History

The History of the English Bible

by John Brown Read by MaryAnn 4.6
The celebration of the Tercentenary of the Authorized Version of the English Bible of 1611 has called into existence the little book here p…

Criminal Manchester

by Anonymous Read by Phil Benson 4.8
Follow the Manchester Evening News 'special correspondent' and his guide - recently back from a 'seven stretch' - as they take you on a tour…

The Life of Abraham Lincoln

by Ida M. Tarbell Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 4.6
Volume 1 of Ida Tarbell's biography of Lincoln covers his life from his boyhood to his election to the presidency in 1860. Tarbell, in addit…

Democracy In America

by Alexis de Tocqueville 5
Democracy in America is a well-produced dramatization of Alexis de Tocqueville’s book of the same name. These fourteen, thirty-minute episod…

The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph

by Henry M. Field Read by Alex C. Telander 4.8
Cyrus W. Field had a dream: to link the Old World of Britain and Europe to that of the New World of North America by a telegraph cable stret…

The Evolution of Modern Medicine

by Sir William Osler Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
This is the manuscript of Sir William Osler's lectures on the "Evolution of Modern Medicine," delivered at Yale University in 1913…

The Story of the Romans

by H. A. Guerber Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.6
The Story of the Romans by H. A. Guerber invites young listeners to explore the rich tapestry of Roman history through engaging narratives. …

Japan

by Lafcadio Hearn Read by Julia Niedermaier 4.2
Greece-born Lafcadio Hearn (1850 - 1904) spent decades of his life in Japan, even marrying a Japanese woman, thus becoming a Japanese citize…

The Aftermath of Slavery

by William A. Sinclair Read by Jim Locke 4.5
This work describes conditions and forces the black population of the South faced after freedom was brought by the Civil War. As Sinclair pu…

A Brief History of Influenza in U. S. America, Europe, Hawaii

by A. Mouritz Read by Grace Buchanan 4.6
PREFACEThis Booklet has been written and compiled for the use of any student or layman who seeks concise and clear information on the histor…

A Book of American Explorers

by Thomas Wentworth Higginson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
This book tells the story of exploration in America in the words of the explorers themselves. It consists of extracts from narratives of the…

Letters from Victorian Pioneers

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
A series of letters on the early occupation of the colony, the Aborigines, etc addressed by Victorian pioneers to his Excellency Charles Jos…

The Great Events by Famous Historians

by Charles F. Horne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narrati…

Young Folks' Treasury

by Hamilton Wright Mabie Read by BettyB 5
Historical vignettes of selected locations throughout the world and many of our early explorers as well. Fascinating travel adventures throu…

The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines

by Isabel Anderson Read by William Tomcho 4.6
In The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines, Isabel Anderson invites listeners on a captivating journey through the enchanting …

The Story of Manhattan

by Charles Hemstreet Read by Guero 4.6
The Story of Manhattan offers a concise yet engaging narrative of New York City's rich history, tracing its evolution from the early 17th ce…

History of the United States

by Charles Austin Beard Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and inte…

Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian

by Alma Lutz Read by PhyllisV 4.9
Alma Lutz's outstanding biography of Susan B. Anthony is revered for its descriptive power, attention to detail and historical significance …

The World’s Story

by Karl Ploetz Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The fourteenth volume of the 15-volume series The World’s Story has a different concept than the previous books edited by Eva March Tappan. …

Phallic Worship

by Hargrave Jennings Read by Peter Yearsley 4.5
A fairly scholarly, short survey of religious sexual symbols and practices from ancient times to the near-present, and within various countr…

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