True to the Old Flag by G. A. Henty

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Summary: This book tells the story of the American war of Independence from the side of the British. The old flag mentioned in the title is the flag of England. This is a book for young readers, but – as a good book should be – everybody can enjoy it”. (Summary by Stav Nisser for Librivox)

# 00 – Preface – 00:02:42

# 01 – Chapter 01 A Frontier Farm – 00:36:10

# 02 – An Indian Raid – 00:36:22

# 03 – The Redskin Attack – 00:29:15

# 04 – The Fight at Lexington – 00:27:00

# 05 – Bunker’s Hill – 00:29:26

# 06 – Scouting – 00:33:14

# 07 – In the Forest – 00:32:34

# 08 – Quebec – 00:34:21

# 09 – The Surprise of Trenton – 00:34:35

# 10 – A Treacherous Planter – 00:41:46

# 11 – The Capture of Philadelphia – 00:30:25

# 12 – The Settler’s Hut – 00:32:40

# 13 – Saratoga – 00:33:25

# 14 – Rescued! – 00:31:46

# 15 – The Island Refuge – 00:29:04

# 16 – The Great Storm – 00:22:28

# 17 – The Scout’s Story – 00:29:39

# 18 – The Siege of Savannah – 00:27:57

# 19 – In an American Prison – 00:32:03

# 20 – The War in South Carolina – 00:32:12

# 21 – The End of the Struggle – 00:10:39

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

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01 At the Admiral Benbow – 02 Black Dog Appears and Disappears

03 The Black Spot – 04 The Sea Chest

05 The Last of the Blind Man – 06 The Captain’s Papers

07 I go to Bristol – 08 At the Sign of the Spy-Glass

09 Powder and Arms – 10 The Voyage

11 What I Heard in the Apple Barrel – 12 Council of War

13 How my Shore Adventure happend – 14 The First Blow

15 The Man of the Island – 16 Narrative continued by the Doctor

17 Narrative continued by the Doctor – 18 Narrative continued by the Doctor

19 Narrative resumed by Jim Hawkins – 20 Silver’s Embassy

21 The Attack – 22 How my Sea Adventure Began

23 The Ebb-Tide Runs – 24 The Voyage of the Coracle


25 I Strike the Jolly Roger – 26 Israel Hands

27 Pieces of Eight – 28 In the Enemy’s Camp

29 The Black Spot Again – 30 On Parole

31 The Treaure Hunt, Flint’s Pointer – 32 The Treasure Hunt, the Voice Among the Trees

33 The Fall of a Chieftan – 34 And Last

Early America videos

Archiving Early America has several videos about the founding of our country.  Click here to view their full list and to play the videos, which include:

• The Ben Franklin Story
• The Life of George Washington
• Declaring Independence
• Paul Revere, Messenger of the Revolution
• The Shot Heard Around the World
• The Treason of Benedict Arnold
• The Real Face of George Washington (video about Mount Rushmore)
• Molly Pitcher, and American Heroine

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Click here to see downloadable curriculum from CurrClick which could be used to enhance a study of Colonial America.

The Ben Franklin Story: video

Click here to go to Archiving Early America, where you can see a two-part video about Ben Franklin.

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The Life of George Washington: video

Archiving Early America has several videos on their site.   Click here to see their three part series on the life of George Washington.

Click here to see a selection of downloadable curriculum resources from CurrClick which could be used to study the American Revolutionary War.
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The Bill of Rights

United States Bill of Rights

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The Bill of Rights can also be streamed on Free Audio.

For more podcasts like this one, go to Free Audio.

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Robinson Crusoe written anew for children by James Baldwin

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01 – Chapters 1 through 6

02 – Chapters 7 through 11

03 – Chapters 12 through 15

04 – Chapters 16 through 19

05 – Chapters 20 through 23

06 – Chapters 24 through 26

07 – Chapters 27 through 29

08 – Chapters 30 through 32

09 – Chapters 33 through 35

10 – Chapters 36 and 37

11 – Chapters 38 through 40

12 – Chapters 41 and 42

13 – Chapters 43 and 44

14 – Chapters 45 and 46

15 – Chapters 47 through 49 (Conclusion)

Jonathan Edwards: Sinners in the hands of an angry God

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God part 1

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God part 2

Sinners… e-text

This famous sermons is also available here .

Music from Early America

Archiving Early America has posted midi files for several songs from various early American time periods.

Revolutionary War Music

French and Indian War Music

The 18th Century

George Washington’s Life

The War of 1812

The Star Spangled Banner and America

Yankee Doodle Dandy

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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

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Click here to see a downloadable lapbook about Paul Revere.
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Thanksgiving Proclamations

Click here to see a selection of downloadable curriculum resources from CurrClick for Thanksgiving study. This link will take you away from My Audio School.

Free Audio.org has provided 3 historic Thanksgiving Proclamations for download or streaming.

Click here to listen to William Bradford’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, and Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation.

You can find more podcasts like these at Free Audio.

Georg Friedrich Handel

Classics for Kids has many excellent podcasts for children about composers.  Here are some links to their site:

You can read a short biography of Handel here. Click “hear the music” to hear a selection from Handel.  And here are some podcasts about Handel.

Click here to listen to all of their podcasts about Handel, and to view activity sheets and brief quizzes.
Titles include:

About George Frederick Handel

The Story of the Water Music

Other Water Music

Music By Royalty and Nobility

For more great podcasts and worksheets about other composers, go to Classics for Kids.

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Click here to see a selection of downloadable materials from CurrClick which could be used in a study of composers. This link will also take you away from My Audio School.

The Legend of Squanto: Focus on the Family Radio Theater broadcast

Click here to see downloadable curriculum resources from CurrClick about Squanto. This link will take you away from My Audio School.

To listen to the radio broadcast of  Focus on the Family: The Legend of Squanto, part one, click here.

To listen to the radio broadcast of Focus on the Family: The Legend of Squanto, part two, click here.

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The Virginia Declaration of Rights

The Virginia Declaration of Rights was the forerunner of the Bill of Rights.  Thomas Jefferson also drew heavily on this document when he wrote the Declaration of Independence.

You can hear read more about the Virginia Declaration of Rights and listen to more audio like this one at Free Audio.

You are there! Philadelphia, July 4, 1776

You Are There! The Declaration of Independence

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Last of the Mohicans radio theater

General Mills Radio Adventure Theater: The Last of the Mohicans

July 4th Audio

Revolutionary War Music

The Star Spangled Banner

Stars and Stripes Forever by John Phillips Sousa on Classics for Kids

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American Revolution by Schoolhouse Rock

Tea Party–No More Kings

The Shot Heard ‘Round the World

Mr. President George Washington

Stuart earned a fortune producing replicas of the three portraits he painted from life of the first President of the United States. The Frick canvas is thought to be one of two copies painted by the artist for the Philadelphia merchant John Vaughan.

This episode of the popular Old Time radio program Mr. President is about George Washington.

George Washington

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The Story of Silent Night

The Story of Silent Night