In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River, across the forbidding Rockies, and -- by way of the Snake and mighty Columbia -- down to the Pacific Ocean. Lewis and his partner, Captain William Clark, endured incredible hardships and witnessed astounding sights. With great perseverance, they worked their way into an unexplored West and when they returned two years later, they had long since been given up for dead.
Lewis is supported by a variety of colorful characters: Jefferson and his vision of the West; Clark, the artist and map-maker; and Lewis -- the enigma, who let brilliantly but considered the mission a failure After suffering several periods of depression -- and despite his status as a national hero -- Lewis died mysteriously, apparently by his own hand.
Author : Joseph Stromberg and Ralph Raico
Performed By : George C. Scott
Published By - Blackstone Audio Inc
Duration : 3 hours
Type : Military American Pre 1900
Download Price : $9.95
On April 25th, 1898, the United States declared war on Spain. Less than seven months later, a victorious America claimed the former Spanish colonies of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippine Islands. To the American diplomat John Hay, the Spanish-American War was “a splendid little war.” It... More info...
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Author : Simon Winchester
Performed By : Simon Winchester
Published By - Harper Collins US
Duration : 7 hours 30 minutes
Type : Pre 1900 Arts & Drama
Download Price : $14.95
The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men. More info...
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Author : Berwick Coates
Performed By : Berwick Coates
Published By - Berwick Coates
Duration : 47 minutes
Type : Pre 1900 Biographical Royalty and Heads of State Historical Social & Economic
Download Price : $8.49
The End of the First National Welfare System. In less than fifty months, Henry VIII and his chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, swept away the monasteries... More info...
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Author : Simon Schama
Performed By : Timothy West
Published By - BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Duration : 10 hours 55 minutes
Type : British History Pre 1900 20th Century
Download Price : $39.25
Award-winning historian Simon Schama completes his monumental three-volume history of Britain, which accompanies the acclaimed television epic. More info...
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Author : Simon Schama
Performed By : Timothy West
Published By - BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Duration : 8 hours
Type : British History Pre 1900
Download Price : $34.25
This epic three-volume history explores life's grand themes through Britain's rich and colourful history. More info...
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