Modern (19th C)
Stories of the Lifeboat
Read by Steve C
Frank Mundell
There's fury in the tempest,And there's madness in the waves;The lightning snake coils round the foam,The headlong thunder raves;Yet a boat …
Recollections of the Revolution and the Empire
Read by Barbara Baker
Henriette Lucie Dillon, marquise de La Tour du Pin Gouvernet
An aristocratic Frenchwoman's personal record of the dazzling extravagance of the Ancien Régime, of the court of Marie Antoinette, of…
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interview…
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…
The City That Was
Read by David Wales
Stephen Smith
This 1911 history of the public health revolution that transformed New York City in the nineteenth century is also about every city and town…
The Women of the American Revolution Volume 1
Read by Celine Major
Elizabeth F. Ellet
Excerpt from Preface: Their patriotic sacrifices were made with an enthusiasm that showed the earnest spirit ready on every occasion to appe…
Oscar Wilde: The Complete Interviews
Read by Rob Marland
Various
This complete collection of Oscar Wilde’s English language interviews gives listeners the opportunity to hear one of history’s greatest conv…
The Book of Buried Treasure
Read by Tony Posante
Ralph Delahaye Paine
Described by the author as: BEING A TRUE HISTORY OF THE GOLD, JEWELS, AND PLATE OF PIRATES, GALLEONS, ETC., WHICH ARE SOUGHT FOR TO THIS DAY…
The Emancipation of South America
Read by Piotr Nater
Bartolomé Mitre
THREE great names stand forth conspicuous in the annals of America, those of Washington, Bolívar, San Martin. Of Washington, the grea…
The South American Republics, Part I
Read by Piotr Nater
Thomas Cleland Dawson
The question most frequently asked me since I began my stay in South America has been: "Why do they have so many revolutions there?&quo…
Two American Slavery Documents
Read by David Wales
James Mars
This recording contains two original documents. 1) Life of James Mars, a Slave Born and Sold in Connecticut, by James Mars (1869). James …
Mark Twain; his life and work. A biographical sketch
Read by John Greenman
William M. Clemens
As far as anyone has been able to establish, Will Clemens was NOT related to Sam Clemens (Mark Twain), though they did become acquaintances.…
A Century of Negro Migration
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Carter Woodson
Dr. Woodson describes the internal migration of African Americans within the United States, including the Northern Migration and the draw of…
Norway and the Union with Sweden
Read by Ærik Bjørnsson
Fridtjof Nansen
A History of the politics surrounding The Union of Norway with Sweden, from 1814-1905, from the Norwegian perspective - Summary by Æri…
An Apache Campaign In The Sierra Madre
Read by David Wales
John Gregory Bourke
An account of the expedition [of the U.S. Army] in pursuit of the hostile Chiricahua Apaches in the spring of 1883. (Book subtitle) Bourke w…
The Causes Of The American Civil War
Read by David Wales
John Lothrop Motley
John Lothrop Motley (1814 – 1877) was an American author and popular diplomat, who helped to prevent European intervention on the side of th…
The Rookeries of London
Read by Peter Yearsley
Thomas Beames
Rev. Thomas Beames (1815 – 1864) was a preacher at St. James, Westminster in London. He compiled his own eye-witness accounts of the most no…
The Cossacks: Their History and Country
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William Penn Cresson
One of the earliest histories of the Cossacks to appear in English, with an emphasis on the exploits of famous Cossack leaders and Cossack s…
The Historical Evolution of the Ukrainian Problem
Read by Kazbek
Mykhailo Hrushevsky
A short history of Ukrainian national aspirations, written by one of the most prominent Ukrainian historians. Published in the early months …
The Political History of France, 1789-1910
Read by Pamela Nagami
Muriel O. Davis
This little book opens on the eve of the French Revolution. The government is crippled by financial mismanagement, ruled by a King who, in t…
The Wrong of Slavery, the Right of Emancipation, and the Future of the African …
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Robert Dale Owen
"The Wrong of Slavery" is a work written by Robert Dale Owen based largely off of the work of the Freedmen's Inquiry Commission wh…