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Samuel Trace, broken and bitter at the end of Americas North-South conflict, returned home to Philadelphia much changed and now a solemn, distant young man unable to settle into his futurethat is, until treachery by Zeke Tuning gave Sam the reason and opportunity to run away from facing his demons....

First Published in 1970. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.*** Synopsis: “Bunner Sisters,” like “The Age of Innocence” is set in 1870s New York, however the lives of Ann Eliza and Evelina Bunner reflect impoverished New York. The sisters run a “very small...

A gentle tale of romance and art from a noted children's author . . . "He asked idle questions: she answered them with a conscientious tremulous truthfulness that showed to him as the most finished art. Betty told him nervously and in words ill-chosen everything that he asked to know, but all...

"The customs of social life need frequent restating and adaptation to new needs. They are customs because they are the best rules of conduct that have been garnered from the experiences of succeeding generations under common conditions. To know them, to catch their spirit, and to follow them in an intelligent...

The contents of this 1921 volume include "The Present Anarchy," "The History of Marriage," "The Dual Nature of Sex," and "The Ethical Aspects of Birth Control."  Hooker took the position that the solution to the victimization of women through prostitution rested, as she put it in her introduction, "not upon the reform of women, but the reform of men."

Among New York City's upper class of the 1870s, before the advent of electric lights, telephones or motor vehicles, there was a small cluster of aristocratic families that ruled New York's social life. To those at the apex of the social world one's occupation or abilities were secondary to heredity...

A story about the Girl Scouts, and how they learn canoeing. This is recommended for young ladies ages 6 to 18 or more. This is a Green Bird Publication of a quality soft cover.

The Flying Girl is a novel written by L. Frank Baum, author of the Oz books. It was first published in 1911. In the book, Baum pursued an innovative blending of genres to create a feminist adventure melodrama. The book was followed by a sequel, The Flying Girl and Her Chum, published the next year,...

An extremely unhappy ten-year-old magically escapes into a city he has built out of books, chessmen, candlesticks, and other household items.

A gentle tale of romance and art from a noted children's author . . . "He asked idle questions: she answered them with a conscientious tremulous truthfulness that showed to him as the most finished art. Betty told him nervously and in words ill-chosen everything that he asked to know, but all...

In New York City’s high society, Kate Orme, a young widow, struggles to raise a son who will be free of the moral flaws of his father, Denis. Her son, Dick, will face similar situations as his father, but can he resolve himself to act morally? In this 1903 novella, Wharton’s gifts for acute social and psychological observation are on fine display.