PDF Books in Academic & Text
Refine Search
Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1880
by John CordeauxThe following Report contains a Summary of the investigations of a Committee appointed by the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Swansea in 1880, an Abstract of which will be presented to the Association at its next Meeting. The Returns relating to Scotland have been arranged by Mr. Harvie-Brown; those for the East Coast of Engla..
The Lives of Celebrated Travellers, Vol. 2 (of 3)
by James Augustus St. JohnThe Lives of Celebrated Travellers, Vol. 2 (of 3) written by James Augustus St. John contains biographies of the below explorers. Joseph Pitton de TournefortDr. Thomas ShawFrederic HasselquistLady Wortley MontagueRichard PocockeJohn BellJohn LedyardGeorge ForsterJames BruceJonas HanwayAntonio de Ulloa..
Hunting Indians in a Taxi-Cab
by Kate SanbornTo make my title complete, it should read “Hunting Indians in a Taxi-cab with a Camera.”Nature lovers long since found out that the camera was the best weapon to take into the woods, and mighty hunters are now depicted as using the auto to carry them to the wild and to bring back their trophies.It was reserved for one of my friends to follow the tr..
The Tale of the Great Mutiny
by W. H. FitchettThe scene is Barrackpore, the date March 29, 1857. It is Sunday afternoon; but on the dusty floor of the parade-ground a drama is being enacted which is suggestive of anything but Sabbath peace. The quarter-guard of the 34th Native Infantry—tall men, erect and soldierly, and nearly all high-caste Brahmins—is drawn up in regular order. Behind it cha..
Industrial Minerals and Metals of Illinois
by J. E. LamarThis booklet briefly and nontechnically discusses the foregoing materials and some of the work the Illinois State Geological Survey does in gathering information about their occurrence, and character and in developing new uses. The mineral resources of Illinois include many rocks and minerals of varied character and uses. From them are made an..
Stain Removal from Fabrics - Home Methods
by Margaret Smith FurryOff with stains! Keep clothes and home fabrics spotlessly clean. It is smart and thrifty to take best care of your clothing and household fabrics so they will look well and last as long as possible.Many stained and spotted articles are needlessly thrown away each year. Many others are needlessly ruined by unsuccessful attempts to remove stains. It ..
Sunset's Cabin Plan Book
by Ralph P. DillonEvery Westerner wants a “vacation home”! Perhaps it is the nearness to pioneer days that makes us so alive to mountain forests and ocean sands. Sunset’s Cabin Plan Book is primarily for those who are still in the “talking stage.” However, there is much valuable information in its pages for those who already are enjoying the pleasures of a “second h..
The Rebirth of Turkey
by Clair PriceThis book contains my own observations and my own deductions from them. The responsibility for them is mine alone. I have never engaged in commercial, educational or missionary work. My interest in the Near and Middle East began with a newspaper assignment, and has continued with curiosity as its motive. This book is the result. My thanks are due t..