The Man Who Could Be King
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When young Josiah Penn Stockbridge accepts the position as aide-de-camp to George Washington at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, he thinks only of the glory and romance of battle. He is unprepared for the reality of America's bloody fight for independence. The Continental Army is starving, underpaid, and dangerously close to mutiny, and Washington fights not just to defeat the British but to maintain order and morale among his own men.
As anonymous letters by officers calling for revolt circulate through camp in Newburgh, New York, Washington must make a choice: preserve the young republic by keeping civilian control of the military, or reshape the new government by standing in solidarity with his troops and assuming greater power for himself.
During one fateful week in American history, Josiah will watch a conflicted general become a legend and will discover for himself that the greatest struggles of war are those within the hearts and minds of fallible men.
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They met in person only four times, yet these two men determined the outcome of the Civil War and cast competing styles for the reunited nation. Each the subject of innumerable biographies, Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee have never before been paired as they are here. Exploring their personalities, their character, and their ethical, moral, political, and military worlds, William C. Davis finds surprising similarities between the two men.
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Plutarch looks at Grant and Lee ...
- By Orson on 02-24-15
By: William C. Davis
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The Burning of the White House
- James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812
- By: Jane Hampton Cook
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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Told from multiple points of view - including those of James and Dolley Madison and a British admiral - this is the true story of the burning of the White House in 1814. It's unimaginable today, even for a generation that saw the Twin Towers fall and the Pentagon attacked. It's unimaginable because in 1814, enemies didn't fly overhead; they marched through the streets, and for 26 hours in August, the British enemy marched through Washington, DC, and set fire to government buildings, including the US Capitol and the White House.
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Written Like a Children's Book. Boring.
- By Mike on 01-20-17
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Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
- By: Sarah Vowell
- Narrated by: Sarah Vowell, John Slattery, Nick Offerman, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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From the best-selling author of Assassination Vacation and Unfamiliar Fishes, a humorous account of the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette - the one Frenchman we could all agree on - and an insightful portrait of a nation's idealism and its reality. Lafayette in the Somewhat United States is a humorous and insightful portrait of the famed Frenchman, the impact he had on our young country, and his ongoing relationship with instrumental Americans of the time.
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You likely haven't heard it this way...
- By William L. Scott III on 06-04-16
By: Sarah Vowell
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Andrew Jackson
- His Life and Times
- By: H.W. Brands
- Narrated by: John H. Mayer
- Length: 25 hrs and 57 mins
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The extraordinary story of Andrew Jackson—the colorful, dynamic, and forceful president who ushered in the Age of Democracy and set a still young America on its path to greatness—told by the bestselling author of The First American.
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Very Thorough
- By Eric on 02-07-06
By: H.W. Brands
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Being George Washington
- By: Glenn Beck
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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If you think you know George Washington, think again. This is the amazing true story of a real-life superhero who wore no cape and possessed no special powers—yet changed the world forever. It's a story about a man whose life reads as if it were torn from the pages of an action novel: Bullet holes through his clothing. Horses shot out from under him. Unimaginable hardship. Disease. Heroism. Spies and double-agents. And, of course, the unmistakable hand of Divine Providence that guided it all.
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Awe Inspiring!!
- By Bryce on 12-14-11
By: Glenn Beck
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Our One Common Country
- Abraham Lincoln and the Hampton Roads Peace Conference of 1865
- By: James B. Conroy
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
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Our One Common Country explores the most critical meeting of the Civil War. Given short shrift or overlooked by many historians, the Hampton Roads Conference of 1865 was a crucial turning point in the War between the States. In this well written and highly documented book, James B. Conroy describes in fascinating detail what happened when leaders from both sides came together to try to end the hostilities. The meeting was meant to end the fighting on peaceful terms.
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Exhaustively researched and engagingly written.
- By Jean on 08-19-15
By: James B. Conroy
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American Ulysses
- A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
- By: Ronald C. White
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 27 hrs and 35 mins
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A major new biography of the Civil War general and American president, by the author of the New York Times bestseller A. Lincoln. The dramatic story of one of America's greatest and most misunderstood military leaders and presidents, this is a major new interpretation of Ulysses S. Grant. Based on seven years of research with primary documents, some of them never tapped before, this is destined to become the Grant biography of our times.
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A New Campaign to Reasses Grant
- By Mark on 11-02-16
By: Ronald C. White
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The Ascent of George Washington
- The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon
- By: John Ferling
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
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Even compared to his fellow founders, George Washington stands tall. Our first president has long been considered a stoic hero, holding himself above the rough-and-tumble politics of his day. Now John Ferling peers behind that image, carefully burnished by Washington himself, to show us a leader who was not only not above politics but a canny infighter---a master of persuasion, manipulation, and deniability.
