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James Madison
- A Life Reconsidered
- By: Lynne Cheney
- Narrated by: Eliza Foss
- Length: 18 hrs and 37 mins
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A major new biography of the fourth US president, from New York Times best-selling author Lynne Cheney. James Madison was a true genius of the early republic, the leader who did more than any other to create the nation we know today. This majestic new biography tells his story....
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Great man, great ideas, muddling book
- By NDFletch on 06-13-15
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James Madison
- A Life Reconsidered
- Narrated by: Eliza Foss
- Length: 18 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 05-06-14
- Language: English
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A major new biography of the fourth US president, from New York Times best-selling author Lynne Cheney. James Madison was a true genius of the early republic, the leader who did more than any other to create the nation we know today. This majestic new biography tells his story....
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The Birth of the Republic, 1763-89
- Fourth Edition
- By: Edmund S. Morgan, Joseph J. Ellis - foreword, Rosemarie Zagarri - contributor
- Narrated by: Lyle Blaker
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The Birth of the Republic is the classic account of the beginnings of the American government, and in this fourth edition the original text is supplemented with a new foreword by Joseph J. Ellis and a historiographic essay by Rosemarie Zagarri....
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The Birth of the Republic, 1763-89
- Fourth Edition
- Narrated by: Lyle Blaker
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 05-17-22
- Language: English
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The Birth of the Republic is the classic account of the beginnings of the American government, and in this fourth edition the original text is supplemented with a new foreword by Joseph J. Ellis and a historiographic essay by Rosemarie Zagarri....
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Liberty's First Crisis
- Adams, Jefferson, and the Misfits Who Saved Free Speech
- By: Charles Slack
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
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Liberty's First Crisis, writer Charles Slack tells the story of the 1798 Sedition Act, the crucial moment when high ideals met real-world politics and the country's future hung in the balance....
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Marvelous Book....
- By Douglas on 01-07-17
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Liberty's First Crisis
- Adams, Jefferson, and the Misfits Who Saved Free Speech
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 05-19-15
- Language: English
- Liberty's First Crisis, writer Charles Slack tells the story of the 1798 Sedition Act, the crucial moment when high ideals met real-world politics and the country's future hung in the balance....
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Willie Nelson's Letters to America
- By: Willie Nelson, Turk Pipkin - contributor
- Narrated by: Turk Pipkin
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
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Following his best-selling memoir, It’s a Long Story, Willie Nelson now delivers his most intimate thoughts and stories in Willie Nelson's Letters to America....
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Like having a beer with the redheaded stranger
- By Kindle Customer on 08-08-21
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Willie Nelson's Letters to America
- Narrated by: Turk Pipkin
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 06-29-21
- Language: English
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Following his best-selling memoir, It’s a Long Story, Willie Nelson now delivers his most intimate thoughts and stories in Willie Nelson's Letters to America....
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The Declaration, the Sword & the Spy
- Epic Order of the Seven series, Book 6
- By: Jenny L. Cote
- Narrated by: Denny Brownlee
- Length: 27 hrs and 36 mins
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The Marquis de Lafayette commits his sword to fight as France seeks to secretly support the American cause with spies on both sides of the Atlantic....
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Excellent
- By Alex on 12-14-21
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The Declaration, the Sword & the Spy
- Epic Order of the Seven series, Book 6
- Narrated by: Denny Brownlee
- Series: The Epic Order of the Seven, Book 8
- Length: 27 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 12-14-21
- Language: English
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The Marquis de Lafayette commits his sword to fight as France seeks to secretly support the American cause with spies on both sides of the Atlantic....
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James Monroe
- A Republican Champion
- By: Brook Poston
- Narrated by: Matthew Boston
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
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Despite serving his country for 50 years and being among the most qualified men to hold the office of president, James Monroe is an oft-forgotten Founding Father. In this book, Brook Poston reveals how Monroe attempted to craft a legacy for himself as a champion of American republicanism....
