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Democracy in America (Excerpts)
- By: Alexis de Tocqueville
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
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Alexis de Tocqueville's renowned analysis of American democracy still has relevance today. In 1831 de Tocqueville was sent to America by the French government to study the U.S. penal system, but his real aim was to observe a democratic republic firsthand to see if such an entity could function with dignity and humanity. His travels, which took him to the cities of the Northeast, to the frontier and the Great Lakes, down the Mississippi and through the South, showed him a great deal about the United States. In 1834, he wrote Democracy in America, in which he examines the advantages and pitfalls of democracy, the conditions and conflicts among the races, and the movements that grip the country.
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Democracy in America
- By Michael on 02-18-10
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Democracy in America (Excerpts)
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 12-16-99
- Language: English
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- By: Benjamin Franklin
- Narrated by: Adrian Cronauer
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
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A great inventor, journalist, satirist, politician - a true Renaissance man - Benjamin Franklin perfectly embodied the traits we now treasure as "American."
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there will be sleeping enough in the grave
- By Darwin8u on 07-25-15
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- Narrated by: Adrian Cronauer
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 12-16-99
- Language: English
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John Adams
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann, Jan Maxwell
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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With the sweep and vitality of a great novel, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough presents the enthralling story of John Adams. This is history on a grand scale - an audiobook about politics, war, and social issues, but also about human nature, love, religious faith, virtue, ambition, friendship and betrayal, and the far-reaching consequences of noble ideas. Read by History Channel host Edward Herrmann!
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fantastic
- By Thomas on 07-06-06
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John Adams
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann, Jan Maxwell
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 05-24-01
- Language: English
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The Essential Lewis and Clark
- By: Landon Y. Jones, Editor
- Narrated by: Peter Friendman, Tom Wopat
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
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The journals of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark remain the single most important document in the history of American exploration. This compact volume of their journals, compiled by American Book Award nominee Landon Y. Jones, includes all of the most riveting tales of their adventure, in their own words.
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Good, but maybe not as an audiobook
- By David on 05-06-11
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The Essential Lewis and Clark
- Narrated by: Peter Friendman, Tom Wopat
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 03-18-04
- Language: English
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The Pirate Hunter
- By: Richard Zacks
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 18 hrs and 42 mins
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Captain Kidd has gone down in history as America's most ruthless buccaneer. However, Captain William Kidd was no career cut-throat; he was a tough, successful New York sea captain who was hired to chase pirates. Across the oceans of the world, the pirate hunter, Kidd, pursued the pirate, Culliford. One man would hang in the harbor; the other would walk away with the treasure. The Pirate Hunter is both a masterpiece of historical detective work and a page-turner.
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Aaaargh Matey, Listen to this tale!
- By Karen on 04-20-04
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The Pirate Hunter
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 18 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 03-19-04
- Language: English
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His Excellency
- George Washington
- By: Joseph J. Ellis
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
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Acclaimed author Joseph J. Ellis penned the National Book Award-winning American Sphinx and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Founding Brothers, a fixture on The New York Times best seller list for an entire year, and one of the most popular history books of all time. Now this master historian turns his attention to the most exalted American hero, Founding Father and first President George Washington.
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Ellis is a known liar
- By Theresa on 02-21-05
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His Excellency
- George Washington
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 11-03-04
- Language: English
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New York Burning
- Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan
- By: Jill Lepore
- Narrated by: Beth McDonald
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
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Over a few weeks in 1741, 10 fires blazed across Manhattan. With each new fire, panicked whites saw more evidence of a slave uprising. Tried and convicted before the colony's Supreme Court, 13 black men were burned at the stake and 17 were hanged. Four whites, the alleged ringleaders of the plot, were also hanged, and seven more were pardoned on condition that they never set foot in New York again.
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Interesting
- By Phillip Goodson on 05-15-09
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New York Burning
- Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan
- Narrated by: Beth McDonald
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 09-22-05
- Language: English
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John Adams
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 29 hrs and 54 mins
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McCullough's John Adams has the sweep and vitality of a great novel. This is history on a grand scale, an audiobook about politics, war, and social issues, but also about human nature, love, religious faith, virtue, ambition, friendship, and betrayal, and the far-reaching consequences of noble ideas. Above all, it is an enthralling, often surprising story of one of the most important and fascinating Americans who ever lived.
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An outstanding biography
- By Davis on 07-10-06
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John Adams
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 29 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 11-16-05
- Language: English
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The War That Made America
- A Short History of the French and Indian War
- By: Fred Anderson
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
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Apart from The Last of the Mohicans, most Americans know little of the French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years' War, and yet it remains one of the most fascinating periods in our history. In January 2006, PBS will air The War That Made America, a four-part documentary about this epic conflict. Fred Anderson, the award-winning and critically acclaimed historian, has written the official tie-in to this exciting television event.
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A thorough and absorbing history
- By Michael on 03-15-10
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The War That Made America
- A Short History of the French and Indian War
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 01-25-06
- Language: English
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- By: Benjamin Franklin
- Narrated by: Fredd Wayne
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
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Ben Franklin's own lively story of his early years is a unique, fascinating, and influential look at this American founding father. It has been taught in schools as a moral tract, as a guide to self-improvement, and as the Great American Success Story. It also is relished both for its insight into colonial life and the mind of the man who most affected the development of our democratic form of government.
