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On Juneteenth
- By: Annette Gordon-Reed
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
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The essential, sweeping story of Juneteenth’s integral importance to American history, as told by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Texas native....
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A short but compelling combination of history and
- By BK on 05-18-21
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On Juneteenth
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 05-04-21
- Language: English
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The essential, sweeping story of Juneteenth’s integral importance to American history, as told by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Texas native....
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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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John Quincy Adams
- Militant Spirit
- By: James Traub
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 25 hrs and 44 mins
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John Quincy Adams was the last of his kind - a Puritan from the age of the Founders who despised party and compromise yet dedicated himself to politics and government....
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Best narrator of all the audio books I've listened
- By grimm79 on 12-12-17
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John Quincy Adams
- Militant Spirit
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 25 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 11-22-16
- Language: English
- John Quincy Adams was the last of his kind - a Puritan from the age of the Founders who despised party and compromise yet dedicated himself to politics and government....
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The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic
- Reconstruction, 1860-1920
- By: Manisha Sinha
- Narrated by: Deepa Samuel
- Length: 21 hrs and 14 mins
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A groundbreaking, expansive new account of Reconstruction that fundamentally alters our view of this formative period in American history.
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Managing through narration
- By Julie on 06-18-24
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The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic
- Reconstruction, 1860-1920
- Narrated by: Deepa Samuel
- Length: 21 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 06-11-24
- Language: English
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A groundbreaking, expansive new account of Reconstruction that fundamentally alters our view of this formative period in American history.
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A True History of the United States
- Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism (Sunlight Editions)
- By: Daniel Sjursen
- Narrated by: Daniel Sjursen
- Length: 24 hrs and 27 mins
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Brilliant, listenable, and raw. Maj. (ret.) Danny Sjursen, who served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at West Point, delivers a true epic and the perfect companion to Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States....
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The raw facts are good but the info is very bias.
- By Charlie :) on 08-13-21
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A True History of the United States
- Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism (Sunlight Editions)
- Narrated by: Daniel Sjursen
- Series: Truth to Power
- Length: 24 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 06-01-21
- Language: English
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Brilliant, listenable, and raw. Maj. (ret.) Danny Sjursen, who served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at West Point, delivers a true epic and the perfect companion to Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States....
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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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Demagogue
- The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy
- By: Larry Tye
- Narrated by: Ben Jaeger-Thomas
- Length: 21 hrs and 12 mins
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The definitive biography of the most dangerous demagogue in American history, based on first-ever access to his personal and professional papers, medical and military records, and recently unsealed transcripts of his closed-door Congressional hearings....
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A necessary counterbalance to revisionism
- By Paul Crosby on 07-19-20
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Demagogue
- The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy
- Narrated by: Ben Jaeger-Thomas
- Length: 21 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 07-07-20
- Language: English
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The definitive biography of the most dangerous demagogue in American history, based on first-ever access to his personal and professional papers, medical and military records, and recently unsealed transcripts of his closed-door Congressional hearings....
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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 Glory and the Dream
- A Narrative History of America, 1932 - 1972
- By: William Manchester
- Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach
- Length: 57 hrs and 23 mins
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This great time capsule of a book captures the abundant popular history of the United States from 1932 to 1972....
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Fabulous book, good narration, bad recording
- By Paula on 07-10-08
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The Glory and the Dream
- A Narrative History of America, 1932 - 1972
- Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach
- Length: 57 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 06-13-08
- Language: English
- This great time capsule of a book captures the abundant popular history of the United States from 1932 to 1972....
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A Different Mirror for Young People
- A History of Multicultural America
- By: Ronald Takaki, Rebecca Stefoff
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
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A Different Mirror for Young People brings ethnic history alive through the words of people, including teenagers, who recorded their experiences in letters, diaries, and poems....
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Essential Listening
- By Susie on 06-10-16
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A Different Mirror for Young People
- A History of Multicultural America
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 05-30-16
- Language: English
- A Different Mirror for Young People brings ethnic history alive through the words of people, including teenagers, who recorded their experiences in letters, diaries, and poems....
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The Presidents vs. the Press
- The Endless Battle Between the White House and the Media - from the Founding Fathers to Fake News
- By: Harold Holzer
- Narrated by: James Lurie
- Length: 21 hrs and 54 mins
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An award-winning presidential historian offers an authoritative account of American presidents' attacks on our freedom of the press....
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Riveting !!
