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The Middle East in the 20th Century
- By: Eamonn Gearon, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Eamonn Gearon
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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It is impossible to understand our world today without understanding the last 100 years of Middle Eastern history. The history of the region in the 20th century is so varied and complex that it defies easy explanations. Shifting borders, governmental overthrows, ethnic and nationalist tensions, and political and economic forces on the world stage all had a hand in shaping the course of Middle Eastern history. Ultimately, however, the story is one of people searching for self-determination, from the stumbling alliances after the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the Arab Spring uprisings.
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Fascinating and enlightening
- By Jon Payne on 14-01-22
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The Middle East in the 20th Century
- Narrated by: Professor Eamonn Gearon
- Series: The Great Courses: Civilization & Culture
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 28-10-21
- Language: English
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Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia
- By: David Graeber
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance19
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Madagascar's lost pirate utopia represents some of the first stirrings of Enlightenment political thought. In this jewel of a book, he offers a way to 'decolonise the Enlightenment', demonstrating how this mixed community experimented with an alternative vision of human freedom, far from that being formulated in the salons and coffee houses of Europe. Its actors were Malagasy women, merchants and traders, philosopher kings and escaped slaves, exploring ideas that were ultimately to be put into practice in by Western revolutionary regimes a century later.
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a concise meandering mess
- By Brandon on 30-08-23
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Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 26-01-23
- Language: English
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Pirate Hunters
- Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship
- By: Robert Kurson
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall81
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Performance79
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY CHICAGO TRIBUNE A thrilling adventure of danger and deep-sea diving, historic mystery and suspense, by the author of Shadow Divers Finding and identifying a pirate ship is the hardest thing to do under the sea. But...
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compelling and facinating
- By trevor@eonic.co.uk on 20-07-25
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Pirate Hunters
- Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 16-06-15
- Language: English
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Maritime Dominion and the Triumph of the Free World: Naval Campaigns That Shaped the Modern World, 1852-2001
- The Maritime Trilogy, Book 3
- By: Peter Padfield
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance2
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Freedom of expression and individual enterprise have distinguished the societies of powers dominant at sea, and since supreme maritime nations have prevailed over their territorial rivals in the great wars of the modern era, it is they who have created today's world. In this final volume of his masterful trilogy, Padfield carries the theme through the terrible wars of the last century to the present, with vivid descriptions of the naval battles that have shaped our world.
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Maritime Dominion and the Triumph of the Free World: Naval Campaigns That Shaped the Modern World, 1852-2001
- The Maritime Trilogy, Book 3
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Series: The Maritime Trilogy, Book 3
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 08-03-22
- Language: English
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The Ship Asunder
- A Maritime History of Britain in Eleven Vessels
- By: Tom Nancollas
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance13
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Brought to you by Penguin. If Britain's maritime history were embodied in a single ship, she would have a prehistoric prow, a mast plucked from a Victorian steamship, the hull of a modest fishing vessel, the propeller of an ocean liner and an anchor made of stone. We might call her Asunder, and...
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Interesting history and great narration
- By Harry_Bristol on 28-12-23
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The Ship Asunder
- A Maritime History of Britain in Eleven Vessels
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 31-03-22
- Language: English
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Wreckers
- Disaster in the Age of Discovery
- By: Simon Park
- Narrated by: Esh Alladi
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance9
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Brought to you by Penguin. Wreckers sinks the old narratives of imperialism, revealing the violent, chaotic and improvised reality of empire-building from the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries. While figures such as Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan are celebrated for...
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Excellent book and performance
- By Fiona & Colin on 14-06-25
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Wreckers
- Disaster in the Age of Discovery
- Narrated by: Esh Alladi
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 17-04-25
- Language: English
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The Ship Beneath the Ice
- Sunday Times Bestseller - The Gripping Story of Finding Shackleton's Endurance
- By: Mensun Bound
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall46
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Performance42
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SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER BLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH The extraordinary story of how the Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, was found in the most hostile sea on Earth in 2022 On 21 November 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, finally succumbed to the crushing ice...
