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These Truths
- A History of the United States
- By: Jill Lepore
- Narrated by: Jill Lepore
- Length: 29 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,350
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,091
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,053
In the most ambitious one-volume American history in decades, award-winning historian Jill Lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins and rise of a divided nation. In riveting prose, These Truths tells the story of America, beginning in 1492, to ask whether the course of events has proven the nation's founding truths or belied them.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good Story but distracting sound engineering
- By MindSpiker on 11-21-18
- These Truths
- A History of the United States
- By: Jill Lepore
- Narrated by: Jill Lepore
Great!
Reviewed: 01-17-24
This is a great overview of American history. It definitely focuses more on domestic issues and skips over foreign affairs such as WWI and WWII.
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Ghosts of Gold Mountain
- The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad
- By: Gordon H. Chang
- Narrated by: David Shih
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 113
From across the sea, they came by the thousands, escaping war and poverty in southern China to seek their fortunes in America. Converging on the enormous western worksite of the Transcontinental Railroad, the migrants spent years dynamiting tunnels through the snow-packed cliffs of the Sierra Nevada and laying tracks across the burning Utah desert. Their sweat and blood fueled the ascent of an interlinked, industrial United States. But those of them who survived this perilous effort would be pushed to the margins of American life and then to the fringes of public memory.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very inspiring, educational, and enlightening!
- By Amazon Customer on 06-25-19
- Ghosts of Gold Mountain
- The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad
- By: Gordon H. Chang
- Narrated by: David Shih
Okay…
Reviewed: 06-28-22
I picked up this book because I saw some great reviews. I was not a huge fan of it. It is very detailed and can get VERY slow. If you are interested in this topic and know some basic information I would suggest to get this book. If not, look for another book.
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I've Been Here All the While
- Black Freedom on Native Land
- By: Alaina E. Roberts
- Narrated by: Caroline Sorunke
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14
Perhaps no other symbol has more resonance in African American history than that of "40 acres and a mule" - the lost promise of Black reparations for slavery after the Civil War. In I've Been Here All the While, we meet the Black people who actually received this mythic 40 acres, the American settlers who coveted this land, and the Native Americans whose holdings it originated from.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating and well told
- By Scott Klinger on 05-01-22
- I've Been Here All the While
- Black Freedom on Native Land
- By: Alaina E. Roberts
- Narrated by: Caroline Sorunke
Great Book
Reviewed: 06-20-22
This book was fantastic. You should have some basic knowledge of the west, Native Americans, and African Americans. It is easy to follow. However, the narrator was just okay.
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Killing Patton
- The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General
- By: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
- Narrated by: Bill O'Reilly
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,612
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,756
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,745
General George S. Patton, Jr., died under mysterious circumstances in the months following the end of World War II. For almost 70 years, there has been suspicion that his death was not an accident - and may very well have been an act of assassination. Killing Patton will take listeners inside the final year of the war and recount the events surrounding Patton's tragic demise, naming names of the many powerful individuals who wanted him silenced.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good book with alot of flaws
- By Alan on 09-24-14
- Killing Patton
- The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General
- By: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
- Narrated by: Bill O'Reilly
Wow
Reviewed: 02-14-15
An amazing thrilling book that is detail with such history that it is unbelievable and it does not seem like a history book.this book is a really true history book that more history books should be there like. It enables one to actually feel what is going on in the brilliantly written book by Bill O'Reilly. He is an awesome writer as we've seen in killing Lincoln and killing Kennedy this is a must read book for anyone who is interested in World War II!
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