History
- Voices from the Battlefield
- True Crime Through History
- Journeys Through History
- Voices of Social Change
- Chronicles of Scientific Discovery
- Voices of American History
- Musical Histories and Legends
- Voices of War: Memoirs from the Battlefield
The Discovery of New Worlds
This is the second volume in the series, The Story of the World, which covers the period of history from the rise of Rome to the Conquest of…
History of the United States
Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and inte…
The Awakening of Europe
The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge invites listeners on a journey through a transformative period in European history, spanning from 152…
England and the Hundred Years' War
This little book by the British military historian, Charles Oman, begins with the accession of the warrior king, Edward III, to the English …
The South Pole
In contrast to Scott's South Pole expedition, Amundsen's expedition benefited from good equipment, appropriate clothing, and a fundamentally…
Bushido: The Soul of Japan
Bushido: The Soul of Japan written by Inazo Nitobe was one of the first books on samurai ethics that was originally written in English for a…
Gallipoli Diary
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 End of the Middle Age
Eleanor Constance Lodge, (1869-1936), was the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Letters from the University of Oxford. In this short sur…
Reminiscences of Captain Gronow
A collection of memoirs about the Peninsular War, the Battle of Waterloo, and society and personalities of Regency London and 19th century P…
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror by Jacob Abbott offers a vivid exploration of one of history's most significant figures. This biography delves into th…
The Underground Railroad
”It was my good fortune to lend a helping hand to the weary travelers flying from the land of bondage.” William Still."Dear Sir:—For mo…
The Lausiac History
The Lausiac History (Historia Lausiaca) is a seminal work archiving the Desert Fathers (early Christian monks who lived in the Egyptian dese…
A Short History of the World
A Short History of the World is a non-fictional historic work by English author H. G. Wells, largely inspired by Wells's earlier 1919 work T…
A Guide to Stoicism
This book is a primer on the philosophy of stoicism, resurrected from its origins in Greek and Roman philosophy. The original philosophy was…
Canyons of the Colorado
John Wesley Powell was a pioneer American explorer, ethnologist, and geologist in the 19th Century. In 1869 he set out to explore the Colora…
The Art of War
The Art of War (1521) is the only book published by Niccolo Machiavelli during his lifetime, and he saw it as one of his finest achievements…
A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln
John G. Nicolay was Abraham Lincoln’s private White House secretary. With assistant secretary, John Hay, he wrote the two volume definitive …
1 Kings
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…
Through the Brazilian Wilderness
Roosevelt's popular book Through the Brazilian Wilderness describes his expedition into the Brazilian jungle in 1913 as a member of the Roos…
Early Days Of Old Oregon
Twenty-three stories of the history of early Oregon plus an appendix: A Brief Summary Of The History Of The Old Oregon Country From Original…