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Voices of a People's History of the United States, 10th Anniversary Edition
- By: Howard Zinn, Anthony Arnove
- Narrated by: Robert Fass, Prentice Onayemi, Allyson Johnson, and others
- Length: 31 hrs and 15 mins
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Selected testimonies to living history-speeches, letters, poems, songs-offered by the people who make history happen, but are often left out of history books: women, workers, nonwhites. Featuring introductions to the original texts by Howard Zinn....
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Voices of a People's History of the United States, 10th Anniversary Edition
- Narrated by: Robert Fass, Prentice Onayemi, Allyson Johnson, Justin D. Torres, Vivienne Leheny, Jennifer Ikeda, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Raphael Corkhill, Vikas Adam
- Length: 31 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 10-02-18
- Language: English
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Selected testimonies to living history-speeches, letters, poems, songs-offered by the people who make history happen, but are often left out of history books: women, workers, nonwhites. Featuring introductions to the original texts by Howard Zinn....
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Iron Empires
- Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America
- By: Michael Hiltzik
- Narrated by: Nicholas Tecoksy
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
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In 1869, when the final spike was driven into the Transcontinental Railroad, few were prepared for its seismic aftershocks. Once a hodgepodge of short, squabbling lines, America's railways soon exploded into a titanic industry helmed by a pageant of speculators, crooks, and visionaries....
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History doesn't get any better
- By Philo on 02-06-21
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Iron Empires
- Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America
- Narrated by: Nicholas Tecoksy
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 08-11-20
- Language: English
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In 1869, when the final spike was driven into the Transcontinental Railroad, few were prepared for its seismic aftershocks. Once a hodgepodge of short, squabbling lines, America's railways soon exploded into a titanic industry helmed by a pageant of speculators, crooks, and visionaries....
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Restless Giant
- The United States from Watergate to Bush v. Gore
- By: James T. Patterson
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 17 hrs and 6 mins
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Restless Giant provides a crisp, concise assessment of the 27 years between the resignation of Richard Nixon and the election of George W. Bush, in a sweeping narrative that seamlessly weaves together social, cultural, political, economic, and international developments....
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Too Soon? Maybe, but still a good listen
- By J. Lee on 08-15-13
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Restless Giant
- The United States from Watergate to Bush v. Gore
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Series: Oxford History of the United States [Publication Order], Book 5, Oxford History of the United States, Book 11
- Length: 17 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 01-03-11
- Language: English
- Restless Giant provides a crisp, concise assessment of the 27 years between the resignation of Richard Nixon and the election of George W. Bush, in a sweeping narrative that seamlessly weaves together social, cultural, political, economic, and international developments....
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The Age of Reform
- By: Richard Hofstadter
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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This work is a landmark in American political thought. Preeminent Richard Hofstadter examines the passion for progress and reform that colored the entire period from 1890 to 1940 with startling and stimulating results....
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Still timely after all these years
- By Jonah on 04-11-24
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The Age of Reform
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 10-30-18
- Language: English
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This work is a landmark in American political thought. Preeminent Richard Hofstadter examines the passion for progress and reform that colored the entire period from 1890 to 1940 with startling and stimulating results....
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Death in the Haymarket
- A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement and the Bombing That Divided Gilded Age America
- By: James Green
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
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On May 4, 1886, a bomb exploded at a Chicago labor rally, wounding dozens of policemen, seven of whom eventually died. A wave of mass hysteria swept the country....
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A must for anyone who enjoys labor history
- By Taurus on 01-10-22
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Death in the Haymarket
- A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement and the Bombing That Divided Gilded Age America
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 03-12-19
- Language: English
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On May 4, 1886, a bomb exploded at a Chicago labor rally, wounding dozens of policemen, seven of whom eventually died. A wave of mass hysteria swept the country....
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Clarence Darrow
- Attorney for the Damned
- By: John A. Farrell
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 20 hrs and 54 mins
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Clarence Darrow is the lawyer every law school student dreams of being: on the side of right, loved by many women, played by Spencer Tracy in Inherit the Wind.....
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The Champion of the poor
- By Jean on 09-12-12
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Clarence Darrow
- Attorney for the Damned
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 20 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 03-06-12
- Language: English
- Clarence Darrow is the lawyer every law school student dreams of being: on the side of right, loved by many women, played by Spencer Tracy in Inherit the Wind.....
