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    • 12 Traditional Stories from Indigenous Tribes Across North America
    • By: Tom Pecore Weso
    • Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
    • Length: 1 hr
    • Release date: 09-10-24
    • Language: English
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    • Native Americans have a long tradition of storytelling. Now, you can easily introduce your children to these rich cultures with a compilation of powerful tales from multiple tribes like the Cheyenne and the Lenape.

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    • John Colter, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and the Call of the American West
    • By: David Weston Marshall
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
    • Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 12-07-21
    • Language: English
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    • In 1804, John Colter set out with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on the first US expedition to traverse the North American continent. During the 28-month ordeal, Colter served as a hunter and scout, and honed his survival skills on the western frontier....

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    • The Making of an American Sea
    • By: Jack E. Davis
    • Narrated by: Tom Perkins
    • Length: 20 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 04-19-18
    • Language: English
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    • Winner of the 2017 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction - the tragic collision between civilization and nature in the Gulf of Mexico becomes a uniquely American story in this environmental epic....

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    • The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 (The Revolution Trilogy, Book 1)
    • By: Rick Atkinson
    • Narrated by: George Newbern, Rick Atkinson - introduction
    • Series: The Revolution Trilogy, Book 1
    • Length: 26 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 05-14-19
    • Language: English
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    • Rick Atkinson recounts the first 21 months of America’s violent war for independence, from the battles at Lexington and Concord in spring 1775 to those at Trenton and Princeton in winter 1777....

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    • Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom
    • By: Gary D. Schmidt
    • Narrated by: Channie Waites
    • Length: 29 mins
    • Release date: 09-25-18
    • Language: English
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    • Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her life from her painful childhood through her emancipation to her incredible leadership in the movement for rights for both women and African Americans....

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    • An Epic of the American West
    • By: Hampton Sides
    • Narrated by: Don Leslie
    • Length: 20 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 10-09-06
    • Language: English
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    • From the author of Ghost Soldiers comes a magnificent history of the American conquest of the West....

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    • True Tales and Legends of Famous Gunfighters, Outlaws and Sheriffs from the Wild West
    • By: Jonathan Hunt
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 04-18-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
    • Step back in time and immerse yourself in the rugged landscapes, daring outlaws, fearless lawmen, and untamed frontier spirit that defined an era. ...

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    • Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
    • By: Erik Larson
    • Narrated by: Scott Brick
    • Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 12-29-02
    • Language: English
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    • The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death....

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    • By: Rebecca Skloot
    • Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Bahni Turpin
    • Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 02-02-10
    • Language: English
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    • Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells - taken without her knowledge - became one of the most important tools in medicine....

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    • By: Denise Dennis
    • Narrated by: Janina Edwards
    • Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
    • Release date: 08-10-21
    • Language: English
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    • Black History for Beginners covers a rich but often ignored history and chronicles the Black struggle from capture and enslavement in Africa through the civil rights movement and up to today and the new and different kinds of struggles that Black people face today....

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    • American Indians and the Boarding School Experience, 1875-1928
    • By: David Wallace Adams
    • Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
    • Length: 18 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 01-23-24
    • Language: English
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    • The last "Indian War" was fought against Native American children in the dormitories and classrooms of government boarding schools....

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    • 51 Inspiring People from Ancient Africa to Modern-Day U.S.A.
    • By: Arlisha Norwood
    • Narrated by: Janina Edwards
    • Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 10-08-24
    • Language: English
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    • Meet extraordinary black heroes throughout history—biographies for kids ages 8 to 12. You’re invited to meet ancient Egyptian rulers, brilliant scientists, legendary musicians, and civil rights activists—all in the same book!

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    • The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe
    • By: Kevin R. C. Gutzman
    • Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
    • Length: 25 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 02-28-23
    • Language: English
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    • The Jeffersonians is a complete chronicle of the men who served as president from 1801 to 1825 and implemented the foreign policy, domestic, and constitutional agenda of the radical wing of the American Revolution, setting guideposts for later American liberals to follow....

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    • An Epic Tale of Money and Power in the American Founding
    • By: William Hogeland
    • Narrated by: William Hogeland
    • Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 05-28-24
    • Language: English
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    • Alexander Hamilton has become a global celebrity. Millions know his name and imagine knowing the man. But what did he really want for the country? What risks did he run in pursuing those vaulting ambitions? Who tried to stop him? How did they fight?

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    • FDR, Hoover, and the Dawn of a New America
    • By: Scott Martelle
    • Narrated by: David Stifel
    • Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 11-28-23
    • Language: English
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    • Veteran journalist Scott Martelle provides a gripping narrative retelling of that vitally significant year as social and political systems struggled under the weight of the devastating Dust Bowl, economic woes, rising political protests, and growing demand for the repeal of Prohibition....

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    • A Heartfelt Journey Through Cape Cod: A Slice of Heaven on Earth. A Memoir Set in the Picturesque Seaside of Massachusetts, 20th Century.
    • By: Russell Evans
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
    • Release date: 06-13-24
    • Language: English
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    • A memoir set in Cape Cod during the early to mid-20th century. *Cape Cod Dream* is an enchanting memoir set in the picturesque and charming Cape ...

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    • Inside the World of an Undercover Muslim FBI Agent
    • By: Tamer Elnoury, Kevin Maurer
    • Narrated by: Peter Ganim
    • Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 10-23-17
    • Language: English
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    • The explosive memoir of a Muslim American FBI agent fighting terror from the inside....

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