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Tommy's Thanksgiving dinner
Mary Taylor Cornish
A young boy anticipating his holiday meal falls asleep and dreams of a lively, personified Thanksgiving feast, ultimately learning to appreciate the value of both tradition and modern domestic skill.
Troubled Waters
Bertrand W. Sinclair
A broken logger's isolation on the rugged Pacific coast shatters when a shipwreck washes his estranged wife's new lover straight to his remote camp.
Under Boy Scout Colors
Joseph Bushnell Ames
The arrival of a newcomer in a local scout troop ignites a season of growth, testing the boundaries of camaraderie and the true meaning of service.
Undertones
Madison Julius Cawein
Walking through shadow-haunted woods where ancient myths linger, a solitary speaker traces the delicate, melancholic border between fading nature and human memory.
Virgie's Inheritance
Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs.
A grieving father and his innocent daughter find their secluded mountain life upended by a storm-tossed stranger, setting into motion a devastating web of deception, heartbreak, and a mother's fierce vow for her child's legacy.
When Titans Drive
Burt L. Standish
When a dynamited dam threatens their livelihood, rugged lumbermen plunge into a high-stakes river war against a ruthless monopoly determined to break them.
Wild Adventures in Wild Places
Gordon Stables
The world is a vast, untamed stage for those brave enough to explore it, provided they possess the spirit of adventure and the resolve to survive its many perils.
Young Medicine Man
Francis Lynde Kroll
A young Sioux boy learns that patience, courage, and keeping his promises are the true foundation of leadership as he works to save his tribe from enemy Crows.
A Boy's Adventures Round the World
John Andrew Higginson
HOOK A young seafarer embarks on a perilous global odyssey, navigating mutinies, shipwrecks, and the unpredictable cruelty of the high seas to come of age.
A Fair Jewess
B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
A desperate man makes a secret, life-altering choice to save his wife, triggering a decades-long struggle between his conscience and the shadow of his past.
A Kentucky Cardinal: A Story
James Lane Allen
A solitary man finds his carefully cultivated life of nature-loving isolation upended by the arrival of an intriguing new neighbor, forcing a reckoning between his devotion to the wild and his longing for human connection.
A King's Daughter: A Tragedy in Verse
John Masefield
This tragedy captures the final hours of the legendary queen of Samaria, focusing on the intersection of political collapse, personal isolation, and the relentless, often brutal, march of history.
A Little Colored Boy, and Other Stories
Unknown
A collection of gentle moral lessons and character sketches, this volume offers a window into the values of a bygone era. It serves as an earnest guide for children, using simple stories to cultivate kindness, faith, and patience.
A Little Rebel: A Novel
Duchess
A scholarly, reclusive professor finds his quiet life upended when he is unexpectedly named guardian to a spirited young heiress from Australia.
Affairs of State: Being an Account of Certain Surprising Adventures Which Befell an American Family in the Land of Windmills
Burton Egbert Stevenson
A weary American businessman and his two headstrong daughters stumble into the heart of a high-stakes European succession crisis, turning a quiet Dutch seaside vacation into an international comedy of errors.
All Wool
W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle
The open range is never a quiet place when you are guarding three thousand sheep for a man who is clearly baiting a trap. Trusting your instincts is the only way to survive the hostile shadow of a brewing range war.
An address to British females on the moral management of pregnancy and labour, and some cursory observations on medical deportment
William Cooke
The untimely death of a beloved royal figure prompts a physician to advocate for a more compassionate, psychologically informed approach to the management of childbirth and the professional conduct of medical practitioners.
An Estimate of the True Value of Vaccination as a Security Against Small Pox
T. M. (Thomas Michael) Greenhow
This treatise functions as a precise, nineteenth-century medical brief arguing that vaccination is the only rational path toward the total eradication of smallpox. It serves as both a data-driven defense of the practice and a moral appeal to the public to embrace it as a social duty. By documenting the failure of…
Apple Growing
M. C. (Maurice Chase) Burritt
An apple orchard is not a passive investment but a demanding, long-term commitment that requires precise technical knowledge, diligent labor, and an honest assessment of one’s local conditions to achieve profitability.
Assassin
Bascom Jones
This story follows a clandestine operative infiltrating the heart of the Pentagon to dismantle a global network of machines that have replaced humanity. It is a taut, mid-century science fiction thriller about the high stakes of survival and the cost of total convenience.
Autres Temps...: 1916
Edith Wharton
A woman who has lived in quiet, long-term exile due to a past divorce returns to New York to find that while her daughter has navigated the city’s changing social codes successfully, the personal cost of her own reputation remains a heavy, inescapable weight.
Bessie Bradford's Prize
Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe) Mathews
Bessie Bradford’s Prize is a gentle, moralizing story about the weight of secrets and the quiet heroism of children. It follows a circle of young friends as they navigate the small but intense crises of their domestic and school lives.
Boys of The Fort
Edward Stratemeyer
The frontier is a place where character is forged in the crucible of duty, and a young officer must prove his mettle against both lawless men and the wild terrain.
Bread and Circuses
Helen Parry Eden
This collection of verse captures the quiet intensity of early 20th-century life, mapping the intersection of domestic devotion, rural landscapes, and a deep, observant faith. It serves as a gentle, rhythmic meditation on the small-scale joys and profound sorrows that define a life lived with attention.
