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Time's Convert

by Deborah Harkness

Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld

Unabridged

15 hours 46 min
From the Sunday Times Number One bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches, soon to be a major Sky TV series, a novel about what it takes to become a vampire. From human to vampire ... Marcus Whitmore was made a vampire in the eighteenth century. Over two hundred years later, he finds himself in love with Phoebe Taylor, a human who decides to become a vampire herself. But her transformation wi. ... Read more
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Alexander Hamilton

by Ron Chernow

Narrated by Scott Brick

Unabridged

36 hours 1 min
Alexander Hamilton was an illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean who overcame all the odds to become George Washington's aide-de-camp and the first Treasury Secretary of the United States.Few figures in American history are more controversial. In this masterful work, Chernow shows how the political and economic power of America today is the result of Hamilton's willingness to ... Read more
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The Frontiersmen

A Narrative

by Allan W. Eckert

Narrated by Kevin Foley
series Winning of America #1
Unabridged

30 hours 30 min
The frontiersmen were a remarkable breed of men. They were often rough and illiterate, sometimes brutal and vicious, often seeking an escape in the wilderness of mid-America from crimes committed back east. In the beautiful but deadly country which would one day come to be known as West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, more often than not they left their bones to bleach ... Read more
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Benjamin Franklin

by Walter Isaacson

Narrated by Nelson Runger

Unabridged

24 hours 40 min
In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character.Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In a sweeping narrative that follows Franklin’s life from Boston to ... Read more
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Acceptance of Command of the Continental Army

by George Washington

Narrated by Larry G. Jones

Unabridged

1 min
George Washington gained a reputation for military excellence for his service in the French and Indian War. This experience, combined with his unique situation as a relative outsider, made him an obvious choice to lead the Continental Army. Washington managed to get a ragtag army into fighting form, leading them to victory against all odds. Yet he remained humble; in this acceptance speech, he ... Read more
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What Kind of Nation

Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and the Epic Struggle to Create a United States

by James F. Simon

Narrated by John Lescault

Unabridged

12 hours 40 min
The bitter and protracted struggle between President Thomas Jefferson and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall defined the basic constitutional relationship between the executive and judicial branches of government. More than 150 years later, their clashes still reverberate in constitutional debates and political battles.In this dramatic and fully accessible account of these titans of the ... Read more
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John Marshall on George Washington: An Episode in American Political Biography

by Christopher Lee Philips

Narrated by Christopher Lee Philips

Unabridged

24 min
Virginia patriot and jurist John Marshall wrote the first authorized biography of George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, first President of the United States and Father of His Country. Published from 1804 through 1807 and sold by subscription, Marshall’s Life of Washington is a 3,200 page door-stop, more history than biography, and a work Thomas Jefferson privately ... Read more
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Alexander Hamilton's Guide to Life

by Jeff Wilser

Narrated by Johnathan McClain

Unabridged

7 hours
An entertaining look at the life and wisdom of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father who mastered the arts of wit, war, and wealth, longbefore becoming the subject of the runaway Broadway hit Hamilton: An American Musical.Two centuries after his death, Alexander Hamilton is shining once more under the world’s spotlight—and we need him now more than ever.Hamilton was a self-starter. Scrappy. ... Read more
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Tom Paine's Iron Bridge

Building a United States

by Edward G. Gray

Narrated by Tom Perkins

Unabridged

5 hours 36 min
When Tom Paine arrived in Philadelphia from England in 1774, the city was America's largest port. Unfortunately, the seasonal dangers of the rivers dividing the region were becoming an obstacle to the city's continued growth. Philadelphia needed a practical connection between the rich grain of Pennsylvania's backcountry farms and its port on the Delaware. The iron bridge was his solution.The ... Read more
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Shays’ Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion: The History and Legacy of Early America’s Domestic Insurrections

by Charles River Editors

Narrated by Scott Clem

Unabridged

2 hours 18 min
Even as the young United States successfully secured its independence, the new nation was beset by problems. The drafters of the Articles of Confederation had deliberately avoided giving the national legislature the power to tax, because Parliament had so abused that authority against the colonies, but this proved to be a severe limitation on the national government. Besides hampering the ... Read more
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Inventing a Christian America

The Myth of the Religious Founding

by Steven K. Green

Narrated by Gregg Rizzo

Unabridged

11 hours 1 min
Among the most enduring themes in American history is the idea that the United States was founded as a Christian nation. A pervasive narrative in everything from school textbooks to political commentary, it is central to the way in which many Americans perceive the historical legacy of their nation. Yet, as Steven K. Green shows in this illuminating new book, it is little more than a myth. In ... Read more
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Stirring the Pot with Benjamin Franklin

A Founding Father’s Culinary Adventures

by Rae Katherine Eighmey

Narrated by Pam Ward

Unabridged

10 hours 20 min
In this remarkable culinary biography, Rae Katherine Eighmey presents Benjamin Franklin’s experimentation with food throughout his life. At age sixteen, he began dabbling in vegetarianism. In his early twenties, citing the health benefits of water over alcohol, he convinced his printing press colleagues to abandon their traditional breakfast of beer and bread for “water gruel,” a kind of porridge ... Read more
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Founding Martyr

The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution's Lost Hero

by Christian Di Spigna

Narrated by Mark Bramhall

Unabridged

8 hours 56 min
A rich and illuminating biography of America’s forgotten Founding Father, the patriot physician and major general who fomented rebellion and died heroically at the battle of Bunker Hill on the brink of revolutionLittle has been known of one of the most important figures in early American history, Dr. Joseph Warren, an architect of the colonial rebellion, and a man who might have led the country as ... Read more
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Newburgh Address

by George Washington

Narrated by Larry G. Jones

Unabridged

12 min
As the Revolutionary War came to an end, Congress had failed to pay many of its soldiers. In response, a group of officers from the Continental Army planned a mutiny. When they met to discuss their plans, George Washington arrived on the scene to have his say. In this emotional speech, he acknowledged their concerns but condemned their methods. ... Read more
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George Washington’s Military Genius

by Dave R. Palmer

Narrated by Robertson Dean

Unabridged

7 hours 45 min
George Washington’s military strategy has been called bumbling at worst and brilliant at best. So which is it? Was George Washington a strategic genius or just lucky? So asks Dave R. Palmer in George Washington’s Military Genius. An updated edition of Palmer’s earlier work The Way of the Fox, George Washington’s Military Genius breaks down the American Revolution into four phases and analyzes ... Read more
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Washington's Farewell Address

by George Washington

Narrated by Larry G. Jones

Unabridged

57 min
After twenty years in public service, George Washington turned down a third term as president with this memorable farewell address. In it, he implores the American public to be united above all else, putting aside fervor for their political parties and state lines. He also warns against forming long-term partnerships with foreign nations. This 32-page document was read and distributed widely ... Read more
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The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States

by Various

Narrated by Frank Langella and 1 more

Unabridged

48 min
The two most treasured documents of American freedom together on one audiobook.We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…Drafted by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 as an act of rebellion, The Declaration of Independence powerfully expresses the political principles of an emerging nation. As justification for severing ties with England, The Declaration presented a list of ... Read more
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The American Revolution

by Pat Childs and 1 more

Narrated by George C. Scott
series The United States at War Series
Unabridged

5 hours 4 min
In 1776 the thirteen American colonies, refusing to pay unjust taxes, declared their independence from Britain. The resulting years of war became known as the American Revolution, but many of the Founding Fathers believed the real American revolution was not the war with Britain but the revolution in ideas that had preceded and caused the war. From 1760 to 1775, many Americans were transformed ... Read more
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Modern Democracy: The History and Legacy of the World’s Democratic Institutions Since the American Revolution

by Charles River Editors

Narrated by Jim Johnston

Unabridged

2 hours 12 min
In today’s modern world every political regime, even the most authoritarian or repressive, describes itself as democracy or a Democratic People’s Republic. The concept of rule by the people, on behalf of the people, has come to be accepted as the norm, and very few would overtly espouse the cause of dictatorship, absolute monarchy or oligarchy as the most desirable political system upon which to ... Read more
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No Property in Man

Slavery and Antislavery at the Nation’s Founding

by Sean Wilentz

Narrated by L.J. Ganser

Unabridged

10 hours 23 min
Americans revere the Constitution even as they argue fiercely over its original toleration of slavery. Some historians have charged that slaveholders actually enshrined human bondage at the nation's founding. The acclaimed political historian Sean Wilentz shares the dismay but sees the Constitution and slavery differently. Although the proslavery side won important concessions, he asserts, ... Read more
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Book of Ages

The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin

by Jill Lepore

Narrated by Robin Miles

Unabridged

11 hours 37 min
From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin' s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. Unlike him, she was a mother of twelve. Benjamin Franklin, who wrote more letters to his sister than he wrote to ... Read more
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Light-Horse Harry Lee

The Rise and Fall of a Revolutionary Hero

by Ryan Cole

Narrated by John McLain

Unabridged

11 hours 29 min
He was a dashing military hero who led the fight for America’s independence. His son would later become the general who almost tore America apart.Henry Lee III—whose nickname, “Light-Horse,” came from his legendary exploits with mounted troops and skill in the saddle—was a dashing cavalry commander and hero of America’s War for Independence. By now most Americans have forgotten about Light-Horse ... Read more
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A Child of Fortune

A Correspondent’s Report on the Ratification of the U.S. Constitution and Battle for a Bill of Rights

by Jeffrey St. John

Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach

Unabridged

10 hours 33 min
In this exciting audio production, prize-winning journalist and historian Jeffrey St. John simulates day-by-day reportage to make you a firsthand witness to the 1787–1788 political battle to ratify the US Constitution. Discover how close both sides of the debate came to resorting to violence and rigged elections and witness Patrick Henry’s challenge to a pistol duel at the Virginia convention. ... Read more
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American Revolution for Dummies

by Steve Wiegand

Narrated by Michael Butler Murray

Unabridged

14 hours 15 min
American Revolution For Dummies capitalizes on the recent resurgence of interest in the Revolutionary War period-one of the most important in the history of the United States. From the founding fathers to the Declaration of Independence, and everything that encapsulates this extraordinary period in American history, American Revolution For Dummies is your one-stop guide to the birth of the United ... Read more
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