History

Canyons of the Colorado

by John Wesley Powell Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
John Wesley Powell was a pioneer American explorer, ethnologist, and geologist in the 19th Century. In 1869 he set out to explore the Colora…

The Soul of the Indian

by Charles Alexander Eastman Read by David Mix 4.6
"We also have a religion which was given to our forefathers, and has been handed down to us their children. It teaches us to be thankfu…

Martin Luther

by Carl E. Koppenhaver Read by Danielle Cartwright 4.7
This short, engaging volume summarizes the life of a priest who, intending to spark a lively academic debate by nailing 95 theses on a churc…

History of the Civil War

by James Ford Rhodes Read by Celine Major 4.5
Superbly written, this overview of the Civil War, won a Pulitzer Prize in History in 1918. Rhodes covers not only the battles and the gener…

The Frozen North

by Edith Horton Read by Laura Victoria 4.6
The Frozen North invites young listeners on an adventurous journey through the icy realms of the polar regions. This engaging audiobook pres…

Servants of Satan

by Seabury Quinn Read by Ben Tucker 4.6
Noted weird fiction author Seabury Quinn brings to life true tales of witch trial persecution within the pages of Weird Tales magazine! - Su…

The Heroines of History

by John S. Jenkins Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
A look at some of the famous women in European history. Includes biographies on Cleopatra; Isabella of Castile; Joan of Arc; Maria Theresa; …

The Mohawk Valley

by W. Max Reid Read by Roger Melin 4.5
The Mohawk Valley offers a detailed exploration of the rich history of the Mohawk Valley in upper New York State, spanning from 1609 to 1780…

The Romance of Excavation

by David Masters Read by Steven Seitel 4.8
The Romance of Excavation: A Record of the Amazing Discoveries in Egypt, Assyria, Troy, Crete, etc., with Twenty-Nine Illustrations,From the…

The Great Events by Famous Historians

by Charles F. Horne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narrati…

The Book of Tea

by Kakuzō Okakura Read by Mike Rosenlof 4.7
The Book of Tea was written by Okakura Kakuzo in the early 20th century. It was first published in 1906, and has since been republished many…

Americans All, Immigrants All

by U. S. Department Of The Interior Office Of Education Read by Mark F. Smith 4.9
The United States Department of the Interior, Office of Education partnered with the Columbia Broadcasting System to present a series of 26 …

Condition of the Working-Class in England

by Friedrich Engels Read by Cate Barratt 4.2
This is Engels' first book (since considered a classic account of England's working class in the industrial age), which argues that workers …

Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius

by Niccolò Machiavelli Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
In "Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius", posthumous work by the author of The Prince, Machiavelli discusses the useful…

Foxe's Book of Martyrs

by John Foxe Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Book of Martyrs, by John Foxe, is an English Protestant account of the persecutions of Protestants, many of whom had died for their beli…

New Discoveries at Jamestown

by John L. Cotter Read by Mark F. Smith 4.5
Chances are, you are reading this because you are aware that Jamestown, Virginia, celebrated its 400th birthday in 2007. It was the first &q…

The Antiquities of the Jews

by Flavius Josephus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Antiquities of the Jews was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the year 93 or 94. Antiquities of the …

Minor Works of Josephus

by Flavius Josephus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
There are 3 parts to this collection.(1) Against Apion is a two-volume defence of Judaism as classical religion and philosophy, stressing it…

History of Iceland

by Knut Gjerset Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
"Iceland, the saga island, lying on the very borders of the unknown, has attracted much attention ever since the time when the enigmati…

The Story of the Pony Express

by Glenn D. Bradley Read by Roger Melin 4.1
The Story of the Pony Express offers an in depth account behind the need for a mail route to connect the eastern U.S. with the rapidly popul…

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