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James Monroe
- A Republican Champion
- Narrated by: Matthew Boston
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 03-30-21
- Language: English
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Despite serving his country for 50 years and being among the most qualified men to hold the office of president, James Monroe is an oft-forgotten Founding Father. In this book, Brook Poston reveals how Monroe attempted to craft a legacy for himself as a champion of American republicanism....
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The Conservative Sensibility
- By: George F. Will
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 24 hrs and 37 mins
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist's "astonishing" and "enthralling" New York Times best seller and Notable Book about how the Founders' belief in natural rights created a great American political tradition (Booklist)....
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Conservativism explained and in practice
- By kevinf on 06-13-19
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The Conservative Sensibility
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 24 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 06-04-19
- Language: English
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist's "astonishing" and "enthralling" New York Times best seller and Notable Book about how the Founders' belief in natural rights created a great American political tradition (Booklist)....
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John Hancock
- Merchant King and American Patriot
- By: Harlow Giles Unger
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
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He was a rich, powerful aristocrat, a merchant king who loved English culture and fashion, and, above all, he was a loyal British subject with ambitions of a lordship in England. There simply was no doubt about it: John Hancock was the least likely man in Boston to start a rebellion....
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An easy read
- By Jean on 05-31-23
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John Hancock
- Merchant King and American Patriot
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 09-27-22
- Language: English
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He was a rich, powerful aristocrat, a merchant king who loved English culture and fashion, and, above all, he was a loyal British subject with ambitions of a lordship in England. There simply was no doubt about it: John Hancock was the least likely man in Boston to start a rebellion....
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Ratification
- The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788
- By: Pauline Maier
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 23 hrs and 5 mins
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When the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia adjourned late in the summer of 1787, the delegates returned to their states to report on the new Constitution....
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History Always Repeats
- By Howard on 08-27-11
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Ratification
- The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 23 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 11-18-10
- Language: English
- When the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia adjourned late in the summer of 1787, the delegates returned to their states to report on the new Constitution....
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- By: Benjamin Franklin
- Narrated by: Fredd Wayne
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
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Ben Franklin's own lively story of his early years is a unique, fascinating, and influential look....
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Interesting
- By Karen on 09-25-07
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- Narrated by: Fredd Wayne
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 02-02-06
- Language: English
- Ben Franklin's own lively story of his early years is a unique, fascinating, and influential look....
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The Loyal Son
- The War in Ben Franklin's House
- By: Daniel Mark Epstein
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
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Ben Franklin is the most lovable of America's founding fathers. His wit, his charm, his inventiveness - even his grandfatherly appearance - are legendary. But this image obscures the scandals....
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Gripping Narrative
- By Jean on 08-07-17
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The Loyal Son
- The War in Ben Franklin's House
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 05-30-17
- Language: English
- Ben Franklin is the most lovable of America's founding fathers. His wit, his charm, his inventiveness - even his grandfatherly appearance - are legendary. But this image obscures the scandals....
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James Madison and the Making of America
- By: Kevin R. C. Gutzman
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 15 hrs and 52 mins
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In James Madison and the Making of America, historian Kevin Gutzman looks beyond the way James Madison is traditionally seen....
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Not a traditional biography
- By David on 12-14-12
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James Madison and the Making of America
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 15 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 03-08-12
- Language: English
- In James Madison and the Making of America, historian Kevin Gutzman looks beyond the way James Madison is traditionally seen....
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Never Caught
- By: Erica Armstrong Dunbar
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
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A startling and eye-opening look into America's first family, Never Caught is the powerful narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's runaway slave....
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Wonderful audiobook
- By Brad Turner on 03-07-17
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Never Caught
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 02-07-17
- Language: English
- A startling and eye-opening look into America's first family, Never Caught is the powerful narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's runaway slave....
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In the Shadow of Liberty
- The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives
- By: Kenneth C. Davis
- Narrated by: Kenneth C. Davis, Frankie Faison, Keith David, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
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Through the stories of five enslaved people who were "owned" by four of our greatest presidents, this book helps set the record straight about the role slavery played in the founding of America....
