Bestsellers
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The Wager
- A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Grann
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell....
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Gasping for Air
- By Jean Engle on 04-19-23
By: David Grann
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The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day....
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A gripping sea adventure, wish there was more.
- By Katherine on 04-13-24
By: Hampton Sides
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In the Heart of the Sea
- The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
- By: Nathaniel Philbrick
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The ordeal of the whaleship Essex was an event as mythic in the nineteenth century as the sinking of the Titanic was in the twentieth....
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Audio must have been fixed
- By Amazon Customer on 02-11-18
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Mutiny on the Bounty
- By: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 22 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave.
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You don't know the whole story.
- By Justin Sluyter on 05-01-19
By: Peter FitzSimons
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Enemy of All Mankind
- A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
- By: Steven Johnson
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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From the New York Times best-selling author of The Ghost Map and Extra Life, the story of a pirate who changed the world....
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Slow
- By Gary V Howell on 06-07-20
By: Steven Johnson
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Empire of Ice and Stone
- The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
- By: Buddy Levy
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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The true, harrowing story of the ill-fated 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the two men who came to define it....
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Great adventure story
- By Elaine McCollough on 01-06-23
By: Buddy Levy
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The Wager
- A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Grann
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell....
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Gasping for Air
- By Jean Engle on 04-19-23
By: David Grann
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The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day....
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A gripping sea adventure, wish there was more.
- By Katherine on 04-13-24
By: Hampton Sides
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In the Heart of the Sea
- The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
- By: Nathaniel Philbrick
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The ordeal of the whaleship Essex was an event as mythic in the nineteenth century as the sinking of the Titanic was in the twentieth....
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Audio must have been fixed
- By Amazon Customer on 02-11-18
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Mutiny on the Bounty
- By: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 22 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave.
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You don't know the whole story.
- By Justin Sluyter on 05-01-19
By: Peter FitzSimons
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Enemy of All Mankind
- A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
- By: Steven Johnson
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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From the New York Times best-selling author of The Ghost Map and Extra Life, the story of a pirate who changed the world....
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Slow
- By Gary V Howell on 06-07-20
By: Steven Johnson
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Empire of Ice and Stone
- The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
- By: Buddy Levy
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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The true, harrowing story of the ill-fated 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the two men who came to define it....
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Great adventure story
- By Elaine McCollough on 01-06-23
By: Buddy Levy
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In Search of a Kingdom
- Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
- By: Laurence Bergreen
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan, Columbus, and Marco Polo brings alive the singular life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, the pirate/explorer/admiral whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed....
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Better than the text
- By Bramante on 04-07-21
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Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia
- By: David Graeber
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Pirates have long lived in the realm of romance and fantasy, symbolizing risk, lawlessness, and radical visions of freedom. But at the root of this mythology is a rich history of pirate societies....
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A fun historical analysis of Pirate political systems
- By Ian Turner on 01-30-23
By: David Graeber
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Smoke and Ashes
- Opium's Hidden Histories
- By: Amitav Ghosh
- Narrated by: Ranjit Madgavkar
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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Ghosh unravels the impact of the opium trade on global history and in his own family—the climax of a years long project....
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Interesting Research, Terrible Reading
- By Paula de la Cruz on 03-09-24
By: Amitav Ghosh
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Born to Be Hanged
- The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune
- By: Keith Thomson
- Narrated by: Feodor Chin
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
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The year is 1680, in the heart of the Golden Age of Piracy, and more than 300 daring, hardened pirates—a potent mix of low-life scallywags and a rare breed of gentlemen buccaneers—gather on a remote Caribbean island....
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Fascinating tale of 17th Piracy in the Americas
- By Xmeromotu on 07-11-22
By: Keith Thomson
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Erebus
- One Ship, Two Epic Voyages, and the Greatest Naval Mystery of All Time
- By: Michael Palin
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Driven by a passion for travel and history and a love of ships and the sea, former Monty Python stalwart and beloved television globe-trotter Michael Palin explores the world of HMS Erebus, last seen on an ill-fated voyage to chart the Northwest Passage....
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Wonderful story
- By Stephen Wells on 04-01-24
By: Michael Palin
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The Bounty
- The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
- By: Caroline Alexander
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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More than two centuries after Master’s Mate Fletcher Christian led a mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh on a small, armed transport vessel called Bounty, the true story of this enthralling adventure has become obscured by the legend....
