History

Twelve Years a Slave

by Solomon Northup Read by Rob Marland 4.7
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…

Lewis and Clark

by William R. Lighton Read by Roger Melin 4.6
In the years 1804, 1805, and 1806, two men commanded an expedition which explored the wilderness that stretched from the mouth of the Missou…

Scaramouche

by Rafael Sabatini Read by Gord Mackenzie 4.8
Scaramouche is a romantic adventure and tells the story of a young aristocrat during the French Revolution. His successive endeavors as a la…

Herodotus' Histories

by Herodotus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in Western literature. Written about 440 BC, the Histori…

Anabasis

by Xenophon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Xenophon the Athenian was born 431 B.C. He was a pupil of Socrates. He marched with the Spartans, and was exiled from Athens. Sparta gave hi…

The Life of Kit Carson

by Edward S. Ellis Read by Laura Victoria 4.6
Christopher Carson, or as he was familiarly called, Kit Carson, was a man whose real worth was understood only by those with whom he was ass…

The History of London

by Walter Besant Read by Ruth Golding 4.8
Walter Besant was a novelist and historian, and his topographical and historical writings, ranging from prehistoric times to the nineteenth …

The Flying Saucers are Real

by Donald Keyhoe Read by Roger Melin 4.6
The Flying Saucers are Real is a book that investigates numerous encounters between USAF fighters, personnel, and other aircraft, and UFOs b…

Historical Mysteries

by Andrew Lang Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Edited by Andrew Lang, Historical Mysteries is a collection of infamous unsolved mysteries from various points in history.

George Washington

by Calista McCabe Courtenay Read by Bill Boerst 4.6
In this biography for young people, Calista McCabe Courtenay takes the reader from George Washington the surveyor to his early military care…

Recollections of the Civil War

by Charles Anderson Dana Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Recollections of the Civil War records the events that took place during the American Civil war. It forms one of the most remarkable volumes…

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars

by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Twelve Caesars is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire. The work was written in 12…

The Story of Joan of Arc

by Andrew Lang Read by timothyFR 4.6
Joan of Arc is a folk heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. Claiming divine guidance, she led the French army to several important v…

History of Julius Caesar

by Jacob Abbott Read by Cate Barratt 4.6
History of Julius Caesar offers a detailed exploration of one of history's most influential figures. Jacob Abbott delves into the life of Ju…

The Federalist Papers

by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison Read by Mark F. Smith 4.7
“The Federalist Papers” are a collection of 85 linked essays that explain the construction of the U.S. government and why it was built that …

The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry

by M. M. Pattison Muir Read by Peter Yearsley 4.6
The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry invites listeners on an enlightening exploration of the evolution of chemistry, tracing…

History of the World War

by Francis Andrew March Read by MaryAnn 4.5
This is a popular narrative history of the world's greatest war. Written frankly from the viewpoint of the United States and the Allies, it…

The Antiquities of the Jews

by Flavius Josephus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Antiquities of the Jews was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the year 93 or 94. It is a history of …

My Life on the Plains

by George Armstrong Custer Read by texttalker 4.7
George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876), one of the most mythologized figures in American history, was an United States A…

Ulysses S. Grant

by Owen Wister Read by David Wales 4.6
Ulysses S. Grant offers a concise yet insightful look into the life of one of America's most significant military leaders and presidents. Ow…

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