History

The Life of George Washington

by Josephine Pollard Read by ACBowgus 4.5
The Life story of a public man cannot help being to some extent the same thing as a history of the times in which he lived, and to the case …

History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution

by Rev. James Maccaffrey Read by Maria Therese 4.2
This first volume of a two volume set traces the trials and triumphs of the Catholic Church during the period before the reformation up to t…

The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels o…

by Rustichello Da Pisa Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
"Books of the Marvels of the World" or "Description of the World" (Divisament dou monde), also nicknamed "Il Milion…

Alexander Hamilton

by Charles A. Conant Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Alexander Hamilton was a significant figure in the political and economic development of the early United States. He served in the American …

A History of the Roman Empire from Its Foundation to the Death of Marcus Aureli…

by John Bagnell Bury Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
A History of the Roman Empire from Its Foundation to the Death of Marcus Aurelius offers a comprehensive exploration of the Roman Empire's e…

American History Stories

by Mara L. Pratt Read by Laura Caldwell 4.4
History is brought to life in the second volume of American History Stories by Mara L. Pratt. It is a wonderful introduction for children to…

Manual of Egyptian Archaeology

by Gaston Maspero Read by Timothy Ferguson 4.6
Manual of Egyptian Archaeology by Gaston Maspero serves as a comprehensive guide to the rich history and artifacts of ancient Egypt. Origina…

The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty

by Sir John Barrow Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
The mutiny on the Bounty occurred aboard a British Royal Navy ship on 28 April 1789. The mutiny was led by Fletcher Christian against the co…

Insurgent Mexico

by John Reed Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
In the autumn of 1913 John Reed was sent to Mexico by the Metropolitan Magazine to report the Mexican Revolution. He shared the perils of Pa…

Abraham Lincoln: A History

by John Hay Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Abraham Lincoln: A History offers a unique perspective on one of America's most revered presidents, as it is penned by two of his private se…

What Prohibition Has Done to America

by Fabian Franklin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
In What Prohibition Has Done to America, Fabian Franklin presents a concise but forceful argument against the Eighteenth Amendment of the U.…

Ruth

by King James Version Read by TriciaG 4.6
Ruth is a poignant narrative from the Old Testament that explores themes of loyalty, love, and redemption. Set in the time of the judges, it…

Democracy in America

by Alexis De Tocqueville Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Democracy in America offers a profound exploration of the American political system as observed by French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville d…

The Colored Cadet at West Point

by Henry Ossian Flipper Read by James K. White 4.7
Henry Ossian Flipper--born into slavery in Thomasville, Georgia on March 21, 1856--did not learn to read and write until just before the end…

History of the United States

by Charles Austin Beard Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and inte…

History of the United States

by Charles Austin Beard Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and inte…

On the Shores of the Great Sea

by M. B. Synge Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Book I of the "Story of the World" series. Focuses on the civilizations surrounding the Mediterranean Sea from the time of Abraham…

History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688

by David Hume Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
David Hume is one of the great philosophers of the Western intellectual tradition. His philosophical writings earned him lasting fame and re…

A Brief History of English and American Literature

by Henry A. Beers Read by Kalynda 4.9
Henry Augustin Beers, native of Buffalo, NY and professor of English at Yale, with the help of John Fletcher Hurst (1834-1903), Methodist bi…

Drugging a Nation

by Samuel Merwin and Samuel Merwin, Sr. Read by Edmund Bloxam 4.5
Drugging a Nation is a journalistic reveal of the extent to which the British Empire was culpable in the dissemination and subsequent near t…

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