Patriotic American Stories
- Author various authors
- Narrator John Lescault
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 1 January 2006
- Run Time 4 hours and 8 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Biographical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction.
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What to expect
This recording presents a series of patriotic selections of unquestioned literary merit. The stories have been chosen with special regard to their effectiveness as avenues through which young people may experience the sentiments upon which love of native land depends. Featuring iconic American heroes such as Lincoln, Washington, and Davy Crockett, these selections will inspire an enthusiasm for the American spirit and a pronounced regard for the institutions and ideals sacred to all Americans.
The stories include:
“The Man without a Country” by Edward Everett Hale “Washington” by Nina Moore Tiffany “Davy Crockett, Defender of the Alamo” by Charles Fletcher Allen “Lincoln: The Man of Sorrows” by Major Stephen Brice “What a Boy Saw of the Civil War with Glimpses of General Lee” by Leighton Parks “A Message to Garcia” by Elbert Hubbard
Critics Review
u201cThe story about Abraham Lincolnu2026demonstrates the qualities that made him one of our greatest presidents. Itu2019s not a common tale; every American would enjoy itu2026Patrick Cullen measure his cadence to produce a compendium that is entertaining and instructive, without being overwhelming.u201d
u201cPatrick Cullenu2019s narration is crisp and clearu2026[a] well-done narration and some classic selections.u201du201d
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