Founding Fathers
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The Compleated Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin
- By: Mark Skousen
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
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Benjamin Franklin's autobiography is one of the greatest autobiographies of all time, but it was incomplete....
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Facinating!
- By Michael on 03-21-07
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The Compleated Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 02-27-06
- Language: English
- Benjamin Franklin's autobiography is one of the greatest autobiographies of all time, but it was incomplete....
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The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
- By: Stacy Schiff
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
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This "glorious" revelatory biography from a Pulitzer Prize winner is about the most essential Founding Father (Ron Chernow)—the one who stood behind the change in thinking that produced the American Revolution.
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The revolutionary
- By Charles on 11-02-22
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The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 10-25-22
- Language: English
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This "glorious" revelatory biography from a Pulitzer Prize winner is about the most essential Founding Father (Ron Chernow)—the one who stood behind the change in thinking that produced the American Revolution.
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First Principles
- What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
- By: Thomas E. Ricks
- Narrated by: James Lurie
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist author offers a revelatory new book about the founding fathers, examining their educations and, in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics—and how that influence would shape their ideals and the new American nation....
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Ruined it with the epilogue.
- By Dissector on 01-03-21
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First Principles
- What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
- Narrated by: James Lurie
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 11-10-20
- Language: English
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist author offers a revelatory new book about the founding fathers, examining their educations and, in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics—and how that influence would shape their ideals and the new American nation....
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Lion of Liberty
- Patrick Henry and the Call to a New Nation
- By: Harlow Giles Unger
- Narrated by: William Hughes
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Patrick Henry is all but forgotten today as the first of the Founding Fathers to call for independence, the first to call for revolution, and the first to call for a bill of rights....
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A Decent Book on an Amazing Character
- By David I. Williams on 05-13-13
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Lion of Liberty
- Patrick Henry and the Call to a New Nation
- Narrated by: William Hughes
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 10-20-10
- Language: English
- Patrick Henry is all but forgotten today as the first of the Founding Fathers to call for independence, the first to call for revolution, and the first to call for a bill of rights....
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Jefferson
- Architect of American Liberty
- By: John B. Boles
- Narrated by: Michael Johnson
- Length: 24 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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From an eminent scholar of the American South, the first full-scale biography of Thomas Jefferson since 1970. Not since Merrill Peterson's Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation has a scholar attempted to write a comprehensive biography of the most complex Founding Father....
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Makes Jefferson Human
- By MichaelBuffalo on 06-23-20
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Jefferson
- Architect of American Liberty
- Narrated by: Michael Johnson
- Length: 24 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 04-25-17
- Language: English
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From an eminent scholar of the American South, the first full-scale biography of Thomas Jefferson since 1970. Not since Merrill Peterson's Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation has a scholar attempted to write a comprehensive biography of the most complex Founding Father....
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Decision in Philadelphia
- The Constitutional Convention of 1787
- By: James Collier, Christopher Collier
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
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Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787 to write a document that would create a country and change a world: the Constitution....
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excellent book
- By Josh on 09-13-12
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Decision in Philadelphia
- The Constitutional Convention of 1787
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 08-09-12
- Language: English
- Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787 to write a document that would create a country and change a world: the Constitution....
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The Founding Fathers
- By: Joyce Appleby, James McGregor Burns, Susan Dunn, and others
- Narrated by: Richard Rohan
- Length: 22 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The Founding Fathers series examines the presidencies of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison....
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A well presented short series
- By Hal VT on 05-04-12
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The Founding Fathers
- Narrated by: Richard Rohan
- Length: 22 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 10-28-08
- Language: English
- The Founding Fathers series examines the presidencies of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison....
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The Bill of Rights
- The Fight to Secure America's Liberties
- By: Carol Berkin
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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By pulling back the curtain on the political, shortsighted, and self-interested intentions of the founding fathers in passing the Bill of Rights, Carol Berkin reveals the inherent weakness....
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The Bill of Rights
- The Fight to Secure America's Liberties
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 05-05-15
- Language: English
- By pulling back the curtain on the political, shortsighted, and self-interested intentions of the founding fathers in passing the Bill of Rights, Carol Berkin reveals the inherent weakness....
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The Unfinished Symphony
- The Clash of the Two Americas, Volume 1
- By: Matthew Ehret, Cynthia Chung
- Narrated by: Hugh Trudeau
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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This volume will showcase the international grand design led by Benjamin Franklin that manifested in the establishment of the American republic and trace the next 130 years of world history....
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Timeless overview of world history
- By Greg W. on 07-06-24
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The Unfinished Symphony
- The Clash of the Two Americas, Volume 1
- Narrated by: Hugh Trudeau
- Series: The Clash of the Two Americas, Book 1
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 04-27-22
- Language: English
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This volume will showcase the international grand design led by Benjamin Franklin that manifested in the establishment of the American republic and trace the next 130 years of world history....
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His Excellency
- George Washington
- By: Joseph J. Ellis
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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From the French and Indian War to Mount Vernon, from the American Revolution to the presidency, Ellis delivers what will stand as the definitive biography of the greatest American icon....
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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
- From the French and Indian War to Mount Vernon, from the American Revolution to the presidency, Ellis delivers what will stand as the definitive biography of the greatest American icon....
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Alexander Hamilton - Founding Father
- The Real Story of His Life, His Loves, and His Death
- By: Mark Steinberg
- Narrated by: Jim Johnston
- Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story of one of America's great founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton. The book is a detailed account of this very important but controversial figure in American history....