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A very Honest look at George Washington
- By DM on 03-24-22
By: John Ferling
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Washington's Revolution
- The Making of America's First Leader
- By: Robert Middlekauff
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
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George Washington was famously unknowable, but Robert Middlekauff penetrates the mystique to reveal the fears, values, and passions that drove him. Rich in psychological details regarding Washington's temperament, idiosyncrasies, and experiences, this audiobook shows us a self-conscious Washington who grew in confidence and experience as a young soldier, businessman, and Virginian gentleman; and was transformed into an American patriot by the revolutionary ferment of the 1760s and 70s.
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Fresh Look at Leader of American Revolution
- By Sean Lannan on 09-02-15
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Lone Star Nation
- How a Ragged Army of Courageous Volunteers Won the Battle for Texas Independence
- By: H.W. Brands
- Narrated by: Don Leslie
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
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Lone Star Nation is the gripping story of Texas' precarious journey to statehood, from its early colonization in the 1820s to the shocking massacres of Texas loyalists at the Alamo and Goliad by the Mexican army, from its rough-and-tumble years as a land overrun by the Comanches to its day of liberation as an upstart republic.
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Texas: From Spanish colony to statehood
- By Brian Shivers on 04-06-05
By: H.W. Brands
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Union 1812
- The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence
- By: A. J. Langguth
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
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This dramatic account of the War of 1812 fills a surprising gap in the popular literature of the nation's formative years. It is this war, followed closely on the War of Independence, that established the young nation as a permanent power and proved its claim to Manifest Destiny.
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Fantastic narrative history
- By Tad on 03-22-12
By: A. J. Langguth
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The Drillmaster of Valley Forge
- The Baron De Steuben and the Making of the American Army
- By: Paul Lockhart
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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The image of the Baron de Steuben training Washington's ragged, demoralized troops in the snow at Valley Forge is part of the iconography of our Revolutionary heritage, but most history fans know little more about this fascinating figure.
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Great history good naration
- By Matthew on 11-18-08
By: Paul Lockhart
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- Fritz Shermar
- 11-22-22
a fun listen over a real event
The main character Josiah, is a made up character. However the event is real and it really is full of interesting tid bits in the history of George Washington during the Revolutionary War. There are 2 appendixes that also supply historical documentation that are fun to listen to
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- Kindle Customer
- 07-26-19
Wonderful!!!
This audio book made me want to learn more about Washington, Lafayette and the other men of that day.
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- Fins
- 01-10-18
WOW!!! Well read and well researched!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and have a greater respect for George Washington for his humanity and his role in the American Revolution! May we continue to be vigilante to not only praise one for what they have done but also what they haven’t to live a life with honor and integrity!
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- G. Kinzer
- 04-19-19
Interesting angle on Washington
Enjoyable perspective from a fictional administrative aid's point of view backed by well researched data. I enjoyed the epilogue as much as the story.
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- Bob
- 11-12-17
what a man of great conviction
best explanation of how GW'S character shaped his decisions in all things, from leading the war, or his home, or our country.
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- David K. van Hoose
- 06-05-19
It comes down to one speech to his officers
This book is written from the point of view of one of General Washington's Aids to was with him through out the War of Independence. Near the end after the Battle of Yorktown his Army had a number of valid issues with Congress, General Washington stepped in and re-directed them to the good of the country. It was at this meeting with his officers he could have taken the crown and this army would have followed.
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- Diane C
- 08-21-17
Story over chapter 12
The story was based on a very narrow piece of history. The book is good for history buffs. The last 13 chapters were basically the "credits". The book was a bit of a dissapointment but the narration good.
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- jockkk
- 05-23-21
Excellent Insight, derived from superior research.
The narration was more than equal to the outstanding work of the author. A fair portrayal of the greatest leader in the history of the world.
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- Dana
- 08-23-17
Very well done.
Very few books do I immediately listen to for a second time. ...this is one of those books
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- 09-22-17
a Novelization of the Newburgh Conspiracy
I'm ashamed to admit I'm one of many Americans who have the felonious understand I bff that the end of the shooting war off the American Revolution occurred at Yorktown. Then came the Treaty of Paris with the Constitutional Conventions in the interim. I first learned of the Newburgh Conspiracy in 2008 during a college course on the military history of the U.S. this novel gives not only a fictional-narrative account of the brooding mutiny of Washington's Army, but also a summation of this was Washi gtobs military career since Braddock's crushing defeat in the French and Indian War up to the encampment at Newburgh, NY. Others have commented this reads like a history book than a novel. I agree and that's a good Thing, and considering at yhe time this reviw is published this book only recently was published. Other historical novels in yhe past have not had yhe same read as This, more novelization entertainment. This is not an inyrinsically bad thing to have. I advise all budding novelists and historians to read this novel as an example of the ideal blend of styles.
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