Biography & Autobiography
Indian Boyhood
Read by Carol Pelster
Charles Alexander Eastman
Indian Boyhood is a lively and appealing first-person recounting of the life of a Sioux child in the last days of the tribe's "wild&quo…
The Child's Book of American Biography
Read by Laura Victoria
Mary Stoyell Stimpson
The Child's Book of American Biography introduces young listeners to the remarkable lives of influential figures in American history. Throug…
The Ghosts of Piccadilly
Read by Peter Yearsley
G. S. Street
Nothing spooky or supernatural, but a very personal gathering of gossip, letters, and fragments of biography of famous people who have lived…
The Gamekeeper at Home
Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)
Richard Jefferies
Richard Jefferies (1848 – 1887) was born and spent his childhood on a farm at Coate,Wiltshire. He joined the ‘Wiltshire and Gloucestershire …
King Alfred of England
Read by Ryan Cherrick
Jacob Abbott
The life and accomplishments of England's sole title holder of "The Great." King Alfred defended England from Viking invasions an…
The Life of George Washington
Read by ACBowgus
Josephine Pollard
The Life story of a public man cannot help being to some extent the same thing as a history of the times in which he lived, and to the case …
The Travels of Ibn Batuta
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Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta (1304 – ca. 1369), was a Moroccan explorer. Over a period of thirty years, Ibn Battuta visited most of the known Islamic world a…
The Life and Adventures of Nat Love
Read by Lee Elliott
Nat Love
Nat Love was born a slave, emancipated into abject poverty, grew up riding the range as a cowboy and spent his maturity riding the rails as …
The Autobiography of Madame Guyon
Read by peaceuntoyou
Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
The Autobiography of Madame Guyon offers a profound glimpse into the life of Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte-Guyon, a French mystic whose s…
England and the Hundred Years' War
Read by Pamela Nagami
Charles William Chadwick Oman
This little book by the British military historian, Charles Oman, begins with the accession of the warrior king, Edward III, to the English …
Art and Morality
Read by Martin Geeson
Stuart Mason
“Who can help laughing when an ordinary journalist seriously proposes to limit the subject-matter at the disposal of the artist?”“We are dom…
Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous
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Sarah Knowles Bolton
These characters have been chosen from various countries and from varied professions, that the youth who read this book may see that poverty…
Letters on an Elk Hunt
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Elinore Pruitt Stewart
This is a sequel to Letters of a Woman Homesteader in which Elinore Rupert (Pruitt) Stewart describes her arrival and early years on a Burnt…
Kepler
Read by Bill Boerst
Walter W. Bryant
Kepler offers a detailed exploration of the life and contributions of Johannes Kepler, a pivotal figure in the history of astronomy. This bi…
Queen Elizabeth
Read by Brendan Stallard
Edward Spencer Beesly
Explore the life of Queen Elizabeth I, the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, in this insightful biography by Edward Spencer Beesly. Delve i…
The Story of Geronimo
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Jim Kjelgaard
Geronimo (1829 – 1909) was a prominent leader of the Bedonkohe Apache who fought against Mexico and the United States for their expansion in…
The Underground Railroad
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William Still
"The work is intensely interesting. Many of the narratives thrill the reader through and through. Some of them awaken an indignation, a…
Meine Emancipation, Verweisung und Rechtfertigung
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Louise Aston
1845, Louise Aston lebt als geschiedene Frau in Berlin und bewegt sich in intellektuellen Kreisen. Sie raucht in der Öffentlichkeit und…
The Log-Cabin Lady
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Unknown
The Log-Cabin Lady chronicles the life of a remarkable woman whose journey reflects the spirit of American pioneer life. This biography capt…
President Lincoln's Attitude Towards Slavery and Emancipation
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Henry Watson Wilbur
In this insightful examination, Henry Watson Wilbur delves into President Abraham Lincoln's complex relationship with slavery and emancipati…