Ancient Historical Fiction
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What If? Part 3
- Ancient Wars that Shaped Our World
- Auteur(s): William H. McNeil, Victor Davis Hanson, more
- Narrateur(s): Murphy Guyer
- Durée: 4 h et 50 min
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Historians and inquisitive laymen alike love to ponder the dramatic what-ifs of history. In these never-before-published essays, some of the keenest minds of our time ask the big, tantalizing questions: Where might we be if history had not unfolded the way it did? Why, how, and when was our fortune made real. The answers are surprising, sometimes frightening, and always entertaining.
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What If? Part 3
- Ancient Wars that Shaped Our World
- Narrateur(s): Murphy Guyer
- Série: What If?, Livre 3
- Durée: 4 h et 50 min
- Date de publication: 2001-03-15
- Langue: Anglais
- Historians and inquisitive laymen alike love to ponder the dramatic what-ifs of history. In these never-before-published essays, some of the keenest minds of our time ask the big, tantalizing questions...
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The Iliad
- Auteur(s): Homer, Samuel Butler - translator
- Narrateur(s): Roger Rees
- Durée: 6 h et 11 min
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Originally meant to be heard rather than read, this great epic returns to the oral form for today's listeners.
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The Iliad
- Narrateur(s): Roger Rees
- Durée: 6 h et 11 min
- Date de publication: 2001-10-10
- Langue: Anglais
- One of the true masterpieces of all time, The Iliad tells the story of Achilles, the greatest warrior of ancient Greece, and how his wrath brought about the fall of the city of Troy...
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Lespada
- Auteur(s): Kathryn Le Veque
- Narrateur(s): Tim Campbell
- Durée: 11 h et 48 min
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1264 A.D. - Davyss de Winter is the champion for King Henry III, a powerful and arrogant man that descends from a long line of powerful knights. He is also a much-sought after man and has had more than his share of female admirers, including a besotted baron's daughter who bore him bastard twins.
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Lespada
- Narrateur(s): Tim Campbell
- Durée: 11 h et 48 min
- Date de publication: 2014-06-17
- Langue: Anglais
- Though trials and tribulations, Davyss and Devereux's bond only strengthens. When he is involved in the Battle of Evesham, Devereux faces her own life and death situation...
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The Thief's Countess
- Auteur(s): Cecelia Mecca
- Narrateur(s): Sienna Frances
- Durée: 7 h et 22 min
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Sir Geoffrey has dedicated his life to exacting revenge on the men who killed his parents and stole his birthright. The son of a baron, he has been reduced to stealing the resources he needs to reclaim his family legacy. Just when he's on the verge of success, his uncle asks him to put his plans on hold to help protect a wealthy countess. It's a distraction Geoffrey resents, even more so when he meets Lady Sara. The gorgeous, complicated, and alluring lady is everything he'd want in a woman - and everything he can't have.
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The Thief's Countess
- Narrateur(s): Sienna Frances
- Série: Border [Mecca], Livre 1
- Durée: 7 h et 22 min
- Date de publication: 2018-01-30
- Langue: Anglais
- A thief turned reluctant protector. A countess who resents but can't resist him....
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Nena
- The Viking Treasure Huntress Series, Book One
- Auteur(s): Ann Boelter
- Narrateur(s): Georgia Greene
- Durée: 14 h et 57 min
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Jarl, a powerful Viking leader, returns to the rich lands near the Caspian Sea at the helm of his magnificent new longship, the Treasure Huntress. His forces cut a wide swath through the land, taking everything of value—capturing or killing any who stand in their way.
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Nena
- The Viking Treasure Huntress Series, Book One
- Narrateur(s): Georgia Greene
- Série: The Viking Treasure Huntress Series, Livre 1
- Durée: 14 h et 57 min
- Date de publication: 2023-08-02
- Langue: Anglais
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Jarl, a powerful Viking leader, returns to the rich lands near the Caspian Sea at the helm of his magnificent new longship, the Treasure Huntress. His forces cut a wide swath through the land, taking everything of value—capturing or killing any who stand in their way....
