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Imperial Twilight
- The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age
- Written by: Stephen R. Platt
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
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As one of the most potent turning points in the country's modern history, the Opium War has since come to stand for everything that today's China seeks to put behind it....
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Well written but not the story I was hoping for
- By Simon on 2022-02-03
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Island of the Lost
- Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
- Written by: Joan Druett
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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In 1864, Captain Thomas Musgrave and his crew of four aboard the schooner Grafton wreck on the southern end of Auckland Island....
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Dueling Journals...
- By Meredith on 2021-07-30
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Le chant du départ
- Napoléon 1
- Written by: Max Gallo
- Narrated by: Jean-Marc Galéra
- Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
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Il est arrivé le 15 mai 1779 à l'École royale militaire de Brienne. Il n'a pas encore dix ans et parle à peine le français... Il va rester cinq ans dans cette école...
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The Louisiana Purchase
- A Captivating Guide to a Major Turning Point in the History of the United States of America
- Written by: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Saffir
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
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Do you know the WHOLE story about the Louisiana Purchase? From the first Europeans and Native Americans to its purchase from France and first explorations? Some people thought it cost too much....
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One Hot Summer
- Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli, and the Great Stink of 1858
- Written by: Rosemary Ashton
- Narrated by: Corrie James
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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Historian Rosemary Ashton reveals in this compelling microhistory that London in 1858 was marked by significant, if unrecognized, turning points....
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Elisabeth d'Autriche
- La véritable histoire de Sissi
- Written by: Brigitte Hamann
- Narrated by: Hélène Lausseur
- Length: 20 hrs and 28 mins
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Impératrice d'Autriche-Hongrie, la monarchie la plus autoritaire et la plus compassée qui fût en Europe, elle haïssait l'Etiquette...
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Imperial Twilight
- The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age
- Written by: Stephen R. Platt
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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As one of the most potent turning points in the country's modern history, the Opium War has since come to stand for everything that today's China seeks to put behind it....
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Well written but not the story I was hoping for
- By Simon on 2022-02-03
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Island of the Lost
- Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
- Written by: Joan Druett
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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In 1864, Captain Thomas Musgrave and his crew of four aboard the schooner Grafton wreck on the southern end of Auckland Island....
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Dueling Journals...
- By Meredith on 2021-07-30
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Le chant du départ
- Napoléon 1
- Written by: Max Gallo
- Narrated by: Jean-Marc Galéra
- Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
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Il est arrivé le 15 mai 1779 à l'École royale militaire de Brienne. Il n'a pas encore dix ans et parle à peine le français... Il va rester cinq ans dans cette école...
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The Louisiana Purchase
- A Captivating Guide to a Major Turning Point in the History of the United States of America
- Written by: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Saffir
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
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Do you know the WHOLE story about the Louisiana Purchase? From the first Europeans and Native Americans to its purchase from France and first explorations? Some people thought it cost too much....
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One Hot Summer
- Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli, and the Great Stink of 1858
- Written by: Rosemary Ashton
- Narrated by: Corrie James
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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Historian Rosemary Ashton reveals in this compelling microhistory that London in 1858 was marked by significant, if unrecognized, turning points....
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Elisabeth d'Autriche
- La véritable histoire de Sissi
- Written by: Brigitte Hamann
- Narrated by: Hélène Lausseur
- Length: 20 hrs and 28 mins
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Impératrice d'Autriche-Hongrie, la monarchie la plus autoritaire et la plus compassée qui fût en Europe, elle haïssait l'Etiquette...
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Crimea
- Written by: Orlando Figes
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 20 hrs and 38 mins
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The terrible conflict that dominated the mid-19th century, the Crimean War, killed at least 800,000 men and pitted Russia against a formidable coalition of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire....
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entertaining and informative
- By brian finamore on 2020-05-22
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The North Star
- Canada and the Civil War Plots Against Lincoln
- Written by: Julian Sher
- Narrated by: Julian Sher
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
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The North Star weaves together the different strands of several Canadians and a handful of Confederate agents in Canada to present a riveting account of the years, months and days leading up to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln....
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Fascinating and enjoyable
- By Derick on 2023-06-08
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From Midnight to Dawn
- The Last Tracks of the Underground Railroad
- Written by: Jacqueline Tobin, Hettie Jones
- Narrated by: Richard Allen
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
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The Underground Railroad was the passage to freedom for many slaves, but it was rife with dangers....
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The Butchering Art
- Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
- Written by: Lindsey Fitzharris
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
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In The Butchering Art, the historian Lindsey Fitzharris reveals the shocking world of 19th-century surgery on the eve of profound transformation....
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I really wanted to like this but...
- By Sam Larkham on 2018-09-06
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Between Man and Beast
- An Unlikely Explorer, the Evolution Debates, and the African Adventure that Took the Victorian World By Storm
- Written by: Monte Reel
- Narrated by: Bob Walter
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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In 1856 Paul Du Chaillu marched into the equatorial wilderness of West Africa determined to bag an animal that, according to legend, was nothing short of a monster....
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1848
- Year of Revolution
- Written by: Mike Rapport
- Narrated by: Hugh Kermode
- Length: 16 hrs and 13 mins
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In 1848, a violent storm of revolutions ripped through Europe. The torrent all but swept away the conservative order that had kept peace on the continent since Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815 - but which in many countries had also suppressed dreams of national freedom....
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Skeletons on the Zahara
- A True Story of Survival
- Written by: Dean King
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
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Everywhere hailed as a masterpiece of historical adventure, this enthralling narrative recounts the experiences of 12 American sailors who were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa in 1815....
