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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Conserving Mount Nittany Subtitle: A Dynamic Environmentalism Author: Tom Shakely Narrator: Tom Shakely, Ben Novak Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 07-14-15 Publisher: The Nittany Valley Society, Inc. Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: In presenting the first complete history of Central Pennsylvania's most famous mountain, Tom Shakely pieces together the story of Mount Nittany as perhaps the most famous symbol of The Pennsylvania State University and the Nittany Valley. Conserving Mount Nittany tells the story of the physical and cultural environment from which a spirit of both affection and protection for the Mountain has been evident from the time of the American Indians into the present. In his explication of "dynamic environmentalism" the author presents conservation in a fresh yet historically-informed context as a community's expression of itself throu

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Legendary Explorers: The Life and Legacy of Captain John Smith Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Christopher Hudspeth Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 06-09-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: "Here every man may be master and owner of his owne labour and land.... If he have nothing but his hands, he may...by industrie quickly grow rich." (Captain John Smith) John Smith is one of the most common names in the English language and akin to the use of John Doe, but every Briton and American is familiar with the explorer and mercenary Captain John Smith, who helped found the first permanent British colony in the New World, at Jamestown, in 1607. From there, he went on to become the first Englishman to explore New England, and it was Smith who named the Chesapeake Bay. He wrote several accounts of his exploration and his time

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: American Legends: The Life of Abner Doubleday Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Colleen Patrick Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 05-27-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: "Gen. Doubleday was not a man of 'personal magnetism' nor what is called a dashing officer.' He was an earnest and conscientious man and a safe and steady soldier-precise, methodical, and to be depended on in any emergency." - General Don Carlos Buell A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or n

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Second Inaugural Address (January 20, 1937) Author: Franklin D. Roosevelt Narrator: Franklin D. Roosevelt Format: Original Recording Length: 18 mins Language: English Release date: 05-22-15 Publisher: BN Publishing Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Franklin D. Roosevelt, commonly known as FDR, served as the 32nd president of the United States. He was a compelling orator who inspired millions with his "fireside" radio speeches during the Great Depression of the 1930s and his wartime addresses to the nation in the 1940s. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Legion Team Subtitle: Forgotten Hockey in Waterloo, 1927-1930 Author: Tim Harwood Narrator: Tim Harwood Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 05-20-15 Publisher: BTSCP Books Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: For more than half a century, generations of hockey fans in northeast Iowa have given their allegiance to the Waterloo Black Hawks. Few realize that decades before the Black Hawks arrived, a long forgotten club captivated Waterloo during the late 1920s, playing in front of crowds even larger than those who come to the rink today, and beating teams from Chicago, the Twin Cities, and Canada. Sponsored and administered by the Becker-Chapman American Legion Post, a contemporary newspaper report noted, "Hockey's popularity eclipses any other winter sport; the game took such a foothold that the city would be lost without its regular hockey matches now." The Leg

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Triangle Fire, Protocols of Peace, and Industrial Democracy in Progressive Era New York Author: Richard Greenwald Narrator: Tom Kruse Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 05-19-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: America searched for an answer to "The Labor Question" during the Progressive Era in an effort to avoid the unrest and violence that flared so often in the late 19th and early 20th century. In the ladies' garment industry, a unique experiment in industrial democracy brought together labor, management, and the public. As Richard Greenwald explains, it was an attempt to "square free market capitalism with ideals of democracy to provide a fair and just workplace." Led by Louis Brandeis, this group negotiated the "Protocols of Peace." But in the midst of this experiment, 146 mostly

