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Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXX, Dec. 1910: Final Report of Special Committee on Rail Sections, Paper No. 1177
Various
Forged under the weight of expanding industrial networks, these technical deliberations capture a pivotal moment when standardizing steel composition became essential to preventing catastrophic railway accidents.
Under One Flag
Richard Marsh
Behind every theatrical curtain, domestic squabble, and competitive green lies a human being trying desperately to save face.
Victor Ollnee's Discipline
Hamlin Garland
A collegiate athlete discovers his mother is a professional medium, thrusting him into a conflict between his skeptical, modern worldview and the inexplicable, haunting phenomena that define her life and eventually claim it.
War Services of the 62nd West Riding Divisional Artillery
Austin Thomas Anderson
Under relentless artillery fire and knee-deep in mud, a division of British gunners turns raw discipline into survival, transforming from unproven recruits into a hardened engine that pushes through the Western Front’s darkest hours.
What and Where is God? A Human Answer to the Deep Religious Cry of the Modern Soul
Richard La Rue Swain
Uncertainty and intellectual confusion often tear sincere seekers away from faith, forcing them to choose between cold materialism and outmoded dogma.
When Sarah Went to School
Elsie Singmaster
A small-town Pennsylvania girl arrives at a rigid boarding school, where her earnest heart, native rustic dialect, and sheer force of will upend both campus rivalries and administrative expectations.
Wind and Weather
Alexander McAdie
Rushing gusts of air shape daily life, driving storm fronts across continents and steering human history through atmospheric pressure.
With Porter in the Essex: A Story of His Famous Cruise in the Southern Waters During the War of 1812
James Otis
Boys who run away to sea usually expect glory; Ezra McKnight and Philip find hard labor, brutal discipline, and a front-row seat to the bloody collapse of an American frigate.
Yellow Thunder, Our Little Indian Cousin
Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
A twelve-year-old Native American boy learns the skills, endurance, and spiritual traditions of his ancestors while preparing for manhood in the forest.
Youth Challenges
Clarence Budington Kelland
A rich heir breaks from his family's rigid industrial dynasty to forged a life and career on his own terms.
Bed-time stories
Anonymous
This collection of rhymes and prose offers a whimsical window into the nursery world of the early twentieth century, where household objects, animals, and children share the same magical landscape. It serves as a gentle, rhythmic companion for quiet moments, capturing the simple joys and minor moral lessons that…
Susan Proudleigh
Herbert George De Lisser
A proud, ambitious Kingston woman leaves behind neighborhood rivalries to build a lucrative life on the Panama Canal, only to navigate volatile lovers and sudden tragedy in a rapidly changing world.
The Provost
John Galt
A cagey, ambitious merchant recounts his rise to civic power in a Scottish burgh, offering a masterclass in the quiet art of manipulating both the law and his neighbors for personal and public gain.