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Lafayette
- By: Harlow Giles Unger
- Narrated by: Matthew Boston
- Length: 18 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In this gripping biography, acclaimed author Harlow Giles Unger paints an intimate portrait of the heroic young French soldier who, at 19, renounced a life of luxury in Paris and Versailles to fight and bleed for liberty - at Brandywine, Valley Forge, and Yorktown. A major general in the Continental army, he quickly earned the love of his troops, his fellow commanders, and his commander in chief, George Washington, who called him his "adopted son".
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WE GET IT! HE'S A "KNIGHT"
- By Anonymous User on 01-13-22
- Lafayette
- By: Harlow Giles Unger
- Narrated by: Matthew Boston
What a hero!
Reviewed: 06-11-24
This is an amazingly tale of integrity and honor both to support the American revolution and ideals as well as a desire to see the same system take root in his home country. Like with the founding fathers in the US, it seems the revolution is the easy part but the hard work of building a functional democratic govnerment is takes a special kind of people……
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The Landscape of History
- How Historians Map the Past
- By: John Lewis Gaddis
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
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What is history, and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book. The Landscape of History provides a searching look at the historian's craft as well as a strong argument for why a historical consciousness should matter to us today.
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Excellent Book!
- By Billy on 09-15-18
- The Landscape of History
- How Historians Map the Past
- By: John Lewis Gaddis
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
Thought provoking and deep
Reviewed: 01-25-24
What a great listen on the facets and factors impacting history and in fact considerations a historian should reflect on in their craft. Almost philosophical. Wonderfully entertaining. I want to listen to it again!
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