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Stunning book, ruined by terrible narration.
- By HalfRes on 09-12-22
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The Ship Beneath the Ice
- Sunday Times Bestseller - The Gripping Story of Finding Shackleton's Endurance
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 27-10-22
- Language: English
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Titanic on Trial
- By: Nic Compton
- Narrated by: Peter Altschuler
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance4
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Capturing the disbelief, the chaos and the terror of the fateful night the Titanic sank 100 years ago, Titanic on Trial brings to life the tragedy through the voices of those who survived it. Stories about the sinking have become legendary - how the band played to the end, how lifeboats were lowered half-empty - but amongst the films, novels and academic arguments, only those who were there can separate truth from fiction. This book gives the story back to those people.
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A personal view of events
- By Louisa P on 17-04-25
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Titanic on Trial
- Narrated by: Peter Altschuler
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 20-06-24
- Language: English
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Men-of-War
- Life in Nelson’s Navy
- By: Patrick O’Brian
- Narrated by: Ronald Pickup
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall41
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Performance33
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Story33
Out of print for many years, this is a brand new edition of the definitive companion to the acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series of novels, written by the author himself. What was daily life in Nelson's navy really like, for everyone from the captain down to the rawest recruit? What did they eat?...
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Insight into the world of Aubrey and Maturin
- By Guru Bob on 20-07-21
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Men-of-War
- Life in Nelson’s Navy
- Narrated by: Ronald Pickup
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Release date: 17-10-19
- Language: English
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Titanic Lives
- Migrants and Millionaires, Conmen and Crew
- By: Richard Davenport-Hines
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall33
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Performance32
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Marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster, Titanic Lives is an utterly compelling exploration of the lives on board the most famous ship in history. On the night of 14 April 1912, midway through her maiden voyage, the seemingly unsinkable Titanic hit an iceberg, sustaining a 300-feet gash as...
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Good performance, mediocre book
- By Elizabeth on 06-02-15
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Titanic Lives
- Migrants and Millionaires, Conmen and Crew
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 05-01-12
- Language: English
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The White Ship
- Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream
- By: Charles Spencer
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall271
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Performance232
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THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘As gripping as any thriller. History doesn't get any better than this’ BILL BRYSON ’A brilliant read … Game of Thrones but in the real world’ ANTHONY HOROWITZ PICKED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 BY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, THE GUARDIAN, THE DAILY MAIL AND...
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Awful narration
- By Amazon Customer on 30-03-21
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The White Ship
- Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 17-09-20
- Language: English
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The Forgotten Slave Trade
- The White European Slaves of Islam
- By: Simon Webb
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall57
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Performance47
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A century before Britain became involved in this terrible business, whole villages and towns in European countries were being depopulated by slavers, who transported the men, women, and children to Africa, where they were sold. This is the forgotten slave trade, one which saw over a million Christians forced into captivity in the Muslim world. Starting in the ancient world, Simon Webb traces the history of slavery in Europe, showing that the numbers involved were vast and that the victims were often treated far more cruelly than black slaves in America and the Caribbean.
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Should be in every school and university!
- By Mother Ship Adrift Family Travel and Sailing Blogs on 25-01-23
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The Forgotten Slave Trade
- The White European Slaves of Islam
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 20-09-22
- Language: English
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Sons of the Waves
- The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail
- By: Stephen Taylor
- Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall25
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Performance23
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British maritime history in the age of sail is full of the deeds of officers like Nelson but has given little voice to plain, "illiterate" seamen. Now, Stephen Taylor draws on published and unpublished memoirs, letters, and naval records, including court-martials and petitions, to present these men in their own words. In this exhilarating account, ordinary seamen are far from the hapless sufferers of the press gangs.
