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Truman Capote’s masterpiece of true crime, intensely researched and vividly atmospheric—“as it if were happening before [the reader’s] very eyes” (Time) “Harrowing . . . The best documentary account of an American crime ever written. . . . The book chills the blood and exercises the...

From the creators of the New York Times bestselling series Campfire Stories: Close Calls comes a new original audiobook that brings to life the bold, hair-raising, and often tragic adventures of a generation of eighteenth-century frontiersmen: the Long Hunters. Steven Rinella (The MeatEater...

William Neal, who called himself "Wild Bill Cody," was seductive and skillful at separating love-struck women from their money, and ultimately, their lives....

From an award-winning former law enforcement park ranger and investigator, this female-driven true crime adventure follows the author’s quest to find missing hikers along the Pacific Crest Trail by pairing up with an eclectic group of unlikely allies. ​ As a park ranger with the National...

From the creators of the New York Times bestselling audio series Campfire Stories and MeatEater’s American History comes a new audiobook original that plunges listeners into the untamed world of a celebrated and misunderstood group of nineteenth-century outdoorsmen: the Mountain Men. Steven...

After a SWAT team smashed down stock-market millionaire Shaun Attwood's door, he found himself inside of Arizona's deadliest jail and locked into a brutal struggle for survival....

Shaun Attwood arrived in Phoenix, Arizona, a penniless business graduate from a small industrial town in England. Within a decade, he became a stock-market millionaire. But he was leading a double life....

Deadliest Sea by Kalee Thompson is the spellbinding true story of the greatest rescue in US Coast Guard history. Recounting the tragic sinking of the fishing trawler, Alaska Ranger, in the Bering Sea and its remarkable aftermath in March 2008....

The very strange but nevertheless true story of the dark underbelly of a 1960s hippie utopia. Laurel Canyon in the 1960s and early 1970s was a magical place....

Bloomsbury presents Typhoid Mary by Anthony Bourdain, read by Nathan Osgood. From the host of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown and bestselling author of Kitchen Confidential comes the true, thrilling story of Mary Mallon, otherwise known as the infamous Typhoid Mary. This is a tale of pursuit...

Born around 1824 in New Jersey, John Johnston headed west after deserting from the US Navy and became a well-known and infamous mountain man. Then his Flathead Indian wife and child were killed by Crow Indians while he was away hunting and trapping....

" The Plague and I" recounts MacDonald's experiences in a Seattle sanitarium, where the author spent almost a year (1938-39) battling tuberculosis....

Three gay men in pre-Stonewall New York City find their fates thrown together in the police raid of a Village bar.

From the creators of the New York Times bestselling audio series Campfire Stories and MeatEater's American History comes a new audiobook original that immerses listeners into the brutal and unforgiving world of the professional buffalo hunters who drove America's most iconic wildlife species to...

"Simultaneously hilarious, poignant, and deeply unsettling." ―The New Republic A tiny American town's plans for radical self-government overlooked one hairy detail: no one told the bears. Once upon a time, a group of libertarians got together and hatched the Free Town Project, a plan to take...

A lifelong Alaskan, Steve Kahn moved at the age of nine from the “metropolis” of Anchorage to the foothills of the Chugach Mountains. A childhood of berry picking, fishing, and hunting led to a life as a big-game guide....

A lively history of the Watch and Ward Society - New England's notorious literary censor for over eighty years....

In the most ambitious one-volume American history in decades, award-winning historian Jill Lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins and rise of a divided nation. The American experiment rests on three ideas - "these truths", Jefferson called them - political equality, natural rights...

“Impeccably researched…captivating!” —Elin Hilderbrand * “A well-paced history.” —The New York Times Book Review * “Fascinating…with new details and well-sourced reporting.” —Associated Press NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! The intimate, multigenerational story of the Kennedy...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the author of Ghost Soldiers comes an eye-opening history of the American conquest of the West—"a story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy" (The New York Times Book Review). In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route...

In 1842, following the doctor's orders for a change of climate, William Thomas Hamilton found himself accompanying a party of trappers on a yearlong expedition. Heading into the wild, Hamilton would prove himself to be a fast learner, as adept with a firearm as with sign language: this early...

