Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 035 by Various
LibriVox
18 episodesENserial
From the publisher
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include how to swim, Navajo silversmithing, the sun, begonias and ferns, Martin Luther, U.S. Presidents Eisenhower and Nixon, Captain Cook's exploration of Botany Bay, General James Wolfe, and Moravian missionaries in Labrador. (summary by Sue Anderson)
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Dangers on the Ice Off the Coast of Labrador
15 min
Exploration of Botany Bay and Surrounding Coast of Australia: an Excerpt from Captain Cook's Journal: First Voyage
27 min
The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada
13 min
Football and War 1915
4 min
The Great Silent Majority Speech, November 3, 1969
34 min
How to Swim
32 min
Is the Sun Becoming Colder or Hotter?
24 min
Lanoe Falconer: A Biographical Sketch
44 min
Navajo Silversmiths
27 min
The Old Librarian’s Almanack
47 min
On an Atlantic Steamship
18 min
The Present Moment, No. IV 1 Diagnosis
8 min
The Prologue to the Epistle to the Romans
56 min
Australian Football Rules 1866
3 min
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham Speech
3 min
The Communist Threat in the Taiwan Area
29 min
Tuberous Begonias: Culture and Management by Numerous Practical Growers
41 min
Useful Diversions
14 min