Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 032

by Various

17 chapters6h 22mEnglish0

About this book

Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the history of aeroplanes, political speeches, travel, philosophy, Japan, the United Nations, Congressional law, rules of cricket and more. (Summary by Sue Anderson)Note: "On the Part Played by Accident in Discovery" by Ernst Mach was translated by Thomas J. McCormack.

Chapters (15)

1Aphorisms

802

2The First Man-Carrying Aeroplane Capable of Sustained Free Flight

1172

3First Public Speech, March 9, 1832

233

4In Favor of Ratifying the Charter of the United Nations (August 23, 1945)

1473

5Laws of Cricket (1857)

1981

6Letter to the Emperor of Japan (1853)

887

7Letter to Miss Grace Norton

298

8Life in a Chinese City

1921

9The New Japan (1897)

2958

10The Notion of Action And Agency Entertained By Mr. Chubb and Others

190

11On the Part Played by Accident in Discovery

2063

12Second Inaugural Address. March 4, 1865

216

13The Unconstitutionality of the Laws of Congress, Prohibiting Private Mails

3897

14William Tecumseh Sherman

1489

15Winter Expedition Over the Rocky Mountains (1857)

3387

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 032

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