Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 092 - Free Audiobook

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 092 - Free Audiobook

Author(s): Various,

Language: English

1 / 20Address of the President at the Unveiling of the Monument to General Sheridan, Wednesday, November 25, 1908

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20 Chapter(s)
  • 1. Address of the President at the Unveiling of the Monument to General Sheridan, Wednesday, November 25, 1908
  • 2. The Bee
  • 3. The Birthplace of American Independence, 1687
  • 4. Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations
  • 5. The Day The Piano Went Up The Hill
  • 6. The Discovery of Radium
  • 7. Disunion Sentiment in Congress in 1794: A Confidential Memorandum Hitherto Unpublished
  • 8. Home Hints (1914)
  • 9. Human Immortality
  • 10. Launching Icebergs, Yukatat Bay
  • 11. Literature and the Stage
  • 12. The New Aspect of the Woman Question (1894)
  • 13. Observations on the Use of Mercury in Treating Venereal Disease, 1772 (excerpt)
  • 14. Of Line and Form
  • 15. Roman Remains in Great Britain
  • 16. The Spanish-American War (1898)
  • 17. State of the Union Address of December 12, 1817
  • 18. Stenography and the Typewriter
  • 19. Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade (1788)
  • 20. W. H. R. Rivers: Some Recollections

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Calling men the "Bawling Brotherhood," Sarah Grand penned a lively essay on The New Aspect of the Woman Question in 1894. Stenography and the Typewriter, and Home Hints were other women centric selections from the 20 reader-chosen nonfiction pieces in volume 092. Social and political history figured in many readings: The Birthplace of American Independence (1687); Roman Remains in Great Britain; the Spanish American War; Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade (1788); State of the Union Address (1817); Disunion Sentiment (1794); and Monument to General Sheridan. Climate's role in human events was recognized in Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations; The Day the Piano Went Up the Hill; and Launching Icebergs. Selections from science and medicine included The Discovery of Radium; Mercury in Treating Venereal Disease; and William James' lecture on the possibility of Human Immortality. Rounding out the volume are thoughts on Literature and the Stage; some notes on drawing (Of Line and Form); a bit of Mark Twain humor (The Bee); and an biographical essay on W.H.R. Rivers. - Summary by Sue Anderson

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