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The Story of My Childhood

Read by Veronica Jenkins


Clara Barton


Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, recalls growing up in early 19th Century Massachusetts. (Introduction by Veronica Jenkins)

Starved Rock: A Historical Sketch

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Eaton G. Osman


This book is an early history of the Starved Rock Area in Northern Illinois. In the pre-Columbian era, the Starved Rock area was home to Nat…

The Poster-Painter's Masterpiece - Read by VBJ

In The Poster-Painter's Masterpiece

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Sam Walter Foss


Sam Walter Foss was an American librarian and poet. For many years the opening lines from Foss' The Coming American ("Bring me men to m…

Version 14

In Worth While

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox


LibriVox volunteers offer you 15 different recordings of Worth While, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. This was the weekly poetry project for the wee…

03 - Illinois in 1830

In Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 1)

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John G. Nicolay and John Hay and John Hay


This is the biography of Abraham Lincoln, written by two of his private secretaries. (Summary by ashleighjane)

Springfield to Washington

In Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 3)

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John Hay


Abraham Lincoln: A History is an 1890 ten-volume account of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, written by John Nicolay and John Hay, who…

Binsey Poplars - Read by VBJ

In Binsey Poplars

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Gerard Manley Hopkins


LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Binsey Poplars by Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ.This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 21, 20…

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates

In Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 2)

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John Hay and John George Nicolay and John Hay


Abraham Lincoln: A History is an 1890 ten-volume account of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, written by John Nicolay and John Hay, who…

Chapter 6 - Subjective Necessity of Social Settlements

In Twenty Years at Hull House

Read by Veronica Jenkins


Jane Addams


Jane Addams was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In a long, complex career, she was a pioneer settlement worker…

11 - Chapter 11 - THE WAR IN 1917

In A School History of the Great War

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McKinley, Coulomb, and Gerson and Albert E. Mckinley


A brief history of The Great War (World War I) designed for students in grades seven and eight. Special emphasis on European history leading…

22 - Chapter 21 - The Holy Eucharist

In The Faith of Our Fathers

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James Cardinal Gibbons and James Gibbons


The Faith of Our Fathers: A Plain Exposition and Vindication of the Church Founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ is a book published in 1876 by a…

The Jabberwocky of Authors - Read by VBJ

In The Jabberwocky of Authors

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Harry Persons Taber


LibriVox volunteers offer you 12 different recordings of The Jabberwocky of Authors by Harry Persons Taber. This parody of Carroll's Jabberw…