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The real story
- By Quilter on 07-11-23
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Into the Deep
- A Memoir from the Man Who Found Titanic
- By: Robert D. Ballard, Christopher Drew
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The legendary explorer of the Titanic shares inside stories of danger, suspense, and discovery - plus previously untold stories about his own dyslexia and how it has shaped his life....
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A Study of the Ego
- By Thomas on 06-08-21
By: Robert D. Ballard, and others
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Pirate Hunters
- Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship
- By: Robert Kurson
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Finding and identifying a pirate ship is the hardest thing to do under the sea. But two men—John Chatterton and John Mattera—are willing to risk everything to find the Golden Fleece, the ship of the infamous pirate Joseph Bannister....
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Pure Gold
- By Mel on 06-24-15
By: Robert Kurson
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Indianapolis
- By: Lynn Vincent, Sara Vladic
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 18 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis is sailing alone in the Philippine Sea when she is sunk by two Japanese torpedoes. For the next five nights, almost 300 miles from the nearest land, nearly 900 men battle injuries, sharks, dehydration, insanity, and eventually each other....
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As good as In Harm's Way but different
- By tru britty on 07-13-18
By: Lynn Vincent, and others
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Men-of-War
- Life in Nelson’s Navy
- By: Patrick O’Brian
- Narrated by: Ronald Pickup
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
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What was daily life in Nelson's navy really like, for everyone from the captain down to the rawest recruit? What did they eat? What songs did they sing? What was the schedule of watches? How were the officers and crew paid, and what was the division of prize-money? Find out....
By: Patrick O’Brian
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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates
- The Forgotten War That Changed American History
- By: Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger
- Narrated by: Brian Kilmeade
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the little-known story of how a newly independent nation was challenged by four Muslim powers and what happened when America's third president decided to stand up....
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Interesting history - terrible narrator
- By CJF on 12-08-15
By: Brian Kilmeade, and others
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So Others May Live
- Coast Guard's Rescue Swimmers: Saving Lives, Defying Death
- By: Martha Laguardia-Kotite, Tom Ridge
- Narrated by: Jim Cooper, Martha Laguardia-Kotite
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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So Others May Live: Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers: Saving Lives, Defying Death is the award-winning untold story of the US Coast Guard's quiet but resolute rescue swimmers....
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Good content, poor delivery in parts
- By Damien on 01-27-19
By: Martha Laguardia-Kotite, and others
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The Middle East in the 20th Century
- By: Eamonn Gearon, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Eamonn Gearon
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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It is impossible to understand our world today without understanding the last 100 years of Middle Eastern history. The history of the region in the 20th century is so varied and complex that it defies easy explanations....
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A great accomplishment
- By Kindle Customer on 01-15-24
By: Eamonn Gearon, and others
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To the Uttermost Ends of the Earth
- The Epic Hunt for the South's Most Feared Ship—and the Greatest Sea Battle of the Civil War
- By: Tom Clavin, Phil Keith
- Narrated by: Joe Knezevich
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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On June 19, 1864, just off the coast of France, one of the most dramatic naval battles in history took place....
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Fascinating how these men traveled the world on a ship in the mid 19th century.
- By Jacob Llamas on 03-10-24
By: Tom Clavin, and others
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The Pirate's Wife
- The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd
- By: Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos
- Narrated by: Courtney Patterson
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The dramatic and deliciously swashbuckling story of Sarah Kidd, the wife of the famous pirate Captain Kidd, charting her transformation from New York socialite to international outlaw during the Golden Age of Piracy....
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An excellent account of Sarah Kidd
- By D.Mitchell on 03-21-24
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To Rule the Waves
- How Control of the World's Oceans Determines the Fate of the Superpowers
- By: Bruce Jones
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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For centuries, oceans were the chessboard on which empires battled for supremacy. But in the nuclear age, air power and missile systems dominated our worries about security, and for the United States, the economy was largely driven by domestic production....
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Extraordinarily fascinating
- By Timothy O. Smith on 06-29-22
By: Bruce Jones
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The Far Land
- 200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific
- By: Brandon Presser
- Narrated by: Steve Quinn
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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A thrilling true tale of power, obsession, and betrayal at the edge of the world....
