Uncle Rick Digital History Mega Bundle

You asked us for it and here it is- a digital megabundle of Uncle Rick audios! Enjoy the best of Uncle Rick's history audio books at one reduced price! Included in this bundle are:

America First Volume 1 -The history of America is filled with exciting adventures.  Wars, treasure hunts, explorations, gold rushes, Indian fights, buffalo hunts, whaling excursions and a thousand more varieties of hair-raising exploits cover the pages of our national story.  In this riveting volume, Uncle Rick selects the best from a hundred true stories and makes them come alive for his little buddies.

America First Volume 2- Here are more electrifying adventures from early America, read by Uncle Rick in a way sure to keep his little buddies on the edge of their seats.  In this volume, young listeners will thrill to stirring tales of the heroes of the Alamo, a hundred Union prisoners who tunneled their way out of a Confederate prison and a young settler who held off an Indian attack by stealing their canoes.  It’s story time, little buddies!  

Buffalo Bill and the Overland Trail-In Buffalo Bill and the Overland Trail, Bill’s early days are portrayed, partly through the eyes of his friend, David Scott.  The book opens with the true story of how teenaged  Bill, along with two companions fought off an Indian attack from behind a breastwork of dead mules.  The tale continues with accounts of crossing the plains in ox-drawn wagons, more Indian battles, gold mining and life-threatening hazards of storms, starvation and waterless deserts.  

The Life of Booker T Washington-

• What an amazing life!  Born a slave, Booker T. Washington overcame some of the greatest obstacles any man ever faced.  Poverty, ignorance, hard labor and prejudice stood like mountains in Booker’s path.  But through faith, hard work and an unbreakable will he conquered every obstacle.  He struggled to support himself and fought for an education.  Before his story ended he had educated thousands of other disadvantaged young people and was the undisputed leader of his race.  Booker T. Washington, the slave boy who grew up to be  a national hero and a friend of presidents and kings.  His story will challenge and inspire young people of all ages.

Cowboys and Cattle Trails- 

• Brave and loyal were the booted, spurred cowboys of the old cattle trails. Their lives were packed with daring adventure and hard work. One of the best of these men was John Benjamin Kendrick. He knew the wide open range and the long, dusty miles of the cattle trails. He knew the dangers and the lonely life of a cowboy. Like all pioneers, the cowboys did their share in settling this great country of ours. With a "HI! Yi! Yipee!" they rode and roped their way into American history. 

The Book of Famous Soldiers-

• War transforms ordinary men into the heroes of the battlefield, and the story of their exploits and brilliant strategy is more exciting than any tale of fiction. The Book of Famous Soldiers brings together the stories of thirteen immortals of history: Washington, Grant, Lee, Jackson, Napoleon, Wellington, Foch and Jaffre, Pershing, Marshall, Eisenhower, and MacArthur- and Rodger Young, the only enlisted man on this roster of generals. These biographies reveal little-known facts about the men, and the stories behind their courageous deeds and difficult decisions. Uncle Rick Reads the Book of Famous Soldiers is and enthralling volume of courage, heroism, and true adventure.

Fanny Crosby's Story of 94 Years-

• This is the amazing story of an amazing lady.  Frances Jane Crosby was blinded by an unwise medical treatment at only six weeks of age.  Her blindness was irreversible and she remained sightless for the rest of her long life.  Yet she was never heard to complain. Instead, she set herself to writing songs and poems in praise to God.  She  became the most prolific hymn writer in American history, producing nearly 9,000 hymns.  Over a hundred years after her death, most of our hymnbooks today contain several of her songs.  She worked tirelessly with Dwight Moody and Ira D. Sankey in their famous evangelistic work and spoke in countless churches to overflowing crowds.  You will be challