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The Price of Greatness

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the Creation of American Oligarchy

by Jay Cost ...

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An incisive account of the tumultuous relationship between Alexander Hamilton and James Madison and of the origins of our wealthy yet highly unequal nationIn the history of American politics there are few stories as enigmatic as that of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison's bitterly personal falling out. Together they helped bring the Constitution into being, yet soon after the new republic was ... Read more

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America's First Soldiers

by Amelia McNutt ...

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Rebels at Sea

Privateering in the American Revolution

by Eric Jay Dolin ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

The heroic story of the founding of the US Navy during the Revolution has been told many times, yet largely missing from maritime histories of America's first war is the ragtag fleet of private vessels that truly revealed the new nation's character—above all, its ambition and entrepreneurial ethos.In Rebels at Sea, Eric Jay Dolin corrects that significant omission, and contends that privateers, as ... Read more

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George Washington at “Head Quarters, Dobbs Ferry”

July 4 to August 19, 1781

by Mary Sudman Donovan ...

Narrated by Michael Schwalbe ...

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2 hours 34 min

Gen. George Washington faced a myriad of obstacles in the summer of 1781. In George Washington at “Head Quarters, Dobbs Ferry,” author and historian Mary Sudman Donovan explores this crucial period during the American Revolutionary War by chronicling his activities. In July, he moved a large contingent of the Continental army to the east bank of the Hudson River near the eastern terminus of Dobbs ... Read more

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The Constitution and Background

by James Madison ...

Narrated by Deaver Brown ...

Series series American History
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37 min

The Constitution includes the background; issues; people; and compromises that led to its enactment and longtime durability. ... Read more

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E Pluribus Unum

How the Common Law Helped Unify and Liberate Colonial America, 1607-1776

by William E. Nelson ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

13 hours 22 min

From their inception, the colonies exercised a range of approaches to the law. While New England based its legal system around the word of God, Maryland followed the common law tradition, and New York adhered to Dutch law. Over time, though, the British crown standardized legal procedure to more uniformly and efficiently exert control over the Empire. But, while the common law emerged as the ... Read more

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The Men Who Lost America

British Leadership, the American Revolution and the Fate of the Empire

by Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy ...

Narrated by Gildart Jackson ...

Series series Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History
Unabridged

21 hours 5 min

The loss of America was a stunning and unexpected defeat for the powerful British Empire. Common wisdom has held that incompetent military commanders and political leaders in Britain must have been to blame, but were they? This intriguing book makes a different argument. Weaving together the personal stories of ten prominent men who directed the British dimension of the war, historian Andrew O ... Read more

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French Revolution, The: The History and Legacy of the World’s Most Famous Social Revolution

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Michelle Humphries ...

Unabridged

4 hours 51 min

As one of the seminal social revolutions in human history, the French Revolution holds a unique legacy, especially in the West. The early years of the Revolution were fueled by Enlightenment ideals, seeking the social overthrow of the caste system that gave the royalty and aristocracy decisive advantages over the lower classes. But history remembers the French Revolution in a starkly different way ... Read more

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Common Sense

by Thomas Paine ...

Narrated by George Vafiadis ...

Unabridged

2 hours 43 min

"...well orated by reader George Vafiadis. The language and sentiment are not as outmoded as some listeners might expect and it definitely feels patriotic to hear again the fundamentals of America's beginnings." - - Kliatt MagazineGeorge Washington wrote, "I find that Common Sense is working a powerful change there (Virginia) in the minds of many men." The passion of the patriot Thomas Paine comes ... Read more

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Revolutionary Brothers

Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Friendship that Helped Forge Two Nations

by Tom Chaffin ...

Narrated by Rick Adamson ...

Unabridged

17 hours 22 min

“...a gripping narrative that offers a revelatory perspective on the combined origins of two nations...compelling drama and instructive history.” -- Wall Street JournalIn a narrative both panoramic and intimate, Tom Chaffin captures the four-decade friendship of Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette.Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette shared a singularly extraordinary friendship, ... Read more

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“...a gripping narrative that offers a revelatory perspective on the combined origins of two nations...compelling drama and instructive history.” -- Wall Street JournalIn a narrative both panoramic and intimate, Tom Chaffin captures the four-decade friendship of Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette.Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette shared a singularly extraordinary friendship,
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Federalists, The: The Leaders Who Established the Federalist Party in America

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Jim Walsh ...

