American Railroads

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    • Railroads Past and Present
    • By: H. Roger Grant
    • Narrated by: Todd Barsness
    • Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 26-04-13
    • Language: English
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    • In this social history of the impact of railroads on American life, H. Roger Grant concentrates on the railroad's "golden age," 1830-1930....

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    • The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad
    • By: Gordon H. Chang
    • Narrated by: David Shih
    • Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 07-05-19
    • Language: English
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    • A groundbreaking, breathtaking history of the Chinese workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad, helping to forge modern America only to disappear into the shadows of history until now....

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    • The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America
    • By: Candacy Taylor
    • Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
    • Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 29-09-20
    • Language: English
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    • The first book to explore the historical role and residual impact of the Green Book, a travel guide for Black motorists....

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    • By: Mohsin Hamid
    • Narrated by: Mohsin Hamid
    • Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 11-08-22
    • Language: English
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    • One morning, Anders wakes to find that his skin has turned dark, his reflection a stranger to him....

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    • The Epic Story of the Underground Railroad, America's First Civil Rights Movement
    • By: Fergus Bordewich
    • Narrated by: Peter J. Fernandez
    • Length: 19 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 07-06-16
    • Language: English
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    • An important book of epic scope on America's first racially integrated, religiously inspired movement for change....

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    • History Smashers
    • By: Kate Messner, Gwendolyn Hooks
    • Narrated by: Reginald James
    • Series: History Smashers
    • Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 17-05-22
    • Language: English
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    • Before the Civil War, there was a crack team of abolitionists who used quilts and signal lanterns to guide enslaved people to freedom. RIGHT? WRONG! The truth is, the Underground Railroad wasn't very organized, and most freedom seekers were on their own....

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    • A Captivating Guide to an American Abolitionist Who Became the Most Famous Conductor of the Underground Railroad
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
    • Length: 3 hrs
    • Release date: 16-06-20
    • Language: English
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    • Harriet Tubman was known as a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad. But this wasn’t a railroad that carried trains and freight but rather human lives that were desperately seeking freedom....

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    • The 1867 Train Wreck That Shocked the Nation and Transformed American Railroads
    • By: Charity Vogel
    • Narrated by: J.M. Ross
    • Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 16-12-13
    • Language: English
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    • On December 18, 1867, the Buffalo and Erie Railroad's eastbound New York Express derailed as it approached the high truss bridge over Big Sister Creek....

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    • By: Kevin Baker
    • Narrated by: Kevin Baker
    • Length: 22 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 06-04-06
    • Language: English
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    • They came by boat from a starving land, and by the Underground Railroad from Southern chains, seeking refuge in a crowded, filthy corner of hell at the bottom of a great metropolis....

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    • African American Women on the American Railroad
    • By: Miriam Thaggert
    • Narrated by: Madeline McCray
    • Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 26-09-23
    • Language: English
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    • Miriam Thaggert illuminates the stories of African American women as passengers and as workers on the nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century railroad....

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    • A Captivating Guide to the Network of Routes, Places, and People in the United States That Helped Free African Americans During the Nineteenth Century
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
    • Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 19-02-21
    • Language: English
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    • If you want to discover the captivating history of the Underground Railroad, then pay attention...The Underground Railroad wasn’t underground. Nor was it a railroad. It was, however, an awe-inspiring piece of history, and one that speaks of hope even today....

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    • The Last Tracks of the Underground Railroad
    • By: Jacqueline Tobin, Hettie Jones
    • Narrated by: Richard Allen
    • Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 13-08-10
    • Language: English
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    • The Underground Railroad was the passage to freedom for many slaves, but it was rife with dangers....

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    • A Captivating Guide to the Routes, Places, and People That Helped Free African Americans During the Nineteenth Century and the Life of Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
    • Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 05-03-21
    • Language: English
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    • If you want to discover the captivating history of the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman, then pay attention....

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    • Slavery, Underground Railroad, People Including Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Frederick Douglass and Rosa Parks (Black History Month, Book 1)
    • By: Adam Brown
    • Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
    • Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 12-05-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Discover the real truth behind African American history. You will be amazed to learn about some of the great African Americans and their legacies....

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    • The Rise and Fall of an American Railroad Legend
    • By: J. Daniel Jenkins
    • Narrated by: Patrick Gleason
    • Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
    • Release date: 03-12-23
    • Language: English
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    • This is the story and celebration of the 75-year legacy of Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad’s No. 614 ‘Greenbrier’ Class J-3a, 4-8-4 steam locomotive....

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