African Civilizations

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    • Thomas Jefferson, The First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805
    • By: Richard Zacks
    • Narrated by: Raymond Todd
    • Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 07-01-05
    • Language: English
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    • After Tripoli declared war on the United States in 1801, Barbary pirates captured 300 U.S. sailors and marines....

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    • A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa
    • By: Michael Gomez
    • Narrated by: David Sadzin
    • Length: 19 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 12-17-20
    • Language: English
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    • A groundbreaking book that puts early and medieval West Africa on the map of global history....

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    • A Captivating Guide to Civilizations of Ancient Africa Such as the Land of Punt, Carthage, the Kingdom of Aksum, the Mali Empire, and the Kingdom of Kush
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
    • Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 10-28-20
    • Language: English
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    • Africa is the continent where the first humans were born. They explored the vast land and produced the first tools. And although we migrated from that continent, we never completely abandoned it....

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    • The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization
    • By: Richard Miles
    • Narrated by: Grover Gardner
    • Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 08-18-11
    • Language: English
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    • An epic history of a doomed civilization and a lost empire.....

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    • The Prehistoric Origins of Ancient Egypt
    • By: Robert Bauval, Thomas Brophy PhD
    • Narrated by: Michael Page
    • Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 05-22-18
    • Language: English
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    • Uncovering compelling new evidence, Egyptologist Robert Bauval and astrophysicist Thomas Brophy present the anthropological, climatological, archaeological, geological, and genetic research supporting a hugely debated theory of the Black African origin of Egyptian civilization....

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    • Cat Detective
    • By: A. B. Greenfield
    • Narrated by: Ron Butler
    • Series: Ra the Mighty, Book 1
    • Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 04-24-19
    • Language: English
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    • An egotistical royal cat and his dung beetle sidekick track a jewelry thief in this hilarious new series set in ancient Egypt....

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    • Civilizations of Ancient Africa Including the Kingdom of Kush, the Land of Punt, Carthage, the Kingdom of Aksum, the Mali Empire
    • By: Will Forrest
    • Narrated by: Dean Ericson
    • Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 10-05-23
    • Language: English
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    • With this book, you can explore some of Africa’s most mysterious and powerful ancient kingdoms - from the Land of Punt to the Kingdom of Kush - unlocking their secrets....

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    • The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama
    • By: Nigel Cliff
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 06-10-20
    • Language: English
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    • Historian Nigel Cliff delivers a sweeping reinterpretation of Vasco da Gama's pioneering voyages, revealing their significance as a decisive turning point in the struggle between Christianity and Islam - a series of events which forever altered the relationship between East and West....

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    • A Very Short Introduction
    • By: John Parker, Richard Rathbone
    • Narrated by: Dion Graham
    • Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 05-25-21
    • Language: English
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    • This VSI, the first concise work of its kind, will prove essential for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history....

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    • The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World
    • By: Mark Pendergrast
    • Narrated by: Matthew Boston
    • Length: 16 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 08-14-18
    • Language: English
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    • Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks. In this updated edition of the classic work, Mark Pendergrast reviews the dramatic changes in coffee culture over the past decade....

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    • America's Ancient Pasts
    • By: Daniel K. Richter
    • Narrated by: Walter Dixon
    • Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 06-29-12
    • Language: English
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    • America began, we are often told, with the Founding Fathers, who created a unique place called the United States. But the US has a much deeper history than is apparent....

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    • Leaders, Legends, Legacies
    • By: DK
    • Narrated by: Nneka Okoye
    • Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 01-19-21
    • Language: English
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    • From Frederick Douglass to Oprah Winfrey, and the achievements of ancient African kingdoms to those of the US Civil Rights Movement, Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies takes kids on an exceptional journey from prehistory to modern times....

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    • The Mystery of the Boy King
    • By: Zahi Hawass
    • Narrated by: Firdous Bamji
    • Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
    • Release date: 07-31-13
    • Language: English
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    • This book surveys 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian history by focusing on the lives and lifestyles of great pharaohs....

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    • The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire
    • By: Robert G. Hoyland
    • Narrated by: Peter Ganim
    • Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
    • Release date: 12-08-14
    • Language: English
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    • In just over a hundred years - from the death of Muhammad in 632 to the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in 750 - the followers of the Prophet swept across the whole of the Middle East....

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    • A Captivating Guide to West African History, Starting from Ancient Civilizations Through the Medieval Period to the Present
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
    • Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 08-16-22
    • Language: English
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    • Beginning in prehistoric times, West Africa has always been an incredible region. Early nomadic tribes settled into some of the earliest communities on Earth and learned how to work with metal. This audiobook covers some of the most important events in West Africa’s history....

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    • The Origins and History of Legends and Myths Across Africa
    • By: Charles River Editors
    • Narrated by: Daniel Houle
    • Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 05-08-20
    • Language: English
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    • The modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous races by the white man, who had forcefully entered the continent during a particularly hubristic and dynamic phase of European history....

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    • By: Roberta Edwards
    • Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
    • Length: 52 mins
    • Release date: 03-26-19
    • Language: English
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    • Ever since Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the young pharaoh has become a symbol of the wealth and mystery of ancient Egypt. This Who Was...? explains the life and times of this ancient Egyptian ruler....

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