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Excerpt: The War in the Air by H. G. Wells.

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...he Air by H. G. Wells A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The War in the Air by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania Stat... ...ICS SERIES PUBLICATION The War in the Air by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...e and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the... ...n with war, the smash-up of civilization is inevitable. It is chaos or the United States of the World for mankind. There is no other choice. Ten years... ...war, the smash-up of civilization is inevitable. It is chaos or the United States of the World for mankind. There is no other choice. Ten years have b... ...m Smallways, growing up among these marvels. But it kept on. Even from the first the green-grocer’s shop which he had set up in one of the smallest of... ... into a negligent and incredulous world. But before he had made his second circuit of the Crystal Palace towers, Fame was lifting her trumpet, she dre... ...hem turned out well. The first strayed off into the infinite, heed- ing no appeals; the second was killed in the night by a fruit motor-waggon which f... ... all that occurred in that central place. The 127 H G Wells City Hall and Court House, the Post-Office and a mass of buildings on the west side of Br...

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...Thrilling narratives of voyages, discoveries, adventures, battles, darings and sufferings of the heroic characters, bold explorers and dauntless spirits who have made ocean history and established christian supremacy over the most savage lands of...

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...The Rolling Stone of History. -- Surprising revelations -- Ancient Cities that are now no more -- Effects of Cataclysms upon the human race -- The rise and fall of nations -- Cave dwellers who became masters of the world -- T...

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... HEROES OF UNKNOWN SEAS AND SAVAGE LANDS By J. W. BUEL, Author of "The Beautiful Story," "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russ... ... HEROES OF UNKNOWN SEAS AND SAVAGE LANDS By J. W. BUEL, Author of "The Beautiful Story," "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russia a... ... Siberia," etc. A RECORD OF THE FINDING OF ALL LANDS And Descriptions of the First Visits Made by Europeans to the Wild Races of the World; FOLLOW... ... PERILOUS UNDERTAKINGS AMONG WILD BEASTS AND SAVAGE PEOPLE IN HEROIC EFFORTS FOR A RECLAMATION OF ALL LANDS TO CIVILIZATION, AND RECORDING A DESCRI... ...horstein -- Death of Thorstein -- Proofs of Norse settlement in America -- The courtship of Thorfinn -- The first white baby in the New World -- The D... ...ery displayed -- A dearly bought victory -- A third desperate battle -- Cortez appeals to the religious fervor of his soldiers -- An overture for peac... ...ave driven animal life towards the tropics? And may we not also infer from the united evidences of lofty mountains, deep valleys, high tablelands, isl... ... which was a large town called Syntra. This has also disappeared. Eratosthenes states that Spain and Barbara were at one time connected, and that the ... ... entire empire. This he had surrounded by an impregnable wall sixteen miles in circuit, a portion of which was again divided, so as to form an enclosu...

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...Excerpt: The third section of the ?Act further to promote the efficiency of the Navy,? approved 21st of December, 1861, provides: ?That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have th...

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...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 6 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of A... ...olumes V olume 6 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume Six is a publicat... ...e and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the... ...vy,” approved 21st of December, 1861, provides: “That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have ... ...proved 21st of December, 1861, provides: “That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have the aut... ... these occurrences were trans- mitted by private messengers, who pursued a circuitous way to the seaboard cities, inland across the States of Pennsylv... ... fought and driven 13,000 of the enemy, under General Branch, from Hanover Court-House, and was driving them from a stand they had made on the rail- r... ...tment, heretofore under com- mand of General Fremont, shall constitute the First Army Corps, under the command of General Fremont; the troops of the S... ...ress. Meantime I re- ceived, through telegraphic despatches and otherwise, appeals in behalf of the condemned, appeals for their execution, and expres...

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...Contents Volume One ..................................................................... 4 THE HOUSEHOLD WRECK.......................................................................................................... 4 THE SPANISH NUN ....................................................................................

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... Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers by Thomas de Quincey is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...arrative and Miscellaneous Papers by Thomas de Quincey is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ...e and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the... ...nce the example of Fauntleroy, and the suggestion of its great feasibility first made by him)—these enormities, followed too often, and coun- tersigne... ...hat lover-like feeling of admiration already explained, which leads one to court the sight of a beloved object under every change of dress, and under ... ...measured by my fierce calendar of delirium—so brief mea- sured by the huge circuit of events which it embraced, and their mightiness for evil. Wrath, ... ...or two hundred and twenty years. It is enough that she is reported to have united the stately tread of Andalusian women with the innocent voluptuousne... ...of this paper have been translated by the Jesuit missionaries. The Emperor states the whole motives of his conduct and the chief incidents at great le... ...I. Livre VI. Now, really, if Rousseau thought fit to try such tremen- dous appeals by taking ‘a shy’ at any random object, he should have governed his...

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... enough; but when it comes to brandy and peppersauce and?--?Dump it in. Who?s making this punch, anyway?? And Malemute Kid smiled benignantly through the clouds of steam. ?By the time you?ve been in this country as long as I have, my son, and lived on rabbit tracks and salmon-belly, you?ll learn that Christmas comes only once per annum. And a Christmas without punch is sin...

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...Table of Contents: To the Man on Trail, 1 -- The White Silence, 12 -- In a Far Country, 24 -- The Wisdom of the Trail, 44 -- An Odyssey of the North, 53 -- The Law of Life, 90 -- The God of His Fathers, 99 -- The League of the Old ...

