Category Archives: Modern
Audiobook: San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
The first half of this book describes the devastating earthquake that hit San Francisco in
Audiobook: Martyred Armenia
This is a first hand account of the Armenian Genocide written by a Syrian who
Audiobook: Ten Days that Shook the World
Ten Days that Shook the World (1919) is a book by American journalist and socialist
Audiobook: Examining the U.S. Capitol Attack
A joint bipartisan report by the U.S. Senate Committees on Homeland Security and Rules and
Audiobook: Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland
The American Civil War battle at Antietam, Maryland,(called Sharpsburg by the Confederacy) on 17 September
Audiobook: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania
On the gently rolling farm lands surrounding the little town of Gettysburg, Pa., was fought
Audiobook: Sämtliche Schriften 1911-1921, Teil 3
Carl von Ossietzky (1889-1938), Journalist, Pazifist und Friedensnobelpreisträger [1935], zählte zu den herausragenden Persönlichkeiten in
Audiobook: Sämtliche Schriften 1911-1921, Teil 4
Carl von Ossietzky (1889-1938), Journalist, Pazifist und Friedensnobelpreisträger [1935], zählte zu den herausragenden Persönlichkeiten in
Audiobook: China and the Chinese
Herbert Allen Giles (1845-1935) spent several years as a diplomat in China and in 1897
Audiobook: Life in the Clearings Versus the Bush
As a middle class Englishwoman Moodie did not particularly enjoy “the bush”, as she called
Audiobook: Chronicles of Canada Volume 14 – The War With the United States: A Chronicle of 1812
“International disputes that end in war are not generally questions of absolute right and wrong.
Audiobook: Chronicles of Canada Volume 23 – The Cariboo Trail: A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia
Between the California and Yukon/Klondike gold rushes was the Cariboo Gold Rush in what would
Audiobook: Chronicles of Canada Volume 21 – The Red River Colony: A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba
This, volume 21 of the Chronicles of Canada series, describes the settlement of the Red
Audiobook: Chronicles of Canada Volume 22 – Pioneers of the Pacific Coast: A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters
This, volume 22 of the Chronicles of Canada series, describes the exploration of the Canadian
Audiobook: Chronicles of Canada Volume 26 – The Tribune of Nova Scotia: A Chronicle of Joseph Howe
Joseph Howe (1804-1873) was one of Nova Scotia’s greatest and best-loved politicians. He was instrumental
Audiobook: Trial of Susan B. Anthony
In 1872, after the ratification of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, the women’s
Audiobook: Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913
Harris Newmark was personally acquainted with every person and family involved in the founding of
Audiobook: Chronicles of Canada Volume 27 – The Winning of Popular Government: A Chronicle of the Union of 1841
In the 1830’s, Canada was a ideologically divided country. Political upheaval and even riots occurred
Audiobook: Chronicles of Canada Volume 30 – The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier: A Chronicle of Our Own Time
In conformity with its title, this volume, save for the earlier chapters, is history rather
Audiobook: Chronicles of Canada Volume 28 – The Fathers of Confederation: A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion
During and after the United States’ War of Independence, Canada remained loyal to Great Britain.
Audiobook: On the Trail of The Immigrant
How did the immigrants come to America? Who were they? What Where did they come
Audiobook: Story of the Thirteen Colonies
These short vignettes of American history are written for the young reader. Each one is
Audiobook: Gossip In The First Decade Of Victoria’s Reign
“I have written this Gossip not only for the edification of those to whom a
Audiobook: History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier, Part 1
“It has been a little over fifty years since the organization of the Territory of
Audiobook: Exiles of Florida
“The Author of the following work has endeavored to give a faithful record of …
Audiobook: Stories of the Lifeboat
There’s fury in the tempest, And there’s madness in the waves; The lightning snake coils
Audiobook: Clergymen Of The Church Of England
This 1866 book was published in a time of great change in the Church of
Audiobook: Frostiana: or a history of the River Thames in a frozen state
The frost fair of 1814 began on 1 February, and lasted four days. A printer
Audiobook: Stories of the Royal Humane Society
Established in 1774, the ‘Society for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Drowned’ published information on
Audiobook: History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume II, From the Death of Alexander I until the Death of Alexander III (1825 – 1894)
Simon Dubnow was born in 1860 to a poor Jewish family in Belarussian town of