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Geoffrey StrongGeoffrey StrongThe old doctor laughed outright this time. "You young firebrand!" he said. "Do you think you are going to take this village by storm? That house is the Temple of Vesta. It is inhabited by the Vestal Virgins, who tend the sacred fire,...
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The Secrets of the Great CityThe Secrets of the Great City - A Work Descriptive of the Virtues and the Vices, the Mysteries, Miseries and Crimes of New York CityThe City of New York is the largest and most important in America. Its corporate limits embrace the whole of...
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Sabbath in Puritan New EnglandSabbath in Puritan New England PG Editor's Note: In addition to various other variations of grammar and spelling from that old time, the word "their" is spelled as "thier" 17 times. It has been left there as "thier". When the Pilgrim Fathers landed at...
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Sketches from Concord and AppledoreSketches from Concord and Appledore - Concord thirty years ago; Nathaniel Hawthorne; Louisa M. Alcott; Ralph Waldo Emerson; Matthew Arnold; David A. Wasson; Wendell Phillips; Appledore and its visitors; John Greenleaf WhittierA volume of reminiscences is commonly the last book that an author publishes,...
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Among My Books. First SeriesAmong My Books. First Series * * * * * Love comes and goes with music in his feet, And tunes young pulses to his roundelays; Love brings thee this: will it persuade thee, Sweet, That he turns proser when he comes and stays?...
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The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Transcriber's Note: These Journals are from May 14, 1804, the day the expedition left the Mississippi River, to September 26, 1806, a day or two after they arrived back in St. Louis. It includes all possible Journal...
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An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2 The form of legal governments. Sir Alexander Cumming sent out to treat of peace with the Indians. Brings with him to England seven Cherokees. Who enter...
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An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1The author of the following performance presents it to the public, not from any great value he puts upon it, but from an anxious desire of contributing...
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Legends of the NorthwestLegends of the Northwest (In pronouncing Dakota words give "a" the sound of "ah""e" the sound of "a""i" the sound of "e" and "u" the sound of "oo," sound "ee" as in English. The numerals, 1, 2, etc. refer to explanatory notes in the...
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Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2. Brook Farm, Oak Hill, April 13th, 1841.. . . . Here I am in a polar Paradise! I know not how to interpret this aspect of nature,whether it be of good or evil omen to our enterprise....
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Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1 Salem, June 15, 1835.A walk down to the Juniper. The shore of the coves strewn with bunches of sea-weed, driven in by recent winds. Eel-grass, rolled and bundled up, and entangled with it,large marine vegetables, of an...
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Canyons of the ColoradoCanyons of the Colorado On my return from the first exploration of the canyons of the Colorado, I found that our journey had been the theme of much newspaper writing. A story of disaster had been circulated, with many particulars of hardship and tragedy,...
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The Old HomesteadThe Old Homestead"THE OLD HOMESTEAD" is a superb story of quaint New England farm life in the vein now so popular both in fiction and on the stage. With an absorbing plot, effective incidents and characters entirely true to nature, it holds attention as...
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The Old Santa Fe Trail: The Story of a Great HighwayThe Old Santa Fe Trail: The Story of a Great Highway For more than three centuries, a period extending from 1541 to 1851, historians believed, and so announced to the literary world, that Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, the celebrated Spanish explorer, in his search...
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The Life of Kit Carson: Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.AThe Life of Kit Carson: Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A. Christopher Carson, or as he was familiarly called, Kit Carson, was a man whose real worth was understood only by those with whom he was associated or who closely studied his...
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Georgina of the RainbowsGeorgina of the RainbowsIf old Jeremy Clapp had not sneezed his teeth into the fire that winter day this story might have had a more seemly beginning; but, being a true record, it must start with that sneeze, because it was the first happening...
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History of CaliforniaHistory of California This book is an attempt to present the history of California in so simple and interesting a way that children may read it with pleasure. It does not confine itself to the history of one section or period, but tells the...
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Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner FolksFurther Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks Eight years ago, Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks was published, being heralded, truthfully, as the work of an unknown author. It met with favour from reviewers and the reading public. My pleasantest...
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TexasTexas - A Brief Account of the Origin, Progress and Present State of the Colonial Settlements of Texas; Together with an Exposition of the Causes which have induced the Existing War with MexicoIt will be seen that the title of this little pamphlet implies...
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Travels in AlaskaTravels in Alaska Forty years ago John Muir wrote to a friend; I am hopelessly and forever a mountaineer. . . . Civilization and fever, and all the morbidness that has been hooted at me, have not dimmed my glacial eyes, and I care...
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