Poems of American History, The Period of Growth: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Poems of American History, The Period of Growth, credited to Various, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Poems of American History, The Period of Growth by Various. Read in English by Ed Humpal; Greg Giordano; rizzin; Joanna Dębicka; Chris Pyle; Joseph Tabler; Irene Renee; Ann Boulais; realisticspeakers This volume covers the age of expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War, including the creation of the Constitution, the Presidency of George Washington, the War of 1812, and the settling of the West, along with tales of Johnny Appleseed, the Alamo, the Gold Rush, the death of Jefferson, and The Wreck of the Hesperus. Authors include Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Francis Scott Key, John Greenleaf Whittier and Lord Byron. - Summary by Ed Humpal

Recording facts

• Recording title: Poems of American History, The Period of Growth
• Author credits: Various
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 14
• Listed recording duration: 8:05:53

Catalogue topics

• George Washington
• Daniel Webster
• War of 1812
• Thomas Jefferson
• U.S. Constitution
• yankee doodle
• the alamo
• the gold rush

Track guide

1. 01 - Oh Mother of a Mighty Race — 2:33
2. 02 - Chapter 1, Part 1 — 34:17
3. 03 - Chapter 1, Part 2 — 42:32
4. 04 - Chapter 2, Part 1 — 33:17
5. 05 - Chapter 2, Part 2 — 39:36
6. 06 - Chapter 2, Part 3 — 30:01
7. 07 - Chapter 2, Part 4 — 34:44
8. 08 - Chapter 2, Part 5 — 39:02
9. 09 - Chapter 3, Part 1 — 38:22
10. 10 - Chapter 3, Part 2 — 48:17
11. 11 - Chapter 4 — 29:52
12. 12 - Chapter 5 Part 1 — 37:00
13. 13 - Chapter 5, Part 2 — 46:08
14. 14 - Chapter 6 — 30:12

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