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The Chronicles of America Volume 02 - The Spanish Conquerors

Read by Jim Locke


Irving Berdine Richman


A discussion of the adventures of the Spanish explorers from Columbus to Pizarro. - Summary by Jim LockeGroup: Chronicles of America Series

The English Governess at the Siamese Court

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Anna Harriette Leonowens


In 1862 Anna Leonowens accepted an offer made by the Siamese consul in Singapore, Tan Kim Ching, to teach the wives and children of Mongkut,…

The Idea of Progress: An Inquiry into Its Origin and Growth

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John Bagnell Bury


John Bagnell Bury was Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University in the early twentieth century. In The Idea of Progress, he…

The French Revolution Volume 2 The Constitution

Read by Gillian Hendrie


Thomas Carlyle


Thomas Carlyle, the Scottish essayist, philosopher, and historian, wrote this three-volume work, first published in 1837 (with a revised edi…

Pastoral Sketches

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Beverly Carradine


Beverly Carradine was an itinerant preacher during a golden era known as the holiness movement in America (late 19th, early 20th centuries).…

A Short History of France: From Caesar's Invasion to the Battle of Waterloo

Read by Pamela Nagami


Agnes Mary Frances Robinson


After the Roman conquest, the Celtic Gauls adopted Roman culture and speech. The Germanic invasions ultimately transformed France into a Cat…

The Dixie Book of Days

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Page Andrews


The author used a yearly calendar to focus on pieces written by Southern authors. Many of these writers are little known, having created for…

The World’s Story Volume X: England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales

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Eva March Tappan


This is the tenth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Ta…

The Aftermath of Slavery

Read by Jim Locke


William A. Sinclair


This work describes conditions and forces the black population of the South faced after freedom was brought by the Civil War. As Sinclair pu…

English Costume

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Dion Clayton Calthrop


The world, if we choose to see it so, is a complicated picture of people dressing and undressing. The history of the world is composed of th…

The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1

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Frederick Whymper


Everything about the sea: history of ships, famous mariners and life on shipboard, adventure, shipwrecks and daring rescues. - Summary by K…

The Wild Irishman

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T. W. H. Crosland


History and customs of the Irish and Ireland. A word of warning to the listener: The Wild Irishman contains the biased, uncomplimentary opin…

United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume 2

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Various


This is the second LibriVox collection of speeches given in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The collection comprises recordings …

The Escape of a Princess Pat

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George Pearson


Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia'sCanadian Light Infantr…

Déclaration des droits de l'enfant


Unknown


Au Fil des lectures Texte lu par Peggy. Histoire - 8 min

“The Flu”: A Brief History of Influenza in U. S. America, Europe, Hawaii

Read by Grace Buchanan


A. Mouritz


PREFACEThis Booklet has been written and compiled for the use of any student or layman who seeks concise and clear information on the histor…

Canada's Hundred Days: With the Canadian Corps from Amiens to Mons, Aug. 8 - No…

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John Frederick Bligh Livesay


This is Part Two of Four of the incredible story of the actions of the men and women of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canada's contribut…

Sixteenth-century Bristol

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John Latimer


Plague, piracy and payments to members of Parliament! The town of Bristol, England in the Sixteenth Century was a fascinating place, and Joh…

Beacon Lights of History, Vol 8: Great Rulers

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John Lord


Volume 8 of the Beacon Lights of History focuses on the great rulers of the ages. In this work, Lord discusses Alfred the Great, Queen Eliza…

Arizona Sketches

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Joseph Munk


An introduction to Arizona from approximately a century ago. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

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