History of the Rise, Progress and Termination of the American Revolution Vol. 1
Mercy Otis Warren
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A contemporary three-volume history of the American Revolution written with an Enlightenment tone that covers the background of the era spanning the crisis caused by the Stamp Act in 1765 to the closing of the establishment of the Constitution in 1789. Warren's book carries a strong Republican viewpoint as she comprehensively guides the reader through the events as they unfolded around her. - Summary by progressingamerica (0 hr 26 min)
Chapters
| Introduction (An Address) | 10:50 | Read by Brooke Favorat |
| Chapter 1 - Introductory Observations | 21:30 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 1 - Continued | 23:38 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 2 - The Stamp Act | 17:53 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 2 - part 2 | 22:02 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 2 - Conclusion | 20:00 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 3 - Massachusetts | 20:04 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 3 - part 2 | 10:34 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 3 - part 3 | 13:15 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 3 - Conclusion | 11:29 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 4 - Governor Hutchinson | 22:26 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
| Chapter 4 - part 2 | 22:12 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
| Chapter 4 - part 3 | 27:31 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
| Chapter 4 - Conclusion | 19:30 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
| Chapter 5 - Governor Gage | 19:26 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 5 - part 2 | 17:54 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 5 - part 3 | 16:22 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 5 - Conclusion | 17:47 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 6 - Battle of Bunker Hill | 19:27 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 6 - part 2 | 17:18 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 6 - part 3 | 21:54 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 6 - part 4 | 20:31 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 6 - Conclusion | 21:12 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 7 - Continental Army | 18:44 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 7 - part 2 | 19:18 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 7 - part 3 | 16:48 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 7 - Conclusion | 15:40 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 8 - Boston evacuated | 20:33 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 8 - part 2 | 16:22 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 8 - Conclusion | 19:00 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 9 - Declaration of Independence | 19:11 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 9 - part 2 | 16:26 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
| Chapter 9 - part 3 | 15:15 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
| Chapter 9 - part 4 | 18:40 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
| Chapter 9 - part 5 | 14:36 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
| Chapter 9 - Conclusion | 18:55 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
| A reading of the Declaration of Independence | 10:11 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 10 - Battle of Brandywine, Valley Forge | 18:56 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 10 - part 2 | 16:45 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Chapter 10 - part 3 | 16:43 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
| Conclusion | 19:55 | Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) |
Reviews
Brooke Favorat
So grateful to those who took the time to record this important volume as an audiobook.