{"product_id":"9780786131426","title":"Hero Tales: How Common Lives Reveal the Uncommon Genius of America","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1895, two young men destined to make their mark on American life, Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge, discovered they shared a common interest in the remarkable way ordinary Americans demonstrated the real character of the young nation. They were convinced that the brilliance of American liberty could best be found in the lives of everyday heroes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese two men researched and wrote the twenty-six inspiring stories in \u003ci\u003eHero Tales\u003c\/i\u003e. From great battles of the War for Independence to the intrepid explorations that opened up the western frontier, from the struggles of the early pioneers to the tragedies of the Civil War, these stories capture the essence of the American spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEspecially moving is the last chapter, on Abraham Lincoln, in which narrator Patrick Cullen reads Walt Whitman's poem for Lincoln, \"O Captain, My Captain,\" as well as two of Lincoln's speeches, the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural Address.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. \"Washington\" by Henry Cabot Lodge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. \"Daniel Boone and the Founding of Kentucky\" by Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. \"George Rogers Clark and the Conquest of the Northwest\" by Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. \"The Battle of Trenton\" by Henry Cabot Lodge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. \"Bennington\" by Henry Cabot Lodge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. \"King's Mountain\" by Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. \"The Storming of Stony Point\" by Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. \"Gouverneur Morris\" by Henry Cabot Lodge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. \"The Burning of the \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c\/i\u003e\" by Henry Cabot Lodge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. \"The Cruise of the \u003ci\u003eWasp\u003c\/i\u003e\" by Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. \"The \u003ci\u003eGeneral Armstrong\u003c\/i\u003e Privateer\" by Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. \"The Battle of New Orleans\" by Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. \"John Quincy Adams and the Right of Petition\" by Henry Cabot Lodge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. \"Francis Parkman\" by Henry Cabot Lodge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. \"Remember the Alamo\" by Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. \"Hampton Roads\" by Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17. \"The Flag-Bearer\" by Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18. \"The Death of Stonewall Jackson\" by Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19. \"The Charge at Gettysburg\" by Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20. \"General Grant and the Vicksburg Campaign\" by Henry Cabot Lodge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21. \"Robert Gould Shaw\" by Henry Cabot Lodge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22. \"Charles Russell Lowell\" by Henry Cabot Lodge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23. \"Sheridan at Cedar Creek\" by Henry Cabot Lodge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24. \"Lieutenant Cushing and the Ram \u003ci\u003eAlbermarle\u003c\/i\u003e\" by Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e25. \"Farragut at Mobile Bay\" by Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e26. \"Lincoln\" by Henry Cabot Lodge\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47094225699056,"sku":"9780786131426","price":14.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780786131426_p0.jpg?v=1763665308","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780786131426","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}