History

One Hundred Years In Yosemite: The Story Of A Great Park And Its Friends

Read by David Wales


Carl Parcher Russell


This recording of the 1931 (1947 second edition) book about Yosemite National Park comprises the narrative text about the Park from its disc…

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10: European Leaders

Read by KHand


John Lord


Continuing the series with European Leaders, Dr. Lord discusses William IV, Sir Robert Peel, Cavour, Czar Nicholas, Louis Napoleon, Prince B…

From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People

Read by Steven Seitel


Sven Hedin


This book was first published in 1912. It is a simplified English translation of the author's Från pol till pol: genom Asien och Europ…

The New Colossus

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Emma Lazarus


LibriVox volunteers bring you 26 recordings of The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for June 24, 2012.L…

The Suffragette: The History of the Women's Militant Suffrage Movement

Read by Celine Major


E. Sylvia Pankhurst


This history of the Women's Suffrage agitation is written at a time when the question is in the very forefront of British politics. What the…

The County Regiment

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Dudley Landon Vaill


A sketch of the second regiment of Connecticut volunteer heavy artillery, originally the Nineteenth Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War.

The Chronicles of America Volume 13 - The Fathers of the Constitution

Read by Jim Locke


Max Farrand


In this next installment of the Chronicles of America, Farrand takes American history from peace treaty, to trade, to confederation, to furt…

America Looks Abroad


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America Looks Abroad was a 15-minute news and commentary show produced by the nonpartisan American Foreign Policy Association (FPA.org) and …

Voyage en Corse

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Gracieux Faure


La Corse, cette île de la mer Méditerrannée, nous fait immédiatement penser à la nature indomptée, …

The Chronicles of America Volume 04 - Crusaders of New France

Read by Jim Locke


William Bennett Munro


The previous volumes in the Chronicles of America series placed Spain and England at the fore in the discovery and development of the New Wo…

The World’s Story Volume XIV: An Outline of Universal History

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Karl Ploetz


The fourteenth volume of the 15-volume series The World’s Story has a different concept than the previous books edited by Eva March Tappan. …

Bushido: The Soul of Japan (Version 2)

Read by Gloria Loughry


Inazō Nitobe


Bushido: The Soul of Japan is a study of the way of the samurai. A best-seller in its day, it was read by many influential foreigners, among…

The Chronicles of America Volume 12 - Washington and his Comrades in Arms

Read by Jim Locke


George Wrong


This twelfth volume in the Chronicles of America (series) follows the lengthy and difficult war against England for independence as led by G…

Three Accounts of Peterloo

Read by Phil Benson


Francis Archibald Bruton


A companion volume to F.A. Bruton's 'The Story of Peterloo', the full title of this short collection is 'Three Accounts of Peterloo by Eyewi…

The Turing Solution



The Turing Solution Alan Turing, born June 23 1912, is famous for his key role in breaking German codes in World War 2. But for mathematicia…

Tales of English Minsters: Hereford

Read by David Wales


Elizabeth W. Grierson


This short book was originally written for children, though adults will also find it worthwhile. It tells interesting history of Hereford i…

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