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A Rage for Glory: The Life of Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN Audiobook

By: James Tertius De Kay
A Rage for Glory: The Life of Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN Audiobook, by James Tertius De Kay Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: John McDonough Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: April 2011 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781461809982
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22

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38:46 minutes

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13:57 minutes

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24:28 minutes

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Acclaimed author James Tertius de Kay recounts the life of Commodore Stephen Decatur in the first new biography of the great naval hero in almost 70 years. De Kay draws on material unavailable to previous biographers to explore Decatur's extraordinary life. From his burning of the Philadelphia to his capture of the HMS Macedonian, Decatur demonstrated his legendary bravery at every turn.

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About John McDonough

John McDonough, one of AudioFile magazine’s Golden Voices, has narrated dozens of audiobooks, and won eleven Earphones Awards. He is known for his narrations of children’s books, including Robert McCloskey’s Centerburg Tales and Albert Marrin’s Commander-in-Chief Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. Outside of his audiobook work, he has starred in a revival of Captain Kangaroo on the Fox Network.