History
Pirates of Panama
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Alexandre Exquemelin
This volume was originally written in Dutch by John Esquemeling, and first published in Amsterdam in 1678 under the title of De Americaenech…
A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies
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Bartolomé De Las Casas
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Spanish: Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias) is an ac…
Three Years In Europe
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William Wells Brown
William Wells Brown was born a slave, near Lexington, Kentucky. His mother, Elizabeth, was a slave--his father a white man who never acknowl…
The Petticoat Commando
Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
Johanna Brandt
In introducing the English version of this book I venture to bespeak a welcome for it, not only for the light which it throws on some little…
Christmas Comes but Once a Year
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John Leighton
A Christmas tale of John Brown's ghastly family (suburban snobs), Captain Bonaventure de Camp and his equally awful brood (a dubious crew), …
True Stories of Wonderful Deeds
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William James McGlothlin
37 short pieces perfect for newer recorders. These one page Stories of (mostly) Wonderful Deeds were written for Little Folk to teach them a…
La Description de la peste de Florence
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Nicolas Machiavel
« La Description de la peste de Florence est le dernier écrit qui soit sorti de la plume de Machiavel. Ce n’est point, comme on…
History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 2
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Henry Charles Lea
Volume 2 of Lea’s monumental work on the Spanish Inquisition. Volume 2 discusses the organizational structure of the Inquisition, methods us…
Captain William Kidd And Others Of The Buccaneers
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John Stevens Cabot Abbott
Pirate stories galore! Pirate life was not always what it seemed from the outside. - Summary by david wales
History of the Civil War, 1861-1865
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James Ford Rhodes
Superbly written, this overview of the Civil War, won a Pulitzer Prize in History in 1918. Rhodes covers not only the battles and the gener…
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 2
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François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prior…
Römische Geschichte Buch 5
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Theodor Mommsen
Mommsen erhielt für die Römische Geschichte 1902 den Nobelpreis für Literatur.Römische Geschichte Fünftes BuchDie B…
30 American Poems
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Various
This is a sequel of sorts to 37 American Poems, one of my first solos. Concentration here is on late 19th to early 20th Century works by US …
От Руси до России
Read by Вячеслав Герасимов
Гумилёв Лев
От Руси до России Гумилев Лев Николаевич [1912-1992] – русский историк, географ и писатель. «От Руси до России» – последний тру…
The Story of Books
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Gertrude Burford Rawlings
Rawlings follows the development of printing from the origins of writing to modern printing. Some of the earliest records are ancient Egypti…
Historic Girls
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Elbridge Streeter Brooks
Twelve short stories of real girls who have influenced the history of their times. (Summary by Carmen H)
Station Life in New Zealand
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Mary Anne Barker
Station Life in New Zealand is a collection of cheerful and interesting letters written by Lady Mary Anne Barker (nee Mary Anne Stewart) tha…
The Frozen North
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Edith Horton
The Frozen North offers short sketches of the first men who bravely took great risks to explore the unknown polar regions and unlock the mys…
A Brief History of Carthage
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Joshua Jared Scott
A short history of the ancient city of Carthage, from the time of its founding through its destruction at the conclusion of the Third Punic …
Histoire de la Révolution Française (Introduction, Livres 01 à 04)
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Jules Michelet
« Je rentre en moi. J’interroge sur mon enseignement, sur mon histoire, son tout-puissant interprète, l’esprit de la Rév…