Hero Tales from American History
Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge wrote a compilation of stories titled “Hero Tales from American History.” The book includes 26 brief articles that highlight the courage, tenacity, and risks involved in creating a great country. Famous people like Abraham Lincoln and George Washington are among the stories, as are unheralded heroes like Robert Gould Shaw and Gouverneur Morris.
The tales cover a range of historical American problems, from bold naval and land wars to deeds of bravery, selflessness, sacrifice, and tenacity. The goal of the 1895 publication of the book is to encourage readers to be brave, strong, upright, and true.
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Listen to Hero Tales from American History by Henry Cabot Lodge free online. The full audiobook (5 hr 34 min, 26 chapters, read by David Leeson) streams free on this page.
Hero Tales from American History (1895) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01 - Washington | 18:11 | |
| 2 | 02 - Daniel Boone and the Founding of Kentucky | 10:22 | |
| 3 | 03 - George Rogers Clark and the Conquest of the Northwest | 13:04 | |
| 4 | 04 - The Battle of Trenton | 12:29 | |
| 5 | 05 - Bennington | 10:20 | |
| 6 | 06 - King's Mountain | 8:57 | |
| 7 | 07 - The Storming of Stony Point | 10:54 | |
| 8 | 08 - Gouverneur Morris | 12:24 | |
| 9 | 09 - The Burning of the "Philadelphia" | 12:11 | |
| 10 | 10 - The Cruise of the "Wasp" | 12:28 | |
| 11 | 11 - The "General Armstrong" Privateer | 8:45 | |
| 12 | 12 - The Battle of New Orleans | 9:48 | |
| 13 | 13 - John Quincy Adams and the Right of Petition | 10:00 | |
| 14 | 14 - Francis Parkman | 10:49 | |
| 15 | 15 - "Remember the Alamo" | 10:07 | |
| 16 | 16 - Hampton Roads | 13:13 | |
| 17 | 17 - The Flag-Bearer | 15:29 | |
| 18 | 18 - The Death of Stonewall Jackson | 12:02 | |
| 19 | 19 - The Charge at Gettysburg | 11:33 | |
| 20 | 20 - General Grant and the Vicksburg Campaign | 12:05 | |
| 21 | 21 - Robert Gould Shaw | 13:11 | |
| 22 | 22 - Charles Russell Lowell | 21:32 | |
| 23 | 23 - Sheridan at Cedar Creek | 11:17 | |
| 24 | 24 - Lt. Cushing and the Ram "Albermarle" | 8:49 | |
| 25 | 25 - Farragut at Mobile Bay | 26:17 | |
| 26 | 26 - Lincoln | 17:40 |
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