Social Science
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…
In Times Like These
Read by DPranitis
Nellie Mcclung
"Believing that the woman's claim to a common humanity is not an unreasonable one, and that the successful issue of such claim rests pr…
Washington Irving's Visit to England
Read by Greg Giordano
Washington Irving
Famed American humorist Washington Irving published a series of short stories telling of his adventures traveling from America to England. T…
In Quest of El Dorado
Read by Steven Seitel
Stephen Graham
Lively (and often unsparing) descriptions of the people, places, and customs that the author encounters as he attempts to retrace the steps …
In Darkest England and the Way Out
Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
William Booth
William Booth (1829 – 1912) was the founding General of the Salvation Army in late nineteenth century England. Finding his salvation as a te…
Carpenter's World Travels: Alaska Our Northern Wonderland
Read by BettyB
Frank G. Carpenter
Early twentieth century travel book about Alaska with stories of major cities, Indian tribes, customs and geography of what would become ou…
The Deportation Cases of 1919-1920
Read by Sue Anderson
Constantine Panunzio
"The study here presented embodies the findings of an investigation into the recent [1919-1920] deportations of persons deemed to be un…
An Enquiry Into The Causes Of The Late Increase Of Robbers
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Henry Fielding
Early eighteenth century England saw the criminal element bargaining with magistrates and lawyers to be released or receive lenient sentence…
Twentieth Century Negro Literature or A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topi…
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Daniel Wallace Culp
The object of this book is... (1) To enlighten the uninformed white people on the intellectual ability of the Negro. (2) To give to those, w…
London Labour and the London Poor Volume III
Read by Gillian Hendrie
Henry Mayhew
Subtitled, "A Cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work.&…
The Symbolism of Freemasonry
Read by Brother Michael
Albert Mackey
Illustrating and explaining the science and philosophy, the legends, myths and symbols of the fraternity of Freemasons.(Summary by Brother M…
The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study
Read by Jim Locke
W. E. B. Du Bois
In November, 1897, I submitted to the American Academy of Political and Social Science a plan for the study of Negro problems. This work is …
The Life of Clara Barton - Volume 1
Read by PhyllisV
William E. Barton
Clarissa Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was a pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a h…
The Indians in Wisconsin's History
Read by Verla Viera
John M. Douglass
Pre-European arrival history of Wisconsin's Native American tribes, with discussions of their way of life, crafts, clothing, shelter, huntin…
Inquiries into Human Faculty and its Development
Read by Leon Harvey
Sir Francis Galton
Francis Galton, credited with the discovery of identification by fingerprinting, also took a long term interest in the study of biometrics. …
Your Negro Neighbor
Read by KevinS
Benjamin Griffith Brawley
An historical and sociological view of race relations in America as it pertains to the African-American. - Summary by KevinS
Notes On Democracy
Read by Lisa Reichert
H. L. Mencken
American journalist H.L. Mencken’s Notes On Democracy was originally published in 1926, yet is still relevant almost 100 years later.Mencken…
Princes and Poisoners: Studies of the Court of Louis XIV
Read by Jane Bennett
Frantz Funck-Brentano
The court of French King Louis XIV was not a safe place to be. It was filled with plots and intrigues, leaving observers and commentators wi…
Stories of the Cave People
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Mary Marcy
"In this little book I have sought, in a series of stories or sketches, to present only the first steps in human progress. Man has rise…
The Alps, the Danube and the Near East
Read by BettyB
Frank G. Carpenter
Journeying through many countries including Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Switzerland and Greece, the author gives an in-depth account of many …