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    Hero Tales from American History (version 2)
    Hero Tales from American History (version 2)
    Hero Tales from American History (version 2)
    Audiobook5 hours

    Hero Tales from American History (version 2)

    Written by Henry Cabot Lodge

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    The purpose of this book "is to tell in simple fashion the story of some Americans who showed that they knew how to live and how to die; who proved their truth by their endeavor; and who joined to the stern and manly qualities which are essential to the well-being of a masterful race the virtues of gentleness, of patriotism, and of lofty adherence to an ideal." (from the Introduction)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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