Author: The Civil War: Volume 1
Narrator: Various Readers
Unabridged: 2 hr 3 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Author's Republic
Published: 09/17/2019
Genre: History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
The Battle of Bull Run describes the Civil War's first important battle, moment by moment, just as the action unfolded on July 21, 1861. Hear it exactly the way the soldiers fought it: the Union voices fill side one, the Confederate voices fill side two. In their words, you'll understand the grand strategy-and feel the private anguish-of the battle. Throughout the war, the Union's naval blockade was supposed to starve the Confederacy into submission. Daring Blockade Runners found ways to break through. You'll hear their adventures & struggles firsthand-Southern sailors & Northern, pitted against each other
James M. McPherson, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, and arguably the finest Civil War historian in the world, walks us through the site of the bloodiest and perhaps most consequential battle ever fought by Americ...
This was the first speech given by the newly-elected President of the United States. In an already tense state, Lincoln made the address with the hopes that the discordant South would listen. While reinforcing that the Union would never break, he en...
Americans have long been fascinated by the Civil War, marveling at the size of the battles, the leadership of the generals, and the courage of the soldiers. Since the war's start over 150 years ago, the battles have been subjected to endless debate...
This public address, given well before his presidency, was to the Springfield Washington Temperance Society. Although it did take a stance for temperance, it stirred the waters quite significantly for its time – mainly because it criticized th...
As 1862 dawned, the American republic was at death’s door. The federal government appeared overwhelmed, the U.S. Treasury was broke, and the Union’s top general was gravely ill. The Confederacy—with its booming economy, expert mili...
Abraham Lincoln was undeniably one of the most influential politicians in American history. In this collection of letters, speeches, and other writings by Lincoln, listeners can gain a uniquely intimate perspective on the sixteenth president of the ...
Americans have long been fascinated by the Civil War, marveling at the size of the battles, the leadership of the generals, and the courage of the soldiers. Since the war's start over 150 years ago, the battles have been subjected to endless debat...
Abraham Lincoln saw many political changes during his time as president, few speeches regarding this were so impactful for their time than the last public address given by Abraham Lincoln in 1865. This address was given only two days after the surre...
A House divided was a speech that was given after his nomination to be a state senator by the Republican Party at the Illinois State Capital. In this speech, he clearly states something that he had always held to be true – that the United Stat...