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Abridged History Audiobooks

1776
Author/Reader: David McCullough, David McCullough

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author explores the events, people, and extraordinary moments of courage that led to the founding of our country. An eloquent story of that tumultuous year. Audie Award finalist and winner of a 2005 PublishersWeekly Listen Up award. "[He] narrates in a sonorous, grandfatherly voice, keeping his speech vibrant and engaging, as if he were simply telling a story."—Publishers Weekly

Abridged, 5 CDs, History, Early American, E5P007, 9780743540070, $29.95
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America, Empire of Liberty: Volume 1
Liberty & Slavery: BBC Radio Production
Author/Reader: David Reynolds, David Reynolds

This audiobook tells the story of America through the voices of those who were there – presidents and farmers, mothers and children, slaves and Native Americans, and celebrates the American achievement of settling a harsh continent, breaking free of British rule and becoming a global powerhouse. "Provocative and enjoyable."—Publishers Weekly

Abridged, 6 CDs, History, Early American, E6K767, 9781602837676, $49.95
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America, Empire of Liberty: Volume 2
Power & Progress: BBC Radio Production
Author/Reader: David Reynolds, David Reynolds

This audiobook explains how the tensions between empire and liberty have often been resolved by faith – both the evangelical Protestantism that has energized U.S. politics since the foundation of the nation and the larger faith in American righteousness that has impelled the country's expansion. "Provocative and enjoyable."—Publishers Weekly

Abridged, 6 CDs, History, Early American, E6K768, 9781602837683, $49.95
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America's Hidden History
Author: Kenneth C. Davis, Readers: Sam Freed and Kenneth C. Davis

The people who shaped our nation's destiny and character were all too human. The author sets the record straight, bringing to light little-known, fascinating facts from when the nation's fate hung in the balance. He recounts major foundingmoments in our history and uncovers the truth behind a variety of events. "He skillfully illuminates the role of human foibles in historic events."—Publishers Weekly

Abridged, 6 CDs, History, Early American, E6R445, 9780739334454, $29.95
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Blood and Thunder
An Epic of the American West
Author: Hampton Sides, Reader: Don Leslie

Separate the legend from the facts in this epic chronicle of how the West was really won. Intent on claiming the Southwest for the United States, convinced that Manifest Destiny was this country's destiny, Kit Carson and President James K.Polk conquered the Navajo and other tribes who had lived in the territory for centuries. "Energetic and engaging... pulls no punches."—San Francisco Chronicle

Abridged, 5 CDs, History, Early American, E5R681, 9780553756814, $29.95
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The Essential Lewis and Clark
Editor: Landon Y. Jones, Readers: Peter Friedman and Tom Wopat

This country was a vast, unmapped wilderness when they started. Travel with them in this condensed version of the memorable, awe-inspiring journals kept by Lewis and Clark on their journey through the American frontier. "[He] has done an excellent job of picking out what is essential... [for] anyone who wants to know more about... Lewis and Clark."—Stephen Ambrose

Abridged, 6 CDs, History, Early American, E6H936, 9780060559366, $29.95
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The Great Upheaval
America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788-1800
Author: Jay Winik, Reader: Sam Tsoutsouvas

An epic portrait of the 12 tumultuous years (1788-1800) that made the modern world. Focusing on the young United States as well as revolution in France and Russia's emergence as a great power, an acclaimed historian illuminates how their fates combined to change the course of civilization. "Impeccable research, vividly narrated and deftly organized, this is popular history of the highest order."—Publishers Weekly

Abridged, 10 CDs, History, Early American, E8H706, 9780061367069, $34.95
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Lewis and Clark
The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Authors: Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns, Readers: Ken Burns, Adam Arkin, and supporting cast

Experience the adventure, hardship, and triumph of the most important expedition in American history. Heading west on the Missouri River in 1804, Lewis and Clark led the nation's first official exploration of the unknown West, looking for the mythical Northwest Passage. But their real discovery was the land itself and the promises it held. The narrators won the Audie Award for Best Multi-Voiced Narration. Also a PBS film by Ken Burns, creator of The Civil War and Baseball.

Abridged, 4 CDs, History, Early American, E4R251, 9780739312513, $25.00
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Lone Star Nation
Author: H.W. Brands, Reader: Chuck Montgomery

This sprawling, tough, unruly state has a history to match. The author of The First American tells the rowdy story of how a ragtag army of courageous volunteers won the battle for Texas independence. This journey to statehood is "macho, tub-thumping, narrative Texas history at its old-fashioned best."—Publishers Weekly

Abridged, 6 cassettes, History, Early American, E6R012, 9780739310120, ~~$32.95~~ Now $21.42
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Manhunt
The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
Author: James L. Swanson, Reader: Richard Thomas

He killed the president! Desperate and injured, Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth led his zealous pursuers on a 12-day hunt. This hour-by-hour account is as riveting as any thriller. Winner of an Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime, an Audie Award finalist, and winner of a Listen Up Award from Publishers Weekly. "Thomas's nuanced but never hyped narration serves as a seamless link between the words of the individual characters he brings to life."—Publishers Weekly

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Abridged, 7 CDs, History, Early American, E5H835, 9780060738358, $34.95
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