Biography & Autobiography
- Voices from the Battlefield
- Criminal Lives: True Stories
- Voices of Social Change
- Voices of Political Change
- Voices of Resilience
- Voices from American History
- Pioneers in Health and Healing
- Adventures in Exploration
Charles I
Charles I by Jacob Abbott offers a concise yet insightful exploration of the life and legacy of one of England's most controversial monarchs…
Letters of Mrs. Adams, the Wife of John Adams
Abigail Adams lived the American Revolution as the wife of one of its central figures--John Adams. Her family correspondence, published alon…
Wild Animals I Have Known
A BOOK THAT CHANGED AMERICA...
Ernest Thompson Seton was an influential naturalist, and a sometime professional hunter and trapper. Much of…
Jesse James, My Father
A biography of Jesse James as told by his son, Jesse James, Jr. We are treated to inside tales of Jesse's childhood and home life; what dro…
The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ
The New Testament describes the life of Jesus, but nothing is said of his life between the ages of 14 and 29. Notovitch, like so many histor…
The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp
The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp is an autobiography published in 1908 by the Welsh poet and writer W. H. Davies (1871–1940). A large part…
Mob Rule In New Orleans
Born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862, Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist…
Heroes Every Child Should Know
Heroes Every Child Should Know is a curated collection that introduces young listeners to the lives of remarkable figures from various cultu…
A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Spanish: Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias) is an ac…
Great Artists
Great Artists by Jennie Ellis Keysor offers an insightful exploration into the lives and works of some of history's most renowned painters, …
The Promised Land
Being a Jew in Russia at the end of the 19th century was not easy at all. Jews were persecuted because of their religion. So the Jews found …
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
A book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great book on evolutiona…
Days with the Great Composers
Days with the Great Composers invites listeners to step into the lives of some of history's most celebrated composers through a series of im…
The Autobiography of Madame Guyon
The Autobiography of Madame Guyon offers a profound glimpse into the life of Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte-Guyon, a French mystic whose s…
Hannibal
Hannibal by Jacob Abbott offers a captivating exploration of one of history's most renowned military leaders. This biography delves into the…
A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines
It would be pleasant indeed to gather the characters of this book together and listen to the conversation of wholly different but interested…
The Sikh Religion
Michael MacAuliffe (also known as Max Arthur Macauliffe) was a senior British administrator, prolific scholar and author. Macauliffe is reno…
The Life of Jesus Critically Examined
Strauss was an early pioneer in the ongoing 'Quest of the Historical Jesus' movement, and his Life of Jesus is one of the few landmarks in t…
Cleopatra
Cleopatra by Jacob Abbott offers a captivating exploration of one of history's most enigmatic figures. This biography delves into the life o…
Famous Men of Greece
Famous Men of Greece offers a captivating exploration of the lives of notable figures from ancient Greece, bringing history to life through …