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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 043

Nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the role of "people of color" in New Orleans and Louisiana history, the question of voting rights for Blacks after the Civil War; W.E.B.Du Bois on the American Negro Academy, and a biography of Harriet Tubman; Irish patriot Robert Everet's execution appeal; Swendenborg and spiritism; the optics of the kaleidoscope; the daily life of sailors and housewives; the relation of meteor showers to a massive earthquake in 1755; John Ruskin; Friedrich Schelling; Bramah's Kai Lung stories; and articles on the bottlenose whale and botrytis mold. (Summary by Sue Anderson)

Year of Publication: Genres: Essays & Short Works

Running Time: 05 hours 56 minutes 08 seconds

#	Chapter Name
	The Absolute Equality of All Men Before the Law, the Only True Basis of Reconstruction TriciaG	42:29
	Bottlenose Whale VfkaBT	2:02
	Botrytis VfkaBT	2:01
	The Conservation of Races Oxenhandler	28:17
	The Earthquake of 1755 Craig Campbell	16:50
	Harriet Tubman, the Moses of Her People Sue Anderson	24:04
	Immanuel Kant's Letter on Swedenborg to Charlotte von Knobloch Craig Campbell	14:10
	It Is Not So Difficult To Live The Life That Leads To Heaven As Is Believed Craig Campbell	26:04
	John Ruskin Obituary Oxenhandler	9:52
	A Letter from Joanna Southcott to a Gentleman from London Craig Campbell	7:39
	Local Guardian Spirits Craig Campbell	7:05
	Moreheart Murder and Suicide, November 1, 1916 VfkaBT	3:11
	On the Kaleidoscope Availle	7:56
	People of Color in Louisiana, Pt 1 VfkaBT	37:12
	People of Color in Louisiana, Pt 2 VfkaBT	54:25
	Preface to Ernest Bramah's Kai Lung's Golden Hours David Wales	9:34
	Robert Emmet's Appeal Before His Execution in The Irish Rebellion Of 1803 David Wales	19:49
	Twenty-four Hours of a Sailor's Life at Sea Garth Burton	16:17
	A Womanly Chat on Practical Housewifery Cori Samuel	27:11