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A Promised Land

The powerful political memoir from the former US President

by Barack Obama ...

Narrated by Barack Obama ...

Unabridged

29 hours 10 min

Brought to you by Penguin.THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES AND AUDIBLE BESTSELLERA riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy.In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES AND AUDIBLE BESTSELLERA riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy.In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free
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White Lies

The Double Life of Walter F. White and America's Darkest Secret

by A. J. Baime ...

Narrated by Wayne Carr ...

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12 hours 57 min

A New Yorker Best Book of the Year 2022An “electrifying” biography of Walter White, a little-remembered Black civil rights leader who passed for white in order to investigate racist murders, help put the NAACP on the map, and change the racial identity of America forever (Chicago Review of Books).Walter F. White led two lives: one as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance and the NAACP in the early ... Read more

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A New Yorker Best Book of the Year 2022An “electrifying” biography of Walter White, a little-remembered Black civil rights leader who passed for white in order to investigate racist murders, help put the NAACP on the map, and change the racial identity of America forever (Chicago Review of Books).Walter F. White led two lives: one as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance and the NAACP in the early
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Jefferson Davis

A Life from Beginning to End

by Hourly History ...

Narrated by Matthew J. Chandler-Smith ...

Series series American Civil War
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57 min

Jefferson Davis—was he a rebel for a bad cause, or just a greatly misunderstood man? Davis was certainly lambasted as the ultimate evil during the American Civil War since he was the leading statesman of the Southern Confederacy. But what do we really know about Jefferson Davis? What motivated him and what made him tick? What inspired him to lead a cause that very nearly ripped the United States ... Read more

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Jefferson Davis—was he a rebel for a bad cause, or just a greatly misunderstood man? Davis was certainly lambasted as the ultimate evil during the American Civil War since he was the leading statesman of the Southern Confederacy. But what do we really know about Jefferson Davis? What motivated him and what made him tick? What inspired him to lead a cause that very nearly ripped the United States
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Let the People Rule

Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary

by Geoffrey Cowan ...

Narrated by Joe Barrett ...

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10 hours 21 min

The colorful, dramatic, and surprising story of four crucial months in Teddy Roosevelt's 1912 campaign that fundamentally altered the American political process. Between February 24, 1912, when TR came out of political retirement to challenge William Howard Taft for the Republican Party's nomination for president, and June 23 of that year, Roosevelt and his supporters created and benefited from ... Read more

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The colorful, dramatic, and surprising story of four crucial months in Teddy Roosevelt's 1912 campaign that fundamentally altered the American political process. Between February 24, 1912, when TR came out of political retirement to challenge William Howard Taft for the Republican Party's nomination for president, and June 23 of that year, Roosevelt and his supporters created and benefited from
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Double Crossed

The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War

by Matthew Avery Sutton ...

Narrated by Angelo Di Loreto ...

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12 hours 42 min

The untold story of the Christian missionaries who played a crucial role in the allied victory in World War IIWhat makes a good missionary makes a good spy. Or so thought "Wild" Bill Donovan when he secretly recruited a team of religious activists for the Office of Strategic Services. They entered into a world of lies, deception, and murder, confident that their nefarious deeds would eventually ... Read more

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The untold story of the Christian missionaries who played a crucial role in the allied victory in World War IIWhat makes a good missionary makes a good spy. Or so thought "Wild" Bill Donovan when he secretly recruited a team of religious activists for the Office of Strategic Services. They entered into a world of lies, deception, and murder, confident that their nefarious deeds would eventually
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Livin' It

True Story of a Bad Kid from Philly Who Defies the Odds

by Michael Perzel, Rick Mowat ...

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5 hours 5 min

A real-life crime memoir so wild, you’ll swear it’s fiction.Livin’ It is a riveting and hilarious true story of rebellion, survival, and wild freedom on the streets of 1960s–70s Philadelphia. Michael is a fearless kid caught in a whirlwind of drugs, gang violence, and underground hustle—navigating a world where danger and humor collide at every turn.From knife fights and motorcycle gang wars to a ... Read more

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A real-life crime memoir so wild, you’ll swear it’s fiction.Livin’ It is a riveting and hilarious true story of rebellion, survival, and wild freedom on the streets of 1960s–70s Philadelphia. Michael is a fearless kid caught in a whirlwind of drugs, gang violence, and underground hustle—navigating a world where danger and humor collide at every turn.From knife fights and motorcycle gang wars to a
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American Revolution, The - 1776

The War of Independence and the Birth of a Nation

by Paul Wonning ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook 5 - United States History Series
Unabridged

10 hours 50 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The colonies suffered emotional ebbs and flows as the fateful year of 1776 unfolded. In the north the British army drove the American invasion force slowly back south. Henry Knox struggled over icy rivers and frozen terrain as he hauled his "Noble Train of Artillery," south to aid Washington's siege of Boston. When he arrived, Washington used Knox's ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The colonies suffered emotional ebbs and flows as the fateful year of 1776 unfolded. In the north the British army drove the American invasion force slowly back south. Henry Knox struggled over icy rivers and frozen terrain as he hauled his "Noble Train of Artillery," south to aid Washington's siege of Boston. When he arrived, Washington used Knox's
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The Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement

by Santiago Machain ...

