# Poems of American History, The Revolution

An audiobook by Various, read by LibriVox volunteers (9 h 34 min, English).

A history through poetry of the American Revolution, from the early days of unrest, through the Boston Tea Party, The Ride of Paul Revere, the campaign at Valley Forge, to the time of peace and the forming of the Nation, including works by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, Bret Harte, Alfred Tennyson, and many more. This is the second of 5 volumes that cover American History through poetry from the Vikings to WWI. - Summary by Ed Humpal

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## Chapters

1. Chapter 1, The Coming of Disconent, Part 1 (28:22): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_01_various_64kb.mp3
2. Chapter 1, The Coming of Discontent, Part 2 (20:05): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_02_various_64kb.mp3
3. Chapter 1, The Coming of Discontent, Part 3 (15:13): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_03_various_64kb.mp3
4. Chapter 1, The Coming of Discontent, Part 4 (12:16): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_04_various_64kb.mp3
5. Chapter 2, The Bursting of the Storm, Part 1 (43:40): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_05_various_64kb.mp3
6. Chapter 3, The Colonists take the Offensive, Part 1 (21:28): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_06_various_64kb.mp3
7. Chapter 3, The Colonists take the Offensive, Part 2 (34:56): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_07_various_64kb.mp3
8. Chapter 3, The Colonists take the Offensive, Part 3 (31:06): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_08_various_64kb.mp3
9. Chapter 4, Independence (18:05): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_09_various_64kb.mp3
10. Chapter 5, The First Campaign, Part 1 (31:23): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_10_various_64kb.mp3
11. Chapter 5, The First Campaign, Part 2 (23:23): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_11_various_64kb.mp3
12. Chapter 6, The Fate of Sir Jack Brag (45:59): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_12_various_64kb.mp3
13. Chapter 7, The Second Stage, Part 1 (23:46): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_13_various_64kb.mp3
14. Chapter 7, The Second Stage, Part 2 (38:06): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_14_various_64kb.mp3
15. Chapter 8, The War on the Water (45:47): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_15_various_64kb.mp3
16. Chapter 9, New York and the "Neutral Ground," Part 1 (33:06): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_16_various_64kb.mp3
17. Chapter 9, New York and the "Neutral Ground," Part 2 (28:09): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_17_various_64kb.mp3
18. Chapter 10, The War in the South, Part 1 (25:35): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_18_various_64kb.mp3
19. Chapter 10, The War in the South, Part 2 (25:35): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_19_various_64kb.mp3
20. Chapter 11, Peace (27:40): https://archive.org/download/poems_american_history_revolution_1510_librivox/poemsrevolution_20_various_64kb.mp3