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FAMOUS BOOKS First In Our Collection The History of New England (1847) Full Text Search! The Life of Benjamin Franklin (1835) Full Text Search!
Pioneer Preacher (1856) Full Text Search! Poor Richard's Almanac (1898) Full Text Search! Universal History (1832) REFERENCE From Carnegie Museum of Natural History Diplodocus (Marsh): Its osteology, taxonomy, and probable habits (1901) Full Text Search! An Introduction to the Natural History and Classification of Insects (1816) Also here. Physiography by T.X. Huxley (1878) Full Text Search! Also here. CHILDRENS BOOKS From Golden Books Golden Book: Mister Dog Golden Book: The Big Little Book Golden Book: The Adventures of Brownie and Puff Golden Book: My Big Dog Golden Book: Baby's Mother Goose Golden Book: Corky's Hiccups Golden Book: Doctor Dan, the Bandage Man Golden Book: The Animals of Farmer Jones Golden Book: Five Little Firemen Golden Book: How To Tell Time Golden Book: The Little Golden Book of Hymns Golden Book: Numbers: What They Look Like and What They Do Golden Book: Counting Rhymes Golden Book: Little Black Sambo Golden Book: The Lively Little Rabbit Golden Book: Words Golden Book: Little Red Riding Hood Golden Book: Dogs Golden Book: The Fourteen Bears Golden Book: The Taxi That Hurried REFERENCE From the Universal Library Servers Dogs and All About Them, 1910. This is a 1910 book about all the kinds of dogs. You name it. Also, it is available in Advanced Html. The Art and Science of Selling 1922 A very special book about character and self respect. Horse Carriages and Driving Carriages for Pleasure, also in Advanced Html Filled with photographs of horse carriages and associated people and gear, Driving for Pleasure is about Horse Carriages and is a great read and a great look. Hymns, 1886 Hymns as written and played online. You do not need any special browser plugin to hear this audio. Also see the Little Golden Book of Children's Hymns above. Dogs and All About Them, 1910. This is a 1910 book about all the kinds of dogs. You name it. Also, it is available in Advanced Html. Rural Reader 1902 Going rustic? Learn about living in the country on a bit of land that lets you grow stuff and raise bees, English style. The Art and Science of Selling 1922 A very special book about character and self respect. Horse Carriages and Driving Carriages for Pleasure, also in Advanced Html Filled with photographs of horse carriages and associated people and gear, Driving for Pleasure is about Horse Carriages and is a great read and a great look. U.S. Army Regulations from 1861 How to keep your horses and do a siege, among other interesting things. Ancient Greek Sculpture A web ring (click the page to see the next image) of ancient Greek sculptures from the National Museum in Athens Greece. History of Architecture and Art Images Go from the oldest architectures of man, to the most modern. Over five hundred photographs of the most significant architectural objects in art history. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities Everything Greek and Roman, as seen from London in 1863. International Causes of death in 1916. A bit macabre, but an intriguing window into medicine in the early 1900s. The Torner Collection of Priceless Watercolors c.1700 This collection was lost for about 100 years and rediscovered in Spain. It was the result of an expedition to Mexico in the late 1600s. About 2000 works of watercolor. Non-Fiction Between the Gates, California as described in 1878! This is an incredible view of what California was like.. Full text search, and Advanced html. Conquest of Peru The Conquest of Peru is one of the great history books of all time. Written in the mid 1800s, it describes the Inca Empire, and its destruction by the Spanish Conquistadors. It is also absolutely stunning as a great read. Michael Faraday: Experimental Researches in Electricity This is easily the best short version of Faraday's experiments in electricity and magnetism that formed one of the central challenges for James Clerk Maxwell. It stands on it's own. See how much was known in the 1830s. See how to make batteries. William Gilbert: On the Magnet The is the founding work for the entire science of electricity and magnetism and electrical engineering as we know it today. Written in Latin in 1600, this the famous English translation by the Gilbert Club of London published 1900. There was a reason there was a Gilbert Club. There is no question that this is one of the greatest reads and most important works of all time. James Clerk Maxwell: Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism Vol 1 , Vol 2 , and Matter and Motion Some regard Maxwell as the greatest technical writer of the 19th century. If you ever want to understand electricity and magnetism, this is it, read his Treatise on E&M. Want a wonderful intro to 19th century physics? Matter and Motion. Sir Isaac Newton: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy -- Newton's Principia Mathematica The is the founding work for the science of physics as we know it today. Written in Latin in the middle 1600s, this the famous English translation by Motte in the early 1700s. My Brother Theodore Roosevelt The biography of Teddy Roosevelt as told by his sister. A great read. Full text search, and Advanced html. New York Times during Civil War Images of the actual news pages including 1860-1865, 1900-1910 Too. History of the United States c. 1830 w/ Geography A badly damaged book with the great perspective of a history book looking back from 1830. The Frontier, 1908 History of the real West. A very revealing picture. A History of Pennsylvania, 1905 A wonderful book on the history of Pennsylvania from 1905 when this state was the powerhouse of the United States. The Life of William Penn, 1829 William Penn is the founder of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia, c. 1700. He was a Pacifist who conquered the future of America with non-violence. This is the popular biography from 1829 by M.L. Weems who is also famous for his biographies of George Washington (Weems made up the Cherry Tree) and Benjamin Franklin. Fiction A Little Pretty Pocket-Book A popular book for parents and children 1787. Includes Jack the Giant Killer and a new attempt to teach children the alphabet using a diversion. Full text search is available. Poems of John Godfrey Saxe. Includes the classic six blind men and an elephant. One of the finest poets of the 19th century. A Big Little Book about Cowboy Tim McCoy. An incredibly great read. A Big Little Book about Cowboy Bronc Peeler. Another incredibly great read. Romances of Old Japan, Pre 1919 Short stories from Old Japan The Historic Growth of Man by Sivartha 1903 An infamous look at explaining everything. Advanced html Full text search.
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