History
The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers and United States Army Corps Of Engineers
This is the official report, published nearly 11 months after the first and only atomic bombings in history (to date), of a group of militar…
The Book of Tea
Read by Mike Rosenlof
Kakuzō Okakura
The Book of Tea was written by Okakura Kakuzo in the early 20th century. It was first published in 1906, and has since been republished many…
This Country of Ours, Part 6
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall’s book of stories from the history of the United States begins with acco…
Alexander Hamilton
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Charles A. Conant
Alexander Hamilton was a significant figure in the political and economic development of the early United States. He served in the American …
Sergeant York and His People
Read by Brett W. Downey
Sam K. Cowan
From a cabin back in the mountains of Tennessee, forty-eight miles from the railroad, a young man went to the World War. He was untutored in…
Minor Works of Josephus
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Flavius Josephus
There are 3 parts to this collection.(1) Against Apion is a two-volume defence of Judaism as classical religion and philosophy, stressing it…
History of the United States, Vol. III
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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…
The Life of Kit Carson
Read by Laura Victoria
Edward S. Ellis
Christopher Carson, or as he was familiarly called, Kit Carson, was a man whose real worth was understood only by those with whom he was ass…
This Country of Ours, Part 5
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall’s book of stories from the history of the United States begins with acco…
Scaramouche
Read by Gord Mackenzie
Rafael Sabatini
Scaramouche is a romantic adventure and tells the story of a young aristocrat during the French Revolution. His successive endeavors as a la…
Richard II
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William Shakespeare
Richard II by William Shakespeare is the first of eight plays that portray a historically-informed version of the War of the Roses - beginni…
Richard III (Makers of History series)
Read by Cate Barratt
Jacob Abbott
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…
A Book of Discovery
Read by Kristine Bekere
M. B. Synge
Telling the history of geographical discoveries, "Book of Discovery" is a record of splendid endurance, of hardships bravely borne…
The Empire of Russia from the Remotest Periods to the Present Time
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John Stevens Cabot Abbott
A history of Russia from 500 B.C. to 1855 A.D., written by John Stevens Cabot Abbott, the brother of Jacob Abbott. (Summary by Jean Bascom)
Tacitus' Histories
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Publius Cornelius Tacitus
The Histories was written between 110 and 100 B.C. It covered the Year of Four Emperors following the downfall of Nero, the rise of Vespasia…
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. IV
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Edward Gibbon
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was writ…
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…
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 …
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…
History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution: Volume 1
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…