Hero Tales from American History (version 2)

Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919) and Henry Cabot Lodge (1850 - 1924)

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)

Genre(s): History

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Introduction MaryAnn
00:03:30
Play 01 Washington Denise Nordell
00:15:43
Play 02 Daniel Boone and the Founding of Kentucky adramko
00:10:19
Play 03 George Rogers Clark and the Conquest of the Northwest adramko
00:12:47
Play 04 The Battle of Trenton Denise Nordell
00:10:57
Play 05 Bennington Mike Pelton
00:11:09
Play 06 King's Mountain Mike Pelton
00:09:36
Play 07 The Storming of Stony Point Mike Pelton
00:11:23
Play 08 Gouverneur Morris Bill Mosley
00:14:54
Play 09 The Burning of the "Philadelphia" SionedV
00:10:42
Play 10 The Cruise of the "Wasp" SionedV
00:10:49
Play 11 The "General Armstrong" Privateer Mike Pelton
00:09:24
Play 12 The Battle of New Orleans SionedV
00:08:39
Play 13 John Qincy Adams and the Right of Petition Bill Mosley
00:13:00
Play 14 Francis Parkman Mike Pelton
00:11:34
Play 15 "Remember the Alamo" William A Crenshaw
00:09:06
Play 16 Hampton Roads William A Crenshaw
00:11:57
Play 17 The Flag-Bearer Denise Nordell
00:13:38
Play 18 The Death of Stonewall Jackson William A Crenshaw
00:10:48
Play 19 The Charge at Gettysburg Denise Nordell
00:09:58
Play 20 General Grant and the Vicksburg Campaign Stuart Semple
00:12:59
Play 21 Robert Gould Shaw Denise Nordell
00:11:10
Play 22 Charles Russell Lowell DJRickyV
00:25:19
Play 23 Sheridan at Cedar Creek DJRickyV
00:13:14
Play 24 Lieutenant Cushing and the Ram "Albemarle" DJRickyV
00:10:15
Play 25 Farragut at Mobile Bay DJRickyV
00:31:48
Play 26 Lincoln MaryAnn
00:18:02