Biography & Autobiography
- Voices from the Battlefield
- Criminal Lives: True Stories
- Voices of Social Change
- Voices of Political Change
- Voices of Resilience
- Voices from American History
- Pioneers in Health and Healing
- Adventures in Exploration
Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His name is one of the most recognizable names in history and one of the most enduring of composers. At age 5, this…
James Watt
In this insightful biography, Andrew Carnegie delves into the life of James Watt, the pioneering inventor whose innovations transformed the …
American Men of Mind
“American Men of Mind” is a collection of short biographies of men of note in various disciplines. It is an absorbing collection of short bi…
Third Class in Indian Railways
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869 – 1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement…
The Story of Geronimo
Geronimo (1829 – 1909) was a prominent leader of the Bedonkohe Apache who fought against Mexico and the United States for their expansion in…
Women of History
Women of History offers a fascinating exploration of the lives of remarkable women who shaped the world from ancient times to the mid-19th c…
The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln
This is a careful and fascinating collection of interviews with people who knew Lincoln as a boy and young man. A glimpse into the type of p…
My Mother and I
Elizabeth Stern was two and a half years old, when her family emigrated from Poland to Pittsburgh. My Mother and I is the story of Stern's A…
Letters of Ulysses S. Grant
Among the national leaders whose names will always hold an honorable place in American history is Ulysses S. Grant, the simple-hearted man a…
The Training of a Forester
Written by a forester, this book looks at the definition of "forest", what the life of a forester entails, discusses the forest se…
Sherman’s Military Lessons Of The American Civil War
This LibriVox recording comprises chapter 25 (Conclusion – Military Lessons Of The War) of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Memo…
The Lives of the Queens of England
The Lives of the Queens of England is a multi-volumed work attributed to Agnes Strickland, though it was mostly researched and written by he…
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects
The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times, or Le Vite de' più eccellenti…
A Narrative of the Life of Rev. Noah Davis
The object of the writer, in preparing this account of himself, is toRAISE SUFFICIENT MEANS TO FREE HIS LAST TWO CHILDREN FROM SLAVERY.Havin…
A Young Girl's Diary
The diary of an upper middle class Austrian girl, this book describes her life between the ages of eleven and fourteen. It's a coming of age…
Bacon
This investigation of Bacon the scholar and man of letters begins with a look at the early days and progresses to his relationships with Que…
Lord Kitchener
In this insightful essay, G. K. Chesterton explores the complex life and legacy of Lord Kitchener, a figure whose military prowess and polit…
The Underground Railroad
"Never before has the working of the Underground Railroad been so thoroughly explained. Here we have in complete detail the various met…
The Diary of a Dead Officer
Published posthumously in 1919, this collection of diary entries presents a scathing picture of army life and is said to be one of the most …
A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukaw…
Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, also known as James Albert, (born ca. 1705 - 1775) was a freed slave and autobiographer. His autobiography is considered…