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And There Was Light
- Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
- By: Jon Meacham
- Narrated by: Jon Meacham
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
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Hated and hailed, excoriated and revered, Abraham Lincoln was at the pinnacle of American power when secessionists gave no quarter in a clash of visions bound up with money, race, identity, and faith. In him we can see the possibilities of the presidency as well as its limitations....
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A Winner
- By Diane Moore on 10-31-22
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And There Was Light
- Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
- Narrated by: Jon Meacham
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 10-18-22
- Language: English
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Hated and hailed, excoriated and revered, Abraham Lincoln was at the pinnacle of American power when secessionists gave no quarter in a clash of visions bound up with money, race, identity, and faith. In him we can see the possibilities of the presidency as well as its limitations....
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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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Native Peoples of North America
- By: Daniel M. Cobb, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Daniel M. Cobb
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
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The Great Courses has partnered with Smithsonian to bring you a course that will greatly expand your understanding of American history....
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Worthwhile, but frustrating
- By Mark on 11-13-16
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Native Peoples of North America
- Narrated by: Daniel M. Cobb
- Series: The Great Courses: Civilization & Culture
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 10-21-16
- Language: English
- The Great Courses has partnered with Smithsonian to bring you a course that will greatly expand your understanding of American history....
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The Unexpected President
- The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur
- By: Scott S. Greenberger
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
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Despite his promising start as a young man, by his early 50s Chester A. Arthur was known as the crooked crony of New York machine boss Roscoe Conkling. For years Arthur had been perceived as unfit to govern, not only by critics and the vast majority of his fellow citizens....
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Exceptional
- By Jean on 07-30-18
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The Unexpected President
- The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 03-06-18
- Language: English
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Despite his promising start as a young man, by his early 50s Chester A. Arthur was known as the crooked crony of New York machine boss Roscoe Conkling. For years Arthur had been perceived as unfit to govern, not only by critics and the vast majority of his fellow citizens....
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Abe
- Abraham Lincoln in His Times
- By: David S. Reynolds
- Narrated by: Leon Nixon
- Length: 33 hrs and 33 mins
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Abraham Lincoln did not come out of nowhere. But if he was shaped by his times, he also managed at his life's fateful hour to shape them to an extent few could have foreseen. Ultimately, this is the great drama that astonishes us still, and that Abe brings to fresh and vivid life....
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A Cultural History is not a biography
- By Marc M. Sager on 11-09-20
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Abe
- Abraham Lincoln in His Times
- Narrated by: Leon Nixon
- Length: 33 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 09-29-20
- Language: English
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Abraham Lincoln did not come out of nowhere. But if he was shaped by his times, he also managed at his life's fateful hour to shape them to an extent few could have foreseen. Ultimately, this is the great drama that astonishes us still, and that Abe brings to fresh and vivid life....
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Americana
- A 400-Year History of American Capitalism
- By: Bhu Srinivasan
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Bhu Srinivasan
- Length: 21 hrs and 18 mins
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Americana takes us on a 400-year journey of the spirit of innovation and ambition through a series of Next Big Things....
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Excellent history!
- By L. Maranto on 10-14-17
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Americana
- A 400-Year History of American Capitalism
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Bhu Srinivasan
- Length: 21 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 09-26-17
- Language: English
- Americana takes us on a 400-year journey of the spirit of innovation and ambition through a series of Next Big Things....
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Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Civil War
- By: David Fisher
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
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Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Civil War reveals the amazing and often little-known stories behind the battle lines of America's bloodiest war....
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Exceptional
- By JoeNañabusiness on 07-17-17
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Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Civil War
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Series: Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 06-06-17
- Language: English
- Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Civil War reveals the amazing and often little-known stories behind the battle lines of America's bloodiest war....
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An African American and Latinx History of the United States
- By: Paul Ortiz
- Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
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An intersectional history of the shared struggle for African American and Latinx civil rights....
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I had to return
- By Andrew Alvarez on 05-19-20
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An African American and Latinx History of the United States
- Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
- Series: ReVisioning History
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 01-30-18
- Language: English
- An intersectional history of the shared struggle for African American and Latinx civil rights....
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Don't Know Much About the American Presidents
- By: Kenneth C. Davis
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey, Kirby Heyborne, Mark Bramhall, and others
- Length: 23 hrs and 48 mins
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For more than 20 years since his New York Times best seller Don't Know Much About History first appeared, Davis has shown that Americans don't hate history, just the dull version dished out in school....
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Too Biased
- By Justin Swihart on 05-29-13
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Don't Know Much About the American Presidents
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey, Kirby Heyborne, Mark Bramhall, Kenneth C. Davis
- Length: 23 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 09-18-12
- Language: English
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For more than 20 years since his New York Times best seller Don't Know Much About History first appeared, Davis has shown that Americans don't hate history, just the dull version dished out in school....
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Freedom from Fear
- The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945
- By: David M. Kennedy
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 31 hrs and 24 mins
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Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II....
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Good summary of a pivotal time.
- By Ray on 10-21-10
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Freedom from Fear
- The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Series: Oxford History of the United States [Publication Order], Book 4, Oxford History of the United States, Book 9
- Length: 31 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 09-20-10
- Language: English
- Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II....
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Ages of American Capitalism
- A History of the United States
- By: Jonathan Levy
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 31 hrs and 44 mins
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A leading economic historian traces the evolution of American capitalism from the colonial era to the present - and argues that we’ve reached yet another turning point that will define the era ahead....
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The narrator. The book.
- By Jack on 08-22-21
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Ages of American Capitalism
- A History of the United States
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 31 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 04-20-21
- Language: English
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A leading economic historian traces the evolution of American capitalism from the colonial era to the present - and argues that we’ve reached yet another turning point that will define the era ahead....