Unabridged

3 hours 58 min

Every American is taught a pristine narrative of the life and legacy of George Washington and can easily recite the highlights of the “Father of Our Country”. The remarkable Virginian led an under-resourced rag-tag army to ultimate victory in the American Revolution before becoming the nation’s first president, setting it on its path toward superpower status. He may not have actually chopped down ... Read more

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Chronicles of America, The

From the Colonial Era to the Modern Day

by Harry Montgomery ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 39 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The history of America begins long before the founding of the United States. The Colonial Foundations mark the early stages of European settlement in the Americas, where various European powers sought to expand their territories, explore new resources, and establish colonies in the New World. The earliest explorers, such as Christopher Columbus, ... Read more

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John Adams

The American Statesman, Diplomat, Writer, and Founding Father

by Kelly Mass ...

Narrated by Chris Newman ...

Unabridged

1 hour 10 min

John Adams was the 2nd president of the United States, serving from 1797 to 1801. He was an American leader, lawyer, diplomat, author, and Founding Father. He was the first vice president of the U.S.A. and a leader of the American Revolution, which caused the nation's independence from Great Britain. Adams kept a journal and communicated with certain crucial individuals in early American history, ... Read more

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Benjamin Franklin

Cultural Protestant (Spiritual Lives)

by D.G. Hart ...

Narrated by David Cochran Heath ...

Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

Benjamin Franklin grew up in a devout Protestant family with limited prospects for wealth and fame. By hard work, limitless curiosity, native intelligence, and luck (what he called "providence"), Franklin became one of Philadelphia's most prominent leaders, a world recognized scientist, and the United States' leading diplomat during the War for Independence.Benjamin Franklin: Cultural Protestant ... Read more

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Benjamin Franklin grew up in a devout Protestant family with limited prospects for wealth and fame. By hard work, limitless curiosity, native intelligence, and luck (what he called "providence"), Franklin became one of Philadelphia's most prominent leaders, a world recognized scientist, and the United States' leading diplomat during the War for Independence.Benjamin Franklin: Cultural Protestant
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The Winning of the West, Vol. 2

From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777–1783

by Theodore Roosevelt ...

Narrated by Joseph Tabler ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Winning of the West
Unabridged

9 hours 48 min

A Dusty Tomes Audio BookIn Cooperation with Spoken RealmsThe Winning of the West, Volume 2: From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777–1783 by Theodore Roosevelt. A Major US History Series in Four Volumes. G.P. Putnam’s Sons 1889.Narrated by Joseph TablerNote: This book is “read as written.” It was published in 1889. It is in the public domain.We all know of Theodore Roosevelt being the US ... Read more

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Lafayette

by Harlow Giles Unger ...

Narrated by Matthew Boston ...

Unabridged

18 hours 26 min

In this gripping biography, acclaimed author Harlow Giles Unger paints an intimate portrait of the heroic young French soldier who, at nineteen, renounced a life of luxury in Paris and Versailles to fight and bleed for liberty—at Brandywine, Valley Forge, and Yorktown. A major general in the Continental army, he quickly earned the love of his troops, his fellow commanders, and his commander in ... Read more

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In this gripping biography, acclaimed author Harlow Giles Unger paints an intimate portrait of the heroic young French soldier who, at nineteen, renounced a life of luxury in Paris and Versailles to fight and bleed for liberty—at Brandywine, Valley Forge, and Yorktown. A major general in the Continental army, he quickly earned the love of his troops, his fellow commanders, and his commander in
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Glorious Lessons

John Trumbull, Painter of the American Revolution

by Richard Brookhiser ...

Narrated by Rick Adamson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 13 min

The complicated life and legacy of John Trumbull, whose paintings portrayed both the struggle and the principles that distinguished America's founding momentJohn Trumbull (1756–1843) experienced the American Revolution firsthand—he served as aid to George Washington and Horatio Gates, was shot at, and was jailed as a spy. He made it his mission to record the war, giving visual form to what most ... Read more

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The complicated life and legacy of John Trumbull, whose paintings portrayed both the struggle and the principles that distinguished America's founding momentJohn Trumbull (1756–1843) experienced the American Revolution firsthand—he served as aid to George Washington and Horatio Gates, was shot at, and was jailed as a spy. He made it his mission to record the war, giving visual form to what most
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The Federalist Papers

by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison ...

Narrated by Michael Edwards ...

Unabridged

18 hours 12 min

Approved by the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787, the US Constitution was to become law only if ratified by nine of the thirteen states then comprising the United States. The eighty-five letters in support of the Constitution collected here have become recognized as the most important political science work ever written in the United States. Written primarily by Hamilton, assisted ... Read more

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Approved by the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787, the US Constitution was to become law only if ratified by nine of the thirteen states then comprising the United States. The eighty-five letters in support of the Constitution collected here have become recognized as the most important political science work ever written in the United States. Written primarily by Hamilton, assisted
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This Fierce People

The Untold Story of America's Revolutionary War in the South

by Alan Pell Crawford ...

