Pullman
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Left for Dead
- Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World
- By: Eric Jay Dolin
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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The best-selling author of Black Flags, Blue Waters tells the story of a wild encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig, and a British warship in the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812. Fraught with misunderstandings and mistrust, the incident left three British sailors and two Americans including the captain of the sealer, Charles H. Barnard abandoned in the Falklands for eighteen months.
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Great history
- By Pullman on 07-31-24
- Left for Dead
- Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World
- By: Eric Jay Dolin
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
Great history
Reviewed: 07-31-24
Well researched and well written with a good flow. A very good listen. Better than fiction.
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Mysteries of Ancient America: Uncovering the Forbidden
- By: Fritz Zimmerman
- Narrated by: Linda LongCrane
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
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This is a compilation of historical accounts that contradict everything we have been taught about ancient America. The accounts are substantiated by the testimony of the Native Americans who lived in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley regions of North America. American Indians speak of a people who were skilled in arts and engaged in trade whose remains could be found in the burial mounds.
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Exploits Racist Ideas of the Past
- By Delaney Webb on 03-25-21
No flow to the book
Reviewed: 07-31-24
Seemed to have a lot of good information. The narration was poor but really the story did not flow well. The worst part was constantly referencing pictures which may be in the book but you cannot see in audio.
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The Pirate History of Florida
- How Boca Grande, Sanibel Island and Pine Island Became Famous Florida Pirate Bases The Story of Jose Gaspar, Brewster Baker and Black Caesar.
- By: Michael D. Miller
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
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In 1500 Spanish sailing ships began hauling gold from South America to Spain. Trade winds caused them to sail near the western coast of Florida, where pirates learned to gather to prey upon them. Thus it was that for 300 years the western coast of Florida became infamous as a pirate lair. We explore this, finding a unique cultural enigma. To have lived in the periods between 1500 and 1800 was not easy. Life was often unjust, hard, brutal, and short. Especially if you were poor. Yet in the midst of this period of injustice and cruelty, the unique practice of piracy created opportunities for ...
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Poor AI narration
- By Pullman on 07-31-24
- The Pirate History of Florida
- How Boca Grande, Sanibel Island and Pine Island Became Famous Florida Pirate Bases The Story of Jose Gaspar, Brewster Baker and Black Caesar.
- By: Michael D. Miller
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
Poor AI narration
Reviewed: 07-31-24
The topic was interesting. It seems pretty well written. But the narration by AI was very poor.
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I Am the Raleigh: The Trial of Sir Walter
- By: F. L. Light
- Narrated by: Ryan McBurney
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
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A few months after the accession of King James in 1603, Sir Walter Raleigh and his friend, Henry Lord Cobham, among others, were accused of treason. I am the Raleigh is a drama of Sir Walter’s trial, when he strove with Edward Coke, the great accuser, to exonerate himself.
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What an annoying book.
- By Pullman on 01-19-19
- I Am the Raleigh: The Trial of Sir Walter
- By: F. L. Light
- Narrated by: Ryan McBurney
What an annoying book.
Reviewed: 01-19-19
Impossible to finish. Then an arrogant and insulting introduction to make you feel dumb if you don't like the stupid way it is presented.
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