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

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

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LibriVox recording of Poems of American History, The Revolution by Various. Read in English by Greg Giordano; Chris Pyle; Bekaroo; Ann Boulais; Melvin Lee; Ed Humpal; Patrick Barrett; Larry Wilson A history through poetry of the American Revolution, from the early days of unrest, through the Boston Tea Party, The Ride of Paul Revere, the campaign at Valley Forge, to the time of peace and the forming of the Nation, including works by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, Bret Harte, Alfred Tennyson, and many more. This is the second of 5 volumes that cover American History through poetry from the Vikings to WWI. - Summary by Ed Humpal

Recording facts

• Recording title: Poems of American History, The Revolution
• Author credits: Various
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 20
• Listed recording duration: 9:33:40

Catalogue topics

• George Washington
• american revolution
• thomas paine
• historical poetry
• boston tea party
• ride of paul revere
• the swamp fox
• john paul jones

Track guide

1. 01 - Chapter 1, The Coming of Disconent, Part 1 — 28:22
2. 02 - Chapter 1, The Coming of Discontent, Part 2 — 20:05
3. 03 - Chapter 1, The Coming of Discontent, Part 3 — 15:13
4. 04 - Chapter 1, The Coming of Discontent, Part 4 — 12:16
5. 05 - Chapter 2, The Bursting of the Storm, Part 1 — 43:40
6. 06 - Chapter 3, The Colonists take the Offensive, Part 1 — 21:28
7. 07 - Chapter 3, The Colonists take the Offensive, Part 2 — 34:56
8. 08 - Chapter 3, The Colonists take the Offensive, Part 3 — 31:06
9. 09 - Chapter 4, Independence — 18:05
10. 10 - Chapter 5, The First Campaign, Part 1 — 31:23
11. 11 - Chapter 5, The First Campaign, Part 2 — 23:23
12. 12 - Chapter 6, The Fate of Sir Jack Brag — 45:59
13. 13 - Chapter 7, The Second Stage, Part 1 — 23:46
14. 14 - Chapter 7, The Second Stage, Part 2 — 38:06
15. 15 - Chapter 8, The War on the Water — 45:47
16. 16 - Chapter 9, New York and the ''Neutral Ground,'' Part 1 — 33:06
17. 17 - Chapter 9, New York and the ''Neutral Ground,'' Part 2 — 28:09
18. 18 - Chapter 10, The War in the South, Part 1 — 25:35
19. 19 - Chapter 10, The War in the South, Part 2 — 25:35
20. 20 - Chapter 11, Peace — 27:40

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