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A Madman's Will
- John Randolph, 400 Slaves, and the Mirage of Freedom
- By: Gregory May
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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Few legal cases in American history are as riveting as the controversy surrounding the will of Virginia Senator John Randolph (1773-1833), which—almost inexplicably—freed all 383 of his slaves in one of the largest and most publicized manumissions in American history....
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Perfect narrator for this tortuous story
- By Ellen K Wessel on 09-07-23
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A Madman's Will
- John Randolph, 400 Slaves, and the Mirage of Freedom
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 07-11-23
- Language: English
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Few legal cases in American history are as riveting as the controversy surrounding the will of Virginia Senator John Randolph (1773-1833), which—almost inexplicably—freed all 383 of his slaves in one of the largest and most publicized manumissions in American history....
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The Battle of Bretton Woods
- John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order
- By: Benn Steil
- Narrated by: Philip Rose
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
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When turmoil strikes world monetary and financial markets, leaders invariably call for "a new Bretton Woods" to prevent catastrophic economic disorder and defuse political conflict....
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Is this a mystery, a history or an economics book?
- By Neil on 04-23-13
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The Battle of Bretton Woods
- John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order
- Narrated by: Philip Rose
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 04-02-13
- Language: English
- When turmoil strikes world monetary and financial markets, leaders invariably call for "a new Bretton Woods" to prevent catastrophic economic disorder and defuse political conflict....
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The Training Ground
- Grant, Lee, Sherman, and Davis in the Mexican War 1846-1848
- By: Martin Dugard
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
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Nearly all of the Civil War's greatest soldiers - Grant, Lee, Sherman, Davis, and Jackson - were forged in the heat of the Mexican War....
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Another great Mexican War Book
- By William on 07-14-08
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The Training Ground
- Grant, Lee, Sherman, and Davis in the Mexican War 1846-1848
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 05-14-08
- Language: English
- Nearly all of the Civil War's greatest soldiers - Grant, Lee, Sherman, Davis, and Jackson - were forged in the heat of the Mexican War....
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From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend
- An Illustrated History of Labor in the United States
- By: Priscilla Murolo, A.B. Chitty
- Narrated by: Holly Adams
- Length: 23 hrs and 15 mins
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Praised for its "impressive even-handedness", From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend has set the standard for viewing American history through the prism of working people (Publishers Weekly, starred review)....
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Timely.
- By Robert Croft on 09-13-23
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From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend
- An Illustrated History of Labor in the United States
- Narrated by: Holly Adams
- Length: 23 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 01-24-23
- Language: English
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Praised for its "impressive even-handedness", From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend has set the standard for viewing American history through the prism of working people (Publishers Weekly, starred review)....
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Occult America
- White House Seances, Ouija Circles, Masons, and the Secret Mystic History of Our Nation
- By: Mitch Horowitz
- Narrated by: Mitch Horowitz
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
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The story of the American occult has remained largely untold. Now a leading writer on the subject of alternative spirituality brings it out of the shadows. Here is a rich, fascinating, and colorful history of a religious revolution and an epic of offbeat history....
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Horowitz’s Voice Elevates His Great Work
- By Jason on 11-03-23
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Occult America
- White House Seances, Ouija Circles, Masons, and the Secret Mystic History of Our Nation
- Narrated by: Mitch Horowitz
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 10-31-23
- Language: English
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The story of the American occult has remained largely untold. Now a leading writer on the subject of alternative spirituality brings it out of the shadows. Here is a rich, fascinating, and colorful history of a religious revolution and an epic of offbeat history....
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America's Deadliest Twister
- The Tri-State Tornado of 1925
- By: Geoff Partlow
- Narrated by: Bob Goding
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
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Disaster relief as we know it did not exist when the deadliest tornado in U.S. history gouged a path from southeast Missouri through southern Illinois and into southwestern Indiana....
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Just facts, awful narration. Do not recommend!