Briefless Ballads and Legal Lyrics: Second Series
James Williams
A lighthearted yet learned collection of verse, this book finds the intersection between the rigid, often absurd world of the law and the fluid, emotive realm of poetry.
Buckin' the air
Bud La Mar
Two rambunctious cowboys find that trading their horses for a rickety airplane leads to a chaotic, gravity-defying escape from the law. This high-flying Western caper turns a simple trip to a rodeo into a slapstick odyssey of destruction.
Bunyip Land: A Story of Adventure in New Guinea
George Manville Fenn
A young man ventures into the unknown wilds of New Guinea to rescue his long-lost father, discovering that the greatest dangers of exploration are not just the terrain, but the limits of his own courage.
Christmas Speakin' at Skaggs's Skule
Marie Irish
A frantic, fuss-filled afternoon at a one-room schoolhouse captures the delightful, chaotic spirit of a community Christmas program. This nostalgic play celebrates the simple joys of a bygone era.
Corianton: A Nephite Story
B. H. (Brigham Henry) Roberts
A man of pride and noble birth discovers that the path of rebellion leads only to ruin, finding redemption through the painful unraveling of his own heart.
Cowper
Goldwin Smith
An fragile, exquisitely tender mind struggles against the shadows of dark melancholy to pioneer a revolutionary simplicity in English poetry, finding solace in quiet countryside routines, domestic love, and private correspondence.
Cupid of Campion
Francis J. (Francis James) Finn
A boy’s impulsive search for excitement leads him into a dangerous world of river gypsies, eventually finding refuge and a new life at a Mississippi boarding school.
Death disarmed of its sting
Lyman Hotchkiss Atwater
The message of this work is that the terror of death is entirely undone by faith in Jesus Christ, a transformation that turns the final physical dissolution into an entrance toward eternal glory.
Delco Radio Owner's Manual Model 633
Delco-Remy Corporation
This technical guide provides the essential instructions for installing and maintaining a classic automotive radio system. It serves as a practical window into the mid-century intersection of mobile engineering and home entertainment.
Eddie
Frank Riley
The high-stakes world of Cold War espionage meets the dawn of the computing age in this sharp, cynical thriller. A reclusive engineer’s invention proves that machines can outthink human masters—and outrun their security failures.
Fern Vale
Colin Munro
The Australian bush acts as a crucible for human character, exposing the raw fragility of colonial ambition and the violent consequences of ignorance in a land that refuses to be tamed.
'Gainst the might of Spain
Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
Caught in the crossfire of the Anglo-Spanish wars, a young man battles both the brutality of the Inquisition and the legendary might of the Great Armada.
Golden Stars, and Other Verses Following "The Red Flower"
Henry Van Dyke
Seeking peace in a world fractured by violence demands a battle between conscience and duty, where sacrifice becomes the ultimate price of liberty.
Good Luck
L. T. Meade
A grandmother’s pride and a young woman’s honor collide in a struggle against poverty, where the weight of a stolen banknote threatens to unravel a family’s fragile security.
Hagar
James Arthur MacKnight
A young woman’s flight from a deceitful suitor leads her into the heart of 1860s Utah, where she must navigate the complex, often predatory dynamics of a society built on polygamy.
Harper's Round Table, January 5, 1897
Various
A vibrant snapshot of late nineteenth-century youth culture, this collection gathers the diverse voices and curiosities that once defined a generation’s literary landscape. It serves as a time capsule of Victorian-era childhood, blending instruction, entertainment, and adventure.
Harper's Round Table, July 21, 1896
Various
This collection offers a window into the late Victorian era through the eyes of the young, capturing the period’s appetite for adventure, technical curiosity, and formal pastimes. It serves as a bustling, multi-faceted archive of a youth culture that prized both rugged exploration and intellectual discipline.
Hochelagans and Mohawks: A Link in Iroquois History
W. D. (William Douw) Lighthall
The true origin of the Iroquois, a people who fundamentally altered the course of early North American history, remains one of the most persistent and compelling mysteries in the annals of the continent.
How to write the history of a parish
J. Charles (John Charles) Cox
Every patch of earth holds a hidden chronicle, and discovering the soul of a locality requires nothing more than the patience to look within the dust of the parish chest.
In Honour's Cause: A Tale of the Days of George the First
George Manville Fenn
A father's sudden fall from royal favor forces a young page to choose between absolute courtly obedience and the fierce, dangerous demands of family honor.
Indian Child Life
Therese O. (Therese Osterheld) Deming
A gentle, episodic exploration of Indigenous childhood across North America, capturing daily adventures, animal companionships, and traditional lore.
Joe Strong on the high wire
Vance Barnum
After a daring rescue leads him toward an unexpected family legacy, a young circus acrobat pushes the limits of physics and his own nerves to perform a death-defying motor-cycle ride across a high wire.
L'Abbe Constantin
Ludovic Halévy
A gentle, old-fashioned romance, this story explores the quiet friction between duty and desire when a modest French priest’s godson encounters a wealthy, spirited American heiress.
Lanier of the Cavalry
Charles King
A brave young cavalry officer endures wrongful suspicion and a week under house arrest to protect a friend's foolish secret.