Narrated by Cary Hite ...

Unabridged

12 hours 16 min

A groundbreaking, important recovery of history; the overlooked story—fully explored—of the critical aspect of America’s Revolutionary War that was fought in the South, showing that the British surrender at Yorktown was the direct result of the southern campaign, and that the battles that emerged south of the Mason-Dixon line between loyalists to the Crown and patriots who fought for independence ... Read more

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A groundbreaking, important recovery of history; the overlooked story—fully explored—of the critical aspect of America’s Revolutionary War that was fought in the South, showing that the British surrender at Yorktown was the direct result of the southern campaign, and that the battles that emerged south of the Mason-Dixon line between loyalists to the Crown and patriots who fought for independence
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Founding Fathers And The Birth Of A Nation-State, The

by Thomas Sawyer ...

Narrated by Brian Richy ...

Unabridged

1 hour 20 min

With the 2020 election year readers of all ages, who seek a basic primer to be used as a refresher course in American ideals and formation will find The Founding Fathers and the Birth of a Nation State a solid primer covering the instigation, ideals, and political nature of what constitutes a 'republic'. The basic contention is that political power should originate with the people and flow upward ... Read more

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With the 2020 election year readers of all ages, who seek a basic primer to be used as a refresher course in American ideals and formation will find The Founding Fathers and the Birth of a Nation State a solid primer covering the instigation, ideals, and political nature of what constitutes a 'republic'. The basic contention is that political power should originate with the people and flow upward
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Tea

Consumption, Politics, and Revolution, 1773–1776

by James R. Fichter ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

14 hours 12 min

In Tea James Fichter reveals that despite the so-called Boston Tea Party in 1773, two other large shipments of tea from the East India Company survived and were ultimately drunk in North America. The survival of these shipments shaped the politics of the years ahead and hint at the enduring potency of consumerism in revolutionary politics.Tea protests were widespread in 1774, but, Fichter argues, ... Read more

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In Tea James Fichter reveals that despite the so-called Boston Tea Party in 1773, two other large shipments of tea from the East India Company survived and were ultimately drunk in North America. The survival of these shipments shaped the politics of the years ahead and hint at the enduring potency of consumerism in revolutionary politics.Tea protests were widespread in 1774, but, Fichter argues,
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers

by Brion McClanahan PhD ...

Narrated by Tom Weiner ...

Series Audiobook 0 - The Politically Incorrect Guides
Unabridged

9 hours 27 min

They were the greatest generation in American history. Yet how much do you really know about the Founding Fathers? And how much of what you "know" is actually myth perpetuated by leftist history professors who dismiss the Founders as wealthy, racist, sexist, dead-white-males whose principles deserve to be as dead as they are? Here to rescue the reputations of our Founding Fathers from the plague ... Read more

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Rivals Unto Death

Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr

by Rick Beyer ...

Narrated by Rick Beyer ...

Unabridged

6 hours 20 min

From the bestselling author of The Greatest Stories Never Told series, the epic history of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr's illustrious and eccentric political careers and their fateful rivalry.The famous duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr was the culmination of a story three decades in the making. Rivals unto Death vividly traces their rivalry back to the earliest days of the ... Read more

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From the bestselling author of The Greatest Stories Never Told series, the epic history of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr's illustrious and eccentric political careers and their fateful rivalry.The famous duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr was the culmination of a story three decades in the making. Rivals unto Death vividly traces their rivalry back to the earliest days of the
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James Madison's Constitution

A Double Security and a Parchment Barrier

Narrated by Adam Barr ...

Unabridged

10 hours 49 min

In James Madison's Constitution, Eric T. Kasper and Howard Schweber have assembled a roster of ten prominent contributors to excavate Madison's thinking about key concepts and issues over questions of what the Constitution requires, permits, and prohibits. Madison's key role at the Constitution's drafting was instrumental in forging the document into what it is today.In many areas, the modern ... Read more

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In James Madison's Constitution, Eric T. Kasper and Howard Schweber have assembled a roster of ten prominent contributors to excavate Madison's thinking about key concepts and issues over questions of what the Constitution requires, permits, and prohibits. Madison's key role at the Constitution's drafting was instrumental in forging the document into what it is today.In many areas, the modern
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