History

Tacitus' Histories

by Publius Cornelius Tacitus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
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…

Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail

by Ezra Meeker Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail is a vivid memoir that transports listeners to the early 19th century, chronicling the experiences of Ezra …

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

by Frederick Douglass Read by Jeanette Ferguson 4.5
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass.…

Farthest North

by Fridtjof Nansen Read by Sharon Riskedahl 4.7
Farthest North chronicles the remarkable journey of Fridtjof Nansen and his crew aboard the ship Fram, as they venture into the uncharted Ar…

The Westminster Confession of Faith

by Westminster Assembly Read by rebread 4.7
The Westminster Confession of Faith is a foundational document of Reformed theology, crafted by the Westminster Assembly in 1646. This confe…

The Enchiridion

by Epictetus Read by John Pederson 4.8
The Enchiridion (also translated as “Handbook” or “Manual”) of Epictetus is a short collection of Stoic precepts compiled by Arrian, a stude…

Immortality and the Unseen World

by W. O. E. Oesterley Read by JoeD 4.6
The full title of this book is Immortality and the Unseen World - A Study in Old Testament Religion. Oesterley describes the beliefs that pr…

Old Times on the Mississippi

by Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 4.6
Old Times on the Mississippi offers a vivid glimpse into the life and culture along the Mississippi River as seen through the eyes of Mark T…

A Thousand Miles up the Nile

by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards Read by Sibella Denton 4.8
Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical, egyptological, and cultural study in in 1877, and it became an immediate best-seller, reprinted in …

History of Egypt

by Frederick C. H. Wendel Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The history of Egypt from the earliest times to the conquest by Alexander the Great, covering the development of Egyptian civilization: scie…

History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century

by Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigné Read by Christopher Smith 4.9
The History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, by Jean-Henri Merle d’Aubigné, is a classic work on the great events that re…

The French Revolution

by Hilaire Belloc Read by Ray Clare 4.5
“It is, for that matter, self-evident that if one community decides in one fashion, another, also sovereign, in the opposite fashion, both c…

The Story of Mankind

by Hendrik Van Loon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Relates the story of western civilization from earliest times through the beginning of the twentieth century, with special emphasis on the p…

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

by Edward Gibbon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
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…

Secret Chambers and Hiding Places

by Allan Fea Read by Peter Yearsley 4.5
“Secret Chambers and Hiding Places” is a collection of concealments and their uses, almost all within England, although a very few passages …

Europe In The Middle Ages

by Ierne Lifford Plunket Read by Steven Seitel 4.6
Though sometimes called the "Dark Ages", the period of Middle Ages is far from dull or uninteresting. In this book I. L. Plunket m…

The Annals

by Publius Cornelius Tacitus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
The Annals was Tacitus' final work, covering the period from the death of Augustus Caesar in the year 14. He wrote at least 16 books, but bo…

Sherman's March To The Sea

by William Tecumseh Sherman Read by David Wales 4.4
This librivox recording comprises part of chapter 22 and all of chapter 23 (The March To The Sea – From Atlanta To Savannah – November And D…

Saint Athanasius

by Frances Alice Forbes Read by pattymarie 4.8
A short and rather old fashioned biography a great saint. Don't expect subtlety; it's unapologetic hagiography. The saint is presented as a …

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

by Edward Gibbon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
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…

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