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Browse History - Early American Audiobooks (Playaway)

America: The Last Best Hope, Volume I
From an Age of Discovery to a World at War
Author: William J. Bennett, Reader: Wayne Shepherd

Ronald Reagan's Secretary of Education provides us with a fascinating, intriguing account of this country's virtues and vices — and the many brave men and women responsible for the powerful nation it is today. A sweeping tale of human initiative, struggle, and victory.

Unabridged, 1 Playaway, History, Early American, EP8841, 9781606408841, $74.99
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American Creation
Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic
Author: Joseph J. Ellis, Reader: John H. Mayer

Exploring the most politically creative period of our history, the author of Founding Brothers focuses on the last quarter of the 18th century. He guides us through the decisive issues, and illuminates the philosophies, shifting alliances, and foibles of the founding fathers. A New York Times Notable book. "Glorious... His meticulous scholarship and superb narrative skills educate and entertain in the best sense."—BookPage

Unabridged, 1 Playaway, History, Early American, EP1152, 9780739371152, $59.99
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America's Fallen Forts
Tales of Americana
Author: Jimmy Gray, Readers: Donnie Blanz, Cam Cornelius, and Don King

The history of this country involves conflicts between cultures and nations. In particular, American territory in the 19th century was a time of uneasy Army-Indian relations and fiercely fluid borders. Hear about three major battles: the Alamo in Texas, the Siege at Fort Phil Kearney in Wyoming, and the Fight at the Greasy Grass – Custer's last stand.

Audio Orig, 1 Playaway, History, Early American, EP8734, 9781602528734, $34.99
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Ark of the Liberties
America and the World
Author: Ted Widmer, Reader: William Hughes

Ranging from the late 17th century to the present, this audiobook traces America's wondrous history as well as our less glorious past, from the Declaration of Independence to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Looks unblinkingly atslavery, the Iraq occupation, and our present standing in world opinion. A history of America in the world unlike any other. "Hughes reads the text with straightforward clarity, as flat and clear as a cornfield, bringing to life Widmer's hypotheses."—AudioFile

Unabridged, 1 Playaway, History, Early American, EP76422, 9781433276422, $64.99
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
An Indian History of the American West
Author: Dee Brown, Reader: Grover Gardner

n account of the systematic destruction of American Indians during the second half of the 19th century. Through council records, autobiographies, and other firsthand descriptions, the great chiefs and warriors of the Dakota, Ute, Sioux, and Cheyenne tell us about the battles, massacres and broken treaties that finally left them demoralized and defeated. Sadly, this is how the west was really won. "Fascinating and painful."— The Wall Street Journal

Unabridged, 1 Playaway, History, Early American, EP3474, 9781433293474, $94.99
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Captured by Indians
A True Account
Author: Mary Rowlandson, Reader: Carrington MacDuffie

In February of 1675, Narragansett Indians attacked Mary Rowlandson's village. Hear Mary's stirring account of her capture, her captors, her life with them and their travels, and her grief at the loss of her neighbors and child. This account, descriptive and mindful of the will of God, is very powerful.

Unabridged, 1 Playaway, History, Early American, EP9215, 9781598959215, $39.99
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Cowboys, Clowns, and Carnies
Tales of the Old West
Author/Readers: Various
Before the movies and radio, even before vaudeville, Americans got their entertainment from travelers who called the road their home. This itinerant entertainment as old as the frontier itself includes The Great American Medicine Show, Meet Me At the Fair, Wild West Shows, Rodeos, and, finally, the Silver Screen.

Audio Orig, 1 Playaway, History, Early American, EP6584, 9781605146584, $34.99
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