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Great short summary of Alexander Hamilton's life
- By Wayne on 07-27-16
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Alexander Hamilton - Founding Father
- The Real Story of His Life, His Loves, and His Death
- Narrated by: Jim Johnston
- Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 02-17-16
- Language: English
- This is the story of one of America's great founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton. The book is a detailed account of this very important but controversial figure in American history....
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John Quincy Adams
- By: Harlow Giles Unger
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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>He fought for Washington, served with Lincoln, witnessed Bunker Hill, and sounded the clarion against slavery on the eve of the Civil War....
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Informative and well written.
- By Gotta Tellya on 08-20-14
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John Quincy Adams
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 09-04-12
- Language: English
- >He fought for Washington, served with Lincoln, witnessed Bunker Hill, and sounded the clarion against slavery on the eve of the Civil War....
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The Year of Living Constitutionally
- One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning
- By: A.J. Jacobs
- Narrated by: A.J. Jacobs
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
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In The Year of Living Constitutionally, A.J. Jacobs tries to get inside the minds of the Founding Fathers by living as closely as possible to the original meaning of the Constitution....
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Delightful!
- By BranWick on 07-14-24
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The Year of Living Constitutionally
- One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning
- Narrated by: A.J. Jacobs
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 05-07-24
- Language: English
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In The Year of Living Constitutionally, A.J. Jacobs tries to get inside the minds of the Founding Fathers by living as closely as possible to the original meaning of the Constitution....
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The Bill of Rights Primer
- A Citizen's Guidebook to the American Bill of Rights
- By: Akhil Reed Amar, Les Adams
- Narrated by: Tim Lundeen
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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In this succinct volume, Akhil Reed Amar and Les Adams offer a wealth of knowledge about the Bill of Rights that goes beyond a basic understanding....
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At this length, basic; but at that, great
- By Philo on 06-10-15
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The Bill of Rights Primer
- A Citizen's Guidebook to the American Bill of Rights
- Narrated by: Tim Lundeen
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 07-01-13
- Language: English
- In this succinct volume, Akhil Reed Amar and Les Adams offer a wealth of knowledge about the Bill of Rights that goes beyond a basic understanding....
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Thomas Jefferson's Creme Brulee
- How a Founding Father and His Slave James Hemings Introduced French Cuisine to America
- By: Thomas J. Craughwell
- Narrated by: Alan Sklar
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
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In 1784, Thomas Jefferson struck a deal with one of his slaves, 19-year-old James Hemings....
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LOVED sooooo much!!!!
- By Tonya Skelly on 08-10-18
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Thomas Jefferson's Creme Brulee
- How a Founding Father and His Slave James Hemings Introduced French Cuisine to America
- Narrated by: Alan Sklar
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 03-04-13
- Language: English
- In 1784, Thomas Jefferson struck a deal with one of his slaves, 19-year-old James Hemings....
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Fears of a Setting Sun
- The Disillusionment of America's Founders
- By: Dennis C. Rasmussen
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
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Americans seldom deify their Founding Fathers any longer, but they do still tend to venerate the Constitution and the republican government that the founders created. Strikingly, the founders themselves were far less confident, particularly by the end of their lives....
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A different perspective on the founders
- By kpa on 03-04-24
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Fears of a Setting Sun
- The Disillusionment of America's Founders
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 03-02-21
- Language: English
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Americans seldom deify their Founding Fathers any longer, but they do still tend to venerate the Constitution and the republican government that the founders created. Strikingly, the founders themselves were far less confident, particularly by the end of their lives....
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The Great Debate: Advocates and Opponents of the American Constitution
- By: Thomas L. Pangle, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Thomas L. Pangle
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
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Recent years have seen an explosion of interest in and interpretation of the U.S. Constitution....
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Great comparison of federalist and anti-federalist
- By Wojciech on 12-11-13
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The Great Debate: Advocates and Opponents of the American Constitution
- Narrated by: Thomas L. Pangle
- Series: The Great Courses: Modern History
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 07-08-13
- Language: English
- Recent years have seen an explosion of interest in and interpretation of the U.S. Constitution....
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James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights
- By: Richard Labunski
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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Richard Labunski offers a dramatic account of a time when the entire American experiment hung in the balance, only to be saved by the most unlikely of heroes....
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Tedious
- By Adam Smith on 04-19-10
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James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 07-14-06
- Language: English
- Richard Labunski offers a dramatic account of a time when the entire American experiment hung in the balance, only to be saved by the most unlikely of heroes....
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Founding Partisans
- Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics
- By: H. W. Brands
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 16 hrs and 29 mins
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Master historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H.W. Brands crafts a fresh and lively narrative of the early years of the republic as the Founding Fathers fought one another with competing visions of what our nation would be....
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Very educational
- By Mark Mears on 02-21-24
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Founding Partisans
- Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 16 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 11-07-23
- Language: English
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Master historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H.W. Brands crafts a fresh and lively narrative of the early years of the republic as the Founding Fathers fought one another with competing visions of what our nation would be....
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The Quartet
- Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789
- By: Joseph J. Ellis
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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From Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian Joseph J. Ellis, the unexpected story of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew....
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bias is not good history
- By Craig on 01-24-18
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The Quartet
- Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 05-12-15
- Language: English
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From Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian Joseph J. Ellis, the unexpected story of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew....
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