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A Child's Anti-Slavery Book Containing a Few Words About American Slave Children and Stories of Slave-Life is a book written for children with an introduction about slave life and several stories by various authors. The introduction explains in simple terms why some children are free while others are born slaves. The language is simple yet conveys the author's message against the wickedness of slavery. Stories included are: Little Lewis - The Story of a slave Boy, Mark and Hasty, Aunt Judy's Story - A Story from Real Life, and Me Neber Give it Up. This would be an excellent book added to an Elementary school American history curriculum

Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) was an American lyrical poet. In 1913 Teasdale fell in love with poet Vachel Lindsay. Although she married someone else Sara and Vachel remained friends throughout their lives. Some of the poems in Rivers to the Sea include To a Castilian song, Broadway, A winter bluejay, In a restaurant, Joy, In a railroad station, In the train, To one away, Song, Deep in the night, The India wharf, I shall not care, Desert pools, and Longing.

Haggard was an early 20th century British writer. He favored adventure stories set in exotic surroundings. This work is the 1905 sequel to the more famous novel She. Horace and Leo travel the world looking for Ayeshe who they believe has been reincarnated after perishing in a volcano. They adventure through avalanches, glaciers and cliffs to finally find her. This novel is full of adventure, romance and the supernatural.

The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles encouraging the ratification of the United States Constitution. The Federalist Papers serve as a primary source for interpretation of the Constitution, as they outline the philosophy and motivation for the proposed system of government. Hamilton, Madison and Jay wanted to encourage the ratification and also set the standards for future interpretation of the Constitution. This book is essential for understanding the beginnings of the greatest democracy in the modern world.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

Sketches of Young Couples is Dickens at his best. Charles Dickens is considered one of the greatest English authors of all time. Dickens often used the pen name Boz. Much of his work first appeared in periodicals and magazines in serialized form. Unlike many writers of his time Dickens wrote the entire novel before serializing it. He made frequent use of the cliffhanger to keep the public interested. Dickens begins with a letter to the Queen concerning the practice of Bissextile, or Leap Year where a woman is allowed to propose marriage to a man and he must accept. Dickens says that Queen Victoria's announcement that she will marry Albert has given young ladies ideas. He claims that there is a plot in England and Ireland thus men are no longer safe. The humor in this piece is wonderful.

Cattle Brands is a collection of western camp-fire stories. Adams wrote extensively about cowmen and the cattle business. His stories have an authenticity of detail and style that sets them apart. This 1906 collection contains the following stories. A Winter Roundup, The Passing of Peg-leg, The Story of a Poker Steer, Seigerman's percent, Bad Medicine, A winter round-up. A college vagabond. The double trail. Rangering, At Comanche Ford , Around the spade wagon, The ransom of Don Ramon Mora, In the hands of his friends, and A question of possession.

Many of Fannie Hurst's stories are about working-class girls and guys struggling to survive in the big, crushing city. Between 1910 and the mid-1930s, Fannie Hurst was the most popular writer in America. Twenty-nine films were based on her novels and short stories. Star-Dust shows the relationship of a mother and her daughter as the central theme. Star-Dust was adapted to a movie which Hurst was displeased with.

Horatio Alger wrote 135 dime novels in the latter part of the 19th century. His stories were rags to riches stories illustrating how down-and-out boys might be able to achieve the American Dream. Alger's stories empathize the need for hard work and honesty as a way to get ahead. Alger describes young men in the city trying to get a head as newsboys, match boys, peddlers, street musicians, and many others. In Facing the World a boy's parents have both died. His guardian is unkind and unjust. The boy runs away and is fortunate to find a mentor who gives him a job as his helper in his magic act. They travel over the country and have many interesting experiences.