History audiobooks

Edmund Burke

By: Russell Kirk

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

In this, the liveliest and most accessible one-volume life of Edmund Burke, Russell Kirk has ingeniously combined the public and the private man into a living whole. He lucidly unfolds Burke's philosophy and offers a fresh assessment of Burke, a statesman enjoying even greater influence today than in his own time.Kirk defines four great... Read more

The Schools We Need

By: E. D. Hirsch

Narrated by: Anna Fields

Length: 12 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A child’s mind is hungry for knowledge, stimulation, and the excitement of learning which school should provide—yet most American schools fall far short. From kindergarten through high school, our public educational system is among the worst in the developed world. In disdaining content-based curricula for abstract (and discredited) theories of... Read more

The Alamo

By: John Myers Myers

Narrated by: Robert Morris

Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The Battle of the Alamo is one of the most dramatic moments in American history—a stirring saga that has become a modern myth in which all Americans, and especially Texans, take great pride. Poet, novelist, and historian John Myers Myers gives us a fascinating account of this American symbol. With exhaustive research and obvious passion for his... Read more

A History of Latin America

By: George Pendle

Narrated by: Fred Williams

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Latin America, an area of great economic potential, has long been in need of an authoritative and concise introduction. This history has been written by a specialist who was closely connected with Latin America for over forty years. His text emphasizes how many races and classes have contributed to the civilization of this great landmass, with... Read more

Four Days of Naples

By: Aubrey Menen

Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

In September 1943, Naples lay devastated by incessant bombardment from Allied planes. The city, under an iron occupation by the Germans, was without food. During the bombardment, the famed scugnizzi, the street boys of Naples, grew increasingly exasperated by the passiveness of their elders. Known for their daring, verve, and enterprise, the... Read more

Babe

By: Robert W. Creamer

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 13 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

He was the biggest man baseball has ever produced. Babe Ruth transcended the sport that brought him fame, money, and adulation, moving beyond the limits of baselines and outfield fences into the mainstream of American life.In this extraordinary biography, Robert W. Creamer uncovers the complex and captivating man behind the legend. He presents... Read more

Ordeal by Hunger

By: George R. Stewart

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 12 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The tragedy of the Donner party constitutes one of the most amazing stories of the American West. In 1846 eighty-seven people—men, women, and children—set out for California and were persuaded to attempt a new overland route. After struggling across the desert, losing many oxen, and nearly dying of thirst, they reached the very summit of the... Read more

Victory

By: Peter Schweizer

Narrated by: Ian Esmo

Length: 11 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

This explosive book chronicles why and how Ronald Reagan helped to bring down the Soviet Union. Based on exclusive interviews with key participants including Caspar Weinberger, George Schultz, John Poindexter, Robert McFarlane, and William Clark, Peter Schweizer provides the riveting details of how the Reagan inner circle undermined the Soviet... Read more

Unlimited Access

By: Gary Aldrich

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

As one of two FBI agents posted at the White House to perform background checks on appointees, FBI Special Agent Gary Aldrich intended to close his eventful career in peace and dignity. But what he witnessed during the Clinton administration left him deeply troubled—then alarmed—and finally, so outraged that he felt compelled to leave. Unlimited... Read more

The Korean War

By: Max Hastings

Narrated by: Frederick Davidson

Length: 17 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

It was the first war we could not win. At no other time since World War II have two superpowers met in battle. In this extensive history, preeminent military historianMax Hastings takes us back to the bloody, bitter struggle to restore South Korean independence after the Communist invasion of June 1950.Using personal accounts from interviews... Read more

Baseball in ’41

By: Robert W. Creamer

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

It was the year that Joe DiMaggio set his 56-game hitting streak, that Ted Williams batted .406, that the Dodgers and the Yankees battled each other in a classic World series—and that the United States went to war.In this look at what he calls "the best baseball season ever," Robert Creamer skillfully intertwines all these epochal baseball... Read more

The Fall of Che Guevara

By: Henry Butterfield Ryan

Narrated by: Richard McGonagle

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

This book tells the story—for the first time—of the United States government’s response to Guevara’s ill-starred insurgency in Bolivia in 1967. Henry Butterfield Ryan argues that Guevara’s life must be reevaluated in light of secret documents only recently released by the CIA, the State Department, the Pentagon, and the National Security... Read more

The Gettysburg Gospel

By: Gabor Boritt

Narrated by: Michael Kramer

Length: 9 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

The literature of the Gettysburg Address tends to fall into one of two extremes. At one end are those books that maintain that Lincoln wrote his speech hastily, even on a scrap of paper on the train en route from Washington to Gettysburg. In this version, Lincoln delivered his remarks to an uncomprehending public, which applauded politely,... Read more

Saxons, Vikings, and Celts

By: Bryan Sykes

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

WASPs finally get their due in this stimulating history by one of the world's leading geneticists.



