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Winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book MedalWinner of the BolognaRagazzi Award for PhotographyNamed a Best Book of the Year by Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, and others. ★ "This arresting work brings history to vivid life." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review★ "[An] exquisitely crafted, fiercely provocative work of nonfiction." —BCCB, starred review"Ingeniously designed."...
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Excerpt: "The Acheron, which they crossed in this route, is now called the Kalamas, a considerable stream, as large as the Avon at Bath but towards the evening they had some cause to think the Acheron had not lost all its original horror; for a dreadful thunderstorm came on, accompanied with deluges of rain, which more than once nearly carried away their luggage and horses. Byron himself does not notice this incident in Childe Harold, nor even the...
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Anyone can think up an idea. The thing that counts is developing it into a practical product. The lessons of Henry Ford, one of America's greatest business innovators, are as fresh and vital today as they were in 1922, when this extraordinary book was first published. Ford explains: how his experiences as an employee influenced his philosophies as an employer. It's easy to see that much of Ford's wisdom has been, forgotten today and that individual...
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An essay on Henry James (1843 – 1916), an American-born British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of Henry James Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.
He is best known for his novels dealing with the social and marital interplay...
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<p>Glimpse behind the façade of rich and famous women</p><p>The Grass Isn’t Greener on the Other Side: Heiresses have always been viewed with eyes of envy. They were the ones for whom the cornucopia had been upended, showering them with unimaginable wealth and opportunity. However, through intimate historical biographies, Women of Means shows us that oftentimes the weaving sisters saved their most heart-wrenching tapestries for...
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"The Black-Bearded Barbarian: The Life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa" by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor is a historical account likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative chronicles the life of George Leslie Mackay, a Canadian missionary who dedicated his life to spreading Christianity in Formosa (now Taiwan).--Project Gutenberg.
Mary Esther Miller MacGregor, (1872-1961) also known as Marian Keith, was a Canadian fiction
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This is a Project Gutenberg edition released in 2006.
John Albee's "Confessions of Boyhood" is a nostalgic memoir reflecting on the author's childhood experiences. Albee captures the essence of growing up in rural 19th-century America, detailing his adventures, challenges, and the lessons learned. Through vivid storytelling, he explores themes of innocence, growth, and the passage of time, offering readers a poignant glimpse into the joys and trials...
9) Milton
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Mark Pattison (10 October 1813 – 30 July 1884) was an English author and a Church of England priest. He served as Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford. Pattison wrote several biographies of famous authors.
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An American con man claims to have a giant's forty-foot fossil skeleton as part of his collection. When it comes time to display it, he claims some animals destroyed it, which ruins him. However, this is part of his plan as a subscription list is opened for his benefit.
This volume gives an account of humbugs, delusions, impositions, quackeries, deceits and deceivers generally, in all ages.
P.T. Barnum (1810-1891) was an American showman who established...
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The late Dr. W. I. Knapp’s Life (John Murray) and Mr. Watts-Dunton’s prefaces are the fountains of information about Borrow, and I have clearly indicated how much I owe to them. What I owe to my friend, Mr. Thomas Seccombe, cannot be so clearly indicated, but his prefaces have been meat and drink to me. I have also used Mr. R. A. J. Walling’s sympathetic and interesting “George Borrow.” The British and Foreign Bible Society has given me...
12) Wordsworth
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First published in 1881, this biography explores the work of William Wordsworth (1770-1850). Arguing that Wordsworth's poems marked the transition from neoclassicism to romanticism in English verse, it reveals how his profound imagination and thought characterised the romantic era, and made a major contribution to English literary history.
13) Mark Twain
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Archibald Henderson (1877–1963) was an American professor of mathematics who wrote on a variety of subjects, including drama and history. He is well known for his friendship with and biographies of George Bernard Shaw; lesser known for his appreciation and biography of Mark Twain. This is a detailed account of the many facets of one of the best-loved writers of American letters by a great admirer, as can be discerned from its Table of Contents:...
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My sixtieth birthday is a thing of yesterday, and I have, therefore, more than half descended the western slope. I have no quarrel with life or with time, for both have been polite to me; and I wish to give an account of the past seven years to prove the politeness of life, and to show how time has made amends to me for the forced resignation of my professional ambitions. For twenty-five years, up to 1895, I practised medicine and surgery in a large...
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