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1945 Radio News
Experience the news from 1945 with this collection of radio broadcasts. This compilation includes various news segments and V-Discs from tha…
Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front
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William James McGlothlin
The title is, I think, self explanatory. The nurse in question went out to France at the beginning of the war and remained there until May 1…
How the Other Half Lives
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Jacob A. Riis
How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York (1890) was a pioneering work of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, documenting…
Considerations on Representative Government
Read by Bill Boerst
John Stuart Mill
Mill's volume was published in 1861 as an argument favoring this form of governance. Mill covers what forms of government work best, includi…
Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
Read by Matthew Scott Surprenant
Mary White Rowlandson
This is the story of Mary Rowlandson’s capture by American Indians in 1675. It is a blunt, frightening, and detailed work with several momen…
The Story of Manhattan
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Charles Hemstreet
The Story of Manhattan offers a concise yet engaging narrative of New York City's rich history, tracing its evolution from the early 17th ce…
A Popular History of Ireland
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Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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Various
A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independ…
Essay on the Trial by Jury
Read by BethAnne
Lysander Spooner
FOR more than six hundred years that is, since Magna Carta, in 1215 there has been no clearer principle of English or American constitutiona…
Famous American Statesmen
Read by Barry Eads
Sarah Knowles Bolton
Famous American Statesmen offers an insightful exploration into the lives and legacies of pivotal figures in American history. Through engag…
De Profundis
Read by AdamH
Oscar Wilde
This is a letter written from prison in 1897 by Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas, in which he recounts how he came to be in prison and cha…
The Gettysburg Address
Read by Jim Cadwell
Abraham Lincoln
The Gettysburg Address is the most famous speech of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and one of the most quoted speeches in United States hist…
New Discoveries at Jamestown
Read by Mark F. Smith
John L. Cotter
Chances are, you are reading this because you are aware that Jamestown, Virginia, celebrated its 400th birthday in 2007. It was the first &q…
The Life of Charlemagne
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Einhard
Einhard was employed by Charlemagne as a court historian. At the request of Charlemagne's son and successor Louis the Pious, he wrote a biog…
Философия за час. Кант
Read by Гармаш Денис
Стретерн Пол
Кант Проект «Философия за час» познакомит слушателей со знаменитыми мыслителями разных эпох и самыми значимыми их идеями и тео…
Priest on Horseback-Father Farmer
Read by Maria Therese
Eva K. Betz
A historical novel for children, which tells the story of several months in the life of the then famous Father Farmer, as he traveled a Mass…
The Gettysburg Address
Read by John Greenman
Abraham Lincoln
Delivered during a pivotal moment in American history, The Gettysburg Address is President Abraham Lincoln's profound reflection on the prin…
Weltgeschichtliche Betrachtungen
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Jacob Christoph Burckhardt
Weltgeschichtliche Betrachtungen von Jacob Christoph Burckhardt (1818 - 1897), herausgegeben von Jacob Oeri (1844-1908). 1905 veröffent…
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times
Read by Cate Barratt
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (October 4, 1787 -September 12, 1874) was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a do…
1941 Radio News
P. G. Wodehouse
Explore the news from 1941 in this fascinating audio collection. This compilation offers a glimpse into the events and stories that shaped t…