Narrated by Santiago Machain ...

Series series The History of the USA
Unabridged

5 hours 44 min

The Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement explores one of the most dramatic and transformative periods in modern American history. As the United States emerged from World War II as a global superpower, it entered a tense ideological struggle with the Soviet Union that reshaped diplomacy, military policy, domestic politics, and American identity. From the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan to ... Read more

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The Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement explores one of the most dramatic and transformative periods in modern American history. As the United States emerged from World War II as a global superpower, it entered a tense ideological struggle with the Soviet Union that reshaped diplomacy, military policy, domestic politics, and American identity. From the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan to
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Afternoons with Harper Lee

by Wayne Flynt ...

Narrated by Chris Abernathy ...

Unabridged

7 hours

Imagine sitting with an esteemed writer on his or her front porch somewhere in the world and swapping life stories. Dr. Wayne Flynt got the opportunity to do just this with Nelle Harper Lee. In a friendship that blossomed over a dozen years starting when Lee relocated back to Alabama after having had a stroke, Flynt and his wife Dartie became regular visitors at the assisted living facility that ... Read more

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Imagine sitting with an esteemed writer on his or her front porch somewhere in the world and swapping life stories. Dr. Wayne Flynt got the opportunity to do just this with Nelle Harper Lee. In a friendship that blossomed over a dozen years starting when Lee relocated back to Alabama after having had a stroke, Flynt and his wife Dartie became regular visitors at the assisted living facility that
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The Witch of Lime Street

Séance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World

by David Jaher ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

14 hours 5 min

History comes alive in this textured account of the rivalry between Harry Houdini and the so-called Witch of Lime Street, whose iconic lives intersected at a time when science was on the verge of embracing the paranormal.The 1920s are famous as the golden age of jazz and glamour, but it was also an era of fevered yearning for communion with the spirit world, after the loss of tens of millions in ... Read more

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History comes alive in this textured account of the rivalry between Harry Houdini and the so-called Witch of Lime Street, whose iconic lives intersected at a time when science was on the verge of embracing the paranormal.The 1920s are famous as the golden age of jazz and glamour, but it was also an era of fevered yearning for communion with the spirit world, after the loss of tens of millions in
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American Hostage

by Micah Garen, Marie-Helene Carleton ...

Narrated by Micah Garen, Marie-Helene Carleton ...

Abridged

6 hours 5 min

A rare and powerful story of hope, love, survival,and the struggle to bring back alive a hostage in IraqMicah Garen and Marie-Hélène Carleton were journalists and filmmakers working in Iraq on a documentary about the looting of the country's legendary archaeological sites, with their Iraqi translator Amir Doshi. In the late summer of 2004, they began to wrap up their work, and Marie-Hélène ... Read more

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A rare and powerful story of hope, love, survival,and the struggle to bring back alive a hostage in IraqMicah Garen and Marie-Hélène Carleton were journalists and filmmakers working in Iraq on a documentary about the looting of the country's legendary archaeological sites, with their Iraqi translator Amir Doshi. In the late summer of 2004, they began to wrap up their work, and Marie-Hélène
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The Scourge of War

The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman

by Brian Holden Reid ...

Narrated by Paul Heitsch ...

Unabridged

24 hours 53 min

In The Scourge of War, preeminent military historian Brian Holden Reid offers a deeply researched life and times account of William Tecumseh Sherman. By examining his childhood and education, his business ventures in California, his antebellum leadership of a military college in Louisiana, and numerous career false starts, Holden Reid shows how unlikely his exceptional Civil War career would seem. ... Read more

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In The Scourge of War, preeminent military historian Brian Holden Reid offers a deeply researched life and times account of William Tecumseh Sherman. By examining his childhood and education, his business ventures in California, his antebellum leadership of a military college in Louisiana, and numerous career false starts, Holden Reid shows how unlikely his exceptional Civil War career would seem.
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Victory

The Reagan Administration’s Secret Strategy That Hastened the Collapse of the Soviet Union

by Peter Schweizer ...

Narrated by Ian Esmo ...

