Poems of American History, The Period of Growth
by Various
Chapter 1 of 14 Oh Mother of a Mighty Race
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- Running time
- 8 h 6 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Ann Boulais, Chris Pyle, Ed Humpal, Greg Giordano, Irene Renee and 4 others
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About this recording
This volume covers the age of expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War, including the creation of the Constitution, the Presidency of George Washington, the War of 1812, and the settling of the West, along with tales of Johnny Appleseed, the Alamo, the Gold Rush, the death of Jefferson, and The Wreck of the Hesperus. Authors include Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Francis Scott Key, John Greenleaf Whittier and Lord Byron. - Summary by Ed Humpal
