History
The Naval War of 1812
Read by James E. Carson
Theodore Roosevelt
Somewhat detailed history of naval engagements between the United States and England during the War of 1812, from a decidedly American persp…
The Soul of the Indian
Read by David Mix
Charles Alexander Eastman
"We also have a religion which was given to our forefathers, and has been handed down to us their children. It teaches us to be thankfu…
Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844
Read by Cate Barratt
Friedrich Engels
This is Engels' first book (since considered a classic account of England's working class in the industrial age), which argues that workers …
History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution: V…
Read by Maria Therese
Rev. James Maccaffrey
This first volume of a two volume set traces the trials and triumphs of the Catholic Church during the period before the reformation up to t…
Bible (KJV) 27: Daniel
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King James Version
The Book of Daniel is a book in the Hebrew Bible. The book tells of how Daniel, a Judean exile at the court of Nebuchadnezzar II (605 to 562…
Bradford's History of the Plymouth Settlement, 1608-1650
Read by David Leeson
William Bradford
The journal of William Bradford, who served five terms as governor of the Plymouth colony, is an indispensable document of the events of ear…
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the Fram, 1…
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Roald Amundsen
In contrast to Scott's South Pole expedition, Amundsen's expedition benefited from good equipment, appropriate clothing, and a fundamentally…
The Book of the Dead
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E. A. Wallis Budge
The Egyptian Book of the Dead, or the Book of Coming Forth by Day, is an Ancient Egyptian funerary text consisting of spells to protect the …
Gallipoli Diary
Read by Sue Anderson
John Graham Gillam
Major John Graham Gillam, British Supply Officer, wrote in his World War I Gallipoli Diary that when he sailed from England for the Dardanel…
The Worst Journey in the World, Vol 1
Read by Kevin Green
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
The Worst Journey in the World is a memoir of the 1910–1913 British Antarctic Expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott. It was written and publ…
Hero Tales from American History
Read by David Leeson
Theodore Roosevelt
Its purpose … is to tell in simple fashion the story of some Americans who showed that they knew how to live and how to die; who proved thei…
Ten Days that Shook the World
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John Reed
Ten Days that Shook the World (1919) is a book by American journalist and socialist John Reed about the October Revolution in Russia in 1917…
United States Constitution and Amendments
Read by Laurie Anne Walden
United States Government and Unit
The Constitution is the charter of government and the supreme law of the United States of America. It was signed by delegates to the Constit…
History of the United States, Vol. V: Sectional Conflict & Reconstruction
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Charles Austin Beard
Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and inte…
Inca Lands
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Hiram Bingham
Prof. Hiram Bingham of Yale Makes the Greatest Archaeological Discovery of the Age by Locating and Excavating Ruins of Machu Picchu on a Pea…
Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War
Read by Winston Tharp
Ambrose Bierce
At the outset of the American Civil War, [the writer Ambrose] Bierce enlisted in the Union Army's 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment....In Februa…
Famous Sea Fights
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John R. Hale
I propose to tell in non-technical and popular language the story of some of the most remarkable episodes in the history of sea power. I sha…
The Lancashire Witches
Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)
William Harrison Ainsworth
The Lancashire Witches is a highly fictionalised account of the activities of the notorious witches Demdike, Chattox and Alice Nutter who, t…
A Short History of the United States
Read by Allyson Hester
Edward Channing
Channing's best known work, A History of the United States, is regarded as one of the most complete and accurate accounts of American histor…
Manners, Customs and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Pe…
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Paul Lacroix and Jean De La Lacroix
A comprehensive and detailed account of medieval life and culture in France, with reference to other parts of Europe, including chapters on …