History

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times

by François Pierre Guillaume Guizot Read by Cate Barratt 4.9
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (October 4, 1787 -September 12, 1874) was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a do…

Civil Rights and Equal Protection Cases

by United States Supreme Court Read by Kelli Robinson 4.5
Civil Rights and Equal Protection Cases presents a collection of pivotal United States Supreme Court decisions that shaped the landscape of …

Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War

by Frederick A. Talbot Read by William Tomcho 4.1
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War delves into the pioneering era of aerial combat during World War I, exploring the revolutionary impact of a…

Historic Papers on the Causes of the Civil War

by Eugenia Dunlap Potts Read by FNH 4.2
Historic Papers on the Causes of the Civil War offers a unique perspective on one of the most pivotal conflicts in American history. Authore…

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 …

Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth

by Lucy Aikin Read by Cate Barratt 4.2
Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth offers a fascinating glimpse into the life and reign of one of England's most iconic monarchs. Compi…

The World’s Story

by Eva March Tappan Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
This is the first volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Ta…

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…

The Underground Railroad

by William Still Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
"Never before has the working of the Underground Railroad been so thoroughly explained. Here we have in complete detail the various met…

Dress Design

by Talbot Hughes Read by Libby Gohn 4.4
Dress Design by Talbot Hughes offers a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of fashion in Western Europe, tracing its development from…

The Catiline Conspiracy

by Gaius Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Catiline Conspiracy and the Jugurthine War are the two separate surviving works of the historian commonly known as "Sallust". …

The Underground Railroad

by William Still Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
"The work is intensely interesting. Many of the narratives thrill the reader through and through. Some of them awaken an indignation, a…

The Diary of a Dead Officer

by Arthur Graeme West Read by Ruth Golding 3.7
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 …

History of the Britons

by Nennius Read by BUAES 3.9
One of the earliest recorded histories of Britain; Nennius wrote the book around 796BC. These days Nennius is recognised as being a teller, …

Nehemiah

by King James Version Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Book of Nehemiah is a book of the Hebrew Bible. Told largely in the form of a first-person memoir, it concerns the rebuilding of the wal…

A Popular History of Ireland

by Thomas D'Arcy McGee Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…

The Art of War

by Sun Tzu 孙武 Read by Bob Neufeld 4.6
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician. The…

Queen Elizabeth

by Edward Spencer Beesly Read by Brendan Stallard 4.3
Explore the life of Queen Elizabeth I, the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, in this insightful biography by Edward Spencer Beesly. Delve i…

Third Class in Indian Railways

by Mahatma Gandhi Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869 – 1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement…

A Popular History of Ireland

by Thomas D'Arcy McGee Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…

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