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American History Stories
The Young Listeners Collection (Related to this series)
- Author
- Mara L. Pratt
- Narrator
- Jim Hodges
- Publish Date
- 20 June 2017
- Run Time
- 12 hours 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Bring history back to life through Jim Hodges’ historically accurate, exciting, and edifying audio recordings.
The 200 chapters cover all of American History from the time of the explorers through the end of the Civil War—stories of conflicts over religion, troubles with the Indians, the French and Indian War, the causes of the American Revolution, the daring exploits of those defending liberty, the early battles and struggles of the army, the heroes who led the colonists to victory, anecdotes from the time Washington became president, the War of 1812, the rise of Andrew Jackson, the sectional differences leading to the Civil War, stories from the time Lincoln and the southern states seceding, through the battles of Bull Run, Shiloh, Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, until the close of the war.
Written in the 1800s, the Young Listeners Collection features children’s stories from yesterday’s classics. Learn from our nation’s founders whose Christian faith was lived out in the lives of the characters in these stories.
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Details
- Author
- Mara L. Pratt
- Narrator
- Jim Hodges
- Duration
- 12 hours 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 June 2017
- ISBN
- 9781504775809
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past
Synopsis
Bring history back to life through Jim Hodges’ historically accurate, exciting, and edifying audio recordings. The 200 chapters cover all of American History from the time of the explorers through the end of the Civil War—stories of conflicts over religion, troubles with the Indians, the French and Indian War, the causes of the American Revolution, the daring exploits of those defending liberty, the early battles and struggles of the army, the heroes who led the colonists to victory, anecdotes from the time Washington became president, the War of 1812, the rise of Andrew Jackson, the sectional differences leading to the Civil War, stories from the time Lincoln and the southern states seceding, through the battles of Bull Run, Shiloh, Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, until the close of the war.Written in the 1800s, the Young Listeners Collection features children’s stories from yesterday’s classics. Learn from our nation’s founders whose Christian faith was lived out in the lives of the characters in these stories.
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