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Powerful
- By Virgil P Gaiter on 11-03-16
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In the Shadow of Liberty
- The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives
- Narrated by: Kenneth C. Davis, Frankie Faison, Keith David, JD Jackson, Adenrele Ojo, Adam Lazarre-White, Dion Graham, Mark Bramhall
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 09-20-16
- Language: English
- Through the stories of five enslaved people who were "owned" by four of our greatest presidents, this book helps set the record straight about the role slavery played in the founding of America....
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The Impossible Presidency
- The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office
- By: Jeremi Suri
- Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
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In The Impossible Presidency, celebrated historian Jeremi Suri charts the rise and fall of the American presidency, from the limited role envisaged by the Founding Fathers to its current status as the most powerful job in the world....
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Best explanations of founding, several presidents,
- By Philo on 12-18-22
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The Impossible Presidency
- The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office
- Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 02-13-18
- Language: English
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In The Impossible Presidency, celebrated historian Jeremi Suri charts the rise and fall of the American presidency, from the limited role envisaged by the Founding Fathers to its current status as the most powerful job in the world....
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Eliza Hamilton
- The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton
- By: Tilar J. Mazzeo
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
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Fans fell in love with Eliza Hamilton - Alexander Hamilton’s devoted wife - in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s phenomenal musical Hamilton. But they don’t know her full story....
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Eliza Deserves Better
- By jmn89 on 12-20-19
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Eliza Hamilton
- The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 09-18-18
- Language: English
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Fans fell in love with Eliza Hamilton - Alexander Hamilton’s devoted wife - in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s phenomenal musical Hamilton. But they don’t know her full story....
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The Memoir of Thomas Jefferson (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: Thomas Jefferson
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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In his memoir, begun in 1821 and published posthumously, Thomas Jefferson recalls the early years of his formidable political rise, including his election to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia....
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Read the words of Jefferson
- By lps562 on 07-07-21
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The Memoir of Thomas Jefferson (AmazonClassics Edition)
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 08-18-20
- Language: English
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In his memoir, begun in 1821 and published posthumously, Thomas Jefferson recalls the early years of his formidable political rise, including his election to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia....
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American Founding Son
- John Bingham and the Invention of the Fourteenth Amendment
- By: Gerard N. Magliocca
- Narrated by: Gerard N. Magliocca
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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John Bingham was the architect of the rebirth of the United States following the Civil War. A leading antislavery lawyer and congressman from Ohio, Bingham wrote the most important part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution....
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American Founding Son
- John Bingham and the Invention of the Fourteenth Amendment
- Narrated by: Gerard N. Magliocca
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 11-22-22
- Language: English
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John Bingham was the architect of the rebirth of the United States following the Civil War. A leading antislavery lawyer and congressman from Ohio, Bingham wrote the most important part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution....
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Alexander Hamilton
- A Captivating Guide to an American Founding Father Who Wrote the Majority of the Federalist Papers
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jamie Peters
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
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Alexander Hamilton, unlike many of the other founding fathers of the United States, was born outside of wedlock and was an orphan at the age of 13 after his mother died....
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Really good book
- By Lori on 02-09-20
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Alexander Hamilton
- A Captivating Guide to an American Founding Father Who Wrote the Majority of the Federalist Papers
- Narrated by: Jamie Peters
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 11-05-19
- Language: English
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Alexander Hamilton, unlike many of the other founding fathers of the United States, was born outside of wedlock and was an orphan at the age of 13 after his mother died....
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American Dialogue
- The Founders and Us
- By: Joseph J. Ellis
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Joseph J. Ellis examines four of our most seminal historical figures through the prism of particular topics, using the perspective of the present to shed light on their views and to make clear how their now centuries-old ideas illuminate the impasse of today's political conflicts....
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A fine work, even with the editorializing
- By Casey Kerrick on 11-24-18
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American Dialogue
- The Founders and Us
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 10-16-18
- Language: English
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Joseph J. Ellis examines four of our most seminal historical figures through the prism of particular topics, using the perspective of the present to shed light on their views and to make clear how their now centuries-old ideas illuminate the impasse of today's political conflicts....
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