History

Selected House of Commons Speeches

by Winston S. Churchill Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874 – 1965) was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during W…

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…

Signs of Change

by William Morris Read by Deborah Brabyn 4.4
In the 1880s William Morris, the artist and poet famously associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, left the Liberal Party and threw him…

The Legends of the Jews

by Louis Ginzberg Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Rabbi Louis Ginzberg was one of the outstanding Talmudists of the twentieth century. He was born on November 28, 1873, in Kovno, Lithuania; …

Bill of Rights

by United States Government and Unit Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, and were ratified on December 15, 1791.

Two Tactics of Social-Democracy in the Democratic Revolution

by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Read by Christian Pecaut 3.5
In the heat of the failed 1905 revolution in Russia, Lenin here contrasts the precision of the Bolshevik political program and tactics with …

The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government

by Jefferson Davis Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881) is written by Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America …

The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government

by Jefferson Davis Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881) is written by Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America …

History of the United States

by Charles Austin Beard Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and inte…

The Underground Railroad

by William Still Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
"I congratulate you that, after much patient research, careful preparation, and untiring labor, you have completed your voluminous work…

The Origin of Species

by Charles Darwin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species (publ. 1859) is a pivotal work in scientific literature and arguably the pivotal work in evolutionary…

Magna Carta Commemoration Essays

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
On 15th June 1215 the Magna Carta was sealed under oath by King John at Runnymede, on the bank of the River Thames near Windsor, England. 20…

Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous

by Sarah Knowles Bolton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
These characters have been chosen from various countries and from varied professions, that the youth who read this book may see that poverty…

The National Geographic Magazine

by National Geographic Society Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 1 published in 1889. Topics of articles are:Announcement by the National Geographic SocietyIntr…

The Making of a Nation

by Charles Foster Kent Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Charles Foster Kent was one of the premier scholars in Jewish Studies at the turn of the century. He was particularly well-known for his co…

Stories of Inventors

by Russell Doubleday Read by LivelyHive 3.7
Doubleday chronicles the history of everyday inventions that form the foundation of technology now common through the world. While some of t…

Amendments to the United States Constitution

by United States Government and Unit Read by Jim Cadwell 4.4
The Constitution has a total of 27 amendments. The first ten, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified simultaneously. The fo…

Omens and Superstitions of Southern India

by Edgar Thurston Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Omens and Superstitions of Southern India explores the rich tapestry of beliefs and practices that shape the psychical life of the people in…

The Theory of Social Revolutions

by Brooks Adams Read by Nathalie J. 4.1
Brooks Adams (1848-1927), was an American historian and a critic of capitalism. He believed that commercial civilizations rise and fall in p…

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

by Edward Gibbon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was writ…

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