History

Nehemiah

by King James Version Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Book of Nehemiah is a book of the Hebrew Bible. Told largely in the form of a first-person memoir, it concerns the rebuilding of the wal…

Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War

by Frederick A. Talbot Read by William Tomcho 4.1
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War delves into the pioneering era of aerial combat during World War I, exploring the revolutionary impact of a…

Ruth

by King James Version Read by TriciaG 4.6
Ruth is a poignant narrative from the Old Testament that explores themes of loyalty, love, and redemption. Set in the time of the judges, it…

The Analects of Confucius

by Confucius 孔子 Read by Jing Li 4.5
The Analects, or Lunyu, also known as the Analects of Confucius, are considered a record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinke…

Alexander Hamilton

by Charles A. Conant Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Alexander Hamilton was a significant figure in the political and economic development of the early United States. He served in the American …

History of Philosophy

by William Turner Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.6
The History of Philosophy is the exposition of philosophical opinions and of systems and schools of philosophy. It includes the study of the…

Drugging a Nation

by Samuel Merwin and Samuel Merwin, Sr. Read by Edmund Bloxam 4.5
Drugging a Nation is a journalistic reveal of the extent to which the British Empire was culpable in the dissemination and subsequent near t…

The Story of Manhattan

by Charles Hemstreet Read by Guero 4.6
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…

On the Shores of the Great Sea

by M. B. Synge Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Book I of the "Story of the World" series. Focuses on the civilizations surrounding the Mediterranean Sea from the time of Abraham…

Democracy In America

by Alexis de Tocqueville 5
Democracy in America is a well-produced dramatization of Alexis de Tocqueville’s book of the same name. These fourteen, thirty-minute episod…

The Life of Charlemagne

by Einhard Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
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…

A Brief History of English and American Literature

by Henry A. Beers Read by Kalynda 4.9
Henry Augustin Beers, native of Buffalo, NY and professor of English at Yale, with the help of John Fletcher Hurst (1834-1903), Methodist bi…

History of the United States

by Charles Austin Beard Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and inte…

Bible Defence of Slavery

by Josiah Priest Read by JoeD 4.3
The full title of this book is Bible Defense of Slavery; and Origin, Fortunes, and History of the Negro Race, by Rev. Josiah Priest, A. M. 5…

The Byzantine Empire

by Charles William Chadwick Oman Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Fifty years ago the word “Byzantine” was used as a synonym for all that was corrupt and decadent, and the tale of the East-Roman Empire was …

The History of Standard Oil

by Ida M. Tarbell Read by Tom Weiss 4.9
The History of the Standard Oil Company is a book written by journalist Ida Tarbell in 1904. It was an exposé of the Standard Oil Com…

A History of the Roman Empire from Its Foundation to the Death of Marcus Aureli…

by John Bagnell Bury Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
A History of the Roman Empire from Its Foundation to the Death of Marcus Aurelius offers a comprehensive exploration of the Roman Empire's e…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II

by Thomas Babington Macaulay Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
This is chapter 1 of volume 1 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resume of the h…

The National Geographic Magazine

by National Geographic Society Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 1 published in 1889. Topics of articles are:Announcement by the National Geographic SocietyIntr…

A Popular History of Ireland

by Thomas D'Arcy McGee Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…

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