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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
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Unabridged, 10 CDs, History, Early American, E9P423, 9780743544238, $49.95
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Adams Vs. Jefferson
The Tumultuous Election of 1800

Author: John Ferling, Reader: Jack Garrett

This fascinating picture of early American politics shows that "politicians then, as now, were driven by personal ambition." Follow the fast-paced narrative of the dramatic election of 1800, in which two Founding Fathers – and their parties – waged a fierce, bitter battle to shape the destiny of the young nation. "A rich tapestry... Enhanced by Jack Garrett's warm-voiced, deliberate narrative, the book gives the listener a real sense of what Adams, Jefferson, andBurr were like."—AudioFile

Unabridged, 10 CDs, History, Early American, E8X480, 9781419304804, $34.99
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The Age of Lincoln
Author: Orville Vernon Burton, Reader: Rich Mock

A respected historian shows how Lincoln's Southernness empowered him to redefine freedom as a personal right, protected by law. Rather than the abolishment of slavery, the enduring legacy of the Civil War was inscribing personal liberty into the nation's millennial aspirations. "Magisterial narrative history... new details, fresh insights, and sparkling interpretations... fast-paced and elegantly written."—BookPage

Unabridged, 12 CDs, History, Early American, E9B779, 9780786157792, $32.95
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Unabridged, 11 cassettes, History, Early American, E9B985, 9780786149841, $32.95
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Unabridged, 1 MP3-CD, History, Early American, E1B953, 9780786169535, $29.95
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America: The Last Best Hope, Volume I
From the 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, 18 CDs, History, Early American, E9X131, 9781598591316, $49.99
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Unabridged, 1 Playaway, History, Early American, EP8841, 9781606408841, $74.99
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American Creation
Triumphs and Tragedies in 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, 9 CDs, History, Early American, E8R192, 9780739331927, $34.95
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Unabridged, 1 Playaway, History, Early American, EP1152, 9780739371152, $59.99
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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, 11 CDs, History, Early American, E9B8580, 9781433248580, $29.95
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Unabridged, 1 MP3-CD, History, Early American, E1B859, 9781433248597, $29.95
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Unabridged, 1 Playaway, History, Early American, EP76422, 9781433276422, $64.99
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The Assassin's Accomplice
Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln

Author: Kate Clifford Larson, Reader: Laural Merlington

No fan of Abraham Lincoln, Mary Surratt housed John Wilkes Booth and his fellow conspirators as they plotted the president's assassination of Lincoln. Hear the story of this Confederate sympathizer, the first woman sentenced to death by the U.S. government. "Spirited narrative [mines] just about every shred of evidence."—Publishers Weekly

Unabridged, 7 CDs, History, Early American, E7N372, 9781423363729, $29.95
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Unabridged, 7 cassettes, History, Early American, E7N371, 9781423363712, $82.25 Now $74.05
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Unabridged, 1 MP3-CD, History, Early American, E1N3743, 9781423363743, $24.95
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Basic American Government
Author: Clarence B. Carson, Reader: Mary Woods

Essential listening, this is an account of the establishment of the federal government by the Constitution of 1787, the development of state governments, and the foundations of both. Hear how the Constitution came to be venerated as a Higher Law in the 19th century, and how it has been re-interpreted in the 20th century.

Unabridged, 11 cassettes, History, Early American, E9B529, #1529A, $76.95 Now $69.25
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Basic American Government: Part 2
Author: Clarence B. Carson, Reader: Mary Woods

Essential listening, this is an account of the establishment of the federal government by the Constitution of 1787, the development of state governments, and the foundations of both. Hear how the Constitution came to be venerated as a Higher Law in the 19th century, and how it has been reinterpreted in the 20th century.

Unabridged, 8 cassettes, History, Early American, E9B530, #1529B, $56.95 Now $37.02
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A Basic History of the United States, Volume 1
The Colonial Experience, 1607 - 1774

Author: Clarence B. Carson, Reader: Mary Woods

Carson's full-scale treatment of America history combines scholarly exactness with a clear understanding of the people and events which have shaped this nation. Volume 1 covers our heritage, links to England, how the colonies grew, and theoppression the colonists felt.

Unabridged, 8 CDs, History, E8B012, 9780786160129, $72.00 Now $64.80
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Unabridged, 6 cassettes, History, Early American, E9B363, 9780786104116, $44.95 Now $40.45
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Unabridged, 1 MP3-CD, History, Early American, E1B0136, 9780786160136, $29.95 Now $26.95
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Unabridged, 1 Playaway, History, Early American, EP5823, 9781433255823, $59.99
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