America's victory
(2009)

Nonfiction

eAudiobook

Provider: hoopla

Details

PUBLISHED
[United States] : Blackstone Audio, Inc. : Made available through hoopla, 2009
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 42 min.)) : digital

ISBN/ISSN
9781433294266 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT10026310, 1433294265 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 10026310
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Read by Patrick Cullen

Set against the backdrop of the first world's fair in London, America's Victory takes listeners into a world rich in adventure and history in an unforgettable story of skill, daring, and honor at the heart of our national identity. In 1850, a brilliant young boat designer and an unlikely team of humble, hard working men faced the might and arrogance of the British empire in a yacht race for The Great Exhibition in England. Revolutionary in design and strikingly beautiful, the schooner America set sail against the world's greatest maritime nation. This is an account of an amazing feat accomplished long ago at the turning point in the growth of a young nation's confidence, but it is also the story of a victory of the American spirit that bravely lives on today

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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