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  • Looking Forward: A Dream of the United States of the Americas in 1999

    by Arthur Bird ...
    Looking Forward: A Dream of the United States of the Americas in 1999 is a speculative work by Arthur Bird that envisions a future for the Americas at the turn of the 21st century. Written in 1899, the book reflects the aspirations and anxieties of its time, imagining a united continent that transcends national boundaries to form a cohesive entity, the “United States of the Americas.” Bird's ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Looking Forward: A Dream of the United States of the Americas in 1999

    Enriched edition. A Vision of Harmonious Unity: Imagining a Unified Americas in 1999

    by Arthur Bird, Sienna Parker ...
    In "Looking Forward: A Dream of the United States of the Americas in 1999," Arthur Bird offers a provocative examination of North and South America's potential union, framed within a vivid tapestry of speculative fiction. Written in a richly descriptive literary style, the narrative envisions a future shaped by cultural synthesis and shared aspirations. Bird's use of allegorical elements and ... Read more

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  • Looking Forward

    A Dream of the United States of the Americas in 1999

    by Arthur Bird ...
    “The author respectfully submits it as his firm and immovable conviction, that the United States of America, in the years to come, will govern the entire Western Hemisphere.”These words, written by Arthur Bird in 1899, were his premonition as to the direction of the US one hundred years in the future. Not only did Bird cover the financial status of our country, but the world as a whole. While many ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • The Panama Railroad

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  • John Bull in Japan, Illustrated

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  • To the Person Sitting in Darkness

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    by Mark Twain ...
    Series Book 18 - Mark Twain Collection
    "To the Person Sitting in Darkness" is an essay by American author Mark Twain published in the North American Review in February 1901. It is a satire exposing imperialism as revealed in the Boxer Uprising and its aftermath, the Boer War, and the Philippine–American War expressing his anti-Imperialist views. It mentions the historical figures Emilio Aguinaldo, William McKinley, Joseph Chamberlain, ... Read more

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    by Ramon Reyes Lala ...
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  • Our War With Spain For Cuba's Freedom

    by Trumbull White ...
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  • Panama and the Canal in Picture and Prose

    by Willis J. Abbott ...
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