Unabridged

11 hours 29 min

This explosive book chronicles why and how Ronald Reagan helped to bring down the Soviet Union. Based on exclusive interviews with key participants including Caspar Weinberger, George Schultz, John Poindexter, Robert McFarlane, and William Clark, Peter Schweizer provides the riveting details of how the Reagan inner circle undermined the Soviet economy—and its dwindling resource base—to subvert the ... Read more

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This explosive book chronicles why and how Ronald Reagan helped to bring down the Soviet Union. Based on exclusive interviews with key participants including Caspar Weinberger, George Schultz, John Poindexter, Robert McFarlane, and William Clark, Peter Schweizer provides the riveting details of how the Reagan inner circle undermined the Soviet economy—and its dwindling resource base—to subvert the
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"My Name Is Not Tom"

The Life of the Reverend Josiah Henson

by Susan Cooke Soderberg ...

Narrated by Bill Andrew Quinn ...

Unabridged

8 hours 57 min

The first biography to rescue the true story of Josiah Henson, restoring to history his role in the Underground RailroadJosiah Henson led a fascinating life―from the plantation fields of Maryland to the Georgetown Market to the plantations of Kentucky to escaping to freedom in Canada to being introduced to the Queen in England. Born enslaved, Henson eventually escaped and became a respected ... Read more

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The first biography to rescue the true story of Josiah Henson, restoring to history his role in the Underground RailroadJosiah Henson led a fascinating life―from the plantation fields of Maryland to the Georgetown Market to the plantations of Kentucky to escaping to freedom in Canada to being introduced to the Queen in England. Born enslaved, Henson eventually escaped and became a respected
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US Presidents

Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Andrew Jackson

by Kelly Mass ...

Narrated by Doug Greene ...

Unabridged

2 hours 54 min

These three United States presidents will be discussed in this book combo:1 - From 1861 till his assassination in 1865, Abraham Lincoln was an American legal representative and statesman who functioned as the 16th president of the United States. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War, preserving the Union, eliminating slavery, enhancing the federal government, and helping the ... Read more

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These three United States presidents will be discussed in this book combo:1 - From 1861 till his assassination in 1865, Abraham Lincoln was an American legal representative and statesman who functioned as the 16th president of the United States. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War, preserving the Union, eliminating slavery, enhancing the federal government, and helping the
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Exceptional History, An: The Birth of American Democracy

by Jeffrey B. Webb, Ph.D. ...

Narrated by Jeffrey B. Webb, Ph.D. ...

Series series Learn25: History
Unabridged

6 hours 14 min

This brilliant course celebrates the American experiment to test a revolutionary form of government. Today, democracy remains at the core of our nation’s political, social, and economic organization. Now, you can explore its miraculous and fragile origins in the colonial and revolutionary eras (1607–1790).In 15 erudite lectures, celebrated history professor and author Jeffrey B. Webb gets you to ... Read more

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This brilliant course celebrates the American experiment to test a revolutionary form of government. Today, democracy remains at the core of our nation’s political, social, and economic organization. Now, you can explore its miraculous and fragile origins in the colonial and revolutionary eras (1607–1790).In 15 erudite lectures, celebrated history professor and author Jeffrey B. Webb gets you to
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Perfect Coincidence

The Extraordinary Friendship and Astonishing Deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

by Jim Rasenberger ...

Narrated by Kevin R. Free ...

Unabridged

14 hours 38 min

“This book is a delight, a sparkling work of narrative nonfiction.” —Wall Street JournalA revelatory new look at the long and complex relationship between Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, who died on the same historic day—exactly fifty years after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.In creating the Declaration of Independence, approved by the Second Continental ... Read more

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“This book is a delight, a sparkling work of narrative nonfiction.” —Wall Street JournalA revelatory new look at the long and complex relationship between Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, who died on the same historic day—exactly fifty years after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.In creating the Declaration of Independence, approved by the Second Continental
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Dear Jacob

by Patty Wetterling, Joy Baker ...

Narrated by Rebecca Stern ...

Unabridged

13 hours 43 min

On October 22, 1989, in the small town of St. Joseph, Minnesota, eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped at gunpoint. Twenty-seven years later, Danny Heinrich led authorities to the boys remains. What lies between is the riveting story of the search for Jacob, told by his mother, Patty. With down-to-earth candor, she details the investigation as it unfolds, discusses her familys struggles, ... Read more

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On October 22, 1989, in the small town of St. Joseph, Minnesota, eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped at gunpoint. Twenty-seven years later, Danny Heinrich led authorities to the boys remains. What lies between is the riveting story of the search for Jacob, told by his mother, Patty. With down-to-earth candor, she details the investigation as it unfolds, discusses her familys struggles,
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The Strategists

A bold revisionist history exploring the impact of WW1 on the decisions of WW2's most important leaders

by Phillips Payson O'Brien ...

Narrated by Mikhail Sen ...

