History
Idle Hours In A Library
Read by David Wales
William Henry Hudson
“[these essays on Shakespeare, Pepys, Restoration novels, and bohemianism]—the results of many hours of quiet but rather aimless browsing am…
The Influence of Monarchs
Read by Leon Harvey
Frederick Adams Woods
Frederick Adams Woods presents compelling evidence to support the great man theory of history and his own category scientific inquiry known …
Umbrellas and Their History
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William Sangster
A whimsically serious look at the umbrella and society. (summary by Clarica)
Ezra
Read by Mark Penfold
Young's Literal Translation
This book describes the return of Israelites from exile in Babylon. One group returns to rebuild the Temple and restore the worship of The L…
Great Epochs in American History
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Francis Whiting Halsey
This is the second volume in ten volume series of great epochs in the history of the United States, from the landing of Columbus to the buil…
Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV
Read by Celine Major
Francis Parkman, Jr.
Part five of Francis Parkman's multi-volume series France and England in North America is but one of the masterful narratives that have earn…
Le Petit Nord
Read by Sean Michael Hogan
Anne Maclanahan Grenfell
A collection of letters from Anne (MacLanahan) Grenfell, future wife of Sir Wilfred Grenfell, regarding her year of missionary service at th…
WWII News and Related Sound files
Explore the fascinating audio archives of Old Time Radio with this collection of WWII news and related sound files from 1935. These recordin…
On the Ruin of Britain
Read by Carol Pelster
Gildas
Gildas was a well-informed and definitely opinionated 6th century commentator on the topic of the era of the Roman occupation of Britain beg…
The Scrap Book Sampler
Read by Bellona Times
Various
18 works -- two non-fic articles & one short fiction or poetry each -- from issues March, April, May, June, July, & August 1906 of T…
Tales Of English Minsters
Read by David Wales
Elizabeth W. Grierson
These simple stories of two of England’s greatest cathedrals were originally written for youth (1910) but adults will also enjoy them. St. …
Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian
Read by PhyllisV
Alma Lutz
Alma Lutz's outstanding biography of Susan B. Anthony is revered for its descriptive power, attention to detail and historical significance …
The Empresses of Constantinople
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Joseph Martin McCabe and Joseph Martin Mccabe
In concluding an earlier volume on the mistresses of the western Roman Empire I observed that, as the gallery of fair and frail ladies close…
Epochs of American History
Read by Jim Locke
Albert Bushnell Hart
The second volume follows the principles of growing social and political ideals in the transition from colony to independent nation.
Crime Classics
Old Time Radio Researchers Group
CRIME CLASSICS Crime Classics came to CBS September 30, 1953 and was a neat little series of "true crime stories". The show introd…
Democracy in America
Old Time Radio Researchers Group
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA Democracy in America is a well-produced dramatization of Alexis de Tocqueville’s book of the same name. These fourteen,…
Fort Laramie
Old Time Radio Researchers Group
FORT LARAMIE Fort Laramie opened with "Specially transcribed tales of the dark and tragic ground of the wild frontier. The saga of figh…
Recollections at 30
Old Time Radio Researchers Group
RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 A radio manufacturer named the Radio Corporation of America, which we know as RCA, began to broadcast its own programs o…
The Sound of War
Old Time Radio Researchers Group
THE SOUND OF WAR The Sound of War is an 18 episode collection. Jay Hickerson's "The Ultimate Guide to all Circulating Shows" state…
We Came This Way
Old Time Radio Researchers Group
WE CAME THIS WAY NBC University of The Air presented several educational programs between 1942 and 1948. The subject matter and themes range…