History
The Chronicles of America Volume 14 - Washington and His Colleagues
Read by Jim Locke
Henry Jones Ford
This next volume of the Chronicles of American series investigates Washington's development in the day to day world the various dimensions o…
The World’s Story Volume XIII: The United States
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Eva March Tappan
This is the thirteenth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva Mar…
Brave Men and Women: Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs
Read by KHand
Osgood E. Fuller
Brave Men and Women is a collection of stories about historical figures who, through success and failure, made an impact on their world. As…
Women of the French Revolution
Read by Celine Major
Winifred Stephens Whale
(Excerpt) One aspect of this subject of revolutionary women, their connection with the secret societies of the day I have purposely ignored.…
Porto Rico: The Land of the Rich Port
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Joseph B. Seabury
Puerto Rico was acquired by the United States in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. This volume was written in 1903 as Book XII in the…
In the Wake of the Buccaneers
Read by Steven Seitel
Alpheus Hyatt Verrill
Ah, the Buccaneers... “We hear much of the bold, wild ways of these adventurers; Perchance it is the fact that we all appreciate bravery—and…
The Gift of Black Folk: The Negroes in the Making of America
Read by Jim Locke
W. E. B. Du Bois
This essay is an attempt to set forth more clearly than has hitherto been done the effect which the Negro has had upon American life. Its th…
The Desert
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Mathilde Blind
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of The Desert by Mathilde Blind. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for January 10th, 2010.
Women of America
Read by Linda Andrus
John Ruse Larus
The present volume completes the story of woman as told in the series of which it forms part. The history of nations is, in its ultimate ana…
The Negro
Read by Jim Locke
W. E. B. Du Bois
Nevertheless, I have not been able to withstand the temptation to essay such short general statement of the main known facts and their fair …
Orjien vapauttaminen Pohjois-Amerikassa
Read by Andy Bay
Alexandra Gripenberg
Tämä lyhyt esitys orjien vapauttamisesta Pohjois-Amerikan Yhdysvalloissaon kirjoitettu siinä toivossa, että se voisi oll…
Zorra Boys at Home and Abroad, or, How to Succeed
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William Alexander MacKay
By Zorra, in the following sketches, is meant a little district in Oxford county, Ontario, some ten miles square, composed of part of East a…
The Chronicles of America Volume 11 - Eve of the Revolution
Read by Jim Locke
Carl L. Becker
Here is a look at the evolution of thought and events that led Benjamin Franklin to make this statement: "British subjects, by removing…
Les quarante fauteuils de l'Académie Française 1634-1886
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Charles Barthelémy
Depuis ses débuts en cercle de neuf amis, ensuite organisée et élargie sous la tutelle du cardinal de Richelieu en 1634…
St. Clair's Defeat 1791
Read by Phil Schempf
William James Mcglothlin
St. Clair's defeat was a battle fought between the United States and the Western Confederacy of Native Americans on November 4, 1791, during…
Fatherland
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Sir Henry Parkes
LibriVox volunteers bring you 4 recordings of Fatherland by Sir Henry Parkes. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 23rd, 2011.Sir …