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Well, it seemed like a good idea, but. . .
- By Howard on 03-22-22
By: Brandon Presser
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Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay
- From the Colonial Era to the Oyster Wars
- By: Jamie L. H. Goodall
- Narrated by: Jamie L.H. Goodall
- Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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From the golden age of piracy to Confederate privateers and oyster pirates, the maritime communities of the Chesapeake Bay are intimately tied to a fascinating history of intrigue, plunder and illicit commerce raiding....
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Short vignettes of History
- By Amy on 01-31-22
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Der Untergang der "Wager"
- Eine wahre Geschichte von Schiffbruch, Mord und Meuterei - Der #1-New-York-Times-Bestseller
- By: David Grann, Rudolf Mast - Übersetzer
- Narrated by: Tobias Kluckert
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Im Januar 1742 wird ein windschiefes Segelboot an die Küste Brasiliens gespült. An Bord 30 Männer, die einzigen Überlebenden des königlichen...
By: David Grann, and others
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Into the Raging Sea
- Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of the El Faro
- By: Rachel Slade
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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On October 1, 2015, Hurricane Joaquin barreled into the Bermuda Triangle and swallowed the container ship El Faro whole, resulting in the worst American shipping disaster in 35 years....
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This Book is Tragic for More Than Just its Story
- By John A. Tucker on 10-23-19
By: Rachel Slade
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Pirate Queens
- The Lives of Anne Bonny & Mary Read
- By: Rebecca Alexandra Simon
- Narrated by: Rebecca Alexandra Simon
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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This first full-length biography about Anne Bonny and Mary Read explores their intriguing backgrounds while examining the social context of women in their lifetime and their legacy in popular culture that exists to the present day....
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Don’t let the reviews fools you
- By Kyler Adams on 01-17-24
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The Black Joke
- One Ship's Battle Against the Slave Trade
- By: A.E. Rooks
- Narrated by: Leon Nixon
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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A groundbreaking history of the Black Joke, the most famous member of the British Royal Navy’s anti-slavery squadron, and the long fight to end the transatlantic slave trade....
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Makes history come alive
- By Anneke García on 02-04-22
By: A.E. Rooks
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Villains of All Nations
- Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age
- By: Marcus Rediker
- Narrated by: Cornell Womack
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Villains of All Nations explores the "Golden Age" of Atlantic piracy (1716-1726) and the infamous generation whose images underlie our modern, romanticized view of pirates....
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The details
- By Dorothy on 04-26-24
By: Marcus Rediker
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Titanic on Trial
- The Night the Titanic Sank, Told Through the Testimonies of Her Passengers and Crew
- By: Nic Compton
- Narrated by: Peter Altschuler
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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April 15, 2012, marked 100 years since the Titanic sank. Since that fateful night, stories about the sinking have become legendary....
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Different way of presenting the story
- By andy on 11-20-18
By: Nic Compton
New releases
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The Art of Treasure Hunting
- A Journey through the World of Pirates, Plunder, and Buried Riches
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Unearth a world of riddles, riches, and riveting history with this thrilling new eBook, "The Art of Treasure Hunting." This captivating book whisks readers on an exhilarating adventure, exploring the allure and mystery enveloping the timeless pursuit of hidden treasures. Right from its first chapter, "The Allure of Hidden Riches," you are given an insight into the irresistible charm and tantalizing promise of untold wealth that has lured adventurers for centuries. This eBook traces back to the audacious pirates and their historical tales of plunder, revealing the nerve-racking yet ...
By: Barrett Williams, and others
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Dutch Pacific Voyages of Discovery
- Australia, Easter Island, Fiji, Hawai`i, New Zealand, Samoa Tasmania, Tonga
- By: Jan TenBruggencate
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Dutch explorers discovered for Europe many of the major island groups in the Pacific, while meting out immense brutality and privation. Some set out as pirates and privateers, others as traders seeking a new route to the Spice Islands. The voyagers left men in Hawai`i and the Tuamotus, and described for the first time the appearance and habits of many of the cultures of Polynesian islands as well those near Australia. They were the first Europeans to visit Australia, Easter Island, Fiji, Hawai`i, New Zealand, Samoa Tasmania, Tonga and many other islands.
