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Bestsellers
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Grant
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 48 hrs and 2 mins
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Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant....
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Excellent Book (BUT WHERE IS THE PDF FILES)????
- By Amazon Customer on 10-25-17
By: Ron Chernow
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The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume I, Fort Sumter to Perryville
- By: Shelby Foote
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 42 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume 1 begins one of the most remarkable works of history ever fashioned. All the great battles are here, of course, from Bull Run through Shiloh....
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OUTSTANDING! I'M PROUD TO BE A BLACK AMERICAN!!
- By The Louligan on 08-22-13
By: Shelby Foote
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Rebel Yell
- The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson
- By: S. C. Gwynne
- Narrated by: Cotter Smith
- Length: 24 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In April of 1862 he was merely another Confederate general with only a single battle credential in an army fighting in what seemed to be a losing cause....
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Candidate for "My Daguerreotype Boyfriend"
- By Dorothy on 01-10-15
By: S. C. Gwynne
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The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 2
- Fredericksburg to Meridian
- By: Shelby Foote
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 52 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 2 continues one of the most remarkable works of history ever fashioned. Focusing on the pivotal year of 1863....
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Excellent in breadth and depth.
- By W.F. Clancy on 09-16-17
By: Shelby Foote
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Crazy Horse and Custer
- The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors
- By: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 20 hrs and 34 mins
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On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 men of the US 7th Cavalry rode toward the banks of the Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory, where 3,000 Indians stood waiting for battle....
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A Fascinating, Fair Depiction of Two Heroes
- By Stewart Fletcher on 04-29-19
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Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
- By: Ulysses S. Grant
- Narrated by: Robin Field
- Length: 29 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Among the autobiographies of great military figures, Ulysses S. Grant’s is certainly one of the finest, and it is arguably the most notable literary achievement of any American president....
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Surprisingly funny and very informative.
- By Trent on 08-20-12
By: Ulysses S. Grant
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Grant
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 48 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant....
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Excellent Book (BUT WHERE IS THE PDF FILES)????
- By Amazon Customer on 10-25-17
By: Ron Chernow
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The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume I, Fort Sumter to Perryville
- By: Shelby Foote
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 42 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume 1 begins one of the most remarkable works of history ever fashioned. All the great battles are here, of course, from Bull Run through Shiloh....
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OUTSTANDING! I'M PROUD TO BE A BLACK AMERICAN!!
- By The Louligan on 08-22-13
By: Shelby Foote
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Rebel Yell
- The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson
- By: S. C. Gwynne
- Narrated by: Cotter Smith
- Length: 24 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In April of 1862 he was merely another Confederate general with only a single battle credential in an army fighting in what seemed to be a losing cause....
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Candidate for "My Daguerreotype Boyfriend"
- By Dorothy on 01-10-15
By: S. C. Gwynne
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The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 2
- Fredericksburg to Meridian
- By: Shelby Foote
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 52 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 2 continues one of the most remarkable works of history ever fashioned. Focusing on the pivotal year of 1863....
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Excellent in breadth and depth.
- By W.F. Clancy on 09-16-17
By: Shelby Foote
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Crazy Horse and Custer
- The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors
- By: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 20 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 men of the US 7th Cavalry rode toward the banks of the Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory, where 3,000 Indians stood waiting for battle....
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A Fascinating, Fair Depiction of Two Heroes
- By Stewart Fletcher on 04-29-19
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Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
- By: Ulysses S. Grant
- Narrated by: Robin Field
- Length: 29 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Among the autobiographies of great military figures, Ulysses S. Grant’s is certainly one of the finest, and it is arguably the most notable literary achievement of any American president....
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Surprisingly funny and very informative.
- By Trent on 08-20-12
By: Ulysses S. Grant
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The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 3
- Red River to Appomattox
- By: Shelby Foote
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 58 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 3, Shelby Foote follows the events of the war from 1862 through 1864, discussing the strategies of both the North and the South....
