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Uniting the States: Six Crucial Moments That Forged the American Miracle
by Brian Kilmeade · read by the author
From John Adams in court after the Boston Massacre to John Quincy Adams and the Amistad case, six turning points that shaped the young United States.
Narrated by: Brian Kilmeade
Grumpy’s take“Six big moments in history, zero pages turned. That's the kind of patriotism I like.”
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