History

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. …

A History of the Great War

by John Buchan Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
This is the third of a four-volume history of the First World War, coming in along the Ypres Salient in February 1916 and stopping mid-Novem…

A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison

by James E. Seaver Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Mrs. Mary Jemison was taken by the Indians, in the year 1755, when only about twelve years of age, and has continued to reside amongst them …

Great Men and Famous Women

by Charles F. Horne Read by realisticspeakers 4
A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in history. Volume 4: John Adams, Louis A…

Porto Rico

by Joseph B. Seabury Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
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…

Great Pirate Stories

by Joseph Lewis French Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
Piracy embodies the romance of the sea at its highest expression. It isa sad but inevitable commentary on our civilization, that, so far as …

The Glories of Ireland

by Joseph Dunn Read by LibriVox Volunteers
A collection of essays on Ireland compiled by Joseph Dunn and PJ Lennox. As stated in the Preface to the books "...we have been forced…

Book of Concord

by Unknown Read by Jonathan Lange 4.6
The Book of Concord gathers foundational statements of Lutheran belief, bringing together three ecumenical creeds and documents from the Ref…

The British Army From Within

by E. Charles Vivian Read by David Wales 4.3
This 1914 book gives a picture of the British Army structure and life in the early hours of World War I. Summary by david wales

Station Life in New Zealand

by Mary Anne Barker Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 4.4
Station Life in New Zealand is a collection of cheerful and interesting letters written by Lady Mary Anne Barker (nee Mary Anne Stewart) tha…

War Flying by a Pilot

by Lessel Finer Hutcheon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Published in 1917, this "little volume of 'Theta’s' letters to his home people" was assembled to provide useful information for yo…

Great Events in the History of North and South America

by Charles Goodrich Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Step back and time and learn about people, places, and things that helped to mold North and South America. - Summary by CBTeddy

The Crimes of England

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Ray Clare 4.2
"Second, when telling such lies as may seem necessary to your international standing, do not tell the lies to the people who know the t…

The Death of Lord Nelson

by William Beatty Read by Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot 4.5
"The Surgeon of the late illustrious Lord NELSON feels himself called upon, from the responsible situation which he held on the eventfu…

History of Australia and New Zealand

by George Sutherland and Alexander Sutherland Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Explore the foundational narratives of Australia and New Zealand in this comprehensive history by George and Alexander Sutherland. Delving i…

The Political History of France

by Muriel O. Davis Read by Pamela Nagami 4.7
This little book opens on the eve of the French Revolution. The government is crippled by financial mismanagement, ruled by a King who, in t…

The Bible in Its Making

by Mildred Duff Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
One great universal law runs through the realm of nature. Our Saviour gave it in a sentence: 'First the blade, then the ear, after that the …

Washington and his Comrades in Arms

by George Wrong Read by Jim Locke 5
This twelfth volume in the Chronicles of America (series) follows the lengthy and difficult war against England for independence as led by G…

The United Empire Loyalists

by W. Stewart Wallace Read by Roger Melin 4.7
Volume 13 of The Chronicles of Canada Series. This volume sheds light on the often misunderstood Americans who chose to remain loyal to the …

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