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Bronze Drum
- Auteur(s): Phong Nguyen
- Narrateur(s): Quyen Ngo
- Durée: 11 h et 22 min
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In 40 CE, in the Au Lac region of ancient Vietnam, two daughters of a Vietnamese Lord fill their days training, studying, and trying to stay true to Vietnamese traditions. While Trung Trac is disciplined and wise, always excelling in her duty, Trung Nhi is fierce and free spirited, more concerned with spending time in the gardens and with lovers. But these sister's lives—and the lives of their people—are shadowed by the oppressive rule of the Han Chinese. They are forced to adopt Confucian teachings, secure marriages, and pay ever‑increasing taxes.
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Bronze Drum
- Narrateur(s): Quyen Ngo
- Durée: 11 h et 22 min
- Date de publication: 2022-08-09
- Langue: Anglais
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A stunning novel of ancient Vietnam, The Bronze Drum is based on the true story of two warrior sisters who raised an army of women to overthrow the Han Chinese and rule as kings over a united people....
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The Blood Star
- Tiglath Ashur Series, Book 2
- Auteur(s): Nicholas Guild
- Narrateur(s): Joel Richards
- Durée: 30 h et 8 min
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After his brother took his throne and exiled him, Tiglath Ashur finds himself wandering the ancient world of the Mediterranean to outrun the killers sent after him, but Tigalth knows that staying away from his home won't be an option forever in the sequel novel to The Assyrian.
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The Blood Star
- Tiglath Ashur Series, Book 2
- Narrateur(s): Joel Richards
- Série: Tiglath Ashur, Livre 2
- Durée: 30 h et 8 min
- Date de publication: 2022-02-28
- Langue: Anglais
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After his brother took his throne and exiled him, Tiglath Ashur finds himself wandering the ancient world of the Mediterranean to outrun the killers sent after him, but Tigalth knows that staying away from his home won't be an option forever....
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Border Series: Books 4-6
- Border Series Boxset 2
- Auteur(s): Cecelia Mecca
- Narrateur(s): Tim Campbell
- Durée: 21 h et 29 min
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Along the 13th century Anglo-Scottish border, life is complicated. Enemies one day, allies the next. Scottish clan chiefs and English earls securing their homes and families amidst thievery and chaos. Pawns of kings with bigger games to play, leaving the border lords and ladies to fend for themselves. The men of the Border Series wield swords and lead armies. They are alpha males who have no idea they are about to be brought to heel by ladies who refuse to choose between duty and love. These women want it all, and they aim to have it.
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Border Series: Books 4-6
- Border Series Boxset 2
- Narrateur(s): Tim Campbell
- Série: Border [Mecca], Livre 4-6
- Durée: 21 h et 29 min
- Date de publication: 2019-12-06
- Langue: Anglais
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The men of the Border Series wield swords and lead armies. They are alpha males who have no idea they are about to be brought to heel by ladies who refuse to choose between duty and love. These women want it all, and they aim to have it....
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Lord of War
- Black Angel
- Auteur(s): Kathryn Le Veque
- Narrateur(s): Daniel Dorse
- Durée: 12 h et 39 min
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1356 A.D. - It is warring times for England as the Black Prince sweeps his way through France, waging nasty warfare on the population. Masterminding this brutal strategy is the knight they call the Black Angel. Brandt de Russe, Duke of Exeter, is the brains behind the prince’s war machine, a mountain of a man who is as cunning as he is frightening. In battle, no man is his equal.
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Lord of War
- Black Angel
- Narrateur(s): Daniel Dorse
- Série: De Russe Legacy Series, Livre 1
- Durée: 12 h et 39 min
- Date de publication: 2013-12-23
- Langue: Anglais
- It is warring times for England as the Black Prince sweeps his way through France, waging nasty warfare on the population....
