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Original bound set of 1892 Monist issues

The Monist 1892 set - first edition still bound together.pdf

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Charles S. Peirce in The Open Court Publishing Company Records, 1890-1910

The Monist 1892 set - first edition still bound together.pdf

Charles S. Peirce (1839-1914), deemed the "American Aristotle," is a famous philosopher and scientist of the 19th and 20th centuries. He is most…

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The History of Southern Illinois

Stories of Our Land and People Hundreds of millions of years ago, the land that would become Illinois lay south of...

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Battle of Fort Donelson

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Color illustration of Union soldiers in the foreground, some wounded and some fighting the Confederate soldiers in the background. "BATTLE OF FORT…

Wes Brady, former slave

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Photograph in 1937 of Wes Brady, former slave from Marshall, Texas, from the Library of Congress. Part of: Portraits of African American ex-slaves…

A Ride for Liberty, painted by Eastman Johnson

A Ride for Liberty -- The Fugitive Slaves, painted by Eastman Johnson circa 1860s, depicting an African American family fleeing across country on…