Audiobooks Narrated by Patrick N. Allitt

Our understanding of the American West has moved far beyond pop culture in recent years.

From electric lights to automobiles to the appliances that make our lives easier at work and at home, we owe so much of our world to the Industrial Revolution.

How did Prince Albert, an obscure German prince, leave an indelible mark on the British monarchy?

Whether you are searching for the past or want to better understand the world as it is today, travel - even virtually, from the comfort of home - offers a unique opportunity to see the world in new ways.

History is filled with surprises, not the least of which, was the very idea of America.

What defines an American? Is it the love of liberty, the pursuit of justice, the urge to invent, the desire for wealth, the drive to explore, the quest for spiritual values?

This 84-lecture series features three top professors sharing insights into this nation’s past, from European settlement and Revolutionary War through Civil War, 19th-century industrialization, world wars, and today.

After her 1837 accession to the throne as a teenager, Queen Victoria’s realm was a time of great change.

This course explores the particularly rich history of religion in the U.S.