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Skeletons on the Zahara
- By Conrad Noble on 2022-06-14
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Le soleil d'Austerlitz
- Napoléon 2
- Written by: Max Gallo
- Narrated by: Jean-Marc Galéra
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
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Napoléon a trente ans en ce mois de noembre 1799. Il est Premier consul. Dans cinq ans, il sera Empereur des Français...
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Heirs of the Founders
- The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants
- Written by: H. W. Brands
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
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From New York Times best-selling historian H. W. Brands comes the riveting story of how, in 19th-century America, a new set of political giants battled to complete the unfinished work of the Founding Fathers and decide the future of our democracy....
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Massacre, Trial, and Aftermath: 1880-1916
- The Donnellys, Volume 2
- Written by: John Little
- Narrated by: Gareth Richards
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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In 1880, an organized mob of the Donnellys' enemies murders four family members and burns their house to the ground. Another sibling is shot to death in a house a short distance away. William Donnelly and a teenage boy are the only witnesses to the murders....
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Worst narrator ever
- By DollakLaw on 2022-02-10
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On the Origin of Species
- Written by: Charles Darwin
- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
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A literally world-changing book, Darwin put forward the anti-religious and scientific idea that humans in fact evolved over millions of generations from animals....
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The Origin of Evolutionary Theory
- By Norman on 2024-04-11
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The Year Without Summer
- 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History
- Written by: William K. Klingaman, Nicholas P. Klingaman
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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1816 was a remarkable year - mostly for the fact that there was no summer. As a result of a volcanic eruption at Mount Tambora in Indonesia, weather patterns were disrupted worldwide for months, allowing for excessive rain, frost, and snowfall....
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The Scramble for Africa: The History and Legacy of the Colonization of Africa by European Nations During the New Imperialism Era
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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The modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous races by the white man....
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La guerre de Sécession
- Written by: John Keegan
- Narrated by: François Cottrelle
- Length: 18 hrs and 50 mins
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Occultée par la vision littéraire antagoniste de La Case de l'oncle Tom et d'Autant en emporte le vent, la guerre de Sécession demeure méconnue...
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The Pursuit of Power
- Europe: 1815-1914
- Written by: Richard J. Evans
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 41 hrs and 37 mins
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Richard J. Evans's gripping narrative ranges across a century of social and national conflicts, from the revolutions of 1830 and 1848 to the unification of both Germany and Italy....
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So good
- By MyPublicName on 2023-11-12
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Savarkar (Part 2) B
- A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966
- Written by: Vikram Sampath
- Narrated by: Pratik Sharma
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
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In this concluding volume of the Savarkar series, exploring a vast range of original archival documents from across India and outside it, in English and several Indian languages, historian Vikram Sampath brings to light the life and works of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar....
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Hymns of the Republic
- The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War
- Written by: S. C. Gwynne
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
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From the New York Times best-selling, celebrated, and award-winning author of Empire of the Summer Moon and Rebel Yell comes the spellbinding, epic account of the dramatic conclusion of the Civil War....
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Louis Riel
- Written by: Dan Asfar, Tim Chodan
- Narrated by: Steve Jodoin
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
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Champion of a people or traitorous rabble-rouser? Political visionary or religious lunatic? Louis Riel is one of the most ambiguous figures in Canadian history, a man who stood and fell for the Métis nation. Hear about the fascinating western icon in this well-paced biography....
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Louis Riel Doesn’t Take Sides in Its Telling
- By Ringo Davil on 2023-07-09
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Hell's Half Acre
- The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier
- Written by: Susan Jonusas
- Narrated by: Lee Osorio
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
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In 1873 the people of Labette County, Kansas made a grisly discovery. Buried by a trailside cabin beneath an orchard of young apple trees were the remains of countless bodies. Below the cabin itself was a cellar stained with blood....
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Blood and Iron
- The Rise and Fall of the German Empire; 1871-1918
- Written by: Katja Hoyer
- Narrated by: Natasha Soudek
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
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In this vivid 50-year history of Germany from 1871-1918 - which inspired events that forever changed the European continent - is the story of the Second Reich from its violent beginnings and rise to power to its calamitous defeat in the First World War....
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Iron and blood
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-01-25
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Napoléon - Tome 2
- Written by: André Castelot
- Narrated by: Hervé Lavigne
- Length: 15 hrs and 52 mins
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D'Ajaccio à Sainte-Hélène, en passant par le Grand-Saint-Bernard, Austerlitz, Moscou, Waterloo, l'île d'Elbe, André Castelot a mis ses pas dans ceux...
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Bismarck's War
- The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe
- Written by: Rachel Chrastil
- Narrated by: Sarah Borges
- Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
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Historian Rachel Chrastil presents a definitive new history of the war that toppled the French Empire, unified Germany, and set Europe on the path to World War I....
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The Famine Plot
- England's Role in Ireland's Greatest Tragedy
- Written by: Tim Pat Coogan
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
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Unflinching in depicting the evidence, Coogan presents a vivid and horrifying picture of a catastrophe that shook the 19th century and finally calls to account those responsible....
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Captivating
- By Dude on 2020-10-25
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London in the Nineteenth Century
- Written by: Jerry White
- Narrated by: Neil Gardner
- Length: 21 hrs and 7 mins
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Jerry White's London in the Nineteenth Century is the richest and most absorbing account of the city's greatest century by its leading expert....