History
300 books
*Non-fiction
469
Jacob A. Riis - How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York
How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York (1890) was a pioneering work of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, documenting the squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s. It...
8 hours 50 minutes
History
438
Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca - Journey of Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Few stories of shipwreck and survival can equal that of the 16th century Spaniard Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca who, cast ashore near present day (USA) Tampa Bay, Florida, in 1528, survived eight years of hand-to-mouth...
4 hours 19 minutes
*Non-fiction
492
Charles Morris - Historical Tales, Vol IV: English
Volume IV of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This fourth volume covers the history of England from its conversion to Christianity up to the reign of...
8 hours 11 minutes
*Non-fiction
495
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot - Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 4
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prior to the Revolution of 1848, actively opposing as a liberal the reactionary King...
15 hours 49 minutes