Saxons, Vikings, and Celts is the most illuminating book yet to be written about the genetic history of Britain and Ireland. Through a systematic, ten-year DNA survey of more than 10,000 volunteers, Bryan Sykes has traced the true genetic makeup of... Read more

Union 1812

By: A. J. Langguth

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 13 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

A gripping narrative of the second and final war of independence that secured the nation's permanence and established its claim to the entire continent, by the author of the enormously successful and acclaimed Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution.



This dramatic account of the War of 1812 fills a surprising gap in the popular... Read more

The Places in Between

By: Rory Stewart

Narrated by: Rory Stewart

Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

In January 2002, Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan-surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. By day he passed through mountains covered in nine feet of snow, hamlets burned and emptied by the Taliban, and communities thriving amid the remains of medieval civilizations. By... Read more

Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney

By: James F. Simon

Narrated by: Richard Allen

Length: 11 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The clashes between President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney over slavery, secession, and Lincoln's constitutional war powers went to the heart of Lincoln's presidency.



Lincoln and Taney's bitter disagreements began with Taney's Dred Scott opinion in 1857, when the Chief Justice declared that the Constitution did not grant the... Read more

When the Dancing Stopped

By: Brian Hicks

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 12 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

In the bestselling tradition of The Devil in the White City, award-winning author Brian Hicks tells the explosive story of the Morro Castle-the elegant luxury liner that burned off the coast of New Jersey in 1934.



On September 7, 1934, the captain of the luxurious Ward Line flagship Morro Castle died under mysterious circumstances seven hours... Read more

The Ghost Map

By: Steven Johnson

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 8 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A thrilling historical account of the worst cholera outbreak in Victorian London-and a brilliant exploration of how Dr. John Snow's solution revolutionized the way we think about disease, cities, science, and the modern world.

From the dynamic thinker routinely compared to Malcolm Gladwell, E. O. Wilson, and James Gleick, The Ghost Map is a... Read more

Dynasties

By: David S. Landes

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 13 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Through perseverance, solid ingenuity, and unwavering determination, family-run companies—dynasties—have dominated wealth and business throughout the last two centuries. One third of Fortune 500 firms are family owned and, in most cases, the ideal of the family business is one synonymous with continuity, watchful leadership, and dedication to... Read more

At All Costs

By: Sam Moses

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

In this astonishing untold account of heroism and history, two American Merchant Mariners board a burning and sinking ship in the Mediterranean and change the course of World War II.



In 1942, the small Mediterranean island of Malta was the most heavily bombed place on earth. Its submarine and air attacks on Axis supply convoys were all that kept... Read more

Patriotic Treason

By: Evan Carton

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

Length: 15 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

John Brown is a lightning rod of history. Yet he is poorly understood and most commonly described in stereotypes — as a madman, martyr, or enigma. Not until Patriotic Treason has a biography or history brought him so fully to life, in scintillating prose and moving detail, making his life and legacy-and the staggering sacrifices he made for his... Read more

Mani Perlen

By: Christa Siegert

Narrated by: Christa Siegert & Gilles Tschudi

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Mani war ein Gesandter aus dem Königreich des Geistes, ein Eingeweihter der gnostischen Mysterien, der an die Lehre der Urchristen anknüpfte. Er strebte danach, die spirituelle Essenz der damaligen Religionen durch seine neue Symbolsprache in ein universelles, gnostisches Christentum der Liebe einfließen zu lassen. Im 20.Jh. wurden... Read more

Moscow 1941

By: Rodric Braithwaite

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 13 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

The 1941 Battle of Moscow—unquestionably one of the most decisive battles of World War II—marked the first strategic defeat of the German armed forces in their seemingly unstoppable march across Europe. The Soviets lost many more people in this one battle than the British and Americans lost in the whole of the Second World War. Now, with... Read more