Tag: readingmaterial and centennial

How did Halloween become so popular in the United States? This small article, transcribed by yours truly in Centennial Gregg, explains it. Attachment: halloween-in-america.pdf

This is an essay about wasted energy, by American Presbyterian minister Frank Crane from his book Adventures in Common Sense, and transcribed by yours truly in Centennial Gregg for the blog. Attachment: superfluous-energy.pdf

British statesman Henry Peter Brougham, who famously designed the brougham horse carriage in the 19th century, studied natural sciences, mathematics, and law in the University of Edinburgh, and wrote the preface to the scientific encyclopedia The Circle of Sciences. I transcribed an extract of the preface in Centennial Gregg for the blog. Attachment: the-pleasures-of-science.pdf

An essay about America, from the book Let the Record Speak by American journalist Dorothy Thompson, here transcribed by me in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: america.pdf

From The Wilderness World of John Muir, here are some random thoughts about nature in general by the Scottish-born American naturalist, author, philosopher, botanist, and zoologist, transcribed by yours truly in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: some-random-thoughts.pdf

Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing after contracting an unknown illness when she was 19 months old. What would she have done if she had full command of her sight and hearing for just three days? Find out in this essay written by her and transcribed by me for the blog in Centennial Gregg….

This is an short account of the fascinating life of Kit Carson, one of the most important figures in the westward expansion of the United States, written by American author, naturalist, and botanist Donald Culross Peattie. I transcribed it for the blog in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: kit-carson.pdf

In this small extract from his book Consolations in Travel, British chemist and inventor Sir Humphry Davy describes the natural forces that shape the world that we live in. I transcribed it in Centennial Gregg for the blog. Attachment: the-operations-of-nature.pdf 

Jane Loudon was a 19th century British author who was a pioneer in what later became science fiction, and also wrote about gardening, botany, and horticulture. In this excerpt from her book The Young Naturalists’ Journey, or the Travels of Agnes Merton and Her Mama, one of the characters of the book, Mr. Trelawney, reads…

In this letter to the wife of his friend, J. W. Paige, Daniel Webster describes an April morning in Richmond, VA. I transcribed it in Centennial Gregg for the blog. Attachment: morning.pdf