History

Democracy in America

by Alexis De Tocqueville Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
When Tocqueville visited America in the 1830s he found a thriving democracy of a kind he had not seen anywhere else. Many of his insightful …

1 Maccabees

by Douay-Rheims Version Read by Sam Stinson 4.1
1 Maccabees is an apocryphal/deuterocanonical book written by a Jewish author after the restoration of an independent Jewish kingdom, probab…

Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb

by Henry Bibb Read by James K. White 4.8
Henry Walton Bibb was born a slave. His father was white although his identity was not positively known. Bibb was separated from his mother …

Short Account of the History of Mathematics

by W. W. Rouse Ball Read by Paul E J King 4.5
Short Account of the History of Mathematics offers a concise exploration of the evolution of mathematical thought from ancient civilizations…

The Log-Cabin Lady

by Unknown Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
The Log-Cabin Lady chronicles the life of a remarkable woman whose journey reflects the spirit of American pioneer life. This biography capt…

Crime Classics

Read by Thomas Hyland 4.6
Crime Classics came to CBS on September 30, 1953, and was a captivating series of true crime stories. The show introduced itself succinctly:…

Old-Time Makers of Medicine

by James Joseph Walsh Read by LivelyHive 4.6
Dr. Walsh's Old-Time Makers of Medicine chronicles the history and development of modern medicine from ancient times up to the discovery of …

The Story of Cole Younger

by Cole Younger Read by William A Crenshaw 4.5
The Story of Cole Younger offers a firsthand account of the life of one of America's most notorious outlaws. Cole Younger, a veteran of the …

Famous Men of Modern Times

by John Henry Haaren Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Famous Men of Modern Times offers a captivating exploration of influential figures who shaped the modern world. Through a series of biograph…

Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans

by Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral …

Richard III

by Jacob Abbott Read by Cate Barratt 4.4
Jacob Abbott chronicles the unspeakably treacherous rise of Richard III to the throne of England in the midst of the war between the Yorks a…

From October to Brest-Litovsk

by Leon Trotsky Read by Rebecca Dittman 4.7
This account by Trotsky is of the events in Russia from the October Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd, to his signing of the Brest-Litovsk tre…

The History of Prostitution

by William Sanger Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.6
Common sense asks for a full investigation of all the evils attending prostitution. In the every-day affairs of life, any man who feels the …

The Philippics

by Marcus Tullius Cicero Read by ontheroad 4.4
A philippic is a fiery, damning speech delivered to condemn a particular political actor. The term originates with Demosthenes, who delivere…

History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688

by David Hume Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
David Hume is one of the great philosophers of the Western intellectual tradition. His philosophical writings earned him lasting fame and re…

Sherman's March To The Sea

by William Tecumseh Sherman Read by David Wales 4.4
This librivox recording comprises part of chapter 22 and all of chapter 23 (The March To The Sea – From Atlanta To Savannah – November And D…

Saints and Heroes to the End of the Middle Ages

by George Hodges Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Though these stories of the lives of twenty saints and heroes of the faith, we have an introduction to the history of the church from 3rd ce…

The Story of the Pony Express

by Glenn D. Bradley Read by Roger Melin 4.1
The Story of the Pony Express offers an in depth account behind the need for a mail route to connect the eastern U.S. with the rapidly popul…

1 Kings

by King James Version Read by Joy Chan 4.7
1 Kings chronicles a pivotal era in the history of Israel, beginning with the twilight of King David's reign and extending through the reign…

Richard II

by Jacob Abbott Read by Cate Barratt 4.5
Richard II offers a detailed exploration of the life and reign of one of England's most enigmatic monarchs. Born in 1367 in Bordeaux, France…

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