History

Brave Men and Women

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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…

Porto Rico

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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…

The World’s Story

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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…

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.…

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

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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…

Orjien vapauttaminen Pohjois-Amerikassa

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Alexandra Gripenberg



Tämä lyhyt esitys orjien vapauttamisesta Pohjois-Amerikan Yhdysvalloissaon kirjoitettu siinä toivossa, että se voisi oll…

Zorra Boys at Home and Abroad

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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

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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…

The Life of Washington

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John James Marshall



Volume five of John Marshall's biography follows Washington through his second term ending in the election of John Adams and Washington's re…

Les quarante fauteuils de l'Académie Française

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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…

True Stories of Girl Heroines

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Evelyn Everett-Green



Twenty short stories retelling the heroic deeds of teenaged girls and young women from history. - Summary by Beeswaxcandle

Homage to Catalonia


George Orwell, writer of Animal Farm and



St. Clair's Defeat

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…

Our Little Mexican Cousin

Read by Mike Dunn


Edward Crompton Butler



This book tells about life in Mexico in the early 20th century, through the eyes of a little girl, Juanita. As the story follows her, the re…

Old Times in the Colonies

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Charles Carleton Coffin



The discovery and establishment of a new continent! Who owns it? What will you do with it? How shall it be ruled? How shall a sovereign gain…

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