History
True Stories of Girl Heroines
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Evelyn Everett-Green
Twenty short stories retelling the heroic deeds of teenaged girls and young women from history. - Summary by Beeswaxcandle
St. Clair's Defeat
Read by Phil Schempf
William James McGlothlin
St. Clair's defeat was a battle fought between the United States and the Western Confederacy of Native Americans on November 4, 1791, during…
Our Little Mexican Cousin
Read by Mike Dunn
Edward Crompton Butler
This book tells about life in Mexico in the early 20th century, through the eyes of a little girl, Juanita. As the story follows her, the re…
Old Times in the Colonies
Read by Keith Salis
Charles Carleton Coffin
The discovery and establishment of a new continent! Who owns it? What will you do with it? How shall it be ruled? How shall a sovereign gain…
Fatherland
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Sir Henry Parkes
LibriVox volunteers bring you 4 recordings of Fatherland by Sir Henry Parkes. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 23rd, 2011.Sir …
The Woman Movement
Read by AnaNaumoska
Ellen Key
Ellen Key's 'The Woman movement' follows the development of the feminist movement striving towards a greater emancipation of women in the pu…
The Mormon Battalion
Read by Wayne Cooke
B. H. Roberts
A history of the Longest March of Military in History. The Mormon Battalion was the only religious unit in United States military history i…
Letters of John Quincy Adams to His Son
Read by DaleBarkley
John Quincy Adams
A collection of nine letters written by the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, to his teenage son. "Their purpose…
The Great Delft Thunderclap Of 1654
Radio Netherlands
The day the world came to an end: The great Delft Thunderclap of 1654 commemorates the 350th anniversary of one of the most bizarre events t…
Piloting Directions for the Gulf of Finland
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John William Norie
Norie's series of piloting and sailing directions was something of a staple in the chart-room of 19th century British (and other) merchant v…
Mazes and Labyrinths
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William Henry Matthews
Come along on a journey through the history of Mazes and Labyrinths by W.H. Matthews. Get lost in the wonders of winding paths, from ancient…
Epochs of American History
Read by Jim Locke
Albert Bushnell Hart
The second volume follows the principles of growing social and political ideals in the transition from colony to independent nation.
The Song of the Indian Wars
Read by Phil Schempf
John Neihardt
The Song of the Indian Wars is part of Neihardt's Cycle of the West, a series of 5 epic poems relating the appropriation of the West in the …
Stories of South Pole Adventure
Read by Steve C
Frank Mundell
The famous search for the North-West Passage led many daring pioneers to penetrate into the unknown and to brave the dread perils of the Arc…