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Bestsellers
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The Anarchy
- The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
- Written by: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 105
The Anarchy tells the remarkable story of how one of the world’s most magnificent empires disintegrated and came to be replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very Good. Not for Me
- By Langer MD on 2020-06-27
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A General History of the Pyrates
- From Their First Rise and Settlement in the Island of Providence, to the Present Time
- Written by: Daniel Defoe
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8
This work is the prime source for the biographies of many well-known pirates of that era and shaped the popular notions about pirates of the day....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Tough Listen
- By Brandy B on 2023-10-27
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Mutiny on the Bounty
- Written by: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 22 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story5 out of 5 stars 26
The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave.
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent story, masterful narration
- By Justin R Trupp on 2023-08-21
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Acadian Driftwood
- One Family and the Great Expulsion
- Written by: Tyler LeBlanc
- Narrated by: Pierre Simpson
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Piecing together his family history through archival documents, Tyler LeBlanc tells the story of his ancestor Joseph LeBlanc and the LeBlanc family during the Great Expulsion....
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Citizens
- A Chronicle of the French Revolution
- Written by: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 36 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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From one of the truly preeminent historians of our time, this is a landmark book chronicling the French Revolution. Simon Schama deftly refutes the contemporary notion that the French Revolution represented an uprising of the oppressed poor against a decadent aristocracy and corrupt court....
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Gibraltar
- The Greatest Siege in British History
- Written by: Roy Adkins, Lesley Adkins
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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For over three and a half years, from 1779 to 1783, the tiny territory of Gibraltar was besieged and blockaded, on land and at sea, by the overwhelming forces of Spain and France....
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The Anarchy
- The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
- Written by: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 105
The Anarchy tells the remarkable story of how one of the world’s most magnificent empires disintegrated and came to be replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very Good. Not for Me
- By Langer MD on 2020-06-27
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A General History of the Pyrates
- From Their First Rise and Settlement in the Island of Providence, to the Present Time
- Written by: Daniel Defoe
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8
This work is the prime source for the biographies of many well-known pirates of that era and shaped the popular notions about pirates of the day....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Tough Listen
- By Brandy B on 2023-10-27
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Mutiny on the Bounty
- Written by: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 22 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story5 out of 5 stars 26
The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave.
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent story, masterful narration
- By Justin R Trupp on 2023-08-21
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Acadian Driftwood
- One Family and the Great Expulsion
- Written by: Tyler LeBlanc
- Narrated by: Pierre Simpson
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Piecing together his family history through archival documents, Tyler LeBlanc tells the story of his ancestor Joseph LeBlanc and the LeBlanc family during the Great Expulsion....
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Citizens
- A Chronicle of the French Revolution
- Written by: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 36 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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From one of the truly preeminent historians of our time, this is a landmark book chronicling the French Revolution. Simon Schama deftly refutes the contemporary notion that the French Revolution represented an uprising of the oppressed poor against a decadent aristocracy and corrupt court....
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Gibraltar
- The Greatest Siege in British History
- Written by: Roy Adkins, Lesley Adkins
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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For over three and a half years, from 1779 to 1783, the tiny territory of Gibraltar was besieged and blockaded, on land and at sea, by the overwhelming forces of Spain and France....
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James Cook
- The Story Behind the Man Who Mapped the World
- Written by: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 21 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant
- By kevin on 2022-02-11
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Catherine the Great
- Portrait of a Woman
- Written by: Robert K. Massie
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 23 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
Robert K. Massie returns with another masterpiece of narrative biography, the extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became Catherine the Great. Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into empress of Russia by sheer determination....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic listen
- By jessica huang on 2024-07-07
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A New World Begins
- The History of the French Revolution
- Written by: Jeremy D. Popkin
- Narrated by: Pete Cross, Jeremy D. Popkin
- Length: 21 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of the revolution that puts the listener in the thick of the debates and the violence that led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a new society....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Learned a lot
- By Kathryn Smith on 2023-08-17
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Villains of All Nations
- Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age
- Written by: Marcus Rediker
- Narrated by: Cornell Womack
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Villains of All Nations explores the "Golden Age" of Atlantic piracy (1716-1726) and the infamous generation whose images underlie our modern, romanticized view of pirates....
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The Pursuit of Happiness
- How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America
- Written by: Jeffrey Rosen
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins, Jeffrey Rosen
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
The Pursuit of Happiness is more than an elucidation of the Declaration’s famous phrase; it is a revelatory journey into the minds of the Founders, and a deep, rich, and fresh understanding of the foundation of our democracy.
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The Revolutionary Self
- Social Change and the Emergence of the Modern Individual 1770-1800
- Written by: Lynn Hunt
- Narrated by: Kate Udall
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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The Revolutionary Self is a fascinating exploration of the conflict between individualism and the group ties that continues to shape our lives today.
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The Revolutionary Temper
- Paris, 1748-1789
- Written by: Robert Darnton
- Narrated by: Andrew J. Andersen
- Length: 21 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance2 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
When a Parisian crowd stormed the Bastille in July 1789, it triggered an event of global consequence: the overthrow of the monarchy and the birth of a new society.
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4 out of 5 stars
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fascinating content, lackluster narration.