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Gone to Texas
- A History of the Lone Star State
- By: Randolph B. Campbell
- Narrated by: Jacob Sommer
- Length: 28 hrs and 21 mins
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Gone to Texas engagingly tells the story of the Lone Star State, from the arrival of humans in the Panhandle more than 10,000 years ago to the opening of the 21st Century....
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Good history from year zero through about 1962
- By Jim In Texas! on 03-24-14
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Gone to Texas
- A History of the Lone Star State
- Narrated by: Jacob Sommer
- Length: 28 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 12-24-13
- Language: English
- Gone to Texas engagingly tells the story of the Lone Star State, from the arrival of humans in the Panhandle more than 10,000 years ago to the opening of the 21st Century....
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The Impostor Heiress
- Cassie Chadwick, the Greatest Grifter of the Gilded Age
- By: Annie Reed
- Narrated by: Kate Udall
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
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Before there was Anna Delvey or Elizabeth Holmes, there was Cassie Chadwick. The first woman—using criminal cunning, some confidence, and a bit of charm—to bring down a federal agent, a bank, and a city's worth of men.
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The Impostor Heiress
- Cassie Chadwick, the Greatest Grifter of the Gilded Age
- Narrated by: Kate Udall
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 06-11-24
- Language: English
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Before there was Anna Delvey or Elizabeth Holmes, there was Cassie Chadwick. The first woman—using criminal cunning, some confidence, and a bit of charm—to bring down a federal agent, a bank, and a city's worth of men.
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On Corruption in America
- And What Is at Stake
- By: Sarah Chayes
- Narrated by: Sarah Chayes
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
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From the prize-winning journalist and internationally recognized expert on corruption in government networks throughout the world comes a major work that looks homeward to America, exploring the insidious, dangerous networks of corruption of our past, present, and precarious future....
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Profoundly ambitious and genuine yet...
- By Jerry A. Boriskin on 08-16-20
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On Corruption in America
- And What Is at Stake
- Narrated by: Sarah Chayes
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 08-11-20
- Language: English
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From the prize-winning journalist and internationally recognized expert on corruption in government networks throughout the world comes a major work that looks homeward to America, exploring the insidious, dangerous networks of corruption of our past, present, and precarious future....
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Flight of the WASP
- The Rise, Fall, and Future of America's Original Ruling Class
- By: Michael Gross
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
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For decades, writers have proclaimed the diminishment of the White Anglo-Saxon Protestants, who for generations were the dominant socio-cultural-political force in America....
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way too long
- By Marietta Whittlesey, M.S. on 05-17-24
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Flight of the WASP
- The Rise, Fall, and Future of America's Original Ruling Class
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 02-27-24
- Language: English
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For decades, writers have proclaimed the diminishment of the White Anglo-Saxon Protestants, who for generations were the dominant socio-cultural-political force in America....
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All the Great Prizes
- The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt
- By: John Taliaferro
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 22 hrs and 16 mins
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John Taliaferro’s brilliant biography captures the extraordinary life of Hay, one of the most amazing figures in American history, and restores him to his rightful place....
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Almost a Five Star
- By Lulu on 12-22-14
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All the Great Prizes
- The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 22 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 07-12-13
- Language: English
- John Taliaferro’s brilliant biography captures the extraordinary life of Hay, one of the most amazing figures in American history, and restores him to his rightful place....
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Lone Star
- A History of Texas and the Texans
- By: T. R. Fehrenbach
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 39 hrs and 17 mins
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Here is a must-listen history of the Lone Star State, together with an insider's look at the people, politics, and events that have shaped Texas from the beginning right up to our days....
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Top -10
- By JNW on 03-29-18
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Lone Star
- A History of Texas and the Texans
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 39 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 03-20-18
- Language: English
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Here is a must-listen history of the Lone Star State, together with an insider's look at the people, politics, and events that have shaped Texas from the beginning right up to our days....
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The Last Dollar Princess
- A Young Heiress's Quest for Independence in Gilded Age America and George V's Coronation Year England
- By: Linda Bennett Pennell
- Narrated by: Ally Lane
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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It must be said. Scandal follows her family like an ever-faithful hound. No matter how hard they kick it away, it comes slinking around time-after-time....
