Memoirs
Michigan Historical Collections, Volume 1
Read by Ted Lienhart
Historical Society Of Michigan
The Michigan Historical Society solicited accounts by Michigan pioneers about the early settlement of various locations, or early developmen…
A pilgrimage to my motherland. An account of a journey among the Egbas and Yoru…
Read by Faith Abiola-Ellison
Robert Campbell
Robert Campbell (1829-84) was a Jamaican-born printer, journalist, and teacher who, along with Martin Robison Delany (1812-85), made up the …
The Heir of Slaves; an Autobiography
Read by James K. White
William Pickens
In the first of two autobiographies, Pickens describes his early life struggling to help his family free themselves from a system of tenant …
The Third Voyage of James Cook, Volume 2
Read by David Cole
James Cook
Only months after his return from his mammoth Second Voyage, the Admiralty ordered Cook back to the Pacific, ostensibly to return Omai, a yo…
The Thames to the Solent by Canal and Sea
Read by Garth Burton
J. B. Dashwood
An attempt to sail a small boat from the River Thames to the Solent in the English Channel, using a canal and river route. (Summary by Garth…