De La Démocratie en Amérique published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the second in 1840) is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville. It...
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The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, o...
De La Démocratie en Amérique published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the second in 1840) is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville. It...
Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order, usually known as the Ethics, is a philosophical treatise written in Latin by Benedictus de Spinoza. It was...
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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his 1859 translation from Persian to English of a selection of quatrains (rubāʿiy...
This recording contains two original documents. 1) Life of James Mars, a Slave Born and Sold in Connecticut, by James Mars (1869). James Mars was born...
This work describes conditions and forces the black population of the South faced after freedom was brought by the Civil War. As Sinclair puts it at t...
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This is a mesmerizing literary work that takes readers on a thrilling journey through the world of piracy, romance, and rebellion. Written in 1814, th...
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Uncover the hidden secrets and pivotal decisions that shaped the very foundation of the United States in "The Fathers of the Constitution," Volume 13...
Step back in time and discover the untold stories of the unsung heroes who stood shoulder to shoulder with General George Washington during the tumult...
The Exiles of Florida, written by Joshua R. Giddings and first published in 1858, is a searing indictment of the United States government's role in th...
In celebration of Independence Day in the United States, 2006, LibriVox volunteers bring you ten different recordings of The Flag Goes By by Henry Hol...
This speech was given March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, and is credited with having singlehandedly convinced the Virginia Ho...
Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil, commonly called Leviathan, is a book written in 1651 by Thomas...
The historical works of Tacitus are a history of the period from A.D. 14 to 96 in thirty volumes. Although many of the works were lost (only books 1-5...
In celebration of Independence Day in the United States, 2007, LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 different recordings of To the United States of Americ...
