Washington's Crossing

David Hackett Fischer
Unabridged on 15 CDs, $62.95

Although most Americans probably have at least a passing familiarity with Washington's surprise victory over the Hessians at Trenton on the day after Christmas, 1776, Fischer's account highlights an equally crucial, yet barely remembered, battle at T ...

For Liberty and Glory : Washington, Lafayette, and Their Revolutions

James R. Gaines
Unabridged on 17 CDs, $77.95

On April 18, 1775, a riot over the price of flour broke out in the French city of Dijon. That night, across the Atlantic, Paul Revere mounted the fastest horse he could find and kicked it into a gallop. So began what have been called the "sister revo ...

For Liberty and Glory : Washington, Lafayette, and Their Revolutions

James R. Gaines
Unabridged on 17 CDs, $152.95

On April 18, 1775, a riot over the price of flour broke out in the French city of Dijon. That night, across the Atlantic, Paul Revere mounted the fastest horse he could find and kicked it into a gallop. So began what have been called the "sister revo ...

For Liberty and Glory : Washington, Lafayette, and Their Revolutions

James R. Gaines
Unabridged on 2 MP3-CDs, $54.95

On April 18, 1775, a riot over the price of flour broke out in the French city of Dijon. That night, across the Atlantic, Paul Revere mounted the fastest horse he could find and kicked it into a gallop. So began what have been called the "sister revo ...

1776

David McCullough
Abridged on 5 CDs, $47.95

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Truman" and "John Adams"--and one of America's most beloved historians--relates the intricate story of the Revolutionary War with this powerful testimony to how much is owed to a rare few in that brave founding e ...

1776

David McCullough
Unabridged on 10 CDs, $77.95

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Truman" and "John Adams"--and one of America's most beloved historians--relates the intricate story of the Revolutionary War with this powerful testimony to how much is owed to a rare few in that brave founding e ...

Patriot Pirates : The Privateer War for Freedom and Fortune in the American Revolution

Robert H. Patton
Unabridged on 9 CDs, $54.95

A revelation of Americaa (TM)s War of Independence, Patriot Pirates explores an overlooked aspect of the war---that of its citizen privateers, legalized sea rovers who by the thousands raided British trade ships throughout the Atlantic and who were d ...

Patriot Pirates : The Privateer War for Freedom and Fortune in the American Revolution

Robert H. Patton
Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD, $39.95

A revelation of Americaa (TM)s War of Independence, Patriot Pirates explores an overlooked aspect of the war---that of its citizen privateers, legalized sea rovers who by the thousands raided British trade ships throughout the Atlantic and who were d ...

Rough Crossings : Britain, the Slaves, and the American Revolution

Simon Schama
Unabridged on 10 CDs, $65.95

"Rough Crossings" turns on a single huge question: if you were black in America at the start of the Revolutionary War, who would you want to win?

Tens of thousands gave their answer, voting with their feet for Britain and King George. In response ...

A Great Improvisation : Franklin, France, and the Birth of America

Stacy Schiff
Abridged on 8 CDs, $62.95

"In December 1776, a small boat delivered an old man to France." So begins a dazzling narrative account of Benjamin Franklin's French mission, the most exacting-and momentous-eight years of his life.
When Franklin embarked, the colonies were with ...