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True Stories of Wonderful Deeds

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Anonymous


37 short pieces perfect for newer recorders. These one page Stories of (mostly) Wonderful Deeds were written for Little Folk to teach them a…

The Petticoat Commando

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)


Johanna Brandt


In introducing the English version of this book I venture to bespeak a welcome for it, not only for the light which it throws on some little…

Three Years In Europe

Read by James K. White


William Wells Brown


William Wells Brown was born a slave, near Lexington, Kentucky. His mother, Elizabeth, was a slave--his father a white man who never acknowl…

A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies

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Bartolomé De Las Casas


A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Spanish: Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias) is an ac…

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 2

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François Pierre Guillaume Guizot


François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prior…

Pirates of Panama

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Alexandre Exquemelin


This volume was originally written in Dutch by John Esquemeling, and first published in Amsterdam in 1678 under the title of De Americaenech…

France in the Nineteenth Century

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Elizabeth Wormeley Latimer


Author Elizabeth Latimer synthesizes notes from a variety of sources to produce this summary of the nation of France in the 19th century. (S…

Christmas Comes but Once a Year

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John Leighton


A Christmas tale of John Brown's ghastly family (suburban snobs), Captain Bonaventure de Camp and his equally awful brood (a dubious crew), …

History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 2

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Henry Charles Lea


Volume 2 of Lea’s monumental work on the Spanish Inquisition. Volume 2 discusses the organizational structure of the Inquisition, methods us…

Römische Geschichte Buch 5

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Theodor Mommsen


Mommsen erhielt für die Römische Geschichte 1902 den Nobelpreis für Literatur.Römische Geschichte Fünftes BuchDie B…

Captain William Kidd And Others Of The Buccaneers

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John Stevens Cabot Abbott


Pirate stories galore! Pirate life was not always what it seemed from the outside. - Summary by david wales

30 American Poems

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Various


This is a sequel of sorts to 37 American Poems, one of my first solos. Concentration here is on late 19th to early 20th Century works by US …

The Story of Books

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Gertrude Burford Rawlings


Rawlings follows the development of printing from the origins of writing to modern printing. Some of the earliest records are ancient Egypti…

Historic Girls

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Elbridge Streeter Brooks


Twelve short stories of real girls who have influenced the history of their times. (Summary by Carmen H)

The Reconciliation of Races and Religions

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Thomas Kelly Cheyne


“The primary aim of this work is twofold,” writes Thomas K. Cheyne. “It would fain contribute to the cause of universal peace, and promote t…

Station Life in New Zealand

Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan


Mary Anne Barker


Station Life in New Zealand is a collection of cheerful and interesting letters written by Lady Mary Anne Barker (nee Mary Anne Stewart) tha…

A Brief History of Carthage

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Joshua Jared Scott


A short history of the ancient city of Carthage, from the time of its founding through its destruction at the conclusion of the Third Punic …

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