The Child’s Book of American Biography by Mary Stoyell Stimpson ~ Full Audiobook [biography]

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10/19/22

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The Child’s Book of American Biography by Mary Stoyell Stimpson audiobook.

Genre: biography

The Child's Book of American Biography by Mary Stoyell Stimpson introduces young listeners to the lives that helped shape the United States, told in clear, story-forward portraits designed to spark curiosity rather than overwhelm with dates. Moving from the earliest days of the nation into later generations, the book gathers a gallery of Americans - leaders and lawmakers, explorers and inventors, writers, reformers, and builders of communities - and shows what each person cared about, what obstacles stood in the way, and what choices set them apart. Stimpson writes with an educator's eye for what children want most: human moments, vivid scenes, and the moral questions behind public achievements. Each chapter stands on its own as a short, readable life story, yet together they form a wider picture of a growing country and the ideals, arguments, and experiments that defined it. Whether heard in the classroom, on family trips, or at bedtime, these biographies invite listeners to consider how courage, persistence, and imagination can ripple outward into history - and how ordinary beginnings can lead to lasting influence.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:09:30) Chapter 02

(00:18:08) Chapter 03

(00:29:35) Chapter 04

(00:39:19) Chapter 05

(00:50:23) Chapter 06

(00:59:40) Chapter 07

(01:08:59) Chapter 08

(01:23:20) Chapter 09

(01:30:14) Chapter 10

(01:41:42) Chapter 11

(01:49:29) Chapter 12

(01:58:23) Chapter 13

(02:09:07) Chapter 14

(02:18:26) Chapter 15

(02:27:09) Chapter 16

(02:37:26) Chapter 17

(02:46:47) Chapter 18

(02:53:34) Chapter 19

(03:04:11) Chapter 20

(03:14:34) Chapter 21

(03:23:19) Chapter 22

(03:31:28) Chapter 23

(03:41:10) Chapter 24

(03:49:10) Chapter 25

(04:01:06) Chapter 26

(04:08:56) Chapter 27

(04:17:11) Chapter 28

(04:25:03) Chapter 29

(04:32:23) Chapter 30

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At one time Race Cargill had been the best Terran Intelligence agent on the complex and mysterious planet of Wolf. He had repeatedly imperiled his life amongst the half-human and non-human creatures of the sullen world. And he had repeatedly accomplished the fantastic missions until his name was emblazoned with glory.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:01:52) Chapter 01

(00:10:03) Chapter 02

(00:25:23) Chapter 03

(00:45:19) Chapter 04

(00:59:11) Chapter 05

(01:17:52) Chapter 06

(01:27:45) Chapter 07

(01:49:06) Chapter 08

(02:03:36) Chapter 09

(02:15:51) Chapter 10

(02:22:35) Chapter 11

(02:39:39) Chapter 12

(02:50:45) Chapter 13

(03:17:56) Chapter 14

(03:29:08) Chapter 15

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The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley audiobook.

Genre: scifi

When Lionel Verney looks back on the vanished world that raised him, he remembers an England poised between old hierarchies and revolutionary hopes. Orphaned and proud, Lionel grows up on the margins until fate draws him into the orbit of Adrian, the idealistic son of a deposed ruler, and Raymond, a dazzling leader whose ambition and charisma can ignite a nation. Friendships deepen into rivalries as love, duty, and political vision collide, and the fate of Britain seems to hinge on the choices of a few extraordinary individuals. But beyond parliament and passion, an ominous threat begins to spread across borders - a mysterious plague that ignores class, talent, and power. As society strains under fear and scarcity, Lionel must decide what it means to remain human when institutions fail and familiar certainties dissolve. Sweeping, intimate, and eerily prophetic, Mary Shelley's The Last Man blends political drama, romance, and apocalyptic dread into a meditation on companionship, loss, and the fragile story civilization tells itself to survive.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:11:53) Chapter 01

(00:43:00) Chapter 02

(01:18:18) Chapter 03

(01:43:14) Chapter 04

(02:23:14) Chapter 05

(03:03:25) Chapter 06

(03:32:25) Chapter 07

(04:09:31) Chapter 08

(04:44:38) Chapter 09

(05:34:23) Chapter 10

(06:20:25) Chapter 11

(06:48:33) Chapter 12

(07:27:42) Chapter 13

(08:10:05) Chapter 14

(08:39:41) Chapter 15

(09:07:28) Chapter 16

(09:36:07) Chapter 17

(10:07:20) Chapter 18

(10:31:27) Chapter 19

(11:34:31) Chapter 20

(12:20:22) Chapter 21

(12:46:52) Chapter 22

(13:18:26) Chapter 23

(14:03:19) Chapter 24

(14:51:59) Chapter 25

(15:19:23) Chapter 26

(15:50:08) Chapter 27

(16:23:35) Chapter 28

(16:55:12) Chapter 29

(17:26:33) Chapter 30

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