Modern (19th C)

The Book of Buried Treasure

by Ralph Delahaye Paine Read by Tony Posante 4.8
Described by the author as: BEING A TRUE HISTORY OF THE GOLD, JEWELS, AND PLATE OF PIRATES, GALLEONS, ETC., WHICH ARE SOUGHT FOR TO THIS DAY…

The Emancipation of South America

by Bartolomé Mitre Read by Piotr Nater 4.5
THREE great names stand forth conspicuous in the annals of America, those of Washington, Bolívar, San Martin. Of Washington, the grea…

Two American Slavery Documents

by James Mars Read by David Wales 4.6
This recording contains two original documents. 1) Life of James Mars, a Slave Born and Sold in Connecticut, by James Mars (1869). James …

The South American Republics

by Thomas Cleland Dawson Read by Piotr Nater 5
The question most frequently asked me since I began my stay in South America has been: "Why do they have so many revolutions there?&quo…

A Century of Negro Migration

by Carter Woodson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Dr. Woodson describes the internal migration of African Americans within the United States, including the Northern Migration and the draw of…

Norway and the Union with Sweden

by Fridtjof Nansen Read by Ærik Bjørnsson 5
A History of the politics surrounding The Union of Norway with Sweden, from 1814-1905, from the Norwegian perspective - Summary by Æri…

Mark Twain; his life and work

by William M. Clemens Read by John Greenman 4.8
As far as anyone has been able to establish, Will Clemens was NOT related to Sam Clemens (Mark Twain), though they did become acquaintances.…

The Rookeries of London

by Thomas Beames Read by Peter Yearsley 5
Rev. Thomas Beames (1815 – 1864) was a preacher at St. James, Westminster in London. He compiled his own eye-witness accounts of the most no…

An Apache Campaign In The Sierra Madre

by John Gregory Bourke Read by David Wales 4.2
An account of the expedition [of the U.S. Army] in pursuit of the hostile Chiricahua Apaches in the spring of 1883. (Book subtitle) Bourke w…

The Causes Of The American Civil War

by John Lothrop Motley Read by David Wales 4.4
John Lothrop Motley (1814 – 1877) was an American author and popular diplomat, who helped to prevent European intervention on the side of th…

The Cossacks

by William Penn Cresson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
One of the earliest histories of the Cossacks to appear in English, with an emphasis on the exploits of famous Cossack leaders and Cossack s…

The Historical Evolution of the Ukrainian Problem

by Mykhailo Hrushevsky Read by Kazbek 4.5
A short history of Ukrainian national aspirations, written by one of the most prominent Ukrainian historians. Published in the early months …

The Wrong of Slavery, the Right of Emancipation

by Robert Dale Owen Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
"The Wrong of Slavery" is a work written by Robert Dale Owen based largely off of the work of the Freedmen's Inquiry Commission wh…

The Political History of France

by Muriel O. Davis Read by Pamela Nagami 4.7
This little book opens on the eve of the French Revolution. The government is crippled by financial mismanagement, ruled by a King who, in t…

Oration by Frederick Douglass Delivered on the Occasion of the Unveiling of the…

by Frederick Douglass Read by Edward Graham V 4.8
This is the speech given by Fredrick Douglass at the unveiling of the Freedmen's Monument in Lincoln Park, Washington DC, April 14, 1876 alo…

An Outline History of Japan

by Herbert Henry Gowen Read by LibriVox Volunteers
A history of Japan from its origins to the early 20th century. - Summary by Kazbek

The Precipice

by Elia Wilkinson Peattie Read by Mary Schneider 4.7
Elia Peattie was an outspoken journalist and social activist who gave her attention to such areas as orphanages, charity hospitals, the Woun…

The Life of Clara Barton

by William E. Barton Read by PhyllisV 4.2
Clarissa Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was a pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a h…

Clergymen Of The Church Of England

by Anthony Trollope Read by David Wales 4.2
This 1866 book was published in a time of great change in the Church of England. Trollope began as a High Church adherent and then worked h…

Reminiscences of My Life in Camp

by Susie King Taylor Read by Newgatenovelist 4.9
Susie King Taylor was a Black nurse in the 33rd United States Colored Troops in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a teacher and …

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