exerci…
Revolted Woman
One man's opinion of woman in 1894. Charles Harper believes in the superiority of the male sex and the subordination of the female. He pai…
My Monks of Vagabondia
Before welfare or rehab, what happened to those unfortunates who lost their way, fell through the cracks, were cast off by society? Men such…
Lancashire Characters and Places
An eclectic collection of essays on late 19th-century Lancashire culture and life, including essays on the poets John Critchley Prince and E…
They Who Knock at Our Gates
In this extended essay, Mary Antin asks us to consider three questions:First: A question of principle: Have we any right to regulate immigra…
Native Races and the War
Josephine Elizabeth Butler was a Victorian era British feminist who was strongly committed to liberal reforms. As a result of her efforts, i…
The Sport of the Gods
The Sport of the Gods is a novel by Paul Laurence Dunbar, first published in 1902, centered around urban black life. Forced to leave the Sou…
The Woman Movement
Ellen Key's 'The Woman movement' follows the development of the feminist movement striving towards a greater emancipation of women in the pu…