History

The Chronicles of America

by Maud Wilder Goodwin Read by Jim Locke 5
Geography is the maker of history. The course of Dutch settlement in America was predetermined by a river which runs its length of a hundred…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II

by Thomas Babington Macaulay Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The History of England, from the Accession of James II by Thomas Babington Macaulay offers a detailed examination of a pivotal period in Bri…

Radio News

4.7
Explore the news from 1946 in this collection. This compilation includes various news files, V-Discs, and specials from that year. While som…

England, Canada and the Great War

by Louis-Georges Desjardins Read by Cate Barratt 4.6
England, Canada and the Great War offers a critical examination of the contributions of Quebecers during World War I, challenging the narrat…

Scotland's Story

by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall Read by James R. Hedrick 5
Scotland's Story: A History Of Scotland For Boys And Girls is both a history of Scotland as well as delving into some of its legends. Writte…

Curious Myths of the Middle Ages

by Sabine Baring-Gould Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
Curious Myths of the Middle Ages invites listeners to explore the fascinating and often bizarre beliefs that shaped medieval thought. In thi…

Border Raids and Reivers

by Robert Borland Read by James R. Hedrick 5
A history of southern Scots families (reivers). "There are few more remarkable phenomena in the political or social life of Scotland th…

The Story of the French Revolution

by Ernest Belfort Bax Read by Celine Major 3.9
Preface Excerpt: "The following sketch of the course of the French Revolution was originally published during 1889 in serial form in &q…

History of the Norwegian People

by Knut Gjerset Read by LibriVox Volunteers
A detailed and exhaustive history of the Norwegian People, written in two volumes. This second volume deals with Norwegian History from the …

The Dancing Mania

by Justus Hecker Read by Martin Geeson 4.1
Numerous theories have been proposed for the causes of dancing mania, and it remains unclear whether it was a real illness or a social pheno…

Third Class in Indian Railways

by Mahatma Gandhi Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
In Third Class in Indian Railways, Mahatma Gandhi examines the conditions faced by passengers travelling in the lowest class of India’s rail…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II

by Thomas Babington Macaulay Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
This is volume 3 chapter 16 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…

The World's Story

by Eva March Tappan Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
This is the eighth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March T…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II

by Thomas Babington Macaulay Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
The History of England, from the Accession of James II offers a detailed examination of a pivotal period in English history, beginning in 16…

Great Men and Famous Women

by Charles F. Horne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
A collection of writings about a variety of men and women from history who were some of the most prominent people around at the time. Marsha…

Venetian Life

by William Dean Howells Read by Timothy Ferguson
William Dean Howells was American Consul to Venice for four years. His term ended in 1865. He wrote about the city, and the culture of the V…

Woman in Science

by John Augustine Zahm Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3
Woman in Science explores the significant yet often overlooked contributions of women to the field of science throughout history. John Augus…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II

by Thomas Babington Macaulay Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
This is volume 4 chapter 18 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…

The Narrative of Sojourner Truth

by Olive Gilbert Read by Holly Jenson 4.7
Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree) was born into slavery in 1797 (or thereabouts) in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York. This narrati…

California History

by Various Read by David Wales 4.5
Alfred Louis Kroeber (1876-1960) was an American cultural anthropologist who founded the anthropology department at the University of Calif…

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