History

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 British history, focusing on the…

The Eisenhower Years

by Kansas State University 4.2
The Eisenhower Years is a fascinating 13-part radio documentary that explores the significant events and themes of the Eisenhower administra…

Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States

by Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von Steuben Read by David Olson
More commonly know as "The Blue Book" written by "Baron von Steuben" this publication was key to organizing the young Am…

True Stories from History and Biography

by Nathaniel Hawthorne Read by Susan Morin 2.7
In writing this ponderous tome, the author's desire has been to describe the eminent characters and remarkable events of our annals, in such…

The Gift of Black Folk

by W. E. B. Du Bois Read by Jim Locke 3.4
This essay is an attempt to set forth more clearly than has hitherto been done the effect which the Negro has had upon American life. Its th…

The Black Experience in America

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2.9
This is not the copyrighted work by Norman Coombs currently on Project Gutenberg but a collection of non-fiction, fiction, poetry, drama, an…

William Lloyd Garrison, the Abolitionist

by Archibald Grimké Read by Jim Locke 3.2
"THE author of this volume desires . . . to say . . . that it is his earnest hope that this record of a hero may be an aid to brave and…

The History of MIT

by MIT OpenCourseWare 5
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/STS-050S11 Instructors: Merrit Roe Smith, David Mindell This course examines the history of MI…

Lives of the Presidents of the United States

by Helen W. Pierson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 1.5
This book consists of simple biographies of the first 23 Presidents of the United States written chiefly in words of one syllable. Books suc…

The Men Who Found America

by Frederick Winthrop Hutchinson Read by Elijah Fisher 2.9
This Book is about the Men Who Found America and how it started - Summary by Elijah

Jesus Christ Had Negro Blood in His Veins

by W. L. Hunter Read by Jim Locke 3.6
This short work attempts to establish that Jesus had black ancestry dating back to Ham, the son of Noah, who had been made black-skinned as …

Arizona Sketches

by Joseph Munk Read by Bellona Times 3.5
An introduction to Arizona from approximately a century ago. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

The French Revolution

by Thomas Carlyle Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2.6
The French Revolution: A History was written by the Scottish essayist, philosopher, and historian Thomas Carlyle. The three-volume work, fir…

Native Races and the War

by Josephine Butler Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Josephine Elizabeth Butler was a Victorian era British feminist who was strongly committed to liberal reforms. As a result of her efforts, i…

CBS Radio At Fifty

Read by Walter Cronkite 3
Walter Cronkite hosts this 3 hour retrospective on the history of CBS Radio from its beginnings up through to the date of this broadcast. Th…

The Story of Cairo

by Stanley Lane-Poole Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3
Although Cairo is most famous for the ancient Egyptian pyramids of Giza located at its outskirts, the city as we know it today dates back on…

Crusaders of New France

by William Bennett Munro Read by Jim Locke 0.5
The previous volumes in the Chronicles of America series placed Spain and England at the fore in the discovery and development of the New Wo…

Famous Affinities of History

by Lyndon Orr Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.1
"Famous Affinities of History" is a book of passion-filled accounts of the most famous love affairs of history. The stories of Cle…

The Present Picture of New South Wales

by David Dickinson Mann Read by Phil Benson 4.1
Convicted of forgery at the age of 23, David Dickenson Mann narrowly escaped hanging and was transported instead to New South Wales, where h…

An Address to Free Colored Americans

by An Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
The first Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women met in New York City in May, 1837. Members at the Convention came from all walks of life…

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