Perhaps that's because I'm a Massachisetts Yankee too. El Dorado was at least as elusive in the West as it ever was in the East. The Age of Flight had begun. It was the first of five novels published which became known as the Leatherstocking Tales. With great perseverance, they worked their way into an unexplored West. Ken Burns, and others. They've survived some of the worst Mother Nature has to offer. The Path Between the Seas tells the story of the men and women who fought against all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old dream of constructing an aquatic passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important and dramatic chapter in the American story—the settling of the Northwest Territory by dauntless pioneers who overcame … He shows how the migrants' dreams drove them to feats of courage and perseverance that put their stay-at-home cousins to shame - and how those same dreams also drove them to outrageous acts of violence against indigenous peoples and one another. It is a story of astonishing engineering feats, tremendous medical accomplishments, political power plays, heroic successes, and tragic failures. They settled in what is now Marietta on the banks of the Ohio River. It is likely that the Civil War would not have played out the way it did, or at all. Hailed as a masterpiece by Newsday, it is the story of a remarkable little boy -- seriously handicapped by recurrent and nearly fatal attacks of asthma -- and his struggle to manhood. David McCullough, Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd's reading/performance was just perfect and added to my enjoyment! Effingham eventually marries Elizabeth. The story takes place on the rapidly advancing frontier of New York State and features a middle-aged Leatherstocking (Natty Bumppo), Judge Marmaduke Temple of Templeton, whose life parallels that of the author’s father Judge William Cooper, and Elizabeth (the author Susan Cooper), of Cooperstown. Now, at a time of self-reflection in America following a bitter election campaign that has left the country divided, McCullough has collected some of his most important speeches in a brief volume designed to identify important principles and characteristics that are particularly American. (Summary from Wikipedia). $14.95/month after 30 days. 1 audiobook of your choice. Wow! The book is ten hours and twenty-three minutes. On December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright's Wright Flyer became the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight with a pilot aboard. Lloyd is an actor and long-time audiobook narrator. McCullough tells the story through five major characters: Cutler and Putnam; Cutler's son Ephraim; and two other men, one a carpenter turned architect, and the other a physician who became a prominent pioneer in American science. It's not covered in too many other books so it's well worth reading. The early days of the pioneers of Ohio. On May 15, 2003, David McCullough presented "The Course of Human Events" as The 2003 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities in Washington, DC. Title: The Pioneers, Audiobook on CD By: David Mccullough Format: Compact disc Number of Pages: 416 Vendor: Simon & Schuster Audio Publication Date: 2019 Dimensions: 5.88 X 5.13 X 0.75 (inches) The … Matt Kugler. from the comfort of your home. Ken Burns, Adam Arkin, Narrated by: The Pioneers Audible Audiobook – Unabridged James Fenimore Cooper (Author), Jim Killavey (Narrator), Jimcin Recordings (Publisher) & 0 more 4.1 out of 5 stars 48 ratings I could so easily picture the raditional buildings, speech and meals. I would recommend this book highly. A large collection of programming exercises and well explained solutions. This is more than a story of American settlement. Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan, Narrated by: Stream or download thousands of included titles. This crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian War, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president. In this case, it makes sense. (The others are The Deerslayer, The Last of the Mohicans, The Pathfinder, and The Prairie.) The #1 New York Times bestseller by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important chapter in the American story that’s “as resonant today as ever” (The Wall Street Journal)—the settling of the Northwest Territory by courageous pioneers …