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| 1. | | Great Speeches in History Podcast Average Rating:     (5.0 Stars) Available on: PodcastGreat Speeches in History is a podcast devoted to the great thinkers, statesman and other public orators that have graced us throughout history with their words. |
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| 2. | | Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln Average Rating:     (4.7 Stars) Available on: Audio Download"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation... |
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| 3. | | I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr. Average Rating:    (4.6 Stars) Available on: Online Audio | Online Video"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." |
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| 4. | | Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave by Frederick Douglass Average Rating:    (4.6 Stars) Available on: Audio DownloadFirst published in 1845, the Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass became Frederick Douglass's most well known work. It is as the name implies his autobiography. |
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| 5. | | The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan Average Rating:     (4.5 Stars) Abridged Edition Available on: Audio CD ($23.18) | Audio Cassette | Audio Download ($23.18)For three hundred years The Pilgrim's Progress has remained perhaps the best-loved and most read of devotional fictions. In plain yet powerful and moving language... |
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| 6. | | The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin Average Rating:     (4.4 Stars) Available on: Audio Download ($9.95)The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a personal account of the life of the famous American statesman, businessman, philosopher, inventor and scientist. |
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| 7. | | Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" Speech by Patrick Henry Average Rating:     (4.3 Stars) Available on: Audio DownloadOn March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry delivered a speech which supported military action against the British. This stirring speech swayed the vote and was most likely the deciding factor in committing Virginia troops to fight the British. |
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| 8. | | Blizzard! The Storm that Changed America by Jim Murphy Average Rating:     (4.0 Stars) Available on: Audio CD ($21.56) | Audio Cassette ($19.95) | Audio DownloadOn March 12, 1888, hurricane-force winds and unrelenting snow began to bring the East Coast... |
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| 9. | | Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Speech by Ryne Sandberg Average Rating:     (4.0 Stars) Available on: Audio Download"Everything I am today, everything I have today, everything I will ever be is because of the game of baseball... |
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| 10. | | Pro Football Hall of Fame's Enshrinement Speeches by Terry Bradshaw Average Rating:     (4.0 Stars) Available on: Online Audio | Online VideoThe Pro Football Hall of Fame's annual enshrinement ceremonies are filled with passion and emotion. Relive some of the great moments from inductions past. |
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| 11. | | Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank Average Rating:     (3.5 Stars) Abridged Edition Available on: Audio Cassette | Audio DownloadAnne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the 20th century... |
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| 12. | | The United States Declaration of Independence by Various Authors Average Rating:     (3.5 Stars) Available on: Audio DownloadBy the summer of 1776, the American Patriots had taken control over all the 13 colonies, and they were now effectively individual states establishing their own state constitutions that existed outside of British rule. On June 11, 1776 a committee met with the purpose of drafting a resolution to declare independence of Great Britain. |
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| 13. | | Bull Run by Paul Fleischman Average Rating:     (3.0 Stars) Available on: Audio CD ($19.96) | Audio Cassette ($16.16) | Audio DownloadBull Run was the site of the first battle of the Civil War. This book creates an intimate tapestry... |
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| 14. | | Daniel Webster's Plymouth Oration by Daniel Webster Average Rating:     (3.0 Stars) Available on: Audio DownloadThis speech was delivered by the American statesman Daniel Webster on the 200th anniversary of the founding of Plymouth, Massachusetts. |
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| 15. | | The Incredible Century Average Rating:     (3.0 Stars) Available on: Audio Download ($19.95)Collects great historical speeches from 1900 to 1999. |
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| 16. | | United States Bill of Rights by James Madison Average Rating:     (3.0 Stars) Available on: Audio DownloadAfter the ratification of the Constitution, the first United States Congress met in Federal Hall in New York City in 1789 and many of delegates wanted a "bill of rights" that would guarantee individual liberty in the face of the newly established federal government. |
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| 17. | | Martin Luther King Jr.: We Shall Overcome by Martin Luther King, Jr. Average Rating:     (2.8 Stars) Available on: Audio CD ($12.76) | Audio Download ($9.95)Encompasses the most moving moments in American social history with the extraordinary civil rights leader. |
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| 18. | | Abe Lincoln Speaks by Alan Venable Available on: Audio Download ($12.95)In this book you’ll hear Abe Lincoln tell the story of his own life, from the day he was born in a small log cabin, right up to the day he was shot by an assassin’s bullet. |
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| 19. | | After the Buffalo Jump Available on: Audio Download ($12.95)This book includes stories of the Blackfoot Nation including the buffalo jump, a UNESCO World Heritage site where the Blackfoot people killed thousands of buffalo by running them off a cliff |
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| 20. | | Against All the Odds by John Bergez Available on: Audio Download ($12.95)The stories told in this book reveal Washington’s struggles, doubts, and fears as well as his enormous achievements. |
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| 21. | | American History Rules! Podcast by Chuck Taft Available on: PodcastAMERICAN HISTORY RULES in Mr. Taft's 8th grade American history class at University School of Milwaukee. |
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| 22. | | American Presidents Podcast Available on: PodcastThe Voices of American Presidents have been captured by audio pioneers since the early days of sound recording. |
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| 23. | | American Revolution AudioLearn Available on: Audio Download ($9.99)From the Stamp Act to the Declaration of Independence, AudioLearn is your complete audio study guide to the American Revolution. |
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| 24. | | Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates Available on: Audio CD ($31.96) | Audio Download ($19.98)The life of the eighteenth-century African prince who, after being captured by slave traders, was brought to Massachusetts where he was a slave until he was able to buy his freedom at the age of sixty. |
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| 25. | | Anne Frank's Story by Carol Ann Lee Available on: Audio CD ($14.40) | Audio CassetteAnne Frank's Story follows Anne Frank from her birth in Germany and her happy childhood in Amsterdam through the years she and her family spent in hiding from the Nazis… |