History

A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln

by John George Nicolay Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
John G. Nicolay was Abraham Lincoln’s private White House secretary. With assistant secretary, John Hay, he wrote the two volume definitive …

Japanese Girls and Women

by Alice Bacon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
A clear and delightful peek into the world of Japanese girls and women of the late 1800s: their childhood, education, marriage and intimate …

Priest on Horseback-Father Farmer

by Eva K. Betz Read by Maria Therese 4.9
A historical novel for children, which tells the story of several months in the life of the then famous Father Farmer, as he traveled a Mass…

The Loss of the S. S. Titanic

by Lawrence Beesley Read by Allyson Hester 4.7
This is a 1st hand account written by a survivor of the Titanic about that fateful night and the events leading up to it as well as the even…

The Heroines of History

by John S. Jenkins Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
A look at some of the famous women in European history. Includes biographies on Cleopatra; Isabella of Castile; Joan of Arc; Maria Theresa; …

1944 Radio News

4.7
Explore the news from 1944 in this collection. This compilation includes various news segments and V-Discs from that year, providing a glimp…

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

by Charles Mackay Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The book chronicles and vilifies its targets in three parts: "National Delusions", "Peculiar Follies", and "Philoso…

The Recollections of Rifleman Harris

by Benjamin Randell Harris Read by gkeeling 4.7
The Recollections of Rifleman Harris offers a vivid firsthand account of a British infantryman’s experiences during the tumultuous Napoleoni…

Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal

by International Military Tribunal Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Recognizing the importance of establishing for history an authentic text of the Trial of major German WWII war criminals, the International …

Stoicism

by St. George William Joseph Stock Read by Leon Mire 4.5
This short book is part of the Philosophies Ancient and Modern series, which attempts to make Western philosophy more accessible to the gene…

2 Kings

by King James Version Read by Joy Chan 4.9
2 Kings chronicles the tumultuous history of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, detailing their rise and eventual decline. This ancient text …

Famous American Statesmen

by Sarah Knowles Bolton Read by Barry Eads 4.6
Famous American Statesmen offers an insightful exploration into the lives and legacies of pivotal figures in American history. Through engag…

History of the Civil War

by James Ford Rhodes Read by Celine Major 4.5
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…

An Account of Egypt

by Herodotus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
HERODOTUS was born at Halicarnassus, on the southwest coast of Asia Minor, in the early part of the fifth century, B. C. Of his life we know…

A Short History of the United States

by Edward Channing Read by Allyson Hester 4.6
A Short History of the United States by Edward Channing offers a comprehensive overview of the American experience, tracing the nation’s dev…

Foxe's Book of Martyrs

by John Foxe Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Book of Martyrs, by John Foxe, is an English Protestant account of the persecutions of Protestants, many of whom had died for their beli…

The Annals

by Publius Cornelius Tacitus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
The Annals was Tacitus' final work, covering the period from the death of Augustus Caesar in the year 14. He wrote at least 16 books, but bo…

Egyptian Tales

by William Matthew Flinders Petrie Read by Timothy Ferguson 4.2
Step into the enchanting world of ancient Egypt with Egyptian Tales, a collection of captivating stories that weave together magic, mytholog…

The Natural History

by Pliny the Elder Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the …

The Antiquities of the Jews

by Flavius Josephus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Antiquities of the Jews was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the year 93 or 94. Antiquities of the …

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