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let the future not repeat the past
- By Circlekay1 Gulfport MS on 10-18-17
By: Shelby Foote
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On Great Fields
- The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
- By: Ronald C. White
- Narrated by: Ronald C. White
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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From the New York Times bestselling author of A. Lincoln and American Ulysses comes the dramatic and definitive biography of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, the history-altering professor turned Civil War hero....
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A true American hero
- By Pt4Texas on 11-15-23
By: Ronald C. White
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Robert E. Lee
- A Life
- By: Allen C. Guelzo
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 22 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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From the award-winning historian and best-selling author of Gettysburg comes the definitive biography of Robert E. Lee. An intimate look at the Confederate general in all his complexity—his hypocrisy and courage, his inner turmoil and outward calm, his disloyalty and his honor....
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balanced, well documented and reasoned
- By Norma Harris on 10-23-21
By: Allen C. Guelzo
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American Ulysses
- A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
- By: Ronald C. White
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 27 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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The dramatic story of one of America's greatest and most misunderstood military leaders and presidents, this is a major new interpretation of Ulysses S. Grant....
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A New Campaign to Reasses Grant
- By Mark on 11-02-16
By: Ronald C. White
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Clouds of Glory
- The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee
- By: Michael Korda
- Narrated by: Jack Garrett
- Length: 32 hrs and 55 mins
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Korda paints a vivid and admiring portrait of Lee as a general and a devoted family man who, though he disliked slavery and was not in favor of secession, turned down command of the Union army....
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Good But Not Great
- By David Wardell on 05-12-15
By: Michael Korda
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Grant Takes Command
- By: Bruce Catton
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 25 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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A thrilling account of the final years of the War Between the States and the great general who led the Union to victory....
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Get the book - the paper version
- By Charles on 06-14-16
By: Bruce Catton
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Grant Moves South
- By: Bruce Catton
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 17 hrs and 58 mins
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian's acclaimed Civil War history of the controversial Union commander whose battlefield brilliance ensured the downfall of the Confederacy....
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Riveting history with a great narration
- By Roberta Rothwell on 01-11-18
By: Bruce Catton
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The Three-Cornered War
- The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West
- By: Megan Kate Nelson
- Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Megan Kate Nelson “expands our understanding of how the Civil War affected Indigenous peoples and helped to shape the nation” (Library Journal, starred review), reframing the era as one of national conflict - involving not just the North and South, but also the West....
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Absolutely Loved It
- By Kyle P. Dalton on 09-08-20
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The Confederacy's Last Hurrah
- Spring Hill, Franklin, and Nashville
- By: Wiley Sword
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 22 hrs and 52 mins
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The rise of Civil War general John Bell Hood, his command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, and the decisions that led to its downfall....
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Oh dear, pronunciation again
- By Charles on 08-07-20
By: Wiley Sword
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Hardtack and Coffee or The Unwritten Story of Army Life
- By: John D. Billings
- Narrated by: Joe Scarpete
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
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Hard Tack and Coffee: The Unwritten Story of Army Life (1887) is a memoir by John D. Billings, who was a veteran of the 10th Massachusetts Volunteer Light Artillery Battery in the American Civil War....
By: John D. Billings
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R. E. Lee: Volume One
- By: Douglas Southall Freeman
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 23 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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R. E. Lee by Douglas Southall Freeman was the recipient of the 1935 Pulitzer Prize for Literature....
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From The First Day To Just Before The Seven Days
- By Joshua on 02-13-18
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Longstreet at Gettysburg
- A Critical Reassessment
- By: Cory M. Pfarr
- Narrated by: Mike Hennessy
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the first book-length, critical analysis of Lieutenant General James Longstreet's actions at the Battle of Gettysburg....
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Longstreet Vindicated
- By Mr. Noodle on 10-24-23
By: Cory M. Pfarr
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Civil War Journal of a Union Soldier
- By: P. C. Zick, Harmon Camburn
- Narrated by: Jeffrey A. Hering
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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His tour of duty ended with a shot through his lung and capture by Confederate soldiers. Fortunately, he survived his wounds and wrote about his time in the Union army....
