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A Popular History of Ireland, Book 09

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Thomas D'Arcy McGee


Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…

Historical Newspaper Articles, Volume 2

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Various


This collection of 20 public domain newspaper articles comprises volume 2 of Historic Newspaper Articles in the LibriVox collection. Both U.…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 006

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Various


A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were inde…

United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume 1

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Various


This collection comprises recordings of 17 historic speeches given to the UK House of Commons between 1628 and 1956. Readings are of speeche…

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 4

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National Geographic Society


National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 4 published in 1889. Topics of articles are:Irrigation in CaliforniaRound about AshevilleA Trip…

Life In Mexico

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Frances Calderón De La Barca


FRANCES CALDERON DE LA BARCA, born in Edinburgh, 1804, the daughter of William Inglis. After her father's death she settled in America, wher…

Longings for Home

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Walt Whitman


LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Longings for Home by Walt Whitman. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 26, 2012.Bor…

The Bridge of History Over the Gulf of Time: A Popular View of the Historical E…

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Thomas Cooper


Written by the former skeptic, poet, and scholar, Thomas Cooper, The Bridge of History Over the Gulf of Time admirably sets forth a winsome …

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 6

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François Pierre Guillaume Guizot


François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. He played a significant role in French politics befor…

Woman in Science

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John Augustine Zahm


A history of woman's role in science through the ages and the many contributions she has made. (summary by Guero)

A Popular History of Ireland, Book 11

Read by Sibella Denton


Thomas D'Arcy McGee


Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…

A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar

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George Bethune English


As a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during the War of 1812 assigned to Marine Corps headquarters, English sailed to the…

The Medici, Volume 1

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G. F. Young


This work relates the history of the Medici family through three centuries and eleven generations, from its rise from obscurity, to its zeni…

A Key To Uncle Tom's Cabin

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Harriet Beecher Stowe


After the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which many claim sparked off the Civil War that put an end to legalized slavery in America, ther…

A Popular History of Ireland, Book 10

Read by Sibella Denton


Thomas D'Arcy McGee


Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…

The Frontier in American History

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Frederick Jackson Turner


Frederick Jackson Turner was an extremely influential U.S. historian, who is best known for his "frontier thesis", which proposed …

Bonaparte in Egypt and the Egyptians of To-day

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Haji A. Browne


Knowing the Egyptian as I know him, I cannot but think that he is greatly misunderstood, even by those who are sincerely anxious to befriend…

Vagabond Adventures

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Ralph Keeler


Ralph Keeler failed as a novelist, but this autobiography reflects a life well-lived with humor and adventure. Keeler was in the same litera…

With the Turks in Palestine

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Alexander Aaronsohn


While Belgium is bleeding and hoping, while Poland suffers and dreams of liberation, while Serbia is waiting for redemption, there is a litt…

The Life and Ventures of the Original John Jacob Astor

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Elizabeth Louisa Gebhard


John Jacob Astor was pre-eminently the opener of new paths, a breaker of trails. From his first tramp alone through the Black Forest of Bade…

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