Poems of American History, The Revolution


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A history through poetry of the American Revolution, from the early days of unrest, through the Boston Tea Party, The Ride of Paul Revere, the campaign at Valley Forge, to the time of peace and the forming of the Nation, including works by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, Bret Harte, Alfred Tennyson, and many more. This is the second of 5 volumes that cover American History through poetry from the Vikings to WWI. - Summary by Ed Humpal (9 hr 33 min)

Chapters

Chapter 1, The Coming of Disconent, Part 1 28:22 Read by Greg Giordano
Chapter 1, The Coming of Discontent, Part 2 20:05 Read by Greg Giordano
Chapter 1, The Coming of Discontent, Part 3 15:13 Read by Greg Giordano
Chapter 1, The Coming of Discontent, Part 4 12:16 Read by Greg Giordano
Chapter 2, The Bursting of the Storm, Part 1 43:40 Read by Chris Pyle
Chapter 3, The Colonists take the Offensive, Part 1 21:28 Read by Greg Giordano
Chapter 3, The Colonists take the Offensive, Part 2 34:56 Read by Greg Giordano
Chapter 3, The Colonists take the Offensive, Part 3 31:06 Read by Bekaroo
Chapter 4, Independence 18:05 Read by Ann Boulais
Chapter 5, The First Campaign, Part 1 31:23 Read by Melvin Lee
Chapter 5, The First Campaign, Part 2 23:23 Read by Bekaroo
Chapter 6, The Fate of Sir Jack Brag 45:59 Read by Melvin Lee
Chapter 7, The Second Stage, Part 1 23:46 Read by Greg Giordano
Chapter 7, The Second Stage, Part 2 38:06 Read by Melvin Lee
Chapter 8, The War on the Water 45:47 Read by Melvin Lee
Chapter 9, New York and the "Neutral Ground," Part 1 33:06 Read by Ed Humpal
Chapter 9, New York and the "Neutral Ground," Part 2 28:09 Read by Greg Giordano
Chapter 10, The War in the South, Part 1 25:35 Read by Ed Humpal
Chapter 10, The War in the South, Part 2 25:35 Read by Patrick Barrett
Chapter 11, Peace 27:40 Read by Larry Wilson