The true story of Eliot Ness, the legendary lawman who led the Untouchables, took on Al Capone, and saved a city’s soul Eliot Ness is famous for leading the Untouchables against the notorious mobster Al Capone. But it turns out that the legendary Prohibition Bureau squad’s daring raids were...

The must-have companion to Bill O'Reilly's historic series Legends and Lies: The Real West, a fascinating, eye-opening look at the truth behind the western legends we all think we know How did Davy Crockett save President Jackson's life only to end up dying at the Alamo? Was the Lone Ranger...

No metropolis has been more loved or more hated. To its official boosters, "Los Angeles brings it all together". To detractors, LA is a sunlit mortuary where "you can rot without feeling it". To Mike Davis, the author of this fiercely elegant and wide-ranging work of social history, Los Angeles...

Desperate Passage casts new light on one of America's most horrific encounters between the dream of a better life and the harsh realities such dreams so often confront....

Once hailed as Louisiana's answer to Hot Springs, Arkansas, Hot Wells drew thousands seeking relief in its warm mineral waters. Governors, entertainers, politicians, and ordinary families flocked to the resort, convinced its remarkable springs offered healing and hope. Yet within a few decades, the bustling destination faded into silence, leaving behind abandoned buildings, forgotten dreams, and a ghost town reclaimed by time.

A Moment in the Sun dispels the pernicious narrative that in New York City, slavery was followed by a hundred years of poverty and destitution. Dispelling the persistent narrative that abject poverty followed the end of slavery in New York City, acclaimed historian Shane White finally sets the...

The final installment of Adolfo Ovies’s groundbreaking The Boy Generals trilogy races from the Shenandoah Valley to Appomattox with the rapidity of a headlong cavalry charge. The turbulent events of the closing months of the Civil War serve as a backdrop for the increasingly dysfunctional—and bitter—relationship between George Armstrong Custer and Wesley Merritt.

Eleanor Wagner takes listeners on a haunted road trip through her beloved Sussex County and into the neighboring Morris County. A veritable feast for history buffs, this chilling edition shares the history of the towns and locations, along with haunting accounts from local residents and the New Jersey Spirit Hunters paranormal team. The stage is set with the investigation of Netcong’s Historic Palace Theatre and a glimpse into the life-after of Lake Hopatcong’s famous actress Lotta Crabtree.

On the Texas Frontier: Selected Battles of the Texas Rangers, 1837-1860 examines several key conflicts between the Texas Rangers and Native American tribes during the Republic of Texas and the early years of statehood. Drawing on historical accounts and primary sources, the book explores the people, tactics, and events that shaped the Texas frontier during a turbulent period in American history.

Both an epic history and an intimate family story, a startling account of the lives of Black cops in one Midwestern city. This program is read by the author. In the wake of the George Floyd protests, a Black police organization in Cleveland called the Black Shield was causing a stir. Officers...

For generations, many Americans first encountered Puritan New England through Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. Its unforgettable story of shame, secrecy, hypocrisy, and moral judgment became more than a literary classic. For countless listeners, it also became the defining picture of an entire civilization. But how closely did Hawthorne’s fictional world resemble the society he portrayed?

In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, Emmy Award–winning sound editor Solange Schwalbe entered Ground Zero as a contractor—one of the few women rescue workers deep inside the pit of where the Twin Towers once stood. What she witnessed there would forever reshape her understanding of fear, service, and what it means to endure. This memoir captures the recovery effort from the inside: the relentless search, the quiet rituals of honor, and the untold moments that history never recorded.

Planning a trip to Rhode Island but not sure where to start? Looking for more than just another list of attractions? Exploring Rhode Island-A Journey Through History & Must-See Destinations is your complete travel companion to America’s Ocean State, combining fascinating history with practical travel inspiration to help you experience one of New England’s most rewarding destinations. Although Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United States, it offers an incredible variety of experiences.

Step into the gritty reality of American frontier history with a funny, foul-smelling tour of 19th-century sanitation. Perfect for an entertaining daily commute, this vivid journey shatters the cinematic fantasy of spotless stetsons to reveal the sweat, sewage, and survival tactics of actual...

