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Preface
Read by Steve C
Frank Mundell
In Stories of the Lifeboat
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 …
Preface
Read by Michelle Dyer
L. W. De Laurence
In The Illustrated Key to the Tarot
L.W. de Laurence, an occult and spiritual author and publisher, not only provides a history of the Tarot for fortune-telling purposes, but w…
Chapter X. The New Century
Read by Brize C
M. E. M. Davis
In Under Six Flags: The Story of Texas
A history of the of Texas from La Salle's Texas Settlement in 1685 to the dedication of the State Capitol building at Austin in 1888. - Summ…
Preface
Read by KevinS
Robert Dale Owen
In The Wrong of Slavery, the Right of Emancipation, and the Future of the African Race in the United States
"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…
Preface and Introduction
Read by Iona Muirgel
Jay Henry Mowbray
In Sinking of the "Titanic" : most appalling ocean horror
The Titanic was thought to be the safest ship to set sail as it embarked on its maiden voyage. Unfortunately, history tells us differently. …
Preface and Introduction
Read by Francisco Galeano
Peter Wiernik
In History of the Jews in America
Peter Wiernik was an influential Yiddish journalist in Chicago after immigrating from Vilna when he was twenty. He also wrote in Hebrew and…
Preface
Read by Ted Lienhart
Frank James Adkins
In Historical Backgrounds of the Great War; The War: Its Origins and Warnings
Author Frank J. Adkins, a lecturer at Cambridge University, arranged a series of European history lectures at the beginning of World War I f…
Preface to the Third Edition
Read by mpinedag
John Kenneth Turner
In Barbarous Mexico
Through personal experience and extensive travel in Mexico in the late 1900s, the author of “Barbarous Mexico” depicts the circumstances tha…
Prefaces, Chapters 1-2
Read by Phil Benson
Hubert de Castella and Hubert De Castella
In John Bull's Vineyard: Australian Sketches
An account of the origins of the wine industry in Victoria, Australia. Born in Neuchatel, Switzerland, Hubert de Castella was one of a numbe…
Music of The Modern Era
Ranjith Daluwatta
500 - 1500 Music from the Middle Ages and The Renaissance 1500-1750 Music of Baroque Period 1750-1820 Music of Classicism 1820-1910 Mu…
Preface
Read by mpinedag
Frederick Starr
In Mexico and the United States: a Story of Revolution, Intervention and War
Starr, being an anthropologist and a historian, visited Mexico extensively. As he wrote this book, a highly disruptive, deadly revolution wa…
Preface
Read by Verla Viera
Frank Tilton
In Sketch of the Great Fires in Wisconsin
The Peshtigo fire in Northeastern Wisconsin is the deadliest wildfire in recorded history, claiming somewhere between 1200 and 2500 lives. E…
Foreword
Read by Kerry Adams
William Penn Cresson
In The Cossacks: Their History and Country
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…
Preface
Read by EastCentralMinnesota
Henry Baerlein
In The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1
Henry Baerlein expands on his articles first published in the Fortnightly Review to explain the historical context and challenges facing Yug…
1934-08-03 - 138) To New York on the Twentieth Century Limited
1 OTR
In The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program, which starred no less than Jack Benny himself, was a comedy series than went on-air for more than 30 years in both r…
Preface to Reprint Edition - v-vi
Read by Ted Lienhart
Lyman Copeland Draper
In Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Vol 2
A 1903 reprint of a volume published in 1856, edited by Lyman Draper. Contents recorded include: three memoirs of early 19th century Wiscons…
Preface, References, & Explanatory Note
Read by Veronica Maresh Mead
Allen Putnam
In Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism
"It is not our purpose to write history, but to give new explanation of old events. The long and widely tolerated theory that New Engla…
Preface and Explanation of Terms
Read by KevinS
Helen S. Wright
In The Great White North
Sketches of those who braved the 'Great White North' in exploration and adventure. - Summary by KevinS
Chapter 2 Pt 2 - Line Clear
Read by Steve C
Thomas George Higdon
In The Burston Rebellion
The early 20th century in Great Britain saw a seismic shift in political awareness especially amongst the working classes. This led to a sig…
Preface
Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Samuel Harden Church
In A Short History of Pittsburgh
Samuel H. Church presents a brief history of the city of Pittsburgh, split into three domains: historical, industrial, and intellectual. His…