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Interesting
- By Karen on 09-25-07
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- Narrated by: Fredd Wayne
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 02-02-06
- Language: English
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The Light and the Glory
- By: Peter Marshall, David Manuel
- Narrated by: Raymond Todd
- Length: 15 hrs and 15 mins
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Did Columbus believe that God called him west to undiscovered lands? Does American democracy owe its inception to the handful of Pilgrims that settled at Plymouth? If, indeed, there was a specific, divine call upon this nation, is it still valid today?
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Enlightening!!
- By KaHef on 04-05-06
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The Light and the Glory
- Narrated by: Raymond Todd
- Length: 15 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 03-21-06
- Language: English
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Mayflower
- A Story of Courage, Community, and War
- By: Nathaniel Philbrick
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
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From the perilous ocean crossing to the shared bounty of the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrim settlement of New England has become enshrined as our most sacred national myth. Yet, as best-selling author Nathaniel Philbrick reveals in his spellbinding new book, the true story of the Pilgrims is much more than the well-known tale of piety and sacrifice; it is a 55-year epic that is at once tragic, heroic, exhilarating, and profound.
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Fascinating book about a little-understood time
- By John M on 02-04-07
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Mayflower
- A Story of Courage, Community, and War
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 05-03-06
- Language: English
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin & The Way to Wealth
- By: Benjamin Franklin
- Narrated by: Kent Mackamy
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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The Way to Wealth, originally a preface to the 1758 edition of Franklin's beloved Poor Richard's Almanack, presents a brief fable of a local wise man, Father Abraham, quoting Poor Richard to an eager crowd. In this inspiring tale, Franklin steps out of the past and shares with you his famed maxims about wealth, knowledge, virtue, and all other elements of business success.
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Good narration but appears incomplete
- By R.B. on 08-31-08
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin & The Way to Wealth
- Narrated by: Kent Mackamy
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 07-05-06
- Language: English
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- By: Benjamin Franklin
- Narrated by: Walter Covell
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
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Benjamin Franklin's wide range of activities and interests opened the doors of the world to him. Printer, inventor, philosopher, ambassador, champion of liberty - his influence has been felt by every American generation. And to everything he touched, including this autobiography, Franklin brought originality and wit.
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Interesting, but poor audio
- By D. Coulon on 09-13-07
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- Narrated by: Walter Covell
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 01-10-07
- Language: English
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- By: Benjamin Franklin
- Narrated by: Michael Edwards
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
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Among other things, Franklin was a printer, philosopher, inventor, statesman, and not least, a writer. Franklin's autobiography captures the essence of his spirit. In it, we can see him as a product of the 18th century enlightenment, a type of Yankee statesman who could use the language of Addison, Steele, Swift, and Defoe. In his autobiography, Franklin asks himself, "Who am I, how did I come to be, and why am I a human being as I am?" And he answers with the honesty, wit, and charm.
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The lessons of a well intentioned genius
- By Alfredo Benitez on 05-21-15
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- Narrated by: Michael Edwards
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 02-06-07
- Language: English
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Blooding at Great Meadows
- Young George Washington and the Battle that Shaped the Man
- By: Alan Axelrod
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
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History celebrates George Washington as the leader of the American Revolution and the father of his country. But what has gone previously unexamined is Washington's life as a 22-year-old lieutenant colonel who led 400 American militiamen against a bigger, more experienced French army and paid a high price. Not only did Washington lose over a third of his men but the Battle of Great Meadows was also the spark that ignited the French and Indian War.
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Important History
- By Jon R. Christenson on 08-31-12
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Blooding at Great Meadows
- Young George Washington and the Battle that Shaped the Man
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 04-25-07
- Language: English
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Thomas Jefferson
- By: Thomas Jefferson
- Narrated by: Deaver Brown
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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With this audio, you will learn about Thomas Jefferson through a compilation of original readings and commentary, such as the Declaration of Independence, the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom, Jefferson's 10 Canons for Observation in Practical Life, his various correspondence and quotes, details on his presidential campaign, and his first and second Inaugural Address. Also included is an overview of his education and early life.
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highly disappointed
- By John on 03-02-13
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Thomas Jefferson
- Narrated by: Deaver Brown
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
- Release date: 10-25-07
- Language: English
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Founding Faith
- Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in America
- By: Steven Waldman
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
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The culture wars have distorted the dramatic story of how Americans came to worship freely. Many activists on the right maintain that the United States was founded as a "Christian nation". Many on the left contend that the Founders were secular or Deist and that the First Amendment was designed to boldly separate church and state throughout the land. None of these claims are true, argues Beliefnet.com editor in chief Steven Waldman.
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Eye-opening
- By Michael on 06-28-08
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Founding Faith
- Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in America
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 03-11-08
- Language: English
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The Shawnees and the War for America
- By: Colin G. Calloway
- Narrated by: George Wilson
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
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Acclaimed historian Colin G. Calloway, Dartmouth professor of history and American Indian studies, is the series editor for The Penguin Library of American Indian History. Rich in detail and highly readable, this compelling narrative portrays the Shawnees' valiant struggle to maintain their way of life.
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An Able Overview
- By Amy on 03-14-13
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The Shawnees and the War for America
- Narrated by: George Wilson
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 04-10-08
- Language: English
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The Modern Scholar
- The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
- By: Professor H.W. Brands
- Narrated by: H.W. Brands
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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This course examines the life of Benjamin Franklin and his influence on both American and world history. He remains the model of the American thinker - a man who was interested in nearly everything, and who pursued those interests with an admirable and contagious passion. To study Franklin's life is to learn not only the history of a single man, but to understand some of the most monumental changes in all of human history.
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Love it
- By Holly on 02-20-16
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The Modern Scholar
- The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
- Narrated by: H.W. Brands
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 08-14-08
- Language: English
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