Modern (19th C)
History of the Johnstown Flood
Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Willis Fletcher Johnson
An account of the Johnstown Flood, the most devastating loss of civilian life in the United States prior to the terrorist attacks of Septemb…
The American Postal Service
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Louis Melius
The history of the postal service in the United States goes back to the colonial period, but was established more formally with the issuing …
Frostiana
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George Davis
The frost fair of 1814 began on 1 February, and lasted four days. A printer named George Davis published a 124-page book, "Frostiana; o…
The Great White North
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Helen S. Wright
Sketches of those who braved the 'Great White North' in exploration and adventure. - Summary by KevinS
A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines
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Dan Dequille
This is a brief account of the Comstock Lode silver mines, and description of the geographic features of the state of Nevada including the r…
Into The Valley Of Death
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Various
The Charge Of The Light Brigade (1854) is a famous poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson. It is about, among other things, the valor of soldiers and…
Notes on The Broads and Rivers of Norfolk and Suffolk
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Harry Brittain
The Broads area of Norfolk and Suffolk is in the East Anglian region of England. It is the location of Britain's third largest inland waterw…
The Famous Missions of California
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William Henry Hudson
Naturalist William Henry Hudson was born in Argentina of immigrant parents from England, and later settled there. He published books on orn…
Twenty Years of the Republic
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Harry Thurston Peck
Excerpt: At the time when Mr. Cleveland was inaugurated there had been no Democratic President for a full quarter of a century. A whole gene…
Historical Backgrounds of the Great War
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Frank James Adkins
Author Frank J. Adkins, a lecturer at Cambridge University, arranged a series of European history lectures at the beginning of World War I f…
Gertrude Bell
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Ronald Bodley and Lorna Hearst
A highly engaging biography about a fascinating English woman who was most unusual for her time. An adventurous traveler who fell completely…
The Land of Midian
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Richard Francis Burton
The plain unvarnished tale of the travel in Midian, undertaken by the second Expedition, which, like the first, owes all to the liberality a…
The Pauper, the Thief, and the Convict
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Thomas Archer
"Bare, unpicturesque, and sordid as are the conditions of poverty, there are sights in London which everybody may and should see - sigh…
Loom and Spindle
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Harriet H. Robinson
Harriet Robinson was a frequent contributor to the famous monthly periodical, "The Lowell Offering", which featured poetry, essays…
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville
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Washington Irving
Benjamin Bonneville spent the years 1832 to 1835 on the adventure of a lifetime, leading an expedition of trapping, trading, and exploring i…
Handbook of Home Rule
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James Bryce
The issue of Irish home rule was the dominant political question of British and Irish politics in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Published i…
Tea and Tea Drinking
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Alfred Arthur Reade
Not a complete history of tea, but a pleasant diversion concerning tea, the pleasures found in its drinking, effects, benefits, cautions, et…
A Short History of Pittsburgh
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Samuel Harden Church
Samuel H. Church presents a brief history of the city of Pittsburgh, split into three domains: historical, industrial, and intellectual. His…
Mark Twain's Partner
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Michael J. Phillips
In 1861, a 26-year-old Sam Clemens "went west" with his older brother Orion. By that time he'd had some experience with publishing…
Andersonville
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John Mcelroy
A comprehensive four-volume history of one soldier's 15 months in Andersonville Prison during the Civil War. The book is divided into 83 cha…