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Chapter Two - The Wreck

In Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex

Read by Phil Schempf

Owen Chase

Owen Chase (October 7, 1797 – March 7, 1869) was First Mate of the whale ship Essex, that was struck and sunk by a sperm whale on October 28…

Origin and Development of the Quantum Theory

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 041

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Max Planck

Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include a woman in Alaska, Cuban folklore,…

Trees and Eloquence

In Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No 1, June 1899

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Various

"Birds and All Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and br…

Poems by William A. Norris

In Eight Harvard Poets

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William A. Norris and John Dos Passos

"I will wade outtill my thighs are steeped in burn-ing flowersI will take the sun in my mouthand leap into the ripe airAlivewith closed…

Mr. Eli Pettijohn

In Old Rail Fence Corners

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Lucy Leavenworth Wilder Morris

Old Rail Fence Corners is an historical treasure trove containing the stories of the first significant waves of European-American settlers i…

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