Dick Durette
5 books
*Non-fiction
483
Edward Gibbon - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. VI
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. The books cover the...
18 hours 46 minutes
Antiquity
414
John Bagnell Bury - History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great, Vol II
J.B. Bury wrote his “History of Greece” before World War I, but it is such a good overview of classical Greek history that the third edition was still being used as a college textbook in the late 1960′s. In the newer...
18 hours 2 minutes
Exploration
624
Roald Amundsen - South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the Fram, 1910-12
In contrast to Scott's South Pole expedition, Amundsen's expedition benefited from good equipment, appropriate clothing, and a fundamentally different primary task (Amundsen did no surveying on his route south and is...
19 hours 46 minutes
*Non-fiction
438
Edward Gibbon - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. V
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. The books cover the...
20 hours 42 minutes
