Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 035
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18 chapters · 7 h 28 min · English
Read by Glenn O'Brien, Rachel, Edmund Bloxam, Joel Wodhams, chocmuse, Lisa Reichert and others
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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)
Chapters
1 Australian Football Rules 1866 4 min 2 The Battle of the Plains of Abraham Speech 4 min 3 The Communist Threat in the Taiwan Area 30 min 4 Dangers on the Ice Off the Coast of Labrador 16 min 5 Exploration of Botany Bay and Surrounding Coast of Australia: an Excerpt from Captain Cook's Journal: First Voyage 28 min 6 The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada 13 min 7 Football and War 1915 4 min 8 The Great Silent Majority Speech, November 3, 1969 35 min 9 How to Swim 32 min 10 Is the Sun Becoming Colder or Hotter? 24 min 11 Lanoe Falconer: A Biographical Sketch 45 min 12 Navajo Silversmiths 27 min 13 The Old Librarian's Almanack 47 min 14 On an Atlantic Steamship 18 min 15 The Present Moment, No. IV 1 Diagnosis 8 min 16 The Prologue to the Epistle to the Romans 57 min 17 Tuberous Begonias: Culture and Management by Numerous Practical Growers 41 min 18 Useful Diversions 15 min