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Disappointing
- By KB on 06-21-23
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The Last Dollar Princess
- A Young Heiress's Quest for Independence in Gilded Age America and George V's Coronation Year England
- Narrated by: Ally Lane
- Series: An American Heiress, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 06-16-23
- Language: English
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It must be said. Scandal follows her family like an ever-faithful hound. No matter how hard they kick it away, it comes slinking around time-after-time....
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The Broken Heart of America
- St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States
- By: Walter Johnson
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
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A searing portrait of the racial dynamics that lie inescapably at the heart of our nation, told through the turbulent history of the city of St. Louis....
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Sad & True,With Fascinating Facts of St.Louis Past
- By Ron G on 04-26-20
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The Broken Heart of America
- St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 04-14-20
- Language: English
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A searing portrait of the racial dynamics that lie inescapably at the heart of our nation, told through the turbulent history of the city of St. Louis....
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The Shanghai Secret
- The Tidewater Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Vanessa Lind
- Narrated by: Kathleen Strecker
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
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In the Gilded Age boomtown of Astoria, Oregon, Jo sets out to prove herself as a girl reporter. Following the trail of a missing maid, she finds her newspaper’s publisher dead. Left in charge of the paper, she discovers danger is a lot closer than she thinks....
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Enchanting story with engaging narrative
- By JAR on 07-27-23
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The Shanghai Secret
- The Tidewater Chronicles, Book 1
- Narrated by: Kathleen Strecker
- Series: Tidewater Chronicles, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 07-12-23
- Language: English
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In the Gilded Age boomtown of Astoria, Oregon, Jo sets out to prove herself as a girl reporter. Following the trail of a missing maid, she finds her newspaper’s publisher dead. Left in charge of the paper, she discovers danger is a lot closer than she thinks....
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This Side of Innocence
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 25 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 10-17-23
- Language: English
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A saga of power, greed, and illicit love set in the Gilded Age of upstate New York....
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Rivers in the Desert
- William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles
- By: Margaret Leslie Davis
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
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Rivers in the Desert follows the remarkable career of William Mulholland, the visionary who engineered the rise of Los Angeles as the greatest American city west of the Mississippi....
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Many inaccuracies-do some independent reseach
- By Nancy Pf on 05-19-24
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Rivers in the Desert
- William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 12-28-21
- Language: English
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Rivers in the Desert follows the remarkable career of William Mulholland, the visionary who engineered the rise of Los Angeles as the greatest American city west of the Mississippi....
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Rebel Cinderella
- From Rags to Riches to Radical, the Epic Journey of Rose Pastor Stokes
- By: Adam Hochschild
- Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
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From the best-selling author of King Leopold's Ghost and Spain in Our Hearts comes the astonishing but forgotten story of an immigrant sweatshop worker who married an heir to a great American fortune and became one of the most charismatic radical leaders of her time....
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terrific
- By Julie A. Joyce on 05-11-20
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Rebel Cinderella
- From Rags to Riches to Radical, the Epic Journey of Rose Pastor Stokes
- Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 03-03-20
- Language: English
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From the best-selling author of King Leopold's Ghost and Spain in Our Hearts comes the astonishing but forgotten story of an immigrant sweatshop worker who married an heir to a great American fortune and became one of the most charismatic radical leaders of her time....
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Shift Happens
- The History of Labor in the United States
- By: J. Albert Mann
- Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
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The History of Labor in the United States is an accessible and comprehensive YA history of the way the labor movement has shaped America and how it intersects with many of the major issues facing modern teens.
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Shift Happens
- The History of Labor in the United States
- Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 06-04-24
- Language: English
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The History of Labor in the United States is an accessible and comprehensive YA history of the way the labor movement has shaped America and how it intersects with many of the major issues facing modern teens.
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1889: The Boomer Movement, the Land Run, and Early Oklahoma City
- By: Michael J. Hightower
- Narrated by: Douglas R Pratt
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
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Hightower frames his story within the larger history of Old Oklahoma, beginning in Indian Territory, where displaced tribes and freedmen, wealthy cattlemen, and prospective homesteaders became embroiled in disputes over public land and federal government policies....
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A must read for any Oklahoma resident.
- By Dooderwear on 03-11-22
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1889: The Boomer Movement, the Land Run, and Early Oklahoma City
- Narrated by: Douglas R Pratt
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 04-30-19
- Language: English
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Hightower frames his story within the larger history of Old Oklahoma, beginning in Indian Territory, where displaced tribes and freedmen, wealthy cattlemen, and prospective homesteaders became embroiled in disputes over public land and federal government policies....
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