History

Common Sense (version 2)

Read by Bob Neufeld


Thomas Paine


Thomas Paine has a claim to the title The Father of the American Revolution because of Common Sense, the pro-independence monograph pamphlet…

Abide in Christ

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Andrew Murray


Towards the close of his ministry on earth, Jesus taught his disciples of the need for them to abide in Him. This word "abide" spe…

Os Sertões

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Euclides Da Cunha


Os Sertões é um livro brasileiro, escrito por Euclides da Cunha e publicado em 1902. Trata da Guerra de Canudos (1896-1897), n…

George Washington

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Calista McCabe Courtenay


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

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Frank Lewis Dyer


A detailed biography of Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of such things as the telephone, the microphone, the electric motor, the storage batter…

American History Through The Eyes Of Radio - Single Episodes


Old Time Radio Researchers Group


AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH THE EYES OF RADIO Through the magic of radio this unique collection of shows captures American History like no oth…

Phaedo

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Plato


Plato's Phaedo is one of the great dialogues of his middle period, along with the Republic and the Symposium. The Phaedo, which depicts the …

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. I

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Edward Gibbon


The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was writ…

Mary Queen of Scots

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Jacob Abbott


There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels…

The Antiquities of the Jews, Volume 1

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Flavius Josephus


Antiquities of the Jews was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the year 93 or 94. It is a history of …

History of the United States, Vol. I

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Charles Austin Beard


Charles Austin Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks a…

The 9/11 Commission Report

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9/11 Commission


9/11 Commission Report, formally titled Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, is the official…

Our Island Story, Part 1

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)


Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall


Our Island Story was first published in 1905 and became an instant classic. Beginning with the Romans and following the triumphs and foibles…

Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

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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…

Bill of Rights

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United States Government and Unit


The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, and were ratified on December 15, 1791.

The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865

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Leander Stillwell


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 …

Herodotus' Histories Vol 1

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Herodotus


The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in Western literature. Written about 440 BC, the Histori…

David Crockett: His Life and Adventures

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John Stevens Cabot Abbott


David "Davy" Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier an…

Lewis and Clark: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

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William R. Lighton


In the years 1804, 1805, and 1806, two men commanded an expedition which explored the wilderness that stretched from the mouth of the Missou…

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