Lions of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion Audiobook

" I enjoyed this book and learned so much about the men who's actions and dreams helped make this country great. My favorite was the chapter of David Crockett since I have never read to much about him. I know about him from movies and such. Very well written. "

" A pretty good examination of 19th century US History as it relates to the conquest of the American West. It's presented as a series of mini-biographies of the relevant characters from Thomas Jefferson to Winfield Scott or James K Polk to Nicolas Trist. It drags a bit at times but some of it is very interesting, particularly to me, the chapters on the Mexican War and how it was won. "

" Pretty Interesting Book and learned about those that were mentioned in the book and how they influenced the western United States. "

" OK, but not great, including one notable historical error. (Andrew Jackson never "won" the election of 1824 only to lose it later.) Had I not learned a few things about Winfield Scott in the chapter on him, I might have three-starrred the book. "

" This book consisted of short biograghies of historical figures who had a part in the westward expansion. It could spark your interest of reading more complete biograghies of those people or related events. "

" If history class was this interesting there would be a lot more history majors. The book tells about many different historical figures that were prominent in the Western expansion. The political intrigue was fascinating. "

" Like another reviewer, my review and rating is based on the audio version of the book. Certainly the subject matter is interesting but the narrator makes staying interested difficult. In reality, the narrator does more harm to this book than good. "

" I found this book to be highly informative in terms of the westward expansion. It tells the stories of the men who are believed by the author to be influential in shaping what would become the west as we know it today. "

" Morgan sees most of these events through a modern PC filter. It's rather annoying to inpugn 2012 motives on early 19th century actions. Otherwise, an interesting read. "

" Very good. Broken up into sections about different people, from Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson to Winfield Scott and even Johnny Appleseed. Shed a tremendous amount of light on the western expansion of the United States. "

" A big read, but worth the effort. Loved learning about these great (with flaws) men. "

" I can't quite put my finger on what it was about this book that annoyed me. "