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Sold into Freedom
- Planting Faith, Book 1
- Auteur(s): Carole Towriss
- Narrateur(s): Nora Kelly
- Durée: 9 h et 32 min
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Elantia, a seer, is kidnapped from her home on the coast of Britannia and sold as a slave in Ephesus. Her new owners take her to Philippi, where they put her to work each day in the marketplace telling fortunes. When they take from her the only good thing left in her life, she vows she will take her revenge and find her way home, even if she has to kill to do it.
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Sold into Freedom
- Planting Faith, Book 1
- Narrateur(s): Nora Kelly
- Série: Planting Faith, Livre 1
- Durée: 9 h et 32 min
- Date de publication: 2019-05-24
- Langue: Anglais
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Elantia, a seer, is kidnapped from her home on the coast of Britannia and sold as a slave in Ephesus. Her new owners take her to Philippi, where they put her to work each day in the marketplace telling fortunes....
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The Cat of Bubastes
- Auteur(s): G. A. Henty
- Narrateur(s): Jim Weiss
- Durée: 5 h et 54 min
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In The Cat of Bubastes, G. A. Henty gives his listeners a fascinating picture of one of the greatest of the ancient peoples at the height of their civilization. Chebron, son of the Egyptian high priest Ameres, and Amuba, a Rebu slave in Ameres' household, are companions. Their lives are changed irrevocably when Chebron accidentally kills his sister's cat, an animal sacred to the Egyptians -- an offence punishable by death.
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The Cat of Bubastes
- Narrateur(s): Jim Weiss
- Durée: 5 h et 54 min
- Date de publication: 2024-01-12
- Langue: Anglais
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In The Cat of Bubastes, G. A. Henty gives his listeners a fascinating picture of one of the greatest of the ancient peoples at the height of their civilization....
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The Gates of Carthage
- A Novel of Belisarius (The Last of the Romans, Book 3)
- Auteur(s): William Havelock
- Narrateur(s): Zach Lazar Hoffman
- Durée: 20 h et 50 min
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Honor is secondary to survival. Reeling from their losses at Callinicum, the Roman army has repulsed the Persians from Mesopotamia, but at horrendous cost. Belisarius’ improbable triumph at Dara is cast aside by a vengeful legate, condemning Constantinople’s vaunted general to ignominious imprisonment. With his last order, Belisarius pleads with Varus to lead the army to safety and to bring peace to a shattered land.
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The Gates of Carthage
- A Novel of Belisarius (The Last of the Romans, Book 3)
- Narrateur(s): Zach Lazar Hoffman
- Série: The Last of the Romans, Livre 3
- Durée: 20 h et 50 min
- Date de publication: 2023-06-29
- Langue: Anglais
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Honor is secondary to survival. Reeling from their losses at Callinicum, the Roman army has repulsed the Persians from Mesopotamia, but at horrendous cost. Belisarius’ improbable triumph is cast aside by a vengeful legate, condemning Constantinople’s vaunted general to ignominious imprisonment....
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Sophia
- Daughter of Barabbas (The Barabbas Trilogy, Book 4)
- Auteur(s): M.D. House
- Narrateur(s): Laura Lieben
- Durée: 8 h et 23 min
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After her miraculous rescue by the angel Raphael, Sophia, daughter of Barabbas and Chanah, sets out with the former slave Onesimus to find the elusive and itinerant apostle John. Once they find him, an unexpected trip outside the Roman empire into the mysterious northern nation of Sarmatia expands her understanding of God’s global efforts to gather his children to their Savior. It also reveals in starker detail the pernicious, pervasive attempts by the adversary to disrupt the work and turn the children of God toward evil and superstition.
