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Revolution on the Hudson
- New York City and the Hudson River Valley in the American War of Independence
- De: George C. Daughan
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 13 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 62
No part of the country was more contested during the American Revolution than the Hudson River. In 1776 King George III sent the largest amphibious force ever assembled to seize Manhattan and use it as a base from which to push up the Hudson River Valley for a rendezvous at Albany with an impressive army driving down from Canada. George Washington and other patriot leaders shared the king's fixation with the Hudson.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Tough Criticism But Fair
- De Blue en 03-15-21
- Revolution on the Hudson
- New York City and the Hudson River Valley in the American War of Independence
- De: George C. Daughan
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
Tough Criticism But Fair
Revisado: 03-15-21
It's not easy for me to pan this book, as it was well written and well researched, but I felt it to often stayed from what I thought was the primary subject matter, i.e. NYC during the Revolutionary War. Instead it seemed to be a history of the Revolutionary War, including the role New York played. There is a large difference. Similarly, the narrator did a good job, except when he tried to imitate the perceived accents of quotes players, such as Washington. It bordered on somewhere between comical and annoying and it would have been a much better listen if he just read the quote as is.
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The Island at the Center of the World
- The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
- De: Russell Shorto
- Narrado por: Russell Shorto
- Duración: 14 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 561
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 490
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 487
In a landmark work of history, Russell Shorto presents astonishing information on the founding of our nation and reveals in riveting detail the crucial role of the Dutch in making America what it is today.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Incomplete history, but fun. Performance is poor.
- De Matthew en 11-27-18
- The Island at the Center of the World
- The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
- De: Russell Shorto
- Narrado por: Russell Shorto
Great New York Book
Revisado: 10-19-17
I am a professional tour guide in Manhattan; if you like history in general and the history of New York in particular, you're going to love this book. Minutely detailed, which may not be great for the casual historian, but foot me I loved every second.
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American Lion
- Andrew Jackson in the White House
- De: Jon Meacham
- Narrado por: John H. Mayer
- Duración: 10 h y 10 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 242
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 147
Jon Meacham, in American Lion, has delivered the definitive human portrait of a pivotal president who forever changed the American presidency and America itself. Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency.
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2 out of 5 stars
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disappointing
- De Morten en 01-07-09
- American Lion
- Andrew Jackson in the White House
- De: Jon Meacham
- Narrado por: John H. Mayer
Informative but didn't flow
Revisado: 03-13-17
An informative book but didn't flow for me. I like a book to keep me captivated, this one just didn't do that for me.
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The Hunt for Red October
- De: Tom Clancy
- Narrado por: J. Charles
- Duración: 16 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,967
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,201
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,217
Somewhere under the freezing Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision. The Red October is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. The chase for the highly advanced nuclear submarine is on—and there’s only one man who can find her. Brilliant CIA analyst Jack Ryan has little interest in fieldwork, but when covert photographs of Red October land on his desk, Ryan soon finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek played by two world powers—a game that could end in all-out war.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Why did they release this production?
- De John en 01-19-09
- The Hunt for Red October
- De: Tom Clancy
- Narrado por: J. Charles
The book is a classic, the accents...???
Revisado: 04-27-16
The narrator's accents leave much to be desired, his Russian accent sounds like Dracula, for example, and I actually couldn't distinguish between his British accent and his Southern accent. The book of course is a classic and once you get used to the bad accents you still love it.
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