Hero Tales from American History
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The purpose of this book "is to tell in simple fashion the story of some Americans who showed that they knew how to live and how to die; who proved their truth by their endeavor; and who joined to the stern and manly qualities which are essential to the well-being of a masterful race the virtues of gentleness, of patriotism, and of lofty adherence to an ideal." (from the Introduction)
Chapters
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| Introduction | 3:30 | Read by MaryAnn | |
| Washington | 15:43 | Read by Denise Nordell | |
| Daniel Boone and the Founding of Kentucky | 10:19 | Read by adramko | |
| George Rogers Clark and the Conquest of the Northwest | 12:47 | Read by adramko | |
| The Battle of Trenton | 10:57 | Read by Denise Nordell | |
| Bennington | 11:09 | Read by Mike Pelton | |
| King's Mountain | 9:36 | Read by Mike Pelton | |
| The Storming of Stony Point | 11:23 | Read by Mike Pelton | |
| Gouverneur Morris | 14:54 | Read by Bill Mosley | |
| The Burning of the "Philadelphia" | 10:42 | Read by SionedV | |
| The Cruise of the "Wasp" | 10:49 | Read by SionedV | |
| The "General Armstrong" Privateer | 9:24 | Read by Mike Pelton | |
| The Battle of New Orleans | 8:39 | Read by SionedV | |
| John Qincy Adams and the Right of Petition | 13:00 | Read by Bill Mosley | |
| Francis Parkman | 11:34 | Read by Mike Pelton | |
| "Remember the Alamo" | 9:06 | Read by William A Crenshaw | |
| Hampton Roads | 11:57 | Read by William A Crenshaw | |
| The Flag-Bearer | 13:38 | Read by Denise Nordell | |
| The Death of Stonewall Jackson | 10:48 | Read by William A Crenshaw | |
| The Charge at Gettysburg | 9:58 | Read by Denise Nordell | |
| General Grant and the Vicksburg Campaign | 12:59 | Read by Stuart Semple | |
| Robert Gould Shaw | 11:10 | Read by Denise Nordell | |
| Charles Russell Lowell | 25:19 | Read by DJRickyV | |
| Sheridan at Cedar Creek | 13:14 | Read by DJRickyV | |
| Lieutenant Cushing and the Ram "Albemarle" | 10:15 | Read by DJRickyV | |
| Farragut at Mobile Bay | 31:48 | Read by DJRickyV | |
| Lincoln | 18:02 | Read by MaryAnn |
Reviews
Abigail Mauldin
This book doesn't seem to provide reliable information and contains a lot of racist interpretations of history. It's not suitable for children and not written at an adult level.
Great stories of American by heroes.
Marcus
Well worth the read.