Modern (19th C)
The Underground Railroad, Part 1
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William Still
”It was my good fortune to lend a helping hand to the weary travelers flying from the land of bondage.” William Still."Dear Sir:—For mo…
This Country of Ours, Part 4
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall’s book of stories from the history of the United States begins with acco…
The Oregon Trail
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Francis Parkman, Jr.
The book is a breezy, first-person account of a 2 month summer tour of the U.S. states of Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and Kansas when Parkm…
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg
Read by Mark F. Smith
Abner Doubleday
Abner Doubleday began the Civil War as a Union officer and aimed the first cannon shot in response to the bombardment opened on Ft. Sumter i…
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1a
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Jefferson Davis
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881) is written by Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America …
The Naval War of 1812
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Theodore Roosevelt
Somewhat detailed history of naval engagements between the United States and England during the War of 1812, from a decidedly American persp…
Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War
Read by Winston Tharp
Ambrose Bierce
At the outset of the American Civil War, [the writer Ambrose] Bierce enlisted in the Union Army's 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment....In Februa…
China and the Chinese
Read by David Barnes
Herbert Allen Giles
Herbert Allen Giles (1845-1935) spent several years as a diplomat in China and in 1897 was appointed Cambridge University’s second professor…
Revolution and Counter-Revolution, or: Germany in 1848
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Friedrich Engels
Revolution and Counter-Revolution is an account of what happened in Prussia, Austria and other German states during 1848, describing the imp…
Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865
Read by David Leeson
Carlton Mccarthy
The author, who fought as a private in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War, describes the Confederate soldier’s daily struggl…
Queen Victoria
Read by R. S. Steinberg
Giles Lytton Strachey
Lytton Strachey’s first great success, and his most famous achievement, was "Eminent Victorians" (1918), a collection of four shor…
The First Battle of Bull Run
Read by Mark F. Smith
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was one of the senior commanders of Southern forces during the Civil War. It was he who initiated …
'Co. Aytch,' Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big S…
Read by Winston Tharp
Sam R. Watkins
Samuel “Sam” Rush Watkins (June 26, 1839 – July 20, 1901) was a noted Confederate soldier during the American Civil War. He is known today f…
The Underground Railroad, Part 2
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William Still
"This is one of the most remarkable volumes of the century. Its publication has only been made possible by a combination of circumstanc…
Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 1)
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John Hay
This is the biography of Abraham Lincoln, written by two of his private secretaries. (Summary by ashleighjane)
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1b
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Jefferson Davis
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881) is written by Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America …
Southern Horrors: Lynch Law In All Its Phases
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Thoroughly appalled and sickened by the rising numbers of white-on-black murders in the South since the beginning of Reconstruction, and by …
The Great Gold Rush: A Tale of the Klondike
Read by Cate Barratt
William Henry Pope Jarvis
Canadian journalist William Jarvis' gently fictionalized work recounts many of the countless fascinating tales of the Klondike Gold Rush in …
La Commune
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Louise Michel
Louise Michel était une anarchiste française très active dans la Commune de Paris de 1871. Son livre "La Commune&q…
The Underground Railroad, Part 3
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William Still
"Never before has the working of the Underground Railroad been so thoroughly explained. Here we have in complete detail the various met…