History

Europe and the Faith

Read by Ray Clare


Hilaire Belloc



The Catholic brings to history (when I say "history" in these pages I mean the history of Christendom) self-knowledge. As a man in…

Borgia


Klabund- Alfred Henschke



In kleinen Episödchen schildert Klabund Aufstieg und Fall der berühmten Dynastie. Machtspiele, Intrigen, Korruption, Vetternwirtsc…

The Experienced English Housekeeper

Read by Phil Benson


Elizabeth Raffald



'Cut a large old hare in small pieces, and put it in a mug with three blades of mace, a little salt, two large onions, one red herring, six …

Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt

Read by Timothy Ferguson


Gaston Maspero



A handbook of Egyptian archaeology, issued by the British Museum, considered suitable for British tourists traveling to Egypt in the 19th Ce…

Army Life in a Black Regiment

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Thomas Wentworth Higginson



These pages record some of the adventures of the First South Carolina Volunteers, the first slave regiment mustered into the service of the …

The Underground Railroad, Part 3

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William Still



"Never before has the working of the Underground Railroad been so thoroughly explained. Here we have in complete detail the various met…

The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80, Part 1

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Archibald Forbes



The First Anglo–Afghan War was fought between British India and Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842. It was one of the first major conflicts durin…

True Stories from History and Biography

Read by Susan Morin


Nathaniel Hawthorne



In writing this ponderous tome, the author's desire has been to describe the eminent characters and remarkable events of our annals, in such…

History of the Britons

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Nennius



One of the earliest recorded histories of Britain; Nennius wrote the book around 796BC. These days Nennius is recognised as being a teller, …

Historical Tales, Vol I: American I

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Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews



Volume I of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This first volume comprises…

The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines

Read by William Tomcho


Isabel Anderson



Isabel Anderson has written a most interesting travelogue of Hawaii and The Philippines. Actually it is more of a history lesson. Anyone wit…

Amendments to the United States Constitution

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United States Government and Unit



The Amendments to the Constitution of the USA are a continuously modified document that attempts to secure all basic and other rights for Am…

The Indian To-day

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Charles Alexander Eastman



Based in part upon the author's own observations and personal knowledge, it was the aim of the book to set forth the status and outlook of t…

The General History of the Pyrates

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Captain Charles Johnson



A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates is a 1724 book containing biographies of contemporary pirates. …

The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 3

Read by Ann Boulais


Agnes Strickland



The Lives of the Queens of England is a multi-volumed work attributed to Agnes Strickland, though it was mostly researched and written by he…

The Education of Henry Adams

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Henry Brooks Adams



The Education of Henry Adams records the struggle of Bostonian Henry Adams (1838-1918), in early old age, to come to terms with the dawning …

Farthest North, Volume I

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Fridtjof Nansen



Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Fram", 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and …

An Address to Free Colored Americans

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An Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women



The first Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women met in New York City in May, 1837. Members at the Convention came from all walks of life…

1944 Radio News


WA4CZD



News from 1944. I usually share these via torrent but I don't think all these files are available on archive.org so here's a 1944 news file …

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