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The Wide Wide Sea
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in his ship the HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, on a beach on the island of Hawaii, Cook was killed in a conflict with native Hawaiians. How did Cook, who was unique among captains for his respect for Indigenous peoples and cultures, come to that fatal moment? Hampton Sides' account of Cook's last journey both wrestles with Cook's legacy and provides a narrative of the titanic efforts and continual danger that characterised exploration in the 1700s.
By: Hampton Sides
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The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in his ship the HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, on a beach on the island of Hawaii, Cook was killed in a conflict with native Hawaiians. How did Cook, who was unique among captains for his respect for Indigenous peoples and cultures, come to that fatal moment? Hampton Sides’ bravura account of Cook’s last journey both wrestles with Cook’s legacy and provides a thrilling narrative of the titanic efforts and continual danger that characterized exploration.
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A gripping sea adventure, wish there was more.
- By Katherine on 04-13-24
By: Hampton Sides
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The Golden Age of Piracy
- The Rise, Fall, and Enduring Popularity of Pirates
- By: David Head - Edited by
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The twelve entries in The Golden Age of Piracy discuss why pirates thrived in the seas of the New World, how pirates operated their plundering ventures, how governments battled piracy, and when and why piracy declined. Separating Hollywood myth from historical fact, these essays bring the real pirates of the Caribbean to life with a level of rigor and insight rarely applied to the subject.
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The Notorious Edward Low
- Pursuing the Last Great Villain of Piracy's Golden Age
- By: Len Travers
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Following the War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) a decade-long wave of sea-robbery plagued the Atlantic rim—often glamorized as the "Golden Age of Piracy". Boston-based laborer, Edward Low, left his mark on pirate history as the most vicious and sadistic raider of them all.
By: Len Travers
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The Art of Treasure Hunting
- A Journey through the World of Pirates, Plunder, and Buried Riches
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Unearth a world of riddles, riches, and riveting history with this thrilling new eBook, "The Art of Treasure Hunting." This captivating book whisks readers on an exhilarating adventure, exploring the allure and mystery enveloping the timeless pursuit of hidden treasures. Right from its first chapter, "The Allure of Hidden Riches," you are given an insight into the irresistible charm and tantalizing promise of untold wealth that has lured adventurers for centuries. This eBook traces back to the audacious pirates and their historical tales of plunder, revealing the nerve-racking yet ...
By: Barrett Williams, and others
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Dutch Pacific Voyages of Discovery
- Australia, Easter Island, Fiji, Hawai`i, New Zealand, Samoa Tasmania, Tonga
- By: Jan TenBruggencate
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Dutch explorers discovered for Europe many of the major island groups in the Pacific, while meting out immense brutality and privation. Some set out as pirates and privateers, others as traders seeking a new route to the Spice Islands. The voyagers left men in Hawai`i and the Tuamotus, and described for the first time the appearance and habits of many of the cultures of Polynesian islands as well those near Australia. They were the first Europeans to visit Australia, Easter Island, Fiji, Hawai`i, New Zealand, Samoa Tasmania, Tonga and many other islands.
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The Wide Wide Sea
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in his ship the HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, on a beach on the island of Hawaii, Cook was killed in a conflict with native Hawaiians. How did Cook, who was unique among captains for his respect for Indigenous peoples and cultures, come to that fatal moment? Hampton Sides' account of Cook's last journey both wrestles with Cook's legacy and provides a narrative of the titanic efforts and continual danger that characterised exploration in the 1700s.
By: Hampton Sides
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The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in his ship the HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, on a beach on the island of Hawaii, Cook was killed in a conflict with native Hawaiians. How did Cook, who was unique among captains for his respect for Indigenous peoples and cultures, come to that fatal moment? Hampton Sides’ bravura account of Cook’s last journey both wrestles with Cook’s legacy and provides a thrilling narrative of the titanic efforts and continual danger that characterized exploration.
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A gripping sea adventure, wish there was more.
- By Katherine on 04-13-24
By: Hampton Sides
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The Golden Age of Piracy
- The Rise, Fall, and Enduring Popularity of Pirates
- By: David Head - Edited by
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The twelve entries in The Golden Age of Piracy discuss why pirates thrived in the seas of the New World, how pirates operated their plundering ventures, how governments battled piracy, and when and why piracy declined. Separating Hollywood myth from historical fact, these essays bring the real pirates of the Caribbean to life with a level of rigor and insight rarely applied to the subject.
