History Audio Books to Download

| V-Chip.Org | Audio Books Home | Fiction Audio Books | Children's Audio Books | Language Audio Books | Tv and Film Audio Books | Radio Audio Books | Self-Help Audio Books| Arts & Drama Audio Books | Biography Audio Books | Business Audio Books | Crime and Thrillers Audio Books | Health and Recreation Audio Books | Histoy Audio Books |

| 20th Century | 21st Century | American | Ancient | Biographical | British | Military | Miscellaneous | Music Related | Pre 1900 | Social and Economic | World |
  FREE Audio Books - Courtesy of the audiobookquest.com

Download Audio Books from our partner company Talking Bookstore

Google


WWW v-chip

 

Eyewitness 1900-1909
Play Windows Media Sample  Play Real Sample

Eyewitness 1900-1909

Written By : Joanna Bourke
Performed By : Tim Pigott-Smith
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
3 hours 30 minutes
Categories : 20th Century
Social & Economic
British
Non Fiction
$21.75
Buy Now!

Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the Twentieth Century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith.

Eyewitness provides a rare and fascinating opportunity to hear the events of the century described by those who saw them happen. A wealth of BBC archive recordings, some never previously broadcast, is interwoven with an illuminating commentary by the historian Joanna Bourke. Published in ten volumes, Eyewitness examines the role and the life of the British people in each decade of the century.

The 1900s began with British troops at war in South Africa and here soldiers of all ranks recall their part in the action. Whilst the death of Queen Victoria cast a sombre mood over the nation, Edward VII restored a sense of optimism and gaiety. For some life was lived on a lavish scale but there was also great poverty and the decade ended on a note of violence with suffragette militancy and political upheaval.

Compelling first-hand accounts offer insights into all aspects of the period - manners and fashion, discipline and religion, alcohol, work and sport. Voices of ordinary people mix with those whose names still resonate today: Lord Baden-Powell, Ben Travers, Marconi, Sylvia Pankhurst, Violet Bonham-Carter and H. H. Asquith.

Thought-provoking and moving, these are the voices of the past, speaking to the present.

Other titles you may be interested in

Eyewitness 1910-1919

Eyewitness 1910-1919

Written By : Joanna Bourke
Performed By : Tim Pigott-Smith
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
5 hours
Categories : 20th Century
Social & Economic
British
Non Fiction
Military
$26.49
Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the Twentieth Century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith... More info...
Nothing Like It In The World

Nothing Like It In The World

Written By : Stephen E. Ambrose
Performed By : Jeffrey DeMunn
Published By : Simon & Schuster
6 hours 30 minutes
Categories : American
Pre 1900
Social & Economic
$32.00 $15.95
Nothing Like It in the World is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad. More info...
Crack in the Edge of the World, A (Abridged)

Crack in the Edge of the World, A (Abridged)

Written By : Simon Winchester
Performed By : Simon Winchester
Published By : Harper Collins US
7 hours
Categories : American
20th Century
Social & Economic
$29.95 $19.95
The international bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa vividly brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of Americas relentless expansion More info...
To Conquer The Air

To Conquer The Air

Written By : James Tobin
Performed By : Boyd Gaines
Published By : Simon & Schuster
6 hours
Categories : 20th Century
Social & Economic
Biographical
Historical
Sports
$30.00 $15.95
"For some years I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible to man. My disease has increased in severity and I feel that it will soon cost me an increased amount of money if... More info...
Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy

Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy

Written By : Barbara Ehrenreich
Performed By : Pam Ward
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
9 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Social & Economic
$19.95
Best-selling social commentator and cultural historian Barbara Ehrenreich presents a fascinating exploration of one of humanity’s oldest traditions: the celebration of communal joy, historically expressed in ecstatic revels of feasting, costuming, and dancing. More info...
Have you always loved reading but sometimes find it hard to find the time? Theres nothing quite like curling up with a good book but many of us cannot do that as much as we would llike. We sacrifice this special time because we have so many other things to do each day. It is a common problem and it is the reason why people on average are not reading as much as they once did. Audio books bring the story to life just as the storytellers of the past did. They allow you to experience the book in a whole new way; in the way the writer felt and heard it in their head. You can feel the emotion when you allow audio books to let the story come to life.