History

St. Clair's Defeat

by Anonymous Read by Phil Schempf 4.5
St. Clair's defeat was a battle fought between the United States and the Western Confederacy of Native Americans on November 4, 1791, during…

Australian Miscellany

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.6
A collection in celebration of 2012 Year of Reading Australia. Readers chose fiction, non fiction and poetry - we only asked that the readin…

Claimants to Royalty

by John Henry Ingram Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Claimants to Royalty delves into the fascinating world of those who have claimed royal lineage, exploring the lives and stories of various i…

Beacon Lights of History

by John Lord Read by KHand 4.8
Continuing the series with European Leaders, Dr. Lord discusses William IV, Sir Robert Peel, Cavour, Czar Nicholas, Louis Napoleon, Prince B…

The Modern Woman's Rights Movement

by Käthe Schirmacher Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
A history of the international woman’s rights movements originally published in 1905 and updated in 1909; English translation published in 1…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II

by Thomas Babington Macaulay Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The History of England, from the Accession of James II offers a detailed examination of a pivotal moment in British history, beginning with …

The Woman Movement

by Ellen Key Read by AnaNaumoska 4
Ellen Key's 'The Woman movement' follows the development of the feminist movement striving towards a greater emancipation of women in the pu…

Louis Armstrong At Basin Street

by Louis Armstrong 5
Experience the vibrant sounds of Louis Armstrong at Basin Street in New York City. This recording from May 21, 1955, captures the essence of…

America Looks Abroad

by American Foreign Policy Association 5
America Looks Abroad was a 15-minute news and commentary show produced by the nonpartisan American Foreign Policy Association. It was broadc…

Is War Diminishing?

by Frederick Adams Woods Read by Leon Harvey
A study In the prevalence of war in Europe from 1400 to the present day. This small book summarises historical periods of peace compared to …

Finding a Way Out

by Robert R. Moton Read by Jim Locke 3
He says about this work: "I have tried to record the events that have given character and colour to my own life, and at the same time t…

Sleeping Sickness

by Fleming Mant Sandwith Read by Pamela Nagami 3.2
In the twenty-first century sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis in humans) is still a life-threatening disease of adults and children…

The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets

by Jane Addams Read by Mary Schneider 4.4
Much of the material in the following pages has appeared in current publications. It is here presented in book form in the hope that it may …

The Citizen's Almanac

by U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
New citizens of the United States were given this pamphlet when they became citizens. The Citizen's Almanac contains information on the hist…

Report of the Inquiry into the Role and Oversight of Private Security Contracto…

by United States Senate Committee on Armed Services Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
The Inquiry into the Role and Oversight of Private Security Contractors in Afghanistan, which reported in September 2010, was precipitated b…

Hear It Now

Read by Edward R Murrow 5
Edward R Murrow hosts and narrates this first program in the series of 'Hear It Now.' Murrow begins with a description of the tragic events …

Columbus

by Joaquin Miller Read by LibriVox Volunteers
This week, to celebrate Columbus Day, LibriVox volunteers bring you six recordings of Columbus by Joaquin Miller. This was the weekly poetr…

History of New Brunswick

by Peter Fisher Read by Roger Melin 3
Originally published in 1825 under the title: Sketches of New Brunswick : containing an account of the first settlement of the province, wit…

The Scrap Book Sampler

by Various Read by Bellona Times 5
18 works -- two non-fic articles & one short fiction or poetry each -- from issues March, April, May, June, July, & August 1906 of T…

Early explorations in New South Wales

by John Price Read by Phil Benson 3.5
In the early days of the penal colony at Sydney, rumour was rife among the convicts of another colony beyond the Blue Mountains and perhaps …

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