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The Notorious Edward Low
- Pursuing the Last Great Villain of Piracy's Golden Age
- By: Len Travers
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Following the War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) a decade-long wave of sea-robbery plagued the Atlantic rim—often glamorized as the "Golden Age of Piracy". Boston-based laborer, Edward Low, left his mark on pirate history as the most vicious and sadistic raider of them all.
By: Len Travers
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Blackbeard
- Pirate Chronicles, Book 2
- By: History Nerds
- Narrated by: Andrew McDermott
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Set sail on a thrilling voyage into the mysterious and treacherous world of the notorious pirate, Blackbeard, in this riveting biography that unveils the man behind the legend. In Blackbeard, the high seas come alive as we chart the tumultuous life of Edward Teach, the infamous pirate who struck fear into the hearts of sailors and coastal communities alike.
By: History Nerds
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Smoke and Ashes
- Opium's Hidden Histories
- By: Amitav Ghosh
- Narrated by: Ranjit Madgavkar
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels, The Ibis Trilogy, ten years ago, he was startled to find how the lives of the 19th century sailors and soldiers he wrote of were dictated not only by the currents of the Indian Ocean, but also by the precious commodity carried in enormous quantities on those currents: opium. Most surprising at all, however, was the discovery that his own identity and family history was swept up in the story. Smoke and Ashes is at once a travelogue, memoir and an essay in history, drawing on decades of archival research.
By: Amitav Ghosh
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Smoke and Ashes
- Opium's Hidden Histories
- By: Amitav Ghosh
- Narrated by: Ranjit Madgavkar
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels the Ibis trilogy ten years ago, he was startled to learn how the lives of the nineteenth-century sailors and soldiers he wrote about were dictated not only by the currents of the Indian Ocean but also by the precious commodity carried in enormous quantities on those currents: opium. Most surprising of all, however, was the discovery that his own identity and family history were swept up in the story. Smoke and Ashes is at once a travelogue, a memoir, and an essay in history, drawing on decades of archival research.
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Interesting Research, Terrible Reading
- By Paula de la Cruz on 03-09-24
By: Amitav Ghosh
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A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
- By: David Gibbins
- Narrated by: Richard Burnip
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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From a Bronze Age ship built during the age of Queen Nefertiti, a Viking warship made for King Cnut himself, Henry VIII's spectacular Mary Rose and the golden age of the Tudor court, to the exploration of the Arctic, the tragic story of HMS Terror and tales of bravery and endurance aboard HMS Gairsoppa in World War Two, these are the stories of some of the greatest underwater discoveries of all time. A rich and exciting narrative, this is not just the story of those ships and the people who sailed on them, the cargo and treasure they carried and their tragic fate.
By: David Gibbins
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Pirates of the Wild West
- A Time Travel Sea Adventure with a Western Twist
- By: Bryan Cantrell
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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1718 the infamous pirates of the Caribbean meet secretly in Nassau harbor on Blackbeard’s prized ship the Queen Anne’s Revenge. Caught in the clutches of a tempestuous storm, their lives take an unimaginable turn when a time vortex whisks them away to the year 1873, casting their ship into the depths of San Francisco Bay. Prepare to set sail on a thrilling fusion of history and fantasy as the Golden Age of Piracy collides with the untamed spirit of the Wild West! In Pirates of the Wild West, the most notorious swashbucklers to ever roam the Caribbean find themselves shipwrecked and ...
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great story
- By Tanya Dunlap on 04-21-24
By: Bryan Cantrell
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Prisoners of the Bashaw
- The Nineteen-Month Captivity of American Sailors in Tripoli, 1803–1805
- By: Frederick C. Leiner
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
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On October 31, 1803, the frigate USS Philadelphia ran aground on a reef a few miles outside the harbor of Tripoli. After hours under fire, the Philadelphia, aground and defenseless, surrendered, and 307 American sailors and marines were captured. The bashaw ordered the crew moved into an old warehouse, and the officers were eventually moved to a dungeon beneath the Bashaw's castle. While the officers were treated as "gentlemen," although imprisoned, the sailors worked as enslaved laborers.