- By Shaz Taslimi on 2025-02-11
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A Great and Noble Scheme
- The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland
- Written by: John Mack Faragher
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story5 out of 5 stars 13
John Mack Faragher draws on original research to weave 150 years of history into a gripping narrative of both the civilization of Acadia and the British plot to destroy it....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Weird cadence.
- By Jack Hume on 2024-04-28
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The Invisible Hook
- The Hidden Economics of Pirates
- Written by: Peter T. Leeson
- Narrated by: Jeremy Gage
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8
Revealing the democratic and economic forces propelling history's most colorful criminals, The Invisible Hook establishes pirates' trailblazing relevance to the contemporary world....
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5 out of 5 stars
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As expected from Leeson...
- By Vangel Vesovski on 2019-10-18
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The Black Count
- Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
- Written by: Tom Reiss
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24
General Alex Dumas is a man almost unknown today, yet his story is strikingly familiar—because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used his larger-than-life feats as inspiration for such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very enjoyable dive into the forgotten father
- By Alex Martin on 2020-11-05
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Marie Antoinette
- The Journey
- Written by: Antonia Fraser
- Narrated by: Donada Peters
- Length: 20 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
France's iconic queen, Marie Antoinette, wrongly accused of uttering the infamous "Let them eat cake", was alternately revered and reviled during her lifetime....
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5 out of 5 stars
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History Buffs Delight!
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-02-27
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The Republic of Pirates
- Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down
- Written by: Colin Woodard
- Narrated by: Lewis Grenville
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 192
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 173
The untold story of a heroic band of Caribbean pirates whose defiance of imperial rule inspired revolt in colonial outposts across the world....
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1 out of 5 stars
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unbearably boring.
- By Skuzzy on 2020-08-27
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Every Valley
- The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel's Messiah
- Written by: Charles King
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
From New York Times bestselling historian and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Charles King comes the moving untold story of the eighteenth-century men and women behind the making of Handel’s Messiah.
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Thomas Paine and the Clarion Call for American Independence
- Written by: Harlow Giles Unger
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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From New York Times best-selling author and Founding Fathers' biographer Harlow Giles Unger comes the astonishing biography of the man whose pen set America ablaze, inspiring its revolution, and whose ideas about reason and religion continue to try men's souls....
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Inventing Human Rights
- A History
- Written by: Lynn Hunt
- Narrated by: Siiri Scott
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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How were human rights invented, and how does their tumultuous history influence their perception and our ability to protect them today? From Professor Lynn Hunt comes this extraordinary cultural and intellectual history, which traces the roots of human rights to the rejection of torture....
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Thomas Paine Classic Collection
- Common Sense, The Age of Reason, and The Rights of Man
- Written by: Thomas Paine
- Narrated by: Russell Newton
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
This Thomas Paine Classic Collection contains three of Thomas Paine's most notable books: Common Sense, The Age of Reason, and The Rights of Man....
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1774
- The Long Year of Revolution
- Written by: Mary Beth Norton
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
From one of our most acclaimed and original colonial historians, a groundbreaking book - the first to look at the critical "long year" of 1774 and the revolutionary change that took place from December 1773 to mid-April 1775....
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Crucible of War
- The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766
- Written by: Fred Anderson
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 29 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
In this vivid and compelling narrative, the Seven Years' War - long seen as a mere backdrop to the American Revolution - takes on a whole new significance. Relating the history of the war as it developed, Anderson shows how the complex array of forces brought into conflict helped both....
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3 out of 5 stars
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good but a little muddled
- By jeff olasz on 2019-03-15
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The Coming of the Terror in the French Revolution
- Written by: Timothy Tackett
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 15 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Between 1793 and 1794, thousands of French citizens were imprisoned and hundreds sent to the guillotine by a dictatorship that claimed to be acting in the public interest. Only a few years earlier, revolutionaries had proclaimed a new era of tolerance, equal justice, and human rights....
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Culloden
- Scotland's Last Battle and the Forging of the British Empire
- Written by: Trevor Royle
- Narrated by: Tim Bruce
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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The Battle of Culloden in 1746 has gone down in history as the last major battle fought on British soil....
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Liberty Equality Fashion
- The Women Who Styled the French Revolution
- Written by: Anne Higonnet
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Lagelee, Anne Higonnet
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Joséphine Bonaparte, future Empress of France; Térézia Tallien, the most beautiful woman in Europe; and Juliette Récamier, muse of intellectuals, had nothing left to lose....
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Captain Cook’s Epic Voyage
- Written by: Geoffrey Blainey
- Narrated by: John Gregg
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
In 1768 Captain James Cook and his crew set out on a small British naval vessel in search of a missing continent....
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The Great Upheaval
- America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788-1800
- Written by: Jay Winik
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 31 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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It is an era that redefined history. As the 1790s began, a fragile America teetered on the brink of oblivion, Russia towered as a vast imperial power, and France plunged into revolution....
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The Fall of Robespierre
- 24 Hours in Revolutionary Paris
- Written by: Colin Jones
- Narrated by: Sasha Higgins
- Length: 18 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
The day of 9 Thermidor is universally acknowledged as a major turning-point in the history of the French Revolution. At midnight, Maximilien Robespierre was planning to destroy one of the most dangerous plots that the Revolution had faced....