Search Results

The Story of My Childhood

Read by Veronica Jenkins


Clara Barton


Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, recalls growing up in early 19th Century Massachusetts. (Introduction by Veronica Jenkins)

Starved Rock: A Historical Sketch

Read by Veronica Jenkins


Eaton G. Osman


This book is an early history of the Starved Rock Area in Northern Illinois. In the pre-Columbian era, the Starved Rock area was home to Nat…

Chapter 6 - Subjective Necessity of Social Settlements

In Twenty Years at Hull House

Read by Veronica Jenkins


Jane Addams


Jane Addams was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In a long, complex career, she was a pioneer settlement worker…

03 - Illinois in 1830

In Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 1)

Read by Veronica Jenkins


John G. Nicolay and John Hay and John Hay


This is the biography of Abraham Lincoln, written by two of his private secretaries. (Summary by ashleighjane)

22 - Chapter 21 - The Holy Eucharist

In The Faith of Our Fathers

Read by Veronica Jenkins


James Cardinal Gibbons and James Gibbons


The Faith of Our Fathers: A Plain Exposition and Vindication of the Church Founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ is a book published in 1876 by a…

Helping Nancy Ellen and Robert to Establish a Home

In A Daughter of the Land

Read by Veronica Jenkins


Gene Stratton-Porter


Independent Kate Bates resents the fact that, as the youngest of a large family, she is expected to stay at home and help her parents while …