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Title: On This Date: From the Pilgrims to Today, Discovering America One Day at a Time

Author: Carl M. Cannon

Narrator: Dan Woren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 20 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-18-17

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Forget what you were taught in seventh grade - this riveting book takes listeners down American history's back alleys and side streets.

From the arrival of the Mayflower through the 2016 election, On This Date explores 500 years of American history, revealing a compelling tale for each day in the calendar year.

Drawing from Carl M. Cannon's popular RealClearPolitics' "Morning Note", On This Date is focused on fascinating - and sometimes unknown - stories behind specific dates in US history: what inspired Abraham Lincoln to grow his famous beard, what Dwight Eisenhower really thought about playing football against the great Jim Thorpe, the legal grounds for the first American divorce, who wrote "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" - and who profited from it.

Colorful yet authoritative, On This Date debunks some popular myths and celebrates America's forgotten heroes.

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Critic Reviews:

"[On This Date] is rich in forgotten facts about celebrated patriots and unearthed tales of the daring and genius of ordinary Americans. Popular history at its very best, as entertaining as it is instructive, and a moving appreciation of the restless upstarts who carved a nation from the wilderness and made it the most successful enterprise in human history." (Senator John McCain)

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Title: Slaughter at the Chapel

Subtitle: The Battle of Ezra Church, 1864

Author: Gary Ecelbarger

Narrator: Chuck Shelby

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-07-17

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

The Battle of Ezra Church was one of the deadliest engagements in the Atlanta Campaign of the Civil War and continues to be one of the least understood. Both official and unofficial reports failed to illuminate the true bloodshed of the conflict: one of every three engaged Confederates was killed or wounded, including four generals. Nor do those reports acknowledge the flaws - let alone the ultimate failure - of Confederate commander John Bell Hood's plan to thwart Union general William Tecumseh Sherman's southward advance.

In an account that refutes and improves upon all other interpretations of the Battle of Ezra Church, noted battle historian Gary Ecelbarger consults extensive records, reports, and personal accounts to deliver a nuanced hour-by-hour overview of how the battle actually unfolded. His narrative fills in significant facts and facets of the battle that have long gone unexamined, correcting numerous conclusions that historians have reached about key officers' intentions and actions before, during, and after this critical contest. Slaughter at the Chapel is the most comprehensive treatment of the Battle of Ezra Church yet written, as powerful in its implications as it is compelling in its moment-to-moment details.

The book is published by University of Oklahoma Press.

Critic Reviews:

"Most insightful and judicious account of Ezra Church." (Edward G. Longacre, author of The Early Morning of War: Bull Run, 1861)

"Well written and eminently balanced in its analysis of men and events, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the military history of the Civil War." (Ethan Rafuse, author of Robert E. Lee and the Fall of the Confederacy, 1863-1865)

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Title: West Point 1915

Subtitle: Eisenhower, Bradley, and the Class the Stars Fell On

Author: Michael E. Haskew

Narrator: Tom Zingarelli

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-04-17

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

West Point's class of 1915 is the academy's most important in history. The cadets of the United States Military Academy, West Point, are intimately twined with the country's history. The graduating class of 1915, the class the stars fell on, was particularly noteworthy. Of the 164 graduates that year, 59 (36 percent) attained the rank of general, the most of any class. Although Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley, both five-star generals, are the most recognizable, other class members contributed significantly to the Allied victory in World War I and World War II. They also played key roles either in the postwar US military establishment or in business and industry after World War II, especially in the Korean War and the formation of NATO. For more than half a century, these men exerted tremendous influence on the shaping of modern America, which remains substantial to this day. Individually, the stories of these military and political leaders are noteworthy. Collectively, they are astonishing. West Point 1915 explores the achievements of this remarkable group.

Critic Reviews:

"A superb examination of how West Point turned out the military leaders who led America to victory in World War II." (Alex Kershaw, New York Times best-selling author of The Longest Winter)

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Title: Drunks

Subtitle: An American History

Author: Christopher M. Finan

Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-27-17

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

A social history of alcoholism in the United States, from the 17th century to the present day.

Today, millions of Americans are struggling with alcoholism, but millions are also in long-term recovery. Alcoholics Anonymous and a growing number of recovery organizations are providing support for alcoholics who will face the danger of relapse for the rest of their lives. We have finally come to understand alcoholism as a treatable illness rather than a moral failure. Today's advocates can draw inspiration from the victories of sober drunks throughout American history.

Christopher Finan recounts the nation's history with alcohol and its search for sobriety, which began among Native Americans in the colonial period, when liquor was used to cheat them of their property. He introduces us to the first of a colorful cast of characters, a remarkable Iroquois leader named Handsome Lake, who dedicated his life to helping his people renounce hard liquor. And we meet Carrie Nation, the wife of an alcoholic who destroyed bars with an ax in her anger over what alcohol had done to her family, as well as the idealistic and energetic Washingtonians, reformed drunks who led the first national movement to save men like themselves.

Finan also tells the dramatic story of Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, the two drunks who helped each other stay sober and then created AA, which survived its tumultuous early years and has made it possible for millions of men and women to quit drinking. This is narrative history at its best: entertaining and authoritative, an important portrait of one of America's great liberation movements.

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Title: The Great Diamond Hoax of 1872

Subtitle: The History of 19th Century America's Most Notorious Fraud

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Dan Gallagher

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-05-17

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

It's only natural that people have always been attracted to get-rich-quick schemes, and in spite of their best efforts, almost everyone has been tempted at one time or another by a promise of riches that can be obtained with little or no work. The attraction is even stronger during periods when ordinary people have indeed struck it rich, particularly the California Gold Rush and the Yukon Gold Rush in the mid-19th century and late 19th century respectively. Having heard stories of men who went west with nothing and returned as millionaires, people were more inclined than ever before to believe that "there's gold (or silver or diamonds) in them thar hills." It would take decades of research to fully understand that most of the miners in the West did not strike it rich, and that those who fared best were mining companies and those who sold goods to miners. But regardless, fraudsters also understood that the best way to make a profit off the gold rush was to fleece the people trying to find the gold, and before long a large number of shysters hoped to make their own pot of riches in a far less honorable way.

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Title: Inventing the Model of 1911

Subtitle: Need and Innovation Combine to Create a Legendary Combat Pistol

Author: B. Z. Kelly

Narrator: B. Z. Kelly

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-26-17

Publisher: B. Z. Kelly

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

The Army's need: An automatic pistol with the stopping power of the .45 caliber Colt single action Army revolver. Colt and John Browning collaborated to meet the Army's need. The result was the greatest combat pistol ever designed. This book examines why the Army insisted on .45 caliber, the innovation required to meet that requirement, and how the model of 1911 beat the competition in reliability, function, and feel. The Model 1911 is compared to earlier Colt design iterations and pistols from other manufacturers through military reports, newspaper articles, and patent records. A unique perspective on an American icon.

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Title: Native American Tribes

Subtitle: The History and Culture of the Shoshone

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Scott Clem

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-08-17

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

From the "Trail of Tears" to Wounded Knee and Little Bighorn, the narrative of American history is incomplete without the inclusion of the Native Americans that lived on the continent before European settlers arrived in the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the first contact between natives and settlers, tribes like the Sioux, Cherokee, and Navajo have both fascinated and perplexed outsiders with their history, language, and culture. In Charles River Editors' Native American Tribes series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the history and culture of North America's most famous native tribes in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.

From 1804-1806, the first American expedition across the North American continent was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson, who had recently bought a vast swath of territory from France. Though he knew he had bought a huge amount of land, Jefferson wasn't entirely sure of what he had bought, so he asked a team led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to traverse the continent until they reached the Pacific, studying everything from the ecology to geography along the way to get an understanding of the country's new region.

Lewis and Clark would find far more than they bargained for. The 33 members who made the trip came into contact with about two dozen Native American tribes, and none were more important than the Shoshone, who the expedition referred to as "Snake" Indians.

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Title: John Tyler

Author: Robert J. Spitzer

Narrator: Sean Runnette

Format: Unabridged

Length: 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-19-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

John Tyler, despite his adroitness in establishing that he had inherited complete presidential power when his predecessor died in office, became a weak and maladroit chief executive during his own time in the White House. Yet, Tyler was not afraid to exercise his authority. First, he stared down an insurrection in Rhode Island, leaving it to the political processes to settle that feud. Second, he wielded enormous power in the form of his presidential vetoes, whittling away at Congresss previously supreme authority and establishing that there was no limit to the number of, or reasons for, presidential vetoes. A clumsy one-term president who left office politically emasculated, he nonetheless opened the door for a more muscular presidencyin relation to Congressthat would benefit future chief executives.

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Title: American History in 50 Events: From First Immigration to World Power

Subtitle: History in 50 Events Series, Book 2

Author: James Weber

Narrator: Kevin Theis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-19-16

Publisher: James Weber

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Do you want to know how the United States became the world power it is today? Hear about the 50 most important events in American history, from the first immigration to the only remaining world power after the Cold War.

This book will give you a comprehensive overview of US history. Author James Weber did the research and compiled this huge list of events that changed the course of this nation forever.

Some of them include:

...and many many more.

All the major wars and conflicts from the American Revolution until the Iraq War are included. The book includes explanations of every event, making this the perfect resource for students and anyone wanting to broaden their knowledge in history.

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Title: Nine Lives

Subtitle: Mystery, Magic, Death, and Life in New Orleans

Author: Dan Baum

Narrator: Jonathan Yen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-09-16

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 24 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Nines Lives is a multivoiced biography of a dazzling, surreal, and imperiled city, told through the lives of nine unforgettable characters and bracketed by two epic storms: Hurricane Betsy, which transformed New Orleans in the 1960s, and Hurricane Katrina, which nearly destroyed it. Dan Baum brings this kaleidoscopic portrait to life, showing us what was lost in the storm and what remains to be saved.

Critic Reviews:

"Baum, an empathetic storyteller, has nearly perfectly distilled the events, providing readers with a sensuous portrait of a place.... Baum's chronicle leaves readers with a bittersweet understanding of what Americans lost during Hurricane Katrina." (Publishers Weekly)

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