In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River, across the forbidding Rockies, and -- by way of the Snake and mighty Columbia -- down to the Pacific Ocean. Lewis and his partner, Captain William Clark, endured incredible hardships and witnessed astounding sights. With great perseverance, they worked their way into an unexplored West and when they returned two years later, they had long since been given up for dead.
Lewis is supported by a variety of colorful characters: Jefferson and his vision of the West; Clark, the artist and map-maker; and Lewis -- the enigma, who let brilliantly but considered the mission a failure After suffering several periods of depression -- and despite his status as a national hero -- Lewis died mysteriously, apparently by his own hand.
Written By : Cokie Roberts
Narrated By : Cokie Roberts
Published By : Harper Collins US
Runtime : 6 hours
Type : American Social & Economic Biographical Historical Women
Download Price : $29.95 $16.95
Cokie Roberts brings to life the women who raised our nation. More...
|
Written By : Lalita Tademy
Narrated By : Tim Cain and Gammy Singer and Lalita Tademy
Published By : Hachette Audio
Runtime : 6 hours
Type : American Historical True Crime
Download Price : $29.98 $20.99
An epic work of fiction, the dramatic, intertwining tale of two families struggling to make a place for themselves in an America deeply divided after the Civil War. More...
|
Written By : Alan Bennett
Narrated By : Alan Bennett
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 2 hours 10 minutes
Type : Biographical Arts & Drama Comedy Historical
Download Price : $18.49
Alan Bennett recalls his childhood in a sequence of talks that are funny, touching and told in his unique style... More...
|
Written By : Kelly Tyler-Lewis
Narrated By : Graeme Malcolm
Published By : Simon & Schuster
Runtime : 6 hours
Type : Adventurers & Explorers Historical Biographical
Download Price : $29.95 $17.95
In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed south aboard the Endurance to be the first to cross Antarctica. Shackleton's endeavor is legend, but few know the astonishing story- of the Ross Sea party... More...
|
Written By : Clayborne Carson
Narrated By : LeVar Burton
Published By : Hachette Audio
Runtime : 9 hours
Type : Autobiography Historical Politics American Biographical
Download Price : $39.98 $27.99
He was a husband, a father, a preacher-and the preeminent leader of a movement that continues to transform America and the world. Martin Luther King, Jr., was one of the twentieth century's most... More...
|