- By Leslye Sinn on 04-05-17
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America's Deadliest Twister
- The Tri-State Tornado of 1925
- Narrated by: Bob Goding
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 02-24-15
- Language: English
- Disaster relief as we know it did not exist when the deadliest tornado in U.S. history gouged a path from southeast Missouri through southern Illinois and into southwestern Indiana....
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Defending Dixie’s Land
- What Every American Should Know About The South And The Civil War
- By: Isaac Bishop
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
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Are you interested in knowing the actual history of your country, or are you content with the propagandized version the winners of wars conjure up ...
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Defending Dixie’s Land
- What Every American Should Know About The South And The Civil War
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 04-19-24
- Language: English
- Are you interested in knowing the actual history of your country, or are you content with the propagandized version the winners of wars conjure up ...
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Slavery and the Civil War: What Your History Teacher Didn't Tell You
- A Handbook to Combat Revisionist History
- By: Garry Bowers
- Narrated by: George Bagby
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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Nothing in American history has ever equaled the death and destruction of the intense and bloody warfare of 1861-1865 between Americans. For later generations, such a horror must have the comfort of a moral justification....
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Beware of bias.
- By Mark Mears on 02-06-22
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Slavery and the Civil War: What Your History Teacher Didn't Tell You
- A Handbook to Combat Revisionist History
- Narrated by: George Bagby
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Release date: 12-12-20
- Language: English
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Nothing in American history has ever equaled the death and destruction of the intense and bloody warfare of 1861-1865 between Americans. For later generations, such a horror must have the comfort of a moral justification....
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Barbara Bush
- A Memoir
- By: Barbara Bush
- Narrated by: Barbara Bush
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
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In her memoir, Mrs. Bush for the first time gives listeners a very private look at a life lived in the public eye for more than 25 years....
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Delighted To The Bone
- By Diana Bloyd on 04-05-16
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Barbara Bush
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Barbara Bush
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 03-17-15
- Language: English
- In her memoir, Mrs. Bush for the first time gives listeners a very private look at a life lived in the public eye for more than 25 years....
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Don't Know Much About History, Anniversary Edition
- Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned
- By: Kenneth C. Davis
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey, Kenneth C. Davis, Zach McLarty, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
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First published two decades ago, when the “closing of the American mind” was in the headlines, Don’t Know Much About History proved Americans don’t hate history....
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Disappointed
- By Yeny De Varona on 07-02-20
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Don't Know Much About History, Anniversary Edition
- Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey, Kenneth C. Davis, Zach McLarty, Cassandra Campbell
- Series: Don't Know Much [abridged], Book 2
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 06-21-11
- Language: English
- First published two decades ago, when the “closing of the American mind” was in the headlines, Don’t Know Much About History proved Americans don’t hate history....
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Washington
- A Life
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
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From National Book Award winner Ron Chernow, a landmark biography of George Washington....
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Great Book, Great Reader
- By DanD on 07-10-11
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Washington
- A Life
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 10-05-10
- Language: English
- From National Book Award winner Ron Chernow, a landmark biography of George Washington....
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American Indians in U.S. History
- The Civilization of the American Indian Series
- By: Roger L. Nichols
- Narrated by: Todd Curless
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
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This history of American Indians in the United States traces the experiences of indigenous peoples from early colonial times to the present day....
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Excellent Overview
- By David Court on 07-30-15
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American Indians in U.S. History
- The Civilization of the American Indian Series
- Narrated by: Todd Curless
- Series: The Civilization of the American Indian
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 06-16-15
- Language: English
- This history of American Indians in the United States traces the experiences of indigenous peoples from early colonial times to the present day....
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FDR, Dewey, and the Election of 1944
- By: David M. Jordan
- Narrated by: Robert Ferraro
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
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Although the presidential election of 1944 placed FDR in the White House for an unprecedented fourth term, historical memory of the election itself has been overshadowed by the war, Roosevelt’s health, Truman's ascendancy, and the decision to drop the atomic bomb....
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Very enjoyable “listen”.
