History
Ireland Under the Stuarts and During the Interregnum
Read by Jim Locke
Richard Bagwell
This first volume of a history of Ireland focuses on the years 1603-1642. It was a period of dramatic, and even of violent, changes in the s…
V E Day In London
Macdonald Hastings
V-E Day in London features a BBC Radio commentary by Macdonald Hastings. On 7 May 1945, the formal act of military surrender was signed by G…
The Great Beach
Read by PhyllisV
John Hay
Written by John Hay, a naturalist and co-founder of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, The Great Beach is an exploration into the natur…
History Of Missouri
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Emily Steinestel Macnamara
A simplified history of the state of Missouri, from ancient Prehistoric times to the late 19th century, written chiefly in words of one syll…
Stories of Cape Cod
Read by James R. Hedrick
Jack Johnson
Vignettes about life on Cape Cod The author lived from 1896 until 1973 and was a member of the Beachcombers Artists Club based in Provinceto…
The Ifs of History
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Joseph Edgar Chamberlin
A series of short vignettes that speculate on what how history would have changed in response to a small change in an event. - Summary by Be…
That Was The Year
Read by Gerald Mohr
Gerald Mohr narrates this program that highlights events from the year 1933. Experience the significant moments and cultural shifts that def…
The Story of Coventry
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Mary Dormer Harris
Nowadays best known for its bombing in WWII, the English city of Coventry was founded in the early Middle Ages. Earl Leofric and his wife La…
Lecture on Artificial Flight
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William G. Krueger
Lecture on artificial flight given on request of the Academy of Natural Sciences on August 7, 1876 in San Francisco, California by William G…
The World's Great Orations
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William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan compiled this collection speeches from many early orators of America. Volume 9 includes speeches from the years 1818…
The British Soldier
Read by David Wales
Edward John Hardy
The Reverend Edward John Hardy, ordained in the Church Of Ireland, was a chaplain in the British army for thirty one years. His 1915 collec…
The Poisoned Loving-Cup
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Charles Grant Miller
"ANGLO-AMERICAN accord is splendid sentiment. America ever rises gladly to this toast. But we must drink from our own crystal chalice o…
Adventures In Research
The story of the first regularly scheduled radio broadcast in history, in 1920, when Pittsburgh's KDKA broadcast the presidential election c…
Canadian School Days
Read by Elwy Yost
Max Braithwaite
Join us for a delightful journey back in time with Canadian School Days, a unique presentation that takes listeners to the one-room schoolho…