Shatter Hollywood myths with the gritty historical reality of the working-class cowboys who built the American West. Perfect for a thought-provoking commute, this immersive deep dive reveals a harsh landscape where fourteen-hour days, sore muscles, and unforgiving weather replaced polished...

Step through the swinging doors of an 1800s frontier saloon for a gritty, immersive journey into American West history. Perfect for an engaging commute, this atmospheric historical nonfiction transports you directly into the sting of cigar smoke and the glow of lamplight. Leave the modern world...

Indiana was never supposed to be interesting. It was supposed to be orderly. In Hoosier Discipline: An Irreverent History of Indiana, Jordan Blake Carter dismantles the familiar image of Indiana as a bland flyover state and replaces it with something stranger, sharper, and far more revealing. Beneath the cornfields, courthouse squares, basketball gyms, and perfectly straight roads lies a state obsessed with systems: systems of land, government, morality, labor, race, education, and control. This is not a nostalgic celebration of covered bridges and small-town charm.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, as the AIDS epidemic devastated communities across America, a small group of activists in Shreveport, Louisiana refused to remain silent. Small Town Rage: Fighting Back in the Deep South tells the story of ordinary people who challenged government indifference, medical neglect, religious condemnation, and public fear during one of the most turbulent periods in modern American history. What began as a struggle for survival grew into a movement that brought national attention to a city few expected to become a center of AIDS activism.

Uncover the dramatic political history of America’s capital, an urban battleground built to project global power. Perfect for your morning commute or deep-focus learning, this immersive narrative reveals how a muddy landscape transformed into the symbolic heart of the United States. Listen as...

Discover the Indigenous military strategy that dominated the American West and halted European colonial expansion. Far from a peripheral tribe, this Shoshonean group transformed into a sophisticated imperial power that actively reshaped North American history. Through revolutionary mobility and...

Experience the gritty American history of the monumental engineering marvel that conquered the wild Colorado River. Perfect for your daily commute, this awe-inspiring narrative transports you to the depths of the Great Depression. Listen as desperate laborers and visionary thinkers unite to tame...

Explore the chaotic urban history of boom and bust as a marginal coastal cove transforms into a global tech powerhouse. Whether you are commuting through a modern metropolis or seeking a thought-provoking deep dive into American resilience, this sweeping narrative delivers. Witness the sudden...

Hear how a swampy frontier settlement transformed into a gritty industrial powerhouse of American urban history. Perfect for your morning commute, this gripping historical narrative explores the sheer human stubbornness that forged a metropolis out of mud. Immerse yourself in a dynamic true...

Experience the turbulent American history of a flood-prone swamp that defied nature to forge true cultural resilience. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive journey transports listeners straight to the muddy banks of the Mississippi River. Witness how indigenous communities, captive...

Experience a triumph of American engineering where visionary builders battled nature to construct the impossible. Perfect for an inspiring morning commute, this historical narrative transports you directly to the treacherous straits of the 1930s Bay Area. Feel the awe-inspiring tension as human...

Trace the relentless ambition and urban evolution of a precarious colonial outpost into a restless global metropolis. Perfect for an energizing morning commute, this story-driven narrative drops you directly onto the muddy roads, bustling docks, and glittering theater districts of the past. Feel...

Experience the gripping history of how mass hysteria and religious zealotry turned a 1692 Puritan village into a trap. Perfect for a tense, immersive commute, this unsettling historical true crime narrative plunges you into a world defined by harsh winters, frontier wars, and paralyzing paranoia...

Uncover the gritty American history of how a ruthless desert wasteland was engineered into a glittering empire of vice. Perfect for your daily commute, this fascinating urban history tracks the restless boomtown through the eyes of hustlers, mobsters, and railroad men. Plunge into a volatile...

Uncover the hidden American history of ambition, engineering, and cultural erasure carved into the sacred Black Hills. Perfect for a thought-provoking daily commute, this immersive narrative explores the fierce collision between an audacious political project and the spiritual homeland of the...