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The Oxford History of the United States Series

Shelve The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789

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Shelve Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815

Shelve What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815 - 1848

Shelve Battle Cry of Freedom

Shelve The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896

Shelve Reawakened Nation: The Birth of Modern America, 1896-1929

Shelve Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945

Shelve Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974

Shelve Restless Giant: The United States from Watergate to Bush V. Gore

Shelve From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776

The Oxford History of the United States: The Complete Series

The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution: 1763-1789

• By: Robert Middlekauff
• Narrated by: Robert Fass
• Length: 26 hrs and 56 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,216
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,026
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,021

The first book to appear in the illustrious Oxford History of the United States, this critically-acclaimed volume - a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize - offers an unsurpassed history of the Revolutionary War and the birth of the American republic....

• 4 out of 5 stars

Strong History Rich With Behind The Scenes Details

• By John on 10-06-11
• Series: Oxford History of the United States [Publication Order] , Book 1, Oxford History of the United States , Book 3
• Release date: 01-03-11
• Language: English
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,216 ratings
• Someday, this will be the third installment of the Oxford History of the United States, but right now American History begins here! Robert Fass narrates every battle and milestone of the War for Independence, as written by Pulitzer Prize nominee Robert Middlekauff.

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Empire of Liberty

• A History of the Early Republic
• By: Gordon S. Wood
• Length: 30 hrs and 58 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,194
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 899
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 881

Named a New York Times Notable Book, Empire of Liberty offers a marvelous account of this pivotal era in American history....

• 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent historical writing

• By Joseph on 01-14-10
• Series: Oxford History of the United States [Publication Order] , Book 8, Oxford History of the United States , Book 4
• Release date: 12-21-09
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,194 ratings
• Robert Fass won an Audie Award for his narration of this Pulitzer Prize nominated audio about the adoption of the Constitution and American history through the War of 1812.

What Hath God Wrought

• The Transformation of America, 1815 - 1848
• By: Daniel Walker Howe
• Narrated by: Patrick Cullen
• Length: 32 hrs and 50 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,352
• Performance 4 out of 5 stars 1,057
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,049

Historian Daniel Walker Howe illuminates the period from the Battle of New Orleans to the end of the Mexican-American War....

• 3 out of 5 stars

Fantastic content, faulty narration

• By Ary Shalizi on 04-12-11
• Series: Oxford History of the United States [Publication Order] , Book 6, Oxford History of the United States , Book 5
• Release date: 01-09-09
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,352 ratings
• What Hath God Wrought won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 2008, and explores how the twin technologies of transportation and communication during the Industrial Revolution led to the rise of mass political parties. Listeners love Patrick Cullen’s narration. (Spoiler alert: the title isn’t just a quote from the Book of Numbers 23:23. It’s also the official first Morse Code message sent in 1844 to open the Baltimore-Washing telegraph line!).

The Republic for Which It Stands

• The United States During Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896
• By: Richard White
• Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine
• Length: 34 hrs and 41 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 326
• Performance 4 out of 5 stars 282
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 278

At the end of the Civil War the leaders and citizens of the victorious North envisioned the country's future as a free-labor republic, with a homogenous citizenry, both Black and White....

Be wary of narrator

• By Kate on 05-25-18
• Series: Oxford History of the United States [Publication Order] , Book 9, Oxford History of the United States , Book 7
• Release date: 05-22-18
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 326 ratings
• The most recent (for now!) work in the series feels to me like the most valuable audio for contemporary Americans to take in. During the Reconstruction and Gilded Age, corruption and income inequality ran rampant; furthermore, reparative justice for the formerly enslaved failed to materialize, so the scars of racial violence never healed. Listening to Noah Michael Levine’s measured but passionate narration highlights how familiar those challenges sound today.

Freedom from Fear

• The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945
• By: David M. Kennedy
• Narrated by: Tom Weiner
• Length: 31 hrs and 24 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 646
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 511
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 502

Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II....

Good summary of a pivotal time.

• By Ray on 10-21-10
• Series: Oxford History of the United States [Publication Order] , Book 4, Oxford History of the United States , Book 9
• Release date: 09-20-10
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 646 ratings
• David Kennedy’s epic history of The Great Depression and World War II won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1999. Tom Weiner's masterful performance makes this audio—in my opinion—the most colorful of the narrative history Oxford History of the U.S. series. Find out what made the Greatest Generation great.

Grand Expectations

• The United States 1945-1974
• By: James T. Patterson
• Length: 31 hrs and 20 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 263
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 208
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 205

Grand Expectations weaves the major political, cultural, and economic events of the period into a superb portrait of America from 1945 through Watergate....

Disappointing

• By Ray on 02-12-11
• Series: Oxford History of the United States [Publication Order] , Book 3, Oxford History of the United States , Book 10
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 263 ratings
• Maybe the Bancroft Prize isn’t exactly a household name, but among historians, it’s highly coveted. (Fun fact: two other authors on this list won Bancroft Prizes—James McPherson and David M. Kennedy—but not titles other than their Oxford History of the US works). The trustees of Columbia University awarded it to James T. Patterson in 1997 for excellence in writing about America’s political history. Robert Fass narrates the story of America’s post-war years, including Vietnam and Watergate, with energy and warmth. Ok boomers!

Restless Giant

• The United States from Watergate to Bush v. Gore
• Length: 17 hrs and 6 mins
• Overall 4 out of 5 stars 188
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 151
• Story 4 out of 5 stars 147

Restless Giant provides a crisp, concise assessment of the 27 years between the resignation of Richard Nixon and the election of George W. Bush, in a sweeping narrative that seamlessly weaves together social, cultural, political, economic, and international developments....

Too Soon? Maybe, but still a good listen

• By J. Lee on 08-15-13
• Series: Oxford History of the United States [Publication Order] , Book 5, Oxford History of the United States , Book 11
• 4 out of 5 stars 188 ratings
• Bancroft-Prize winner James T. Patterson continues the story of recent American history in this audio, narrated by Robert Fass, which covers Watergate to Bush v. Gore. As a card-carrying member of Gen X, I can only say: we’re not surprised by recent history. But it is eye-opening to review it with precision and authority.

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From Colony to Superpower

• US Foreign Relations Since 1776
• By: George C. Herring
• Length: 40 hrs and 41 mins
• Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 320
• Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 267
• Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 265

This prize-winning and critically acclaimed history uses foreign relations as the lens through which to tell the story of America's dramatic rise from 13 disparate colonies huddled along the Atlantic coast to the world's greatest superpower....

Sweeping, Masterful, and Magisterial

• By Theo Horesh on 02-27-13
• Series: Oxford History of the United States [Publication Order] , Book 7, Oxford History of the United States , Book 12
• 4.5 out of 5 stars 320 ratings
• Fans of International Relations will enjoy George Herring’s survey of American History through the lens of Foreign Relations. From thirteen colonies to a global superpower, the story of America’s place in the world never gets dull. The performance by Robert Fass is masterful and brings to life the people and places that put American History into a global context.
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