Unabridged

17 hours 15 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Churchill. Hitler. Stalin. Mussolini. Roosevelt. Five of the most impactful leaders of WW2, each with their own individualistic and idiosyncratic approach to warfare. But if we want to understand their military strategy, we must first understand the strategist.In THE STRATEGISTS, Professor Phillips Payson O'Brien shows how the views these five leaders forged in WW1 are ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.Churchill. Hitler. Stalin. Mussolini. Roosevelt. Five of the most impactful leaders of WW2, each with their own individualistic and idiosyncratic approach to warfare. But if we want to understand their military strategy, we must first understand the strategist.In THE STRATEGISTS, Professor Phillips Payson O'Brien shows how the views these five leaders forged in WW1 are
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Black Soldiers, White Laws

The Tragedy of the 24th Infantry in 1917 Houston

by John Haymond ...

Narrated by Leon Nixon ...

Unabridged

13 hours 58 min

The first full and definitive narrative of one of the most shocking and largely unknown events of racial injustice in US history: the execution of nineteen Black soldiers in Texas.On the sweltering, rainy night of August 23, 1917, one of the most consequential events affecting America’s long legacy of racism and injustice began in Houston, Texas. Inflamed by a rumor that a white mob was arming to ... Read more

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The first full and definitive narrative of one of the most shocking and largely unknown events of racial injustice in US history: the execution of nineteen Black soldiers in Texas.On the sweltering, rainy night of August 23, 1917, one of the most consequential events affecting America’s long legacy of racism and injustice began in Houston, Texas. Inflamed by a rumor that a white mob was arming to
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Battle of Shiloh

A History from Beginning to End

by Hourly History ...

Narrated by Matthew J. Chandler-Smith ...

Series series American Civil War
Unabridged

59 min

On a battlefield so littered with dead bodies that General Ulysses S. Grant said it would have been possible to walk across it in any direction without a foot touching the ground, the Union Army notched a brutal but significant victory against the Confederate Army. The two-day battle, with the highest number of casualties recorded in the fighting up to that time, dashed the hopes of a short war. ... Read more

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On a battlefield so littered with dead bodies that General Ulysses S. Grant said it would have been possible to walk across it in any direction without a foot touching the ground, the Union Army notched a brutal but significant victory against the Confederate Army. The two-day battle, with the highest number of casualties recorded in the fighting up to that time, dashed the hopes of a short war.
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On Democracy

by E. B. White ...

Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

Unabridged

5 hours 12 min

A New York Times Book Review New & Noteworthy Book“For democracy’s weary champions, White’s time-tested prose is a shot of adrenaline.”—Madeleine AlbrightA collection of essays, letters, and poems from E. B. White, “one of the country’s great literary treasures” (New York Times), centered on the subject of freedom and democracy in America. The special book includes an introduction by Pulitzer ... Read more

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A New York Times Book Review New & Noteworthy Book“For democracy’s weary champions, White’s time-tested prose is a shot of adrenaline.”—Madeleine AlbrightA collection of essays, letters, and poems from E. B. White, “one of the country’s great literary treasures” (New York Times), centered on the subject of freedom and democracy in America. The special book includes an introduction by Pulitzer
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Pennsylvania Scrapple

A Delectable History

by Amy Strauss ...

Narrated by Tracy Parsons ...

Unabridged

3 hours 21 min

**"[Strauss] traces the history and culture of the Pennsylvania Dutch staple and checks-in on chefs who are creating exciting new ways to eat it." —**Philly GrubThe name may remind you of a certain word-based board game, but scrapple has been an essential food in Mid-Atlantic kitchens for hundreds of years, the often-overlooked king of breakfast meats. Developed by German settlers of Pennsylvania, ... Read more

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**"[Strauss] traces the history and culture of the Pennsylvania Dutch staple and checks-in on chefs who are creating exciting new ways to eat it." —**Philly GrubThe name may remind you of a certain word-based board game, but scrapple has been an essential food in Mid-Atlantic kitchens for hundreds of years, the often-overlooked king of breakfast meats. Developed by German settlers of Pennsylvania,
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1776

by David McCullough ...

Narrated by David McCullough ...

Unabridged

11 hours 33 min

America’s beloved and distinguished historian presents, in a book of breathtaking excitement, drama, and narrative force, the stirring story of the year of our nation’s birth, 1776, interweaving, on both sides of the Atlantic, the actions and decisions that led Great Britain to undertake a war against her rebellious colonial subjects and that placed America’s survival in the hands of George ... Read more

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America’s beloved and distinguished historian presents, in a book of breathtaking excitement, drama, and narrative force, the stirring story of the year of our nation’s birth, 1776, interweaving, on both sides of the Atlantic, the actions and decisions that led Great Britain to undertake a war against her rebellious colonial subjects and that placed America’s survival in the hands of George
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A Promised Land

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Let the People Rule

Double Crossed

Livin' It

American Revolution, The - 1776

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Afternoons with Harper Lee

The Witch of Lime Street

American Hostage

The Scourge of War

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Exceptional History, An: The Birth of American Democracy

Perfect Coincidence

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The Strategists

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