- By Cathy E Taub on 12-18-20
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The Presidents vs. the Press
- The Endless Battle Between the White House and the Media - from the Founding Fathers to Fake News
- Narrated by: James Lurie
- Length: 21 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 08-25-20
- Language: English
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An award-winning presidential historian offers an authoritative account of American presidents' attacks on our freedom of the press....
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Lies My Teacher Told Me (Young Readers' Edition)
- Everything American History Textbooks Get Wrong
- By: Dr. James W. Loewen, Rebecca Stefoff
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
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Lies My Teacher Told Me is one of the most important - and successful - history books of our time. Having sold nearly two million copies, the book won an American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship....
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Excellent homeschool resource
- By tiffanee on 12-20-20
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Lies My Teacher Told Me (Young Readers' Edition)
- Everything American History Textbooks Get Wrong
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 04-25-19
- Language: English
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Lies My Teacher Told Me is one of the most important - and successful - history books of our time. Having sold nearly two million copies, the book won an American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship....
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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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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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The Plot to Betray America
- How Team Trump Embraced Our Enemies, Compromised Our Security, and How We Can Fix It
- By: Malcolm Nance
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
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In The Plot to Betray America, New York Times best-selling author and renowned intelligence expert Malcolm Nance reveals exactly how President Trump and his inner circle strategized to commit the greatest acts of treachery in the history of the United States....
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Fantastic Read
- By Customer on 11-14-19
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The Plot to Betray America
- How Team Trump Embraced Our Enemies, Compromised Our Security, and How We Can Fix It
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 11-12-19
- Language: English
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In The Plot to Betray America, New York Times best-selling author and renowned intelligence expert Malcolm Nance reveals exactly how President Trump and his inner circle strategized to commit the greatest acts of treachery in the history of the United States....
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Crossroads of Freedom
- Antietam
- By: James M. McPherson
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
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Compared to the Normandy invasion in World War II, Antietam produced four times as many casualties....
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Far beyond the scope of the battle
- By A. McDonald on 01-26-04
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Crossroads of Freedom
- Antietam
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 12-12-03
- Language: English
- Compared to the Normandy invasion in World War II, Antietam produced four times as many casualties....
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Electric City
- The Lost History of Ford and Edison's American Utopia
- By: Thomas Hager
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
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Electric City is the extraordinary, unknown story of two giants of American history - Henry Ford and Thomas Edison - and their attempt to create an electric-powered city of tomorrow on the Tennessee River....
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Feels incomplete
- By M on 12-12-23
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Electric City
- The Lost History of Ford and Edison's American Utopia
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 06-01-21
- Language: English
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Electric City is the extraordinary, unknown story of two giants of American history - Henry Ford and Thomas Edison - and their attempt to create an electric-powered city of tomorrow on the Tennessee River....
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Grand Expectations
- The United States 1945-1974
- By: James T. Patterson
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 31 hrs and 20 mins
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Grand Expectations weaves the major political, cultural, and economic events of the period into a superb portrait of America from 1945 through Watergate....
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Disappointing
- By Ray on 02-12-11
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Grand Expectations
- The United States 1945-1974
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Series: Oxford History of the United States [Publication Order], Book 3, Oxford History of the United States, Book 10
- Length: 31 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 01-03-11
- Language: English
- Grand Expectations weaves the major political, cultural, and economic events of the period into a superb portrait of America from 1945 through Watergate....
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Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
- By: Sarah Vowell
- Narrated by: Sarah Vowell, John Slattery, Nick Offerman, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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A humorous account of the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette - the one Frenchman we could all agree on - and an insightful portrait of a nation's idealism and its reality....
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You likely haven't heard it this way...
- By William L. Scott III on 06-04-16
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Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
- Narrated by: Sarah Vowell, John Slattery, Nick Offerman, Fred Armisen, Bobby Cannavale, John Hodgman, Stephanie March, Alexis Denisof
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 10-20-15
- Language: English
- A humorous account of the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette - the one Frenchman we could all agree on - and an insightful portrait of a nation's idealism and its reality....
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Taxes Have Consequences
- An Income Tax History of the United States
- By: Arthur B. Laffer PhD, Brian Domitrovic PhD, Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield PhD
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 14 hrs and 5 mins
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The definitive history of the effect of the income tax on the economy....
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Cognitive Dissonance Documented
- By SaxmanAlex on 06-12-24
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Taxes Have Consequences
- An Income Tax History of the United States
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 14 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 10-18-22
- Language: English
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The definitive history of the effect of the income tax on the economy....
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