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Knight of the Dixie Wilds Author: K. Meador, Walter E. Taylor Narrator: Tyler Edmunds Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs Language: English Release date: 04-20-15 Publisher: K-Trina Meador Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: No period in the history of the United States of America forms a field so rich with chivalry, romance, and drama as the years between 1865 and 1870, the so-called days of the reconstruction of the South. During this period the nation was born again and started on its climb to the top rung of power among the nations of the world. The heroism of the overpowered South during that time was strangely slighted by historians. For more than 60 years it has remained practically unknown except to a few survivors of the day. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: President Jimmy Carter's Farewell Address Author: Jimmy Carter Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Length: 17 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-15 Publisher: Spoken Realms Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924), is an American politician, author, and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 39th president of the United States, from 1977 to 1981. He was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. Carter, raised in rural Georgia, was a peanut farmer who served two terms as a Georgia State senator, from 1963 to 1967, and one as the governor of Georgia, from 1971 to 1975. He was elected president in 1976, defeating incumbent president Gerald Ford in a relatively close election, running as an outsider who promised truth in government in the wake of the Watergate scandal. He is the second-oldest (after George H. W. Bush) of America's four liv

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: President George H.W. Bush's Last Address Author: George H.W. Bush Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Length: 27 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-15 Publisher: Spoken Realms Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) is a retired American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993. A Republican, he had previously served as the 43rd vice president of the United States (1981-1989), a congressman, an ambassador, and director of Central Intelligence. He is the oldest living former president and vice president. He is also the last living former president who is a veteran of World War II. Bush is often referred to as "George H. W. Bush", "Bush 41", "Bush the Elder", or "George Bush Sr." to distinguish him from his son, former president George W. Bush. Prior to his son's presidency, he was known simply as George

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: President Reagan's Farewell Address Author: Ronald Reagan Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Length: 24 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-15 Publisher: Spoken Realms Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911-June 5, 2004) was an American actor and politician. He was the 40th president of the United States (1981-'89) and served as the 33rd governor of California (1967-'75) before his presidency. As president, Reagan implemented sweeping new political and economic initiatives. His supply-side economic policies, dubbed "Reaganomics", advocated reducing tax rates to spur economic growth, controlling the money supply to reduce inflation, deregulation of the economy, and reducing government spending. In his first term, he survived an assassination attempt, took a hard line against labor unions, escalated the War on Drugs, and ordered an invasion of Grenada to

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: President Lyndon B. Johnson's Last State of the Union Author: Lyndon B. Johnson Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-15 Publisher: Spoken Realms Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908-January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States (1963-1969), a position he assumed after his service as the 37th vice president (1961-1963). Johnson, a Democrat from Texas, served as a United States representative from 1937 to 1949 and as a United States senator from 1949 to 1961, including six years as Senate majority leader, two as Senate minority leader, and two as Senate majority whip. He campaigned unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1960 but ran for vice president with John F. Kennedy, heading the ticket for the 1960 presidential election. After th

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: President Rutherford B. Hayes' Last State of the Union Author: Rutherford B. Hayes Narrator: John Greenman Format: Original Recording Length: 1 hr and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-15 Publisher: Spoken Realms Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 - January 17, 1893) was the 19th President of the United States (1877 - 1881). As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction, began the efforts that led to civil service reform, and attempted to reconcile the divisions left over from the Civil War and Reconstruction. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: President Gerald Ford's Last State of the Union Address Author: Gerald Ford Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Length: 39 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-15 Publisher: Spoken Realms Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., July 14, 1913-December 26, 2006), was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and was the 40th vice president of the United States, serving from 1973 to 1974 under President Richard Nixon. He was the first person appointed to the vice presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment, after Spiro Agnew resigned. When he became president upon Richard Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974, he became the first and to date only person to have served as both vice president and president of the United States without being elected by the Electoral College. Before ascending to the vice pre

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Pearl Author: Cynthia Jordan Narrator: Cynthia Jordan Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 03-09-15 Publisher: Emerald Eagle Productions Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: The year is 1923. The Santa Rita No. 1 has hit the pay in West Texas, and San Angelo is becoming an oil boom town. Prosperity is flowing, and Miss Pearl's Parlor is open for business! Thirteen women have come to work at Miss Pearl's Parlor. How did they get there? What challenges did they have to overcome? Why did they make so much money? Why did they have so much business? Why San Angelo? In 1904, fate has brought Victoria Pearl McDougal to live in the adventurous West Texas frontier. In 1921 she has opened Miss Pearl's Parlor, a profitable business on the Concho River in San Angelo where she has incorporated her experiences working as a courtesan at the famous

Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en http://audiobookspace.com/free Título: Grandes íconos de los 60's [Great Icons of the 60s] Autor: Online Studio Productions Narrador: uncredited Formato: Unabridged Duración: 36 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 02-18-15 Editor: Online Studio Productions Categorías: History, American Resumen del editor: La década prodigiosa, una época en donde el sexo, la moda, la música, la sociedad y la política cambiaron para siempre gracias a importantes hechos como la revolución sexual, el rock, la liberación femenina y la lucha contra la discriminación racial de la mano de inolvidables personajes como Briggite Bardot, Andy Warhol, Twiggy, Los Beatles, y Martin Luther King, entre muchos otros que marcaron la pauta en diez años de experimentación, aventuras, utopía y rebeldía. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Contáctame para cualquier pregunta: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Burning of the Philadelphia Author: Henry Cabot Lodge, Theodore Roosevelt Narrator: Glenn Hascall Format: Unabridged Length: 10 mins Language: English Release date: 01-26-15 Publisher: Spoken Realms Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: This short historical tale is retold by co-author President Theodore Roosevelt. Naval warfare has always been of interest to historians. This story tells of an exploit that shouldn't have worked, but turned the tide so to speak in a sometimes hostile negotiation. Narrated by Glenn Hascall. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Undocumented Immigrants Author: Byron Goines Narrator: Byron Goines Format: Unabridged Length: 26 mins Language: English Release date: 01-23-15 Publisher: Byron Goines Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Byron Goines addresses the topic of undocumented immigrants through the utilization of U.S. history to point out the importance of congressional legislation concerning comprehensive immigration reform. This audiobook can be utilized as an effective training tool for debate with opponents of comprehensive immigration reform. All comprehensive immigration reform advocates should have this audiobook in their library, as United States history confirms there should be a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants living in the United States today. Byron Goines addresses the topic of undocumented immigrants and comprehensive immigration reform in an informative, straightforward manner that is sure to enl

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: President William McKinley's Last Public Address Author: William McKinley Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Length: 18 mins Language: English Release date: 01-12-15 Publisher: Spoken Realms Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: William McKinley (January 29, 1843 - September 14, 1901) was the 25th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until his assassination. He died on September 14, 1901, six months into his second term. McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish-American War, raised protective tariffs to promote American industry, and maintained the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of inflationary proposals. As an innovator of American interventionism and pro-business sentiment, McKinley's presidency is generally considered above average, though his universally positive public perception was soon overshadowed by Roosevelt. C

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: John Quincy Adams and the Right of Petition Author: Henry Cabot Lodge, Theodore Roosevelt Narrator: Glenn Hascall Format: Unabridged Length: 8 mins Language: English Release date: 01-08-15 Publisher: Spoken Realms Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: President John Quincy Adams led a very fulfilling life in politics. He had been a senator, ambassador, and president. When his job as Americas top leader was over, he was asked to return to Washington as a member of the House of Representatives, where he remained until he died. This audiobook pays tribute to his role in drawing attention to the negative aspects of slavery long before Abraham Lincoln took office. A concise biography co-written by President Theodore Roosevelt. Narrated by Glenn Hascall. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: President Grover Cleveland's Last State of the Union Address Author: Grover Cleveland Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 01-08-15 Publisher: Spoken Realms Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 - June 24, 1908) was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States; as such, he is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms (1885-1889 and 1893-1897) and to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents. He was the winner of the popular vote for president three times - in 1884, 1888, and 1892 - and was one of the two Democrats (alongside Woodrow Wilson) elected to the presidency in the era of Republican political domination dating from 1861 to 1933. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com