Biography & Autobiography
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Read by Gary Gilberd
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin wrote his autobiography in the form of an extended letter to his son. While recording the events of his life, he adds instructions …
Geronimo’s Story of His Life
Read by Sue Anderson
Geronimo
Geronimo’s Story of His Life is the oral life history of a legendary Apache warrior. Composed in 1905, while Geronimo was being held as a U.…
Twelve Years a Slave
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Solomon Northup
Twelve Years a Slave is the memoir of a freeborn African American from New York who is kidnapped and sold into slavery. After being held for…
The Art of Money Getting
Read by Jill Preston
P. T. Barnum
Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman, and entertainer, remembered for promoting celebra…
Cleopatra
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Jacob Abbott
Cleopatra by Jacob Abbott offers a captivating exploration of one of history's most enigmatic figures. This biography delves into the life o…
Thirty Years A Slave
Read by James K. White
Louis Hughes
Louis Hughes was born a slave near Charlottesville, Virginia to a white father and a black slave woman. Throughout his life he worked mostly…
Alexander the Great
Read by Lizzie Driver
Jacob Abbott
Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders in history, and was undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, h…
Theodore Roosevelt
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Theodore Roosevelt
In his vital, illustrative and dynamic autobiography, Theodore Roosevelt let us into the life that formed one of the greatest and outspoken …
The Story of Abraham Lincoln
Read by John Lieder
Mary Agnes Hamilton
In this biography for young adults, Mary A. Hamilton gives a British person’s perspective on the 16th President of the United States. A glow…
El Libro de la Vida
Read by Marian Martin
St. Teresa of Avila
El Libro de la Vida se redactó en periodos sucesivos y con finalidades distintas, aunque el periodo de redacción definitivo su…
The Story of My Life
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Helen Keller
The Story of My Life is a personal account of Helen Keller's life, from her early days to those as an adult. It includes how she came to mee…
Confessions
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Saint Augustine of Hippo
Confessions is a profound autobiographical work by St. Augustine of Hippo, composed in the late 4th century. This introspective narrative sp…
Up from Slavery
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Booker T. Washington
Up From Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the Civil War…
Hannibal
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Jacob Abbott
Hannibal by Jacob Abbott offers a captivating exploration of one of history's most renowned military leaders. This biography delves into the…
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Read by Jeanette Ferguson
Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass.…
History of Julius Caesar
Read by Cate Barratt
Jacob Abbott
History of Julius Caesar offers a detailed exploration of one of history's most influential figures. Jacob Abbott delves into the life of Ju…
Life on the Mississippi
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Mark Twain
Life on the Mississippi is Mark Twain's vivid memoir that transports listeners to the bustling world of the Mississippi River in the years l…
History of Billy the Kid
Read by Roger Melin
Charles A. Siringo
A cowboy outlaw whose youthful daring has never been equalled in the annals of criminal history.When a bullet pierced his heart he was less …
Roughing It
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
Roughing It invites listeners to join Mark Twain on a journey through the American West during the 1860s. This semi-autobiographical work ca…
Queen Elizabeth
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Jacob Abbott
Queen Elizabeth by Jacob Abbott offers a concise yet insightful exploration of one of history's most iconic figures. This biography delves i…