Memoirs
The Escape of a Princess Pat
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George Pearson
The Escape of a Princess Pat recounts the harrowing true story of Corporal Edwards, a soldier in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infa…
The Autobiography of a Newspaper Girl
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Elizabeth L. Banks
Elizabeth Banks was an American journalist and author. She grew up in Wisconsin, then lived in England the last forty years of her life. She…
War and Women
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Mabel Annie Stobart
"The sending of a Women’s Convoy Corps to the Balkans was the result of Mrs. Stobart’s keen desire to demonstrate the ability of women …
Glimpses of Bengal
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Rabindranath Tagore
The book is a selection of letters written by Tagore, in various places in Bengal, India.
Chateau and Country Life in France
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Mary King Waddington
Mary King Waddington was the American daughter of Charles King, ninth president of Columbia University, and the granddaughter of New York Se…
Autobiography of Father John Gerard
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Father John Gerard
Fr. John Gerard (1564 – 1637) was an English Jesuit priest who operated covertly in England during the Elizabethan era, during which the Cat…
Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer
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Henry Dawson
Henry Dawson has written several vignettes of railroad men from the days of steam locomotives. His goal is to show the reader that they are …
Van Aardappel-mes tot Officiersdegen
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Melis Stoke
Tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog was Nederland neutraal, maar het dreigende oorlogsgeweld in de ons omringende landen kwam heel dichtbij. In m…
Confessions of a Tradesman
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Frank Thomas Bullen
Frank T. Bullen is best known for his books based on his adventures at sea. However, he had a life on shore as well. He first went to sea as…
Memoir, Correspondence and Miscellanies
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Thomas Jefferson
This is the first volume of Thomas Jefferson's public and private writings edited and compiled by his oldest grandson Thomas Jefferson Rando…
Unaddressed Letters
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Frank Athelstane Swettenham, Anonymousandfrank Athelstane Swettenham, Anonymous And Frank Athelstane Swettenham and William James McGlothlin
“I had a friend who loved me;” but he has gone, and the “great gulf” is between us. After his death, I received a packet of manuscript with …
Recollections of a Busy Life
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William Forwood
Liverpool in the second half of the 19th century was burgeoning with rich merchants and swollen with poor immigrants. It was known variously…
The Complete Works of George Savile
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George Savile Marquis Of Halifax
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (11 November 1633 – 5 April 1695) was an English statesman, writer, and politician who sat in the Hou…
In Galilee
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Thornton Chase
Thornton Chase is commonly recognized as the first convert to the Bahá'í Faith of Occidental background. During his life he or…
In Italy with the 332nd Infantry
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Joseph L. Lettau
A brief, personal recounting of the 332nd Infantry in World War I, including training in America, a brief billet in France, activities in It…
Dere Mable
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Edward Streeter
Bill is in training camp, preparing to go off to World War I. This book is a collection of love letters written to his sweetheart, Mable. Th…
The Adventures of a Woman Hobo
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Ethel Grace Lynn
Ethel and Dan Lynn wed in San Francisco in the immediate aftermath of the 1906 earthquake. The young couple soon moved to Chicago where she …
Six Women and the Invasion
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Gabrielle Yerta, Gabrielle Yertaandmarguerite Yerta Méléra and Gabrielle Yerta And Marguerite Yerta Méléra
A true tale of the wartime resilience of six Frenchwomen whose country town was invaded by the Germans during World War I. - Summary by Jael…
Reminiscences of My Life in Camp
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Susie King Taylor
Susie King Taylor was a Black nurse in the 33rd United States Colored Troops in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a teacher and …