Biography & Autobiography
Hannibal
Hannibal by Jacob Abbott offers a captivating exploration of one of history's most renowned military leaders. This biography delves into the…
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass.…
History of Julius Caesar
History of Julius Caesar offers a detailed exploration of one of history's most influential figures. Jacob Abbott delves into the life of Ju…
Life on the Mississippi
Life on the Mississippi is Mark Twain's vivid memoir that transports listeners to the bustling world of the Mississippi River in the years l…
Roughing It
Roughing It invites listeners to join Mark Twain on a journey through the American West during the 1860s. This semi-autobiographical work ca…
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth by Jacob Abbott offers a concise yet insightful exploration of one of history's most iconic figures. This biography delves i…
The Story of Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc is a folk heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. Claiming divine guidance, she led the French army to several important v…
Indian Heroes and Great Chieftans
EVERY age, every race, has its leaders and heroes. There were over sixty distinct tribes of Indians on this continent, each of which boasted…
George Washington
In this biography for young people, Calista McCabe Courtenay takes the reader from George Washington the surveyor to his early military care…
Edison, His Life and Inventions
A detailed biography of Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of such things as the telephone, the microphone, the electric motor, the storage batter…
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots by Jacob Abbott offers a captivating exploration of one of history's most intriguing figures. This biography delves into…
Sailing Alone Around The World
Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail around the world alone in a small boat. He personally rebuilt an 11.2 metre sloop-rigged fishing boa…
The Story of a Soul
Marie Francoise Therese Martin, affectionately known as 'The Little Flower', was born on January 2, 1873, in Alencon, France to Louis Martin…
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
This autobiography of Andrew Carnegie is a very well written and interesting history of one of the most wealthy men in the United states. He…
The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War
Leander Stillwell was an 18-year-old Illinois farm boy, living with his family in a log cabin, when the U.S. Civil War broke out. Stillwell …
David Crockett
David "Davy" Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier an…
Lewis and Clark
In the years 1804, 1805, and 1806, two men commanded an expedition which explored the wilderness that stretched from the mouth of the Missou…
Jesus of Nazareth
"Jesus of Nazareth, a Biography, by John Mark," recognizes the author of the second Gospel as that "John, whose surname was M…
My First Summer in the Sierra
The journal of nature-lover John Muir who spent the summer of 1869 walking California’s Sierra Nevada range. From French Bar to Mono Lake an…
Famous Men of the Middle Ages
Famous Men of the Middle Ages invites young listeners to explore the lives of remarkable figures who shaped the medieval world. Through enga…