Social Science
Tea and Tea Drinking
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Alfred Arthur Reade
Not a complete history of tea, but a pleasant diversion concerning tea, the pleasures found in its drinking, effects, benefits, cautions, et…
Mark Twain's Partner
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Michael J. Phillips
In 1861, a 26-year-old Sam Clemens "went west" with his older brother Orion. By that time he'd had some experience with publishing…
Popular Superstitions
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Herbert Mayo
"In the following Letters I have endeavoured to exhibit in their true light the singular natural phenomena of which old superstition an…
The Crisis
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W. E. B. Du Bois
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…
Thoughts on the Death Penalty
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Charles C. Burleigh
This 1845 publication, written by a prominent reformer of the day, argues against capital punishment from several perspectives, including hi…
Slave Narratives
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Various
These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interview…
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United States Work Projects Administration
These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…
Women's Wild Oats
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Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
A resounding and, for the times, outrageous look at restructuring British society using the first world war as trigger for changing the plac…
My Friends the Savages
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Giovanni Battista Cerruti
The author writes his experiences with the Sakai peoples in the Malay peninsula (SE Asia), focusing on their lifestyle and customs. What imp…
Among the Head-hunters of Formosa
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Janet B. Montgomery Mcgovern
"Among the Head-hunters of Formosa contains the substance of observations made during a two-years' stay in Formosa — from September 191…
Abraham Lincoln's Lyceum Address
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Various
Long before he was President and having just started his law practice, 28-year-old Abraham Lincoln delivered (January 27, 1838) a speech on …
Our Southern Highlanders
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Horace Kephart
"Our Southern Highlanders" by Horace Kephart delves into the lives and landscapes of the Appalachian region, focusing particularly…
The Golden Bough
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James Frazer
The ninth book in The Golden Bough Series. With The Scapegoat the general discussion of the theory and practice of the Dying God is brought …
Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
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National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
The summer of 1967 again brought racial disorders to American cities, and with them shock, fear and bewilderment to the nation. The worst ca…
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interview…
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Various
These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…
The State of Society in France Before the Revolution
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Alexis de Tocqueville and Alexis De Tocqueville
A thorough analysis of the social, religious, and political dynamics of French society which led to the French Revolution.
Mobilizing Woman-Power
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Harriot Stanton Blatch
Harriot Stanton Blatch, a suffragist in her own right, was the daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton who was one of the champions of women’s ri…
The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races
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W. E. B. Du Bois
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…
With Poor Immigrants to America
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Stephen Graham
Stephen Graham, a Brit with Russian language skills, traveled by sea in 1913 with a group of poor Russian and other Slavic immigrants to New…
Five Stages of Greek Religion
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Gilbert Murray
A historical account written in the early 20th century The work explores the evolution and various phases of Greek religion focusing on the …