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Pretty good Civil War memoir... for a Yankee
- By S. H. Moore on 10-24-20
By: P. C. Zick, and others
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Service with the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers
- Four Years with the Iron Brigade
- By: Rufus R. Dawes
- Narrated by: Robert Anthony
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
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"Service With the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers: Four Years with the Iron Brigade" is a compelling memoir penned by Rufus R. Dawes, offering a vivid portrayal of his experiences as a soldier during the American Civil War.
By: Rufus R. Dawes
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Grant at 200
- Reconsidering the Life and Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant
- By: Chris Mackowski - editor, Frank J. Scaturro - editor
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
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Grant at 200: Reconsidering the Life and Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant celebrates the bicentennial of the birth of a man whose towering impact on American history has often been overshadowed and, in many cases, ignored....
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This book is AWESOME!
- By Paul J. Dillon on 10-17-23
By: Chris Mackowski - editor, and others
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Jeb Stuart
- The Last Cavalier
- By: Burke Davis
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 15 hrs and 16 mins
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Jeb Stuart: The Last Cavalier is a full and definitive biography of the dashing and enigmatic Confederate hero of the Civil War, General J.E.B. Stuart....
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Entertaining
- By Rodney on 11-03-12
By: Burke Davis
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The Boy Generals
- George Custer, Wesley Merritt, and the Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac: From the Gettysburg Retreat Through the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864
- By: Adolfo Ovies
- Narrated by: Al Kessel
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
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Once below the Potomac River, the Union troopers raced down the east side of the Blue Ridge Mountains but were unable to prevent General Lee's wounded Army of Northern Virginia from reaching Culpeper.
By: Adolfo Ovies
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Grant and Sherman
- The Friendship That Won the Civil War
- By: Charles Bracelen Flood
- Narrated by: Charles Bracelen Flood
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
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"We were as brothers," William Tecumseh Sherman said, describing his relationship with Ulysses S. Grant....
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Superb History
- By Brad LaMorgese on 01-24-11
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General Lee
- A Biography of Robert E. Lee
- By: Fitzhugh Lee
- Narrated by: Johann Zeiger
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
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Fitzhugh Lee was a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War. He was the nephew of Robert E. Lee, and the author of the most famous biography of his uncle....
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very good book, mediocre narration
- By Steve H. on 02-02-23
By: Fitzhugh Lee
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The Man Who Saved the Union
- Ulysses Grant in War and Peace
- By: H. W. Brands
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 27 hrs and 51 mins
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From New York Times best-selling author H. W. Brands, a masterful biography of the Civil War general and two-term president who saved the Union twice....
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Underrated hero
- By Tad Davis on 12-22-12
By: H. W. Brands
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Crucible of Command
- Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee - the War They Fought, the Peace They Forged
- By: William C. Davis
- Narrated by: Traber Burns
- Length: 21 hrs and 59 mins
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They met in person only four times, yet these two men determined the outcome of the Civil War and cast competing styles for the reunited nation....
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Plutarch looks at Grant and Lee ...
- By Orson on 02-24-15
By: William C. Davis
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An Autobiography of General Custer
- By: Stephen Brennan - editor
- Narrated by: Jeff Talbott
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
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Taken from George Armstrong Custer's own writings, An Autobiography of General Custer is the “true story” of one of the most praised, most despised, but surely most remembered American military heroes....
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Grant
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 23 hrs and 54 mins
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Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. All too often he is caricatured as a chronic loser and an inept businessman....
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Compelling story of an American Icon
- By Amazon Customer on 02-04-18
By: Ron Chernow
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Gray Ghost
- The Life of Col. John Singleton Mosby
- By: James A. Ramage
- Narrated by: Gary L. Willprecht
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
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Confederate John Singleton Mosby forged his reputation on the most exhilarating of military activities: the overnight raid....
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Great book, distracting narrator.
- By pilgrimfoot on 01-20-19
By: James A. Ramage