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Sophia
- Daughter of Barabbas (The Barabbas Trilogy, Book 4)
- Narrateur(s): Laura Lieben
- Série: The Barabbas Trilogy, Livre 4
- Durée: 8 h et 23 min
- Date de publication: 2024-08-07
- Langue: Anglais
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After her miraculous rescue by the angel Raphael, Sophia, daughter of Barabbas and Chanah, sets out with the former slave Onesimus to find the elusive and itinerant apostle John.
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Clash of Kings
- The Brunanburh Series, Book 3
- Auteur(s): MJ Porter
- Narrateur(s): Matt Coles
- Durée: 11 h et 13 min
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After the slaughter field of Brunanburh, a defeated Olaf Gothfrithson of the Dublin Norse and Constantin of the Scots narrowly escaped with their lives. In their kingdoms, failure has left them demoralised and weak. Olaf licks his wounds in Dublin, whilst Constantin and the Welsh kingdoms who defied King Athelstan, are once more forced to bend the knee. As Athelstan’s reputation grows stronger day by day, their need to exact revenge on the overmighty and triumphant Athelstan has never been greater.
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Clash of Kings
- The Brunanburh Series, Book 3
- Narrateur(s): Matt Coles
- Série: The Brunanburh Series, Livre 3
- Durée: 11 h et 13 min
- Date de publication: 2024-01-13
- Langue: Anglais
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After the slaughter field of Brunanburh, a defeated Olaf Gothfrithson of the Dublin Norse and Constantin of the Scots narrowly escaped with their lives. In their kingdoms, failure has left them demoralised and weak....
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The Secrets of Vesuvius
- Roman Mysteries, Book 2
- Auteur(s): Caroline Lawrence
- Narrateur(s): Michael Praed
- Durée: 3 h et 19 min
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Flavia, Jonathan, Lupus, and Nubia - friends and detectives - sail to the Bay of Naples to spend the summer with Flavia's uncle, who lives near Pompeii. There they uncover a riddle that may lead them to a great treasure. Meanwhile, tremors shake the ground, animals behave strangely, and people dream of impending doom. One of the worst natural disasters of all time is about to happen: the eruption of Mount Vesuvius!
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The Secrets of Vesuvius
- Roman Mysteries, Book 2
- Narrateur(s): Michael Praed
- Série: Roman Mysteries [abridged], Livre 2
- Durée: 3 h et 19 min
- Date de publication: 2007-07-25
- Langue: Anglais
- Flavia, Jonathan, Lupus, and Nubia - friends and detectives - sail to the Bay of Naples to spend the summer with Flavia's uncle, who lives near Pompeii....
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Songs of Love and Death
- All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love
- Auteur(s): George R. R. Martin - editor, Gardner Dozois - editor
- Narrateur(s): Phil Gigante, Michael Page, Susan Duerden, Autres
- Durée: 19 h et 39 min
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Award-winning, best-selling author Neil Gaiman demonstrates why he’s one of the hottest stars in literature today with “The Thing About Cassandra,” a subtle but chilling story of a man who meets an old girlfriend he had never expected to see .International blockbuster bestselling author Diana Gabaldon sends a World War II RAF pilot through a stone circle to the time of her Outlander series in “A Leaf on the Winds of All Hallows.”
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Songs of Love and Death
- All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love
- Narrateur(s): Phil Gigante, Michael Page, Susan Duerden, Julia Whelan
- Durée: 19 h et 39 min
- Date de publication: 2011-10-25
- Langue: Anglais
- This exquisite anthology, crafted by the peerless editing team of George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, is sure to leave you under its spell....
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Queen of Lost Stars
- Dragonblade Series/House of St. Hever
- Auteur(s): Kathryn Le Veque
- Narrateur(s): Brad Wills
- Durée: 8 h et 16 min
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Kaspian is tended by a woman who offers him her breasts as way of sustaining his life. At first, he looks at the situation as a necessity, but he soon comes to crave it. He struggles to keep his feelings from the widowed woman, but it becomes increasingly difficult. For a man who has known little compassion or kindness in his life, Madelayne comes to represent everything he has been missing. She soon becomes to represent everything he wants, and he wants her.
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Queen of Lost Stars
- Dragonblade Series/House of St. Hever
- Narrateur(s): Brad Wills
- Série: Dragonblade Trilogy, Livre 0.5
- Durée: 8 h et 16 min
- Date de publication: 2016-03-17
- Langue: Anglais
- Kaspian is tended by a woman who offers him her breasts as way of sustaining his life. At first, he looks at the situation as a necessity, but he soon comes to crave it....
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Beast
- Auteur(s): Kathryn Le Veque
- Narrateur(s): Brad Wills
- Durée: 12 h et 38 min
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He bears the name of de Russe, but the bloodlines of six great houses converge in the greatest knight England has yet seen. As the grandfather of Gaston de Russe, the dark one, Sir Bastien de Russe beholds a great and terrible legacy - one that makes him both the target and the leader, the hunter and the hunted. His story is the most powerful of all. Greatness and darkness abide in the man known as the beast.
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Beast
- Narrateur(s): Brad Wills
- Série: De Russe Legacy Series, Livre 3
- Durée: 12 h et 38 min
- Date de publication: 2015-08-12
- Langue: Anglais
- He bears the name of de Russe, but the bloodlines of six great houses converge in the greatest knight England has yet seen....
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A Woman of Words
- Jerusalem Road, Book 3
- Auteur(s): Angela Hunt
- Narrateur(s): Jonathan Todd Ross, Rachel Botchan
- Durée: 10 h et 10 min
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Disciple Matthew, a former tax collector, is invited to work with Peter, James, and John in Jerusalem. He dreams of preaching and performing miracles like his fellow apostles, but he finds his dreams postponed because of a request from Yeshua's mother. Well aware of the passing years, Mary asks Matthew to help her record the stories of Yeshua while the eyewitnesses are still alive. Reluctantly, he agrees, though the longer he and Mary work together, the more difficult their task becomes.
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A Woman of Words
- Jerusalem Road, Book 3
- Narrateur(s): Jonathan Todd Ross, Rachel Botchan
- Série: Jerusalem Road, Livre 3
- Durée: 10 h et 10 min
- Date de publication: 2021-05-04
- Langue: Anglais
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Disciple Matthew, a former tax collector, is invited to work with Peter, James, and John in Jerusalem. He dreams of preaching and performing miracles like his fellow apostles, but he finds his dreams postponed because of a request from Yeshua's mother....
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People of the Sea [Dramatized Adaptation]
- North America's Forgotten Past, Book 5
- Auteur(s): W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O’Neal Gear
- Narrateur(s): Alyssa Wilmoth, Bradley Smith, Elizabeth Jernigan, Autres
- Durée: 13 h et 53 min
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The glaciers of the Sierra Nevada are melting, destroying the habitat of the mastodons, creating the rich land that will become California. The coastal people struggle to understand the changing world around them: Their seer Sunchaser has lost his way to the Spirit World and mammoths continue to disappear. When a beautiful woman arrives, fleeing from her abusive husband, the people know what they must do - for if the Spirits are already taking the animals away, what will happen if they shelter a stranger?
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People of the Sea [Dramatized Adaptation]
- North America's Forgotten Past, Book 5
- Narrateur(s): Alyssa Wilmoth, Bradley Smith, Elizabeth Jernigan, Gregory Gorton, Larissa Gallagher, Michael Glenn, Nanette Savard, Nick DePinto, Scott McCormick, Karen Casey, Daniel Sonntagg
- Série: North America's Forgotten Past, Livre 5, Dramatized Adaptation
- Durée: 13 h et 53 min
- Date de publication: 2021-10-11
- Langue: Anglais
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The glaciers of the Sierra Nevada are melting, destroying the habitat of the mastodons, creating the rich land that will become California. The coastal people struggle to understand the changing world around them....
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