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...Global Language Resources, Inc. All rights reserved. JACK LONDON Contents To the Man on Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The White ... ...2 In a Far Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 The Wisdom of the Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 An Odyssey of the N... ...Why, I used my last pound of sugar; finest work in that line I ever did in my 1 First magazine publication in Overland Monthly, San Francisco, Jan., 18... ... the squaw?” asked Louis Savoy, the tall French Canadian, becoming interested; for he had heard of this wild deed, when at Forty Mile the preceding wi... ...’ the ol’ woman got spliced,” said Belden, concluding the exciting tale of his courtship. “‘Here we be, dad,’ sez she. ‘An’ may yeh be damned,’ sez he... ...im!’ An’ yeh bet I dusted fer the barn.” “Any kids waiting for you back in the States?” asked the stranger. “Nope; Sal died ’fore any come. Thet ’s wh... ... miles of pain. “Contrary minded?” “No!” For the first time the Incapables were united without some compromise of personal interests. “And what are you... ...tudies the lines upon which a horse or a boat is builded. In the course of his circuit the pink shell of her ear came between his eye and the westerin... ... were other times. Three hundred letters, clicked out on the busy typewriters (appeals for assistance, for sanctions from the organized labor groups, ...

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........................................................................................................................................ 30 CHAPTER III: THE CAUSES OF THE WAR .......................................................................................................... 47 CHAPTER IV: WASHINGTON TO ST. LOUIS ............................................................

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...ublication North America: Volume Two by Anthony Trollope is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...ication North America: Volume Two by Anthony Trollope is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ...e and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the... ..................................... 164 CHAPTER IX: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES ................................................................ .............................. 164 CHAPTER IX: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES ....................................................................... .................................................... 226 CHAPTER XI: THE LA W COURTS AND LA WYERS OF THE UNITED STATES ..................................... ...ite of the present City of Washington was chosen with three special views: firstly, that being on the Potomac it might have the full advantage of wate... ...country takes itself to them, preferring a 126 North America V ol. 2 long circuitous conveyance with steam, to short distances without. Consequently ... ...he judge of that district, and they two to- gether form the circuit court. Appeals from the district court lie to the circuit court in cases over a ce...

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...Excerpt: CHAPTER I; DEPARTURE -- The fourteenth of August was the day fixed upon for the sailing of the brig Pilgrim on her voyage from Boston round Cape Horn to the western coast of North America. As she was to get under weigh early in the afternoon, I made...

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...Table of Contents: CHAPTER I ? DEPARTURE, 1 -- CHAPTER II ? FIRST IMPRESSIONS???SAIL HO!??, 3 -- CHAPTER III ? SHIP?S DUTIES?TROPICS, 6 -- CHAPTER IV ? A ROGUE?TROUBLE ON BOARD???LAND -- HO!???POMPERO?CAPE HORN, 9 -- CHAPTER V ? CA...

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...ion Publication Publication War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy is a publication of the Pennsylva- nia State University. This Portable Document file is furn... ... Publication Publication War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy is a publication of the Pennsylva- nia State University. This Portable Document file is furnish... ...e and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the... ...ted Prince V asili Kuragin, a man of high rank and importance, who was the first to arrive at her reception. Anna Pavlovna had had a cough for some da... ...isconcerted by this reception. He had just entered, wearing an embroidered court uniform, knee breeches, and shoes, and had stars on his breast and a ... ...answer you all at once?” said Prince Andrew. “Besides, in the actions of a states- man one has to distinguish between his acts as a private person, as... ... up in you, and that in spite of the distance separating us our hearts are united by indissoluble bonds, my heart rebels against fate and in spite of ... ...ore persuasiveness to his words. The staff officer joined in the colonel’s appeals, but Bagration did not reply; he only gave an order to cease firing... ... the dark side. On February 26, 1807, the old prince set off on one of his circuits. Prince Andrew remained at Bald Hills as usual during his father’s...

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...CONTENTS List of Illustrations and Tables ix Member List xi Staff List xiii?xiv Preface xv 1. ?WE HAVE SOME PLANES? 1 1.1 Inside the Four Flights 1 1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense 14 1.3 National Crisis Management 35 2. THE FOUNDATION O...

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...Excerpt: Chapter 1. The Foreigner At Home. ?This is no my ain house; I ken by the biggin? o?t.? Two recent books* one by Mr. Grant White on England, one on France by the diabolically clever Mr. Hillebrand, may well have set people thinking on th...

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...Contents CHAPTER I: THE FOREIGNER AT HOME ..................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER II: SOME COLLEGE MEMORIES................................................................................ 1...

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...Robert Louis Stevenson (1912 Chatto and Windus edition) is a publica- tion of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furni... ...ert Louis Stevenson (1912 Chatto and Windus edition) is a publica- tion of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnishe... ...e and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the... ...ace of what was once myself. This has come by accident; I had no design at first to be autobiographical; I was but led away by the charm of beloved me... ... should arise with particular congru- ity and force to inhabitants of that United Kingdom, peopled from so many different stocks, babbling so many dif... ... in half a hundred vary- ing stages of transition. You may go all over the States, and – setting aside the actual intrusion and influence of foreigner... ...back of several volumes, and his voice, I learn, is influential in the law courts. Of the death of the second, you have just been reading what I had t... ...their flags again to the masthead and spread themselves upon the indicated circuit. It used to fill me with wonder how they could follow and retain so... ...o remark the presence of a great unity of gusto; of those direct clap-trap appeals, which a man is dead and buriable when he fails to answer; of the f...