Colonial Period

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    • Worlds of Imperial Violence
    • By: Lauren Benton
    • Narrated by: Raquel Beattie
    • Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 03-05-24
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Holding vital lessons for us today, They Called It Peace reveals how the imperial violence of the past has made perpetual war and the threat of atrocity endemic features of the international order.

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    • The History of Native American Slavery in the New World and the United States
    • By: Charles River Editors
    • Narrated by: Daniel Houle
    • Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
    • Release date: 12-30-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • It has often been said that the greatest invention of all time was the sail, which facilitated the internationalization of the globe and thus, ushered in the modern era....

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    • The History and Legacy of the Lone Star State's War for Independence from Mexico
    • By: Charles River Editors
    • Narrated by: Scott Clem
    • Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
    • Release date: 12-20-16
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • The most important war for Texas came in the early 19th century, and the common story heard in America is about rebellion against intolerance, oppression and Mexican cruelty....

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    • Ralph Bunche, the United Nations, and the Fight to End Empire
    • By: Kal Raustiala
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross, Leon Nixon
    • Length: 22 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 01-31-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • A legendary diplomat, scholar, and civil rights leader, Ralph Bunche was one of the most prominent Black Americans of the twentieth century. In The Absolutely Indispensable Man, Kal Raustiala restores Bunche to his rightful place in history....

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    • A View of the American Revolution
    • By: Barbara Tuchman
    • Narrated by: Davina Porter
    • Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 04-14-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 30 ratings
    • The prize-winning historian’s fresh look at the people and events that decided America’s struggle for independence. Its suspenseful climax is the 500-mile march undertaken by General Washington to surround Cornwallis at Yorktown.....

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    • Common Sense, The Age of Reason, and The Rights of Man
    • By: Thomas Paine
    • Narrated by: John York
    • Length: 17 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 09-11-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • This eye-opening collection presents three of Paine’s most important writings, providing modern listeners with both an inspiring glimpse into the past and compelling philosophical arguments concerning deism, human rights, egalitarianism, and independence....

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    • The Myth of Race from the Colonial Era to Obama’s America
    • By: Jacqueline Jones
    • Narrated by: Christine Williams
    • Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 03-19-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
    • Expansive, visionary, and provocative, A Dreadful Deceit explodes the pernicious fiction that has shaped American history....

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    • By: Joseph Conrad
    • Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
    • Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 01-10-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 82 ratings
    • River steamboat captain Charles Marlow has set forth on the Congo in Africa to find the enigmatic European trader Mr. Kurtz. Preceded by his reputation as a brilliant emissary of progress, Kurtz has now established himself as a god among the natives....

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    • Meanings of Culture and Civilization in the American South
    • By: Charles Reagan Wilson
    • Narrated by: Chris Abernathy
    • Length: 24 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 01-24-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • In this examination of the American South in national and global contexts, celebrated historian Charles Reagan Wilson assesses how diverse communities of southerners have sought to define the region's identity....

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    • A Chronicle of the Benn Family in Guyana's History
    • By: Lena and Daniel Platt
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 03-15-24
    • Language: English
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    • The reader of this book will get an intimate glimpse into the lives of Brindley and Patricia Benn and their family, who loom large in the history ...

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    • A Concise International History
    • By: Mark Atwood Lawrence
    • Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
    • Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 03-24-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 118 ratings
    • Hailed as a "pithy and compelling account of an intensely relevant topic" ( Kirkus Reviews), this wide-ranging volume offers a superb account of a key moment in modern U.S. and world history....

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    • A Captivating Guide to European Expansion, Colonial Conflicts, the Berlin Conference, and Its Impact on Modern Times (African History)
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jay Herbert
    • Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 04-10-24
    • Language: English
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    • Step into the riveting saga of the Scramble for Africa and learn about the dramatic reshaping of the African continent.

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    • A Wilderness at My Doorstep
    • By: Mehr Afshan Farooqi
    • Narrated by: Mehr Afshan Farooqi
    • Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
    • Release date: 01-19-23
    • Language: English
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    • Ghalib's poetic trajectory begins from Urdu, then moves to composing almost entirely in Persian and finally swings back to Urdu. It is nearly as complex as his poetry. However, his poetic output in Persian is far more than what he wrote in Urdu....

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    • By: Christopher Lee
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
    • Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 08-30-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • Viceroys is the story of the British aristocracy sent to govern India during the reigns of five British monarchs. It is also the story of how the modern British identity was established....

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    • The American Nation Series, Book 4
    • By: Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Albert Bushnell Hart
    • Narrated by: Joseph Tabler
    • Series: American Nation: A History, Book 4
    • Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 08-02-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • This book covers a period of a little more than three-quarters of a century. It begins with the first attempt at English colonization in America, in 1576, and ends with the year 1652, when the supremacy of Parliament was recognized throughout the English colonies....

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    • Embracing the Past, Shaping the Future
    • By: Dr. David K. Ewen
    • Narrated by: Dr. David K. Ewen
    • Length: 39 mins
    • Release date: 09-06-23
    • Language: English
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    • Cultural diversity and boundless creativity flourish within the vibrant tapestry of Boston's neighborhoods. It's a place where the cherished echoes of history effortlessly intertwine with the cadence of forward-thinking progress, where each street corner whispers its own narrative....

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    • By: Benjamin Franklin
    • Narrated by: Bill DeWees
    • Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 11-02-10
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • One of the most famous and influential examples of autobiography The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life....

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