Ranked #1
"The Quartet" with Joseph Ellis
"The Quartet" with Joseph Ellis
We all know the famous opening phrase of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: "Four score and seven years ago our fathers broug... Read more
10 Feb 2016
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58mins
Ranked #2
"The Goodfella Tapes" with George Anastasia
"The Goodfella Tapes" with George Anastasia
Goodfella Tapes by George Anastasia is the true story of how the FBI recorded a mob war and brought down a mafia don. A ... Read more
24 Dec 2018
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59mins
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Ranked #3
"Gettysburg's Forgotten Cavalry Actions" with Eric Wittenberg
"Gettysburg's Forgotten Cavalry Actions" with Eric Wittenberg
Gettysburg's Forgotten Cavalry Actions examines in detail three of the campaign's central cavalry episodes. The first is... Read more
9 Feb 2016
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1hr 1min
Ranked #4
"First Pennsylvanians" with Kurt W. Carr & Roger Moeller
"First Pennsylvanians" with Kurt W. Carr & Roger Moeller
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission today announced the publication of "First Pennsylvanians: The Archaeol... Read more
9 Feb 2016
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58mins
Ranked #5
"Guyasuta and the Fall of Indian America" with Brady Crytzer
"Guyasuta and the Fall of Indian America" with Brady Crytzer
Nearly a century before the United States declared the end of the Indian Wars, the fate of Native Americans was revealed... Read more
9 Feb 2016
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59mins
Ranked #6
"Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures" with Robert Wittman
"Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures" with Robert Wittman
The Wall Street Journal called him "a living legend." The London Times dubbed him "the most famous art detective in the ... Read more
26 Aug 2019
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58mins
Ranked #7
"Keystone Fly Fishing" with Henry Ramsay, Dave Rothrock and Len Lichvar
"Keystone Fly Fishing" with Henry Ramsay, Dave Rothrock and Len Lichvar
The definitive, up-to-date guide to Pennsylvania's best fly fishing by regional experts and guides. Includes over 200 ri... Read more
5 Jun 2017
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59mins
Ranked #8
"Blue-Collar Conservatism: Frank Rizzo's Philadelphia and Populist Politics" with Timothy Lombardo
"Blue-Collar Conservatism: Frank Rizzo's Philadelphia and Populist Politics" with Timothy Lombardo
The postwar United States has experienced many forms of populist politics, none more consequential than that of the blue... Read more
28 Jan 2019
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Ranked #9
"Growing Up Amish" with Richard Stevick
"Growing Up Amish" with Richard Stevick
On the surface, it appears that little has changed for Amish youth in the past decade: children learn to work hard early... Read more
9 Feb 2016
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58mins
Ranked #10
"Pickett's Charge in History and Memory" with Carol Reardon
"Pickett's Charge in History and Memory" with Carol Reardon
"Pickett's Charge in History and Memory" If, as many have argued, the Civil War is the most crucial moment in our nation... Read more
10 Feb 2016
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1hr
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"The Foreman's Boys: The Story of Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 1333, Camp S-63, Poe Valley" with William Marcum
"The Foreman's Boys: The Story of Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 1333, Camp S-63, Poe Valley" with William Marcum
Employment prospects for many were bleak at the height of the Great Depression. For unmarried recent high school graduat... Read more
10 Jun 2019
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58mins
Ranked #12
"Roads to Gettysburg" with Brad Gottfried
"Roads to Gettysburg" with Brad Gottfried
"Roads to Gettysburg" The men of the Union and Confederate armies experienced a mix of emotions during Robert E. Lee's f... Read more
10 Feb 2016
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59mins
Ranked #13
"Battle of Paoli" with Thomas McGuire
"Battle of Paoli" with Thomas McGuire
In the years since the Revolutionary War, legend has obscured the story of the Battle of Paoli, better known in history ... Read more
6 May 2019
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58mins
Ranked #14
"The Forgotten: How the People of One Pennsylvania County Elected Donald Trump and Changed America" with Ben Bradlee Jr.
"The Forgotten: How the People of One Pennsylvania County Elected Donald Trump and Changed America" with Ben Bradlee Jr.
In "The Forgotten," Ben Bradlee Jr. reports on how voters in Luzerne County, a pivotal county in a crucial swing state, ... Read more
17 Dec 2018
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46mins
Ranked #15
"How The French Saved America" with Tom Shachtman
"How The French Saved America" with Tom Shachtman
To the rebelling colonies, French assistance made the difference between looming defeat and eventual triumph. Even befor... Read more
16 Jan 2018
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58mins
Ranked #16
"The Devil's To Pay: John Buford at Gettysburg" with Eric J Wittenberg
"The Devil's To Pay: John Buford at Gettysburg" with Eric J Wittenberg
Although many books on Gettysburg have addressed the role played by Brig. Gen. John Buford and his First Cavalry Divisio... Read more
9 Feb 2016
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58mins
Ranked #17
"Rush: Revolution, Madness, and Benjamin Rush, the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father" with Stephen Fried
"Rush: Revolution, Madness, and Benjamin Rush, the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father" with Stephen Fried
In the summer of 1776, fifty-six men put their quills to a dangerous document they called the Declaration of Independenc... Read more
25 Mar 2019
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58mins
Ranked #18
"The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin" with H.W. Brands
"The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin" with H.W. Brands
Benjamin Franklin, perhaps the pivotal figure in colonial and revolutionary America, comes vividly to life in this maste... Read more
3 Jan 2020
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1hr 3mins