History

Noted Speeches of Abraham Lincoln

by Abraham Lincoln Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
A few of Lincoln's most famous speeches and the Lincoln-Douglas debate make for historic reading. (summary by David O)

History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria

by Gaston Maspero Read by Sibella Denton 4.7
History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria is the masterwork of one of the fathers of modern egyptology. This work, in t…

The Sound of War

Read by David Greenspan 4.5
The Sound of War is a collection that captures the essence of World War II through actual sound recordings. With a total of 18 episodes, thi…

Toussaint L’Ouverture

by John Relly Beard Read by James K. White 4.6
François-Dominique Toussaint L’Ouverture (1743-1803) rose to fame in 1791 during the Haitian struggle for independence. In this revol…

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 Lives of the Ancient Philosophers

by François Fénelon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
François Fénelon became a priest in 1675, Archbishop of Paris in 1679, was spiritual advisor to Madame Guyon, and was appointe…

From the Foundation of the City

by Titus Livius Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Ab urbe condita, is a monumental history of ancient Rome written in the Latin language by Titus Livius(Livy), an ancient Roman historian. Th…

Curiosities of Olden Times

by Sabine Baring-Gould Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Curiosities of Olden Times invites listeners to explore a fascinating collection of essays that delve into the peculiarities and wonders of …

1 Maccabees

by Douay-Rheims Version Read by Sam Stinson 4.1
1 Maccabees is an apocryphal/deuterocanonical book written by a Jewish author after the restoration of an independent Jewish kingdom, probab…

History of the United States

by Charles Austin Beard Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and inte…

Short Account of the History of Mathematics

by W. W. Rouse Ball Read by Paul E J King 4.5
Short Account of the History of Mathematics offers a concise exploration of the evolution of mathematical thought from ancient civilizations…

Old-Time Makers of Medicine

by James Joseph Walsh Read by LivelyHive 4.6
Dr. Walsh's Old-Time Makers of Medicine chronicles the history and development of modern medicine from ancient times up to the discovery of …

The Story of Cole Younger

by Cole Younger Read by William A Crenshaw 4.5
The Story of Cole Younger offers a firsthand account of the life of one of America's most notorious outlaws. Cole Younger, a veteran of the …

Celebrated Travels and Travellers

by Jules Verne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The famous writer of great adventure stories Jules Verne wrote also several lesser known, but good non-fiction works. "Celebrated trave…

Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans

by Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral …

Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts

by Frank R. Stockton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Buccaneers is non-fiction, a highly readable history of how piracy began and spread throughout the region in response to the plundering of S…

The History of Prostitution

by William Sanger Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.6
Common sense asks for a full investigation of all the evils attending prostitution. In the every-day affairs of life, any man who feels the …

The Philippics

by Marcus Tullius Cicero Read by ontheroad 4.4
A philippic is a fiery, damning speech delivered to condemn a particular political actor. The term originates with Demosthenes, who delivere…

The First Battle of Bull Run

by Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard Read by Mark F. Smith 4.5
General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was one of the senior commanders of Southern forces during the Civil War. It was he who initiated …

History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688

by David Hume Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
David Hume is one of the great philosophers of the Western intellectual tradition. His philosophical writings earned him lasting fame and re…

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