Bestsellers
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1776
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: David McCullough
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall19,791
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Performance15,170
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Story15,098
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...
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Front Seat on History
- By Mark on 10-22-05
By: David McCullough
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The Swamp Fox
- How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution
- By: John Oller
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,230
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Performance1,073
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Story1,066
In the darkest days of the American Revolution, Francis Marion and his band of militia freedom fighters kept hope alive for the patriot cause during the critical British southern campaign....
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The Swamp Fox - Francis Marion
- By Stephen on 06-07-17
By: John Oller
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1776
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: David McCullough
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
- Abridged
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Overall658
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Performance382
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Story382
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...
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Great
- By Greg Lacey on 05-27-05
By: David McCullough
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In the Hurricane's Eye
- The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
- By: Nathaniel Philbrick
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall978
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Performance866
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Story856
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Nathaniel Philbrick is a masterly storyteller. Here he seeks to elevate the naval battles between the French and British to a central place in the history of the American Revolution. He succeeds, marvelously."--The New York Times Book Review The thrilling story of the...
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Even-handed, yet dramatic!
- By LEE on 10-24-18
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Valiant Ambition
- George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution
- By: Nathaniel Philbrick
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,637
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Performance1,455
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Story1,452
A New York Times Bestseller Winner of the George Washington Prize A surprising account of the middle years of the American Revolution and the tragic relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold, from the New York Times bestselling author of In The Heart of the Sea, Mayflower, and...
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Fantastic book that every American should read
- By Ross on 11-02-16
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God Save Benedict Arnold
- The True Story of America's Most Hated Man
- By: Jack Kelly
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall22
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Performance20
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Story20
Benedict Arnold committed treason—for more than two centuries, that's all that most Americans have known about him. Yet Arnold was much more than a turncoat—his achievements during the early years of the Revolutionary War defined him as the most successful soldier of the era....
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Benedict Arnold: Action Hero
- By M. Stoughton on 03-20-26
By: Jack Kelly
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1776
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: David McCullough
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall19,791
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Performance15,170
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Story15,098
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...
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Front Seat on History
- By Mark on 10-22-05
By: David McCullough
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The Swamp Fox
- How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution
- By: John Oller
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall1,230
-
Performance1,073
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Story1,066
In the darkest days of the American Revolution, Francis Marion and his band of militia freedom fighters kept hope alive for the patriot cause during the critical British southern campaign....
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The Swamp Fox - Francis Marion
- By Stephen on 06-07-17
By: John Oller
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1776
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: David McCullough
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
- Abridged
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Overall658
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Performance382
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Story382
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...
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Great
- By Greg Lacey on 05-27-05
By: David McCullough
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In the Hurricane's Eye
- The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
- By: Nathaniel Philbrick
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall978
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Performance866
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Story856
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Nathaniel Philbrick is a masterly storyteller. Here he seeks to elevate the naval battles between the French and British to a central place in the history of the American Revolution. He succeeds, marvelously."--The New York Times Book Review The thrilling story of the...
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Even-handed, yet dramatic!
- By LEE on 10-24-18
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Valiant Ambition
- George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution
- By: Nathaniel Philbrick
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,637
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Performance1,455
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Story1,452
A New York Times Bestseller Winner of the George Washington Prize A surprising account of the middle years of the American Revolution and the tragic relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold, from the New York Times bestselling author of In The Heart of the Sea, Mayflower, and...
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Fantastic book that every American should read
- By Ross on 11-02-16
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God Save Benedict Arnold
- The True Story of America's Most Hated Man
- By: Jack Kelly
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall22
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Performance20
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Story20
Benedict Arnold committed treason—for more than two centuries, that's all that most Americans have known about him. Yet Arnold was much more than a turncoat—his achievements during the early years of the Revolutionary War defined him as the most successful soldier of the era....
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Benedict Arnold: Action Hero
- By M. Stoughton on 03-20-26
By: Jack Kelly
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Lost Letters of the American Revolution
- Uncovered. Unfiltered. Unforgettable
- By: Elizabeth Winslow
- Narrated by: John Raynar
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
Buried in archives and forgotten for centuries, the voices of the Revolution are finally revealed in Lost Letters of the American Revolution. This extraordinary collection of more than 100 authentic letters pulls back the curtain on the untold human drama of America’s fight for independence.
