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Abraham Lincoln - Gettysburg Address

It was a cloudy November day in 1863 when thousands gathered to hear renowned orator Edward Everett dedicate a national cemetary at the site of a pivotal battle early in July of that year. Also present to deliver «a...

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Patrick Henry - Give Me Liberty

This speech was given March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, and is credited with having singlehandedly convinced the Virginia House of Burgesses to pass a resolution delivering the Virginia...

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George Edmundson - History of Holland

The title, «History of Holland,» given to this volume is fully justified by the predominant part which the great maritime province of Holland took in the War of Independence and throughout the whole of the subsequent...

Esther and 12 more 19 hours 44 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall - Our Island Story, Part 2

Our Island Story was first published in 1905 and became an instant classic. Beginning with the Romans and following the triumphs and foibles of the good, not so good and the downright despicable figures of history;...

Kara Shallenberg and 1 more 7 hours 49 minutes

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Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall - Our Island Story, Part 1

Our Island Story was first published in 1905 and became an instant classic. Beginning with the Romans and following the triumphs and foibles of the good, not so good and the downright despicable figures of history;...

Kara Shallenberg 8 hours 6 minutes

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

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Joaquin Miller - Columbus

This week, to celebrate Columbus Day, LibriVox volunteers bring you six recordings of Columbus by Joaquin Miller. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of October 8th, 2006.

Andrea L and 5 more 14 minutes

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Amendments to the United States Constitution (version 2)

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United States Government - Amendments to the United States Constitution (version 2)

The Constitution has a total of 27 amendments. The first ten, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified simultaneously. The following seventeen were ratified separately. (Summary from wikipedia.org)

Jim Cadwell 24 minutes

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Amendments to the United States Constitution

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United States Government - Amendments to the United States Constitution

The Amendments to the Constitution of the USA are a continuously modified document that attempts to secure all basic and other rights for American citizens. The most recent amendment was made in the early 1970's...

Shurtagal 19 minutes

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History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 1, Chapter 05)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 1, Chapter 05)

This chapter of Macaulay’s, History of England is concerned, for a large part, with insurrection against James II and his manoeuverings to suppress these. Argyle has been sheltering in Holland and returns to raise an...

Jim Mowatt and 12 more 4 hours 42 minutes

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Stamp Act Congress - Declaration of Rights

On June 8, 1765 James Otis, supported by the Massachusetts Assembly sent a letter to each colony calling for a general meeting of delegates. The meeting was to be held in New York City in October. Representatives...

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Declaration of Independence of the United States of America

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Thomas Jefferson - Declaration of Independence of the United States of America

Declaration of Independence is the document in which the Thirteen Colonies declared themselves independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain and explained their justifications for doing so. It was ratified by the...

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