Modern (20th C)
Through Broadland in a Breydon Punt
Read by TND
Arthur Henry Patterson
Arthur Henry Patterson was a self-taught naturalist who, from a very early age, devoted much of his free time to observing, discovering and …
Gallipoli
Read by Ted Lienhart
John Masefield
John Masefield was an English novelist and poet who would later be named England's Poet Laureate. In early 1916, immediately after the termi…
My War Experiences in Two Continents
Read by Ted Lienhart
Sarah Broom Macnaughtan
Sarah Macnaughtan was a Scottish novelist who took part in the women's suffrage movement, worked for the Red Cross in the Second Boer War (1…
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interview…
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Various
These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…
Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Commissio…
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National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
The summer of 1967 again brought racial disorders to American cities, and with them shock, fear and bewilderment to the nation. The worst ca…
Germany Before the War
Read by Ted Lienhart
Napoleon-Eugène Beyens
Baron Beyens was a senior member of the Belgian diplomatic service who was posted to Berlin in 1912. His book, published in early 1916, is i…
The History of a Lie: "The Protocols of the Wise Men of Zion"
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Herman Bernstein
A presentation and deconstruction of the "Protocols of the Wise Men of Zion", an anti-Semitic work fabricated in order to brand Je…
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interview…
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Various
These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…
Sea-Power in the Pacific
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Hector Charles Bywater
During the three decades preceding the Pacific War, the United States placed no small amount of effort in gaming out what a such a conflict …
Tragedy in Dedham: The Story of the Sacco-Vanzetti Case
Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Francis Russell
The Sacco and Vanzetti trial was one of the most divisive events of 1920's America. As Russell writes, " If one was middle class and Re…
France, Spain and the Rif, Part 1
Read by Alister
Walter Burton Harris
The Guerra del Rif—the Rif War. 1921 to 1926. It was the slogging bloody 5-year long climax of Spain’s effort to secure dominion over a terr…
From Metternich to Bismarck: A Textbook of European History
Read by Pamela Nagami
Lionel Cecil Jane
This short work opens in 1815, at the close of a period of twenty-five years of almost continuous war. The Congress of Vienna assembled to c…
Cape Coddities
Read by Laurie Banza
Roger Livington Scaife and Roger Livingston Scaife
A message from the past from a former Cape Cod resident who delves in all things that make Cape Cod special. From explaining the adventures …
This Giddy Globe (Version 2)
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Oliver Herford
A geography of the world at the time, told with a wit and humor unusual in non-fiction and historical texts while staying true to the subjec…
Sowjet-Rußland im Umbau
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Fritz Schotthöfer
Sammlung von Aufsätzen über die gesellschaftlichen Verhältnisse im jungen Sowjet-Rußland. Der Autor bereiste als Journa…
By Desert Ways to Baghdad
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Louisa Jebb Wilkins
Every age witnesses the birth of some great soul. Sometimes events bring these people to the attention of the world. More often than not, th…
America's Retreat from Victory; The Story of George Catlett Marshall
Read by Robert Morel
Joseph McCarthy and Joseph Mccarthy
Senator Joseph McCarthy examines the life of General George Catlett Marshall, particularly his role in government beginning in 1945 as Unite…
Our Air Force: The Keystone of National Defense
Read by Ted Lienhart
William Lendrum Mitchell
William (Billy) Mitchell was a U.S. Army officer who, during World War I, came to command all U.S. Army air operations in France. He became …
The Burston Rebellion
Read by Steve C
Thomas George Higdon
The early 20th century in Great Britain saw a seismic shift in political awareness especially amongst the working classes. This led to a sig…
Greece and the Allies
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George Frederick Abbott
The author delves into Greece's dealings leading up to, during, and after WWI. We witness, through unbiased eyes, Greece's government (the M…