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John Paul Jones
- Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy
- By: Evan Thomas
- Narrated by: Dan Cashman
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall221
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Performance144
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Story144
John Paul Jones, at sea and in the heat of battle, was the great American hero of the Age of Sail....
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Swashbuckler or Saviour
- By Bruce on 03-16-04
By: Evan Thomas
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Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life
- By: Albert Louis Zambone
- Narrated by: Tom Taverna
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall94
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Performance83
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Story82
On January 17, 1781, at Cowpens, South Carolina, the notorious British cavalry officer Banastre Tarleton and his legion had been destroyed along with the cream of Lord Cornwallis’s troops. The man who planned and executed this stunning American victory was Daniel Morgan....
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Good Book
- By Rob K on 04-08-20
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John Quincy Adams
- A Man for the Whole People
- By: Randall Woods
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 38 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall53
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Performance50
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Story50
A magisterial journey through the epic life and transformative times of John Quincy Adams In this masterful biography, historian Randall B. Woods peels back the many layers of John Quincy’s long life, exposing a rich and complicated family saga and a political legacy that transformed the...
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Fantastic listen
- By Christopher L. Gregory on 06-06-25
By: Randall Woods
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War at Saber Point
- Banastre Tarleton and the British Legion
- By: John Knight
- Narrated by: Ian Putnam
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall36
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Performance32
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Story32
The British Legion was one of the most remarkable regiments, not only of the American Revolution, but of any war. A corps made up of American Loyalists, it saw its first action in New York and then engaged in almost every battle in the Southern colonies....
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Entertaining story about a notorious Brit.
- By Amazon Customer on 08-31-22
By: John Knight
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Davy Crockett: Scout
- The Classic Biography
- By: Charles Fletcher Allen
- Narrated by: Alan Crookham
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
There are many legends about the great Davy Crockett. In the movies people claim he could ride lightning, leap over rivers and fight wildcats with his bare hands.
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What a great man
- By Mark Elliott on 04-07-24
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Congress's Cryptographer
- A Novel of James Lovell and the American Revolution
- By: Jean C. O'Connor
- Narrated by: Jean C. O'Connor
- Length: 14 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
In 1781, the new United States was nearly bankrupt. As the American and French armies under Generals Washington and Rochambeau surrounded General Cornwallis and the British at Yorktown, James Lovell, Congressman, examined a captured, soiled letter.
By: Jean C. O'Connor
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The Adventures of a Revolutionary Soldier
- By: Joseph Plumb Martin
- Narrated by: Brandon Wright
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall79
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Performance72
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Story72
Joseph Plumb Martin (1760-1850) was a soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The Adventures of a Revolutionary Soldier relates the adventures of a young private serving his country under terrible conditions....
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A Gospel of the Revolution
- By Eric on 07-19-21
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Becoming Benedict Arnold
- A Traitor’s Tale
- By: Stephen E. Yoch
- Narrated by: Scott Fleming
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance6
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Story6
In this extensively researched Revolutionary War historical fiction novel, award-winning author and lawyer Stephen Yoch presents the thrilling story of America’s most notorious traitor....
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Good story, held my interest
- By Scotty on 01-17-25
By: Stephen E. Yoch
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King Hancock
- The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father
- By: Brooke Barbier
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance5
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Story5
Americans are more familiar with his signature than with the man himself. In this spirited account of John Hancock's life, Brooke Barbier depicts a patriot of fascinating contradictions—a child of enormous privilege who would nevertheless become a voice of the common folk; a pillar of society...
By: Brooke Barbier
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Robert Rogers, Ranger
- The Rise and Fall of an American Icon
- By: Martin Klotz
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
A fascinating inquiry into an eighteenth-century life, Robert Rogers, Ranger presents American legend and commander of Rogers' Rangers during the French and Indian War Robert Rogers as he lived, crossing the line between fame and misfortune.
By: Martin Klotz
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George Washington, Volume 4
- Leader of the Revolution
- By: Douglas Southall Freeman
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 22 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance24
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Story25
Volume Four opens as the British abandoned Boston in March 1776. They moved their troops to Long Island and their fleet to New York Harbor. Washington, anticipating such a strategy, came out to face the Redcoats in Brooklyn, but was driven back to the city....
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Extraordinary!