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A Black Women's History of the United States
- ReVisioning American History, Book 5
- By: Daina Ramey Berry, Kali Nicole Gross
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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In centering Black women’s stories, two award-winning historians seek both to empower African American women and to show their allies that Black women’s unique ability to make their own communities while combatting centuries of oppression is an essential component in our continued resistance....
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Compelling and rich with many names and events Iwas unaware of until now
- By Blue Crew Mom on 07-05-20
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A Black Women's History of the United States
- ReVisioning American History, Book 5
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Series: ReVisioning History
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 02-04-20
- Language: English
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In centering Black women’s stories, two award-winning historians seek both to empower African American women and to show their allies that Black women’s unique ability to make their own communities while combatting centuries of oppression is an essential component in our continued resistance....
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It Wasn’t About Slavery
- Exposing the Great Lie of the Civil War
- By: Samuel W. Mitcham
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
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Was the Civil War really about slavery? Or was it a war fought over money? Civil War historian Samuel W. Mitcham Jr., (Vicksburg, Bust Hell Wide Open) opens his fascinating new book, It Wasn't About Slavery, with Dr. Grady McWhiney's claim....
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Abbeville Condensed
- By AC Gleason on 07-16-20
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It Wasn’t About Slavery
- Exposing the Great Lie of the Civil War
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 01-14-20
- Language: English
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Was the Civil War really about slavery? Or was it a war fought over money? Civil War historian Samuel W. Mitcham Jr., (Vicksburg, Bust Hell Wide Open) opens his fascinating new book, It Wasn't About Slavery, with Dr. Grady McWhiney's claim....
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Turning Points in American History
- By: Edward T. O'Donnell, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Edward T. O'Donnell
- Length: 24 hrs and 28 mins
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These 48 lectures are your chance to relive the most groundbreaking moments in the fascinating story of the United States....
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Brilliant, Informative, Entertaining!
- By Quaker on 04-01-15
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Turning Points in American History
- Narrated by: Edward T. O'Donnell
- Series: The Great Courses: Modern History
- Length: 24 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 07-08-13
- Language: English
- These 48 lectures are your chance to relive the most groundbreaking moments in the fascinating story of the United States....
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The American Story
- Conversations with Master Historians
- By: David M. Rubenstein, Carla Hayden - foreword
- Narrated by: David M. Rubenstein, David McCullough, Walter Isaacson, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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Through his program The David Rubenstein Show, David Rubenstein has established himself as one of today’s most thoughtful interviewers. Now, in The American Story, David shares almost a dozen interviews that capture the brilliance of today’s most esteemed historians....
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Stories missing
- By Judith Princz on 01-02-20
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The American Story
- Conversations with Master Historians
- Narrated by: David M. Rubenstein, David McCullough, Walter Isaacson, Ron Chernow, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Taylor Branch, A. Scott Berg
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 10-29-19
- Language: English
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Through his program The David Rubenstein Show, David Rubenstein has established himself as one of today’s most thoughtful interviewers. Now, in The American Story, David shares almost a dozen interviews that capture the brilliance of today’s most esteemed historians....
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Decision Points
- By: George W. Bush
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty
- Length: 20 hrs and 6 mins
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President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions of his presidency and personal life. Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America’s 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey....
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A Thematic Book
- By Roy on 11-14-10
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Decision Points
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty
- Length: 20 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 11-09-10
- Language: English
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President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions of his presidency and personal life. Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America’s 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey....
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Colonel Roosevelt
- By: Edmund Morris
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 24 hrs and 44 mins
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This biography by Edmund Morris, the Pulitzer Prize - and National Book Award - winning author of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt and Theodore Rex, marks the completion of a trilogy sure to stand as definitive....
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The World's Most Interesting Man...
- By David on 01-10-11
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Colonel Roosevelt
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Series: Theodore Roosevelt, Book 3
- Length: 24 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 11-23-10
- Language: English
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This biography by Edmund Morris, the Pulitzer Prize - and National Book Award - winning author of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt and Theodore Rex, marks the completion of a trilogy sure to stand as definitive....
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Debunking Howard Zinn
- Exposing the Fake History That Turned a Generation Against America
- By: Mary Grabar
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
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Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States has sold over 2.5 million copies and is still required reading in some high school and college classrooms. But its polemic rewriting of American history as a story of oppression is an agenda-driven fairy tale....
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Pure Alt-Right apologist.
- By K. Bradrick on 05-11-21
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Debunking Howard Zinn
- Exposing the Fake History That Turned a Generation Against America
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 08-20-19
- Language: English
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Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States has sold over 2.5 million copies and is still required reading in some high school and college classrooms. But its polemic rewriting of American history as a story of oppression is an agenda-driven fairy tale....
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The Soul of America
- The Battle for Our Better Angels
- By: Jon Meacham
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders, Jon Meacham
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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Our current climate of partisan fury is not new, and in The Soul of America Meacham shows us how what Abraham Lincoln called the “better angels of our nature” have repeatedly won the day....
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Thanks! I needed this!
- By Kindle Customer on 05-29-18
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The Soul of America
- The Battle for Our Better Angels
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders, Jon Meacham
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 05-08-18
- Language: English
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Our current climate of partisan fury is not new, and in The Soul of America Meacham shows us how what Abraham Lincoln called the “better angels of our nature” have repeatedly won the day....
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The Greater Journey
- Americans in Paris
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 16 hrs and 50 mins
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Here is the enthralling story of the American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, architects, and others who set off for Paris in the years between 1830 and 1900....
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McCullough takes it to the next level
- By gregory m loyd on 07-12-11
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The Greater Journey
- Americans in Paris
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 16 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 05-24-11
- Language: English
- Here is the enthralling story of the American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, architects, and others who set off for Paris in the years between 1830 and 1900....
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