History
Three Accounts of Peterloo
Read by Phil Benson
Francis Archibald Bruton
A companion volume to F.A. Bruton's 'The Story of Peterloo', the full title of this short collection is 'Three Accounts of Peterloo by Eyewi…
The Chronicles of America Volume 07 - Dutch and English on the Hudson
Read by Jim Locke
Maud Wilder Goodwin
Geography is the maker of history. The course of Dutch settlement in America was predetermined by a river which runs its length of a hundred…
The Chronicles of America Volume 15 - Jefferson and his Colleagues
Read by Jim Locke
Allen Johnson
In this volume, we have the Virginia Dynasty of presidents: Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. America at this time was involved in expansion w…
The Turing Solution
The Turing Solution Alan Turing, born June 23 1912, is famous for his key role in breaking German codes in World War 2. But for mathematicia…
Tales of English Minsters: Hereford
Read by David Wales
Elizabeth W. Grierson
This short book was originally written for children, though adults will also find it worthwhile. It tells interesting history of Hereford i…
Sound of History #2: West Berlin
John Goerzen
Episode #2 of the Sound of History podcast. This episode focuses on West Berlin with two historic speeches from that city. The first speech …
Dante - Poet of the Impossible
Dante Alighieri was a poet and civic leader in Florence. His enemies had him exiled, hoping he'd disappear from history. But instead he wrot…
Woman Suffrage and Politics
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Carrie Chapman Catt
Written after the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment and published in 1923, "This book's essential contribution must be sought in its …
A Social History of the American Negro
Read by Jim Locke
Benjamin Griffith Brawley
A comprehensive history of what experiences and influences created the Negro American citizen as we find him at the beginning of the twentie…
Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 2
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Charles F. Horne
A collection of writings about a variety of men and women from history who were some of the most prominent people around at the time. Marsha…
Faded Pictures
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William Vaughn Moody
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Faded Pictures by William Vaughn Moody. This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 2, 2…
Tom Petrie's reminiscences of early Queensland (dating from 1837). Recorded by …
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Constance Campbell Petrie and Thomas Petrie
Tom Petrie (1831-1910), explorer and grazier, arrived in the then convict settlement of Moreton Bay in 1837. His reminiscences of what was t…
Zone Policeman 88; A Close Range Study of the Panama Canal and Its Workers
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Harry A. Franck
Harry A. Franck was an American travel writer. After publishing Vagabond Journey Around the World, he spent 3 months in the Canal Zone of Pa…
The Chronicles of America Volume 14 - Washington and His Colleagues
Read by Jim Locke
Henry Jones Ford
This next volume of the Chronicles of American series investigates Washington's development in the day to day world the various dimensions o…
The World’s Story Volume XIII: The United States
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Eva March Tappan
This is the thirteenth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva Mar…
Women of the French Revolution
Read by Celine Major
Winifred Stephens Whale
(Excerpt) One aspect of this subject of revolutionary women, their connection with the secret societies of the day I have purposely ignored.…
Porto Rico: The Land of the Rich Port
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Joseph B. Seabury
Puerto Rico was acquired by the United States in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. This volume was written in 1903 as Book XII in the…
The Gift of Black Folk: The Negroes in the Making of America
Read by Jim Locke
W. E. B. Du Bois
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…
Music of The Baroque Period
Ranjith Daluwatta
500 - 1500 Music from the Middle Ages and The Renaissance 1500-1750 Music of Baroque Period 1750-1820 Music of Classicism 1820-1910 Mu…
Brave Men and Women: Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs
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Osgood E. Fuller
Brave Men and Women is a collection of stories about historical figures who, through success and failure, made an impact on their world. As…