- By whyNOTme on 10-01-25
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Marquis
- Lafayette Reconsidered
- By: Laura Auricchio
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall238
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Performance209
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Story210
A major biography of the Marquis de Lafayette, French hero of the American Revolution....
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Lafayette: A Hit Abroad! & A Miss at Home!
- By James on 03-05-15
By: Laura Auricchio
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The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold
- An American Life
- By: Joyce Lee Malcolm
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall68
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Performance65
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Story65
Proud and talented, history now remembers this conflicted man solely through the lens of his last desperate act of treason. Yet the fall of Benedict Arnold remains one of the Revolutionary period's great puzzles....
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good story....questionable performance
- By Amazon Customer on 07-12-19
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Baron von Steuben: The Life and Legacy of the Prussian General Who Drilled the Continental Army at Valley Forge During the Revolutionary War
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance14
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Story14
Despite the wavering attention paid by the colonial representatives to his biography, von Steuben may well have contributed more to the rebel victory than any other single presence on the American continent....
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Short and sweet
- By cody on 04-16-24
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Band of Giants
- The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America's Independence
- By: Jack Kelly
- Narrated by: James C. Lewis
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall92
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Performance85
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Story85
The soldiers of the American Revolution were a diverse lot: merchants and mechanics, farmers and fishermen, paragons and drunkards. Most were ardent amateurs....
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in-depth, revealing of occurrences seldom taught
- By Sarah on 03-22-17
By: Jack Kelly
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Francis Marion: The Life and Legacy of the Revolutionary War's Legendary Swamp Fox
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance15
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Story15
In 2000, The Patriot, starring Mel Gibson, captured the nation's attention with the highly dramatized story of an American patriot fighting the British in South Carolina....
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- By Lady Pamela on 01-20-25
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The Drillmaster of Valley Forge
- The Baron De Steuben and the Making of the American Army
- By: Paul Lockhart
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall150
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Performance118
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Story117
The image of the Baron de Steuben training Washington's ragged, demoralized troops in the snow at Valley Forge is part of the iconography of our Revolutionary heritage....
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Great history good naration
- By Matthew on 11-18-08
By: Paul Lockhart
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The Battle of Kings Mountain
- Eyewitness Accounts: The Battle that Turned the Tide of the American Revolution
- By: Robert M. Dunkerly
- Narrated by: Tom Beyer
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
On October 7, 1780, American Patriot and Loyalist soldiers battled each other at Kings Mountain, near the border of North and South Carolina. With over one hundred eyewitness accounts, this collection of participant statements from men of both sides includes letters in their original form....
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George Rogers Clark
- "I Glory in War"
- By: William R. Nester
- Narrated by: Carl Hausman
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance18
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Story18
George Rogers Clark (1752-1818) led four victorious campaigns against the Indians and British in the Ohio Valley during the American Revolution....
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So far, so spotty.
- By Amazon Customer on 04-13-20
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The Life of Francis Marion
- By: William Gilmore Simms
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall19
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Performance19
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Story19
Francis Marion was probably the most romantic figure to emerge from the American Revolutionary War. Listen to this great history as you learn how Marion used guerrilla tactics to defeat one British force after another. It is a thrilling tale of patriotism, determination, and sacrifice....
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Good historical account
- By dan on 07-01-19
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The Strategy of Victory
- How General George Washington Won the American Revolution
- By: Thomas Fleming
- Narrated by: Michael Johnson
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall41
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Performance37
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Story37
A sweeping and insightful grand strategic overview of the American Revolution, highlighting Washington's role in orchestrating victory and creating the US Army Led by the Continental Congress, the Americans almost lost the war for independence because their military thinking was badly muddled...
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The detailed history
- By Sandy B on 11-26-24
By: Thomas Fleming
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Ethan Allen
- His Life and Times
- By: Willard Sterne Randall
- Narrated by: Mark Whitten
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall73
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Performance64
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Story66
The long-awaited biography of the frontier Founding Father whose heroic actions and neglected writings inspired an entire generation, from Paine to Madison....
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There were parts that were really good.
- By Michael on 11-11-13
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Washington's Revolution
- The Making of America's First Leader
- By: Robert Middlekauff
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall35
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Performance28
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Story29
A vivid new portrait of the formative years that made George Washington a great leader, from a highly respected and accomplished historian....
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Fresh Look at Leader of American Revolution
- By Sean Lannan on 09-02-15