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Conquering the Pacific
- An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery
- By: Andrés Reséndez
- Narrated by: Phil Morris
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
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The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery - and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to history....
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Must Read, Excellent
- By Amazon Customer on 10-07-22
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61. Conquering the Pacific
- An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery
- Narrated by: Phil Morris
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 09-14-21
- Language: English
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The Age of Gold
- The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
- By: H.W. Brands
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 17 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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When gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill on the American River, it completely transformed the territory of California....
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Very Enjoyable
- By Claire on 01-15-04
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62. The Age of Gold
- The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 17 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 12-11-03
- Language: English
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The Normans
- From Raiders to Kings
- By: Lars Brownworth
- Narrated by: James C. Lewis
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Normans, Lars Brownworth follows their story, from the first shock of a Viking raid on an Irish monastery to the exile of the last Norman Prince of Antioch....
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Norsemen in Palermo
- By Jim on 02-23-15
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63. The Normans
- From Raiders to Kings
- Narrated by: James C. Lewis
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 10-28-14
- Language: English
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The Explorers
- A New History of America in Ten Expeditions
- By: Amanda Bellows
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter, Leon Nixon
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
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Amanda Bellows offers a fascinating new history of America, told through the stories of a diverse cast of ten extraordinary—and often overlooked—adventurers, from Sacagawea to Matthew Henson to Sally Ride, who pushed the boundaries of discovery and determined our national destiny.
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Needs a different title
- By Madyson Chance on 07-06-24
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64. The Explorers
- A New History of America in Ten Expeditions
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter, Leon Nixon
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 06-04-24
- Language: English
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The Third Pole
- Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest
- By: Mark Synnott
- Narrated by: Steve Campbell
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
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A hundred-year mystery lured veteran climber Mark Synnott into an unlikely expedition up Mount Everest during the spring 2019 season that came to be known as “the Year Everest Broke”. What he found was a gripping human story of impassioned characters from around the globe....
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This is not a book about the search for Sandy Irvine
- By erik on 09-15-21
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65. The Third Pole
- Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest
- Narrated by: Steve Campbell
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 04-13-21
- Language: English
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Columbus
- The Four Voyages
- By: Laurence Bergreen
- Narrated by: Tim Jerome
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
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From the author of the Magellan biography, Over the Edge of the World, a mesmerizing new account of the great explorer....
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Very Petty and frankly flat out dishonest
- By Jm on 02-16-21
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66. Columbus
- The Four Voyages
- Narrated by: Tim Jerome
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 09-20-11
- Language: English
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The Great Polar Fraud
- Cook, Peary, and Byrd - How Three American Heroes Duped the World into Thinking They Had Reached the North Pole
- By: Anthony Galvin
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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The Great Polar Fraud explores the history of the three men who claimed the pole, their claims, and the subsequent doubts of those claims....
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A good read
- By rjay on 09-08-17
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67. The Great Polar Fraud
- Cook, Peary, and Byrd - How Three American Heroes Duped the World into Thinking They Had Reached the North Pole
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 11-18-14
- Language: English
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Rivers of Gold
- The Rise of the Spanish Empire, from Columbus to Magellan
- By: Hugh Thomas
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 27 hrs and 25 mins
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From one of the greatest historians of the Spanish world, here is a fresh and fascinating account of Spain's early conquests in the Americas....
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History I did not know, but now seems essential that I know about Spain’s discovery and conquest of the new world.
- By Discerning buyer on 07-18-24
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68. Rivers of Gold
- The Rise of the Spanish Empire, from Columbus to Magellan
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 27 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 04-18-23
- Language: English
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Skeletons on the Zahara
- A True Story of Survival
- 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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Haunting
- By thawstone on 06-05-16
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69. Skeletons on the Zahara
- A True Story of Survival
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 04-01-14
- Language: English
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Lewis & Clark
- The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
- By: Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan
- Narrated by: Ken Burns, Adam Arkin
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
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The companion audiobook to Ken Burns's PBS documentary film....
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Brilliant history and so exciting
- By DSR WALK on 02-16-17
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70. Lewis & Clark
- The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
- Narrated by: Ken Burns, Adam Arkin
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 02-20-12
- Language: English
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When Montezuma Met Cortes
- The True Story of the Meeting That Changed History
- By: Matthew Restall
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 16 hrs and 6 mins
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A dramatic rethinking of the encounter between Montezuma and Hernando Cortés that completely overturns what we know about the Spanish conquest of the Americas....