- By Ronald Meisburg on 11-23-22
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FDR, Dewey, and the Election of 1944
- Narrated by: Robert Ferraro
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 09-26-19
- Language: English
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Although the presidential election of 1944 placed FDR in the White House for an unprecedented fourth term, historical memory of the election itself has been overshadowed by the war, Roosevelt’s health, Truman's ascendancy, and the decision to drop the atomic bomb....
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Madam Secretary
- A Memoir
- By: Madeleine Albright
- Narrated by: Madeleine Albright
- Length: 24 hrs and 23 mins
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A national best seller on its original publication in 2003, Madam Secretary is a riveting account of the life of America's first woman Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright....
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SUCH an Interesting Life
- By Grace on 02-28-14
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Madam Secretary
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Madeleine Albright
- Length: 24 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 01-22-13
- Language: English
- A national best seller on its original publication in 2003, Madam Secretary is a riveting account of the life of America's first woman Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright....
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Andrew Jackson
- His Life and Times
- By: H. W. Brands
- Narrated by: Chuck Montgomery
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
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With sweep, passion, and attention to detail, historian H.W. Brands shapes a historical narrative that's as fast-paced and compelling as the best fiction....
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Andrew Jackson
- By Ken on 12-21-05
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Andrew Jackson
- His Life and Times
- Narrated by: Chuck Montgomery
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 09-30-05
- Language: English
- With sweep, passion, and attention to detail, historian H.W. Brands shapes a historical narrative that's as fast-paced and compelling as the best fiction....
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All the Presidents' Bankers
- The Hidden Alliances That Drive American Power
- By: Nomi Prins
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 19 hrs and 56 mins
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Culled from original presidential archival documents, All the Presidents' Bankers delivers an explosive account of the hundred-year interdependence between the White House and Wall Street....
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You better like history about the elite and rich
- By Victor on 01-12-15
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All the Presidents' Bankers
- The Hidden Alliances That Drive American Power
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 19 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 06-11-14
- Language: English
- Culled from original presidential archival documents, All the Presidents' Bankers delivers an explosive account of the hundred-year interdependence between the White House and Wall Street....
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Presidential Elections and Majority Rule
- The Rise, Demise, and Potential Restoration of the Jeffersonian Electoral College
- By: Edward B. Foley
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
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In this authoritative history of the American Electoral College system, Edward Foley analyzes the consequences of the unparalleled departure from the Jeffersonians' original intent - and delineates what we can do about it....
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Premise is faulty but research is good
- By Grant on 06-03-20
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Presidential Elections and Majority Rule
- The Rise, Demise, and Potential Restoration of the Jeffersonian Electoral College
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 04-21-20
- Language: English
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In this authoritative history of the American Electoral College system, Edward Foley analyzes the consequences of the unparalleled departure from the Jeffersonians' original intent - and delineates what we can do about it....
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Original Meanings
- Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
- By: Jack N. Rakove
- Narrated by: Steven Weber
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
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What did the US Constitution originally mean, and how can we recover the intentions of its framers....
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Epistemological in its approach ...
- By History on 10-24-11
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Original Meanings
- Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
- Narrated by: Steven Weber
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 12-08-10
- Language: English
- What did the US Constitution originally mean, and how can we recover the intentions of its framers....
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William McKinley
- By: Kevin Phillips, Arthur M. Schlesinger
- Narrated by: Richard Rohan
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
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A bestselling historian and political commentator reconsiders McKinley’s overshadowed legacy....
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Disappointing
- By B.K. on 02-23-18
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William McKinley
- Narrated by: Richard Rohan
- Series: American Presidents, Book 25
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 12-31-11
- Language: English
- A bestselling historian and political commentator reconsiders McKinley’s overshadowed legacy....
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Grant
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 23 hrs and 54 mins
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Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. All too often he is caricatured as a chronic loser and an inept businessman....
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Compelling story of an American Icon
- By Amazon Customer on 02-04-18
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Grant
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 23 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 11-21-17
- Language: English
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Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. All too often he is caricatured as a chronic loser and an inept businessman....
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