A Parody Outline of History
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Donald Ogden Stewart
" Mr. H. G. Wells, in his "Outline of History," was of necessity forced to omit the narration of many of the chief events in the history of these United States. Such omissions I have in this brief volume endeavored to supply. And as American history can possibly best be written by Americans and as we have among us no H. G. Wells, I have imagined an American history as written conjointly by a group of our most characteristic literary figures." - Summary by Donald Ogden Stewart (2 hr 37 min)
Chapters
INTRODUCTION: A CRITICAL SURVEY OF AMERICAN HISTORY (In the Manner of William L…
7:26
Read by Lisa Greene
THE COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH (In the Manner of F. Scott Fitzgerald)
14:49
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
THE SPIRIT OF '75, LETTERS OF A MINUTE MAN (In the Manner of Ring Lardner)
17:19
Read by Brian Fullen