Poems of American History, The Period of Growth
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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 (8 hr 5 min)
Chapters
Oh Mother of a Mighty Race | 2:33 | Read by Ed Humpal |
Chapter 1, Part 1 | 34:17 | Read by Greg Giordano |
Chapter 1, Part 2 | 42:32 | Read by Greg Giordano |
Chapter 2, Part 1 | 33:17 | Read by rizzin |
Chapter 2, Part 2 | 39:36 | Read by rizzin |
Chapter 2, Part 3 | 30:01 | Read by Joanna Dębicka |
Chapter 2, Part 4 | 34:44 | Read by Greg Giordano |
Chapter 2, Part 5 | 39:02 | Read by Chris Pyle |
Chapter 3, Part 1 | 38:22 | Read by Joseph Tabler |
Chapter 3, Part 2 | 48:17 | Read by Irene Renee |
Chapter 4 | 29:52 | Read by Ann Boulais |
Chapter 5 Part 1 | 37:00 | Read by Joseph Tabler |
Chapter 5, Part 2 | 46:08 | Read by rizzin |
Chapter 6 | 30:12 | Read by realisticspeakers |