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Disappointing
- By Andrew Davies on 30-06-20
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Sons of the Waves
- The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail
- Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 19-05-20
- Language: English
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Amazing Tales for Making Men out of Boys
- By: Neil Oliver
- Narrated by: Neil Oliver
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall93
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Performance82
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Brought to you by Penguin. Discover inspiring stories of heroism, adventure, endurance and survival from throughout history. Captain Robert Falcon Scott didn't start out life as a hero. In fact, as a boy he was considered small, frail and shy. So what was it that turned this ordinary man into a...
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amazing tales
- By Ian M on 10-02-21
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Amazing Tales for Making Men out of Boys
- Narrated by: Neil Oliver
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 24-09-20
- Language: English
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Empire of Ice and Stone
- The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
- By: Buddy Levy
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance30
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"...Damron's able narration carries listeners through this arduous journey with a steady tone that lightens at moments of joy and becomes grave at times of deep sadness and loss. While the tale has all of the trappings of a great adventure novel, neither the author nor Damron let listeners...
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A Fantastic Must-Listen Book
- By Mrs Alison Moore on 12-02-26
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Empire of Ice and Stone
- The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 06-12-22
- Language: English
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A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
- By: David Gibbins
- Narrated by: Richard Burnip
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance15
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AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2024 'Masterful and entrancing - this is big history at its best.' Professor Alice Roberts, author of Ancestors 'A real-life Indiana Jones takes readers on a dive through these underwater museums, revealing the sunken secrets of the past' The Times From a Bronze Age...
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Fascinating!
- By Amazon Customer on 14-11-24
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A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
- Narrated by: Richard Burnip
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 08-02-24
- Language: English
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The Dive
- The untold story of the world’s deepest submarine rescue
- By: Stephen McGinty
- Narrated by: John Tefler
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance16
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The Dive is a thrilling narrative nonfiction in the tradition of The Perfect Storm and Apollo 13. They were out of their depth, out of breath, and out of time. It was 1973. Two men were trapped in a crippled submarine 1,700 feet below sea. They only had enough air to survive for two days. On the...
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The task focus of the rescue teams
- By Goronwy-Wyn on 13-08-24
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The Dive
- The untold story of the world’s deepest submarine rescue
- Narrated by: John Tefler
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 10-06-21
- Language: English
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Black Flags, Blue Waters
- The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
- By: Eric Jay Dolin
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall54
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Performance49
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Set against the backdrop of the Age of Exploration, Black Flags, Blue Waters reveals the dramatic and surprising history of American piracy's "Golden Age" when lawless pirates plied the coastal waters of North America and beyond. Best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin illustrates how American colonists at first supported these outrageous pirates in an early display of solidarity against the Crown, and then violently opposed them. Upending popular misconceptions and cartoonish stereotypes, Dolin provides this wholly original account of these seafaring outlaws.
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Are most American narrators rubbish? STAY AWAY
- By Amazon Customer on 02-10-20
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Black Flags, Blue Waters
- The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 16-10-18
- Language: English
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Born to Be Hanged
- The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune
- By: Keith Thomson
- Narrated by: Feodor Chin
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance8
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Discover the “fascinating and outrageously readable” account of the roguish acts of the first pirates to raid the Pacific in a crusade that ended in a sensational trial back in England—perfect for readers of Nathaniel Philbrick and David McCullough (Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times...
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Splendid!
- By Simon M. on 10-01-24
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Born to Be Hanged
- The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune
- Narrated by: Feodor Chin
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 10-05-22
- Language: English
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To the Edge of the World
- A Perilous Storm, A Mutinous Crew and the Woman Who Defied Them All
- By: Tilar J. Mazzeo
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK One woman. One ship. One astonishing true story. ‘Hear the wind whistle through the ropes, taste the salt spray and feel the roll of the ship…. A true-life epic.’ Peter Fretwell, author of Antarctic Atlas Summer 1856. Nineteen-year-old Mary Ann Patten and her...
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To the Edge of the World
- A Perilous Storm, A Mutinous Crew and the Woman Who Defied Them All
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 29-01-26
- Language: English
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