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- W.Denis
- 02-13-05
What's Next?
I liked the book because I liked the development of the roles of Burr and Jefferson, and also because I have not read much about Madison and his relationship with Dolly. Many of the books charictors are left hanging at the end, however. Lewis on the keelboat (without his dog Seaman), the shipping heiress on a ship without her lover, and poor Andy Jackson regretting his contencious nature.
Obviously this is the first of a series and I will listen to 1812 to see how everyone survives (except the love stricken and besotted Lewis). What happens to Burr is very well covered by Gore Vidal.
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- Joanne
- 08-23-13
the best way to learn history
Would you consider the audio edition of Eagle's Cry to be better than the print version?
The reader has good dramatic skills
What was one of the most memorable moments of Eagle's Cry?
the suspense before the Louisiana purchase.
Which scene was your favorite?
James Madison telling Dolly she was right about Livingston in Paris, and Dolly's emotional support of James, giving him the credit for the success of the deal.
Who was the most memorable character of Eagle's Cry and why?
M Lewis. His passions and moods.
3 people found this helpful
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- Thor Finn
- 01-15-10
History relived
This book was a little long, but was helpful in reminding the listener of this important chapter in American history. The rating might have been higher, but the reader was just not my favorite.
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Fascinating!
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- thewolff
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What a wonderful review of our democracy, in the early days and actually, and early review of the problems we face today. If you’re close your eyes it’s your listening to the folk and transport transpose faces and today’s conditions I have a repeat.
This is the most fascinating and compelling book and a great segue into alter Nevens 1812 which is another great book but I think not quite as revealing today’s today’s circumstances condition same people.
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It is 1789, and three young provincials have come to Paris to make their way. Georges-Jacques Danton, an ambitious young lawyer, is energetic, pragmatic, debt-ridden - and hugely but erotically ugly. Maximilien Robespierre, also a lawyer, is slight, diligent, and terrified of violence. His dearest friend, Camille Desmoulins, is a conspirator and pamphleteer of genius. A charming gadfly, erratic and untrustworthy, bisexual and beautiful, Camille is obsessed by one woman and engaged to marry another, her daughter.
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Disaster
- By Frank Dudley Berry Jr. on 08-01-13
By: Hilary Mantel
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Crockett of Tennessee
- A Novel Based on the Life and Times of David Crockett
- By: Cameron Judd
- Narrated by: Allan Robertson
- Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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From humble beginnings in rural Tennessee to his heroic death defending the Alamo, frontiersman, adventurer, and politician David Davy Crockett embodies the spirit and ideals of the national character. Even during his lifetime, tales of the sharpshooting, skilled woodsman were - to his delight - told, retold, and elaborated on. As a US congressman, the former Creek War militiaman steadfastly opposed President Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act.
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I highly recommend
- By That Man They Call Shad on 05-05-21
By: Cameron Judd
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1916
- A Novel of the Irish Rebellion (Irish Century, Book 1)
- By: Morgan Llywelyn
- Narrated by: Mil Nicholson
- Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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At age 15, Ned Halloran lost both of his parents - and almost his own life - when the Titanic sank. Determined to keep what little he has, he returns to his homeland of Ireland and enrolls at Saint Edna's school in Dublin. Saint Edna's headmaster is the renowned scholar and poet Patrick Pearse - who is soon to gain greater fame as a rebel and patriot. Ned becomes deeply involved with the growing revolution...and the sacrifices it will demand.
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As a Catholic, this book was not for me.
- By Amazon Customer on 02-01-22
By: Morgan Llywelyn
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Into the Wilderness
- A Novel
- By: Sara Donati
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 30 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Weaving a vibrant tapestry of fact and fiction, Into the Wilderness sweeps us into another time and place...and into the heart of a forbidden, incandescent affair between a spinster Englishwoman and an American frontiersman. Here is an epic of romance and history that will captivate readers from the start.
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So much for "if you like Gabaldon"
- By randomactsofpunctuation on 11-24-15
By: Sara Donati
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The Whiskey Rebels
- By: David Liss
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 18 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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At his most desperate moment, Ethan Saunders is recruited to find his ex-fiancée's missing husband. Meanwhile, Joan Maycott and her Revolutionary War veteran husband distill whiskey on the western Pennsylvania frontier. As their causes intertwine, Joan and Saunders - both patriots in their own way - find themselves on opposing sides of a daring scheme that will forever change their lives and their new country.
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In My Top 10 - Maybe Top 5 At Audible
- By Lulu on 10-31-12
By: David Liss
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The Guns of the South
- By: Harry Turtledove
- Narrated by: Paul Costanzo
- Length: 24 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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January 1864: General Robert E. Lee faces defeat. The Army of Northern Virginia is ragged and ill-equipped. Gettysburg has broken the back of the Confederacy and decimated its manpower. Then, Andries Rhoodie, a strange man with an unplaceable accent, approaches Lee with an extraordinary offer. Rhoodie demonstrates an amazing rifle: its rate of fire is incredible, its lethal efficiency breathtaking - and Rhoodie guarantees unlimited quantities to the Confederates. The name of the weapon is the AK-47.
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Loved the book but...
- By Tami A. on 10-28-16
By: Harry Turtledove
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How Few Remain
- A Novel of the Second War Between the States
- By: Harry Turtledove
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 24 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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A generation after the South wins the Civil War, it annexes critical territory in Mexico. Outraged, the United States declares total war. This time the American army faces danger on all sides--Confederates, outlaws, Apaches, French, and even the British. George Custer and Teddy Roosevelt fight hard and give the Americans hope. But to win, they need a commander as brilliant as Stonewall Jackson, and they must stop Jeb Stuart’s glorious cavalry.
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A Civil War Alternate History Classic! Fantastic!
- By Michael on 10-06-12
By: Harry Turtledove
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Alex and Eliza
- The Alex & Eliza Trilogy
- By: Melissa de la Cruz
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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As battle cries of the American Revolution echo in the distance, servants flutter about preparing for one of New York society's biggest events: the Schuylers' grand ball. Descended from two of the oldest bloodlines in New York, the Schuylers are proud to be one of their fledgling country's founding families and even prouder still of their three daughters - Angelica, with her razor-sharp wit; Peggy, with her dazzling looks; and Eliza, whose beauty and charm rival those of both her sisters, though she'd rather be aiding the colonists' cause than dressing up for some silly ball.
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Meh...
- By adh on 10-24-18
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Fall of Giants
- Book One of the Century Trilogy
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 30 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Ken Follett's World Without End was a global phenomenon, a work of grand historical sweep beloved by millions of readers and acclaimed by critics. Fall of Giants is his magnificent new historical epic. The first novel in The Century Trilogy, it follows the fates of five interrelated families - American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh - as they move through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women's suffrage.
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Loved it and learned alot.
- By Louis on 10-19-10
By: Ken Follett