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Empire: A Novel
- Narratives of Empire, Book 4
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 23 hrs and 28 mins
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While America struggles to define its destiny, beautiful and ambitious Caroline Sanford fights to control her own fate. One of Vidal’s most inspired creations, she is an embodiment of the complex, vigorous young nation....
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A Really Interesting And Well Written Historical Fiction by An Iconic Author
- By Frank Donnelly on 01-29-20
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Empire: A Novel
- Narratives of Empire, Book 4
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Series: Narratives of Empire, Book 4
- Length: 23 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 09-17-19
- Language: English
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While America struggles to define its destiny, beautiful and ambitious Caroline Sanford fights to control her own fate. One of Vidal’s most inspired creations, she is an embodiment of the complex, vigorous young nation....
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Rivers in the Desert
- William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles
- By: Margaret Leslie Davis
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
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Rivers in the Desert follows the remarkable career of William Mulholland, the visionary who engineered the rise of Los Angeles as the greatest American city west of the Mississippi....
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Many inaccuracies-do some independent reseach
- By Nancy Pf on 05-19-24
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Rivers in the Desert
- William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 12-28-21
- Language: English
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Rivers in the Desert follows the remarkable career of William Mulholland, the visionary who engineered the rise of Los Angeles as the greatest American city west of the Mississippi....
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The New Yorkers
- 31 Remarkable People, 400 Years, and the Untold Biography of the World's Greatest City
- By: Sam Roberts
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
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From award-winning New York Times reporter Sam Roberts, the story of the world’s most exceptional city, told through 31 little-known yet pivotal inhabitants who helped define it....
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There is a reason you have not heard of most of these people…
- By Anonymous User on 11-16-23
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The New Yorkers
- 31 Remarkable People, 400 Years, and the Untold Biography of the World's Greatest City
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 11-09-22
- Language: English
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From award-winning New York Times reporter Sam Roberts, the story of the world’s most exceptional city, told through 31 little-known yet pivotal inhabitants who helped define it....
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The Last American Aristocrat
- The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams
- By: David S. Brown
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 14 hrs
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A “marvelous … compelling” (The New York Times Book Review) biography of literary icon Henry Adams - one of America’s most prominent writers and intellectuals, who witnessed and contributed to the United States’ dramatic transition from a colonial society to a modern nation....
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outstanding book, highly recommend it
- By D. Littman on 02-19-21
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The Last American Aristocrat
- The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 14 hrs
- Release date: 11-24-20
- Language: English
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A “marvelous … compelling” (The New York Times Book Review) biography of literary icon Henry Adams - one of America’s most prominent writers and intellectuals, who witnessed and contributed to the United States’ dramatic transition from a colonial society to a modern nation....
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Steel Drivin' Man
- John Henry, the Untold Story of an American Legend
- By: Scott Reynolds Nelson
- Narrated by: Panama Jackson
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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In Steel Drivin' Man, Scott Reynolds Nelson recounts the true story of the man behind the iconic American hero, telling the poignant tale of a young Virginia convict who died working on one of the most dangerous enterprises of the time: the first rail route through the Appalachian Mountains....
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Steele Driving Man History
- By Anonymous User on 10-14-23
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Steel Drivin' Man
- John Henry, the Untold Story of an American Legend
- Narrated by: Panama Jackson
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 08-23-23
- Language: English
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In Steel Drivin' Man, Scott Reynolds Nelson recounts the true story of the man behind the iconic American hero, telling the poignant tale of a young Virginia convict who died working on one of the most dangerous enterprises of the time: the first rail route through the Appalachian Mountains....
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The Winthrop Agreement
- A Novel
- By: Alice Sherman Simpson
- Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
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A captivating historical novel set in Gilded Age New York City, The Winthrop Agreement is about an immigrant daughter’s ascent from a miserable tenement to the heights of haute couture, driven by an insatiable hunger for a place in society and secrets she must not betray....
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Historical Detail
- By Patricia O'Brien on 04-14-24
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The Winthrop Agreement
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 11-21-23
- Language: English
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A captivating historical novel set in Gilded Age New York City, The Winthrop Agreement is about an immigrant daughter’s ascent from a miserable tenement to the heights of haute couture, driven by an insatiable hunger for a place in society and secrets she must not betray....
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Plutocrats
- The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
- By: Chrystia Freeland
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
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There has always been some gap between rich and poor in this country, but in the last few decades what it means to be rich has changed dramatically....
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Good Storytelling but ... analysis is "eh'
- By Susan on 11-04-12
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Plutocrats
- The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 10-29-12
- Language: English
- There has always been some gap between rich and poor in this country, but in the last few decades what it means to be rich has changed dramatically....
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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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This Side of Innocence
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 25 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 10-17-23
- Language: English
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A saga of power, greed, and illicit love set in the Gilded Age of upstate New York....
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The Seamstress Secret
- A spellbinding novel that spans the centuries
- By: Vanessa Lind
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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Whispers of silk, echoes of secrets… In a charming 1890 riverfront town, Josephine Felch, a tenacious Gilded Age newspaper owner, solicits the ...
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The Seamstress Secret
- A spellbinding novel that spans the centuries
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 02-15-24
- Language: English
- Whispers of silk, echoes of secrets… In a charming 1890 riverfront town, Josephine Felch, a tenacious Gilded Age newspaper owner, solicits the ...
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Nothing Like It in the World
- The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863 - 1869
- By: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrated by: Jeffrey DeMunn
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
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In this account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage, Stephen E. Ambrose offers an historical successor to his universally acclaimed Undaunted Courage....
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Fascinating account...with a caveat
- By KK on 08-20-19
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Nothing Like It in the World
- The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863 - 1869
- Narrated by: Jeffrey DeMunn
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 04-15-10
- Language: English
- In this account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage, Stephen E. Ambrose offers an historical successor to his universally acclaimed Undaunted Courage....
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Last Train to Paradise
- Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean
- By: Les Standiford
- Narrated by: Richmond Hoxie
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
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The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad - one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit US shores....
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Love real history of fascinating people
- By Debbie on 02-11-23
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Last Train to Paradise
- Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean
- Narrated by: Richmond Hoxie
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 08-02-19
- Language: English
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The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad - one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit US shores....
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Leland Stanford
- The Life and Legacy of the Railroad Executive Who Became California's Governor and the West's Most Famous Robber Baron
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
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Leland Stanford: The Life and Legacy of the Railroad Executive Who Became California’s Governor and the West’s Most Famous Robber Baron chronicles the remarkable life of Stanford....
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Short, vague and sloppy
- By S. Collins on 07-16-21
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Leland Stanford
- The Life and Legacy of the Railroad Executive Who Became California's Governor and the West's Most Famous Robber Baron
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 12-19-19
- Language: English
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Leland Stanford: The Life and Legacy of the Railroad Executive Who Became California’s Governor and the West’s Most Famous Robber Baron chronicles the remarkable life of Stanford....
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Shift Happens
- The History of Labor in the United States
- By: J. Albert Mann
- Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
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The History of Labor in the United States is an accessible and comprehensive YA history of the way the labor movement has shaped America and how it intersects with many of the major issues facing modern teens.
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Shift Happens
- The History of Labor in the United States
- Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 06-04-24
- Language: English
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The History of Labor in the United States is an accessible and comprehensive YA history of the way the labor movement has shaped America and how it intersects with many of the major issues facing modern teens.
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Madam Belle
- Sex, Money, and Influence in a Southern Brothel
- By: Maryjean Wall
- Narrated by: Caroline Shively
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
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Belle Brezing made a major career move when she stepped off the streets of Lexington, Kentucky, and into Jennie Hill's bawdy house: an upscale brothel run out of a former residence of Mary Todd Lincoln....
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I didn't want a book on horses and racing
- By Marilyn Segrest on 05-08-22
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Madam Belle
- Sex, Money, and Influence in a Southern Brothel
- Narrated by: Caroline Shively
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 02-12-15
- Language: English
- Belle Brezing made a major career move when she stepped off the streets of Lexington, Kentucky, and into Jennie Hill's bawdy house: an upscale brothel run out of a former residence of Mary Todd Lincoln....
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Citizen Reporters
- S. S. McClure, Ida Tarbell, and the Magazine That Rewrote America
- By: Stephanie Gorton
- Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
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A fascinating history of the rise and fall of influential Gilded Age magazine McClure's and the two unlikely outsiders at its helm - as well as a timely, full-throated defense of investigative journalism in America....
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Wonderful book
- By John Cashman on 06-12-20
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Citizen Reporters
- S. S. McClure, Ida Tarbell, and the Magazine That Rewrote America
- Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 02-18-20
- Language: English
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A fascinating history of the rise and fall of influential Gilded Age magazine McClure's and the two unlikely outsiders at its helm - as well as a timely, full-throated defense of investigative journalism in America....
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The Jungle (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: Upton Sinclair
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
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Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus has invested every last hope in achieving a prosperous new start in a new country....
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almost the socialist answer to Atlas shrugged
- By Brad on 08-01-19
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The Jungle (AmazonClassics Edition)
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 05-10-18
- Language: English
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Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus has invested every last hope in achieving a prosperous new start in a new country....
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When Affirmative Action Was White
- An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America
- By: Ira Katznelson
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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In this "penetrating new analysis" (New York Times Book Review), Ira Katznelson fundamentally recasts our understanding of 20th century American history....
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Absolute Must Read
- By Andrew on 01-02-18
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When Affirmative Action Was White
- An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 08-16-16
- Language: English
- In this "penetrating new analysis" (New York Times Book Review), Ira Katznelson fundamentally recasts our understanding of 20th century American history....
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The Progressive Era
- By: Murray N. Rothbard
- Narrated by: Graham Wright
- Length: 24 hrs and 10 mins
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Rothbard's posthumous masterpiece is the definitive book on the Progressives. It will soon be the must read study of this dreadful time in our past (from the foreword by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano)....
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Details... Oh my God, the details
- By Russell Herbst on 05-25-18
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The Progressive Era
- Narrated by: Graham Wright
- Length: 24 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 02-21-18
- Language: English
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Rothbard's posthumous masterpiece is the definitive book on the Progressives. It will soon be the must read study of this dreadful time in our past (from the foreword by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano)....
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City of Big Shoulders: Second Edition
- A History of Chicago
- By: Robert G. Spinney
- Narrated by: Doug McDonald
- Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
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City of Big Shoulders links key events in Chicago's development, from its marshy origins in the 1600's to today's robust metropolis. Robert G. Spinney presents Chicago in terms of the people whose lives made the city....
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Recommended
- By Adam Ploszaj on 12-20-20
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City of Big Shoulders: Second Edition
- A History of Chicago
- Narrated by: Doug McDonald
- Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 04-16-20
- Language: English
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City of Big Shoulders links key events in Chicago's development, from its marshy origins in the 1600's to today's robust metropolis. Robert G. Spinney presents Chicago in terms of the people whose lives made the city....
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