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Flawed, but worth it for those interested.
- By "J" on 02-16-18
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71. When Montezuma Met Cortes
- The True Story of the Meeting That Changed History
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 16 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 01-30-18
- Language: English
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Papyrus
- The Invention of Books in the Ancient World
- By: Irene Vallejo, Charlotte Whittle - translator
- Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
- Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
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A rich exploration of the importance of books and libraries in the ancient world that highlights how humanity’s obsession with the printed word has echoed throughout the ages—from one of Spain’s most celebrated authors....
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Great read
- By Hunter Pechin on 12-15-22
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72. Papyrus
- The Invention of Books in the Ancient World
- Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
- Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 10-18-22
- Language: English
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Apollo 8
- The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon
- By: Jeffrey Kluger
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
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In August 1968 NASA made a bold decision: In just 16 weeks, the United States would launch humankind's first flight to the moon....
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Great history of NASA and Apollo 8: a must listen
- By J on 11-17-17
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73. Apollo 8
- The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 05-16-17
- Language: English
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The Ship Beneath the Ice
- The Discovery of Shackleton’s Endurance
- By: Mensun Bound
- Narrated by: Mensun Bound - preface, Charles Armstrong
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
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On November 21, 1914, after sailing more than ten thousand miles from Norway to the Antarctic Ocean, the Endurance finally succumbed to the surrounding ice.
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Dragged out story
- By Bill on 09-14-23
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74. The Ship Beneath the Ice
- The Discovery of Shackleton’s Endurance
- Narrated by: Mensun Bound - preface, Charles Armstrong
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 02-28-23
- Language: English
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An Unsung Hero
- Tom Crean – Antarctic Survivor
- By: Michael Smith
- Narrated by: Gerry O'Brien
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
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Tom Crean was the farmer’s son from Kerry who sailed on three major expeditions to the unknown Antarctic over a century ago. He served with both Captain Robert Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton, spent longer on the ice than either and outlived them both....
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Excellent!
- By Laura Louise Bernadette on 04-05-24
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75. An Unsung Hero
- Tom Crean – Antarctic Survivor
- Narrated by: Gerry O'Brien
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 08-08-21
- Language: English
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Ice Ghosts
- The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition
- By: Paul Watson
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
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Ice Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the Lost Franklin Expedition of 1845 with the modern tale behind the incredible discovery of the flagship's wreck....
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Flawed Writing Dashes High Hopes :(
- By Gillian on 03-31-17
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76. Ice Ghosts
- The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 03-21-17
- Language: English
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Life on the Mississippi
- An Epic American Adventure
- By: Rinker Buck
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
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The eagerly awaited return of master American storyteller Rinker Buck, Life on the Mississippi is an epic, enchanting blend of history and adventure in which Buck builds a wooden flatboat from the grand “flatboat era” of the 1800s and sails it down the Mississippi River....
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Too Political and Divisive
- By Bill on 08-29-22
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77. Life on the Mississippi
- An Epic American Adventure
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 08-09-22
- Language: English
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The Last Viking
- The Life of Roald Amundsen
- By: Stephen R. Bown
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
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The Last Viking unravels the life of the man who stands head and shoulders above all those who raced to map the last corners of the world....
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Outstanding.
- By Leon Miller on 12-01-15
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78. The Last Viking
- The Life of Roald Amundsen
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 03-18-14
- Language: English
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The Sea Wolves
- A History of the Vikings
- By: Lars Brownworth
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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In AD 793 Norse warriors struck the English isle of Lindisfarne and laid waste to it....
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A little dry but very interesting
- By Angela on 08-30-15
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79. The Sea Wolves
- A History of the Vikings
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 06-23-15
- Language: English
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American Moonshot
- John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race
- By: Douglas Brinkley
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 17 hrs and 14 mins
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As the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing approaches, the award-winning historian and perennial New York Times best-selling author takes a fresh look at the space program, President John F. Kennedy’s inspiring challenge, and America’s race to the moon....
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This narrator sounds like a frikkin robot! 👎👎👎
- By Timothy Anderson on 04-04-19
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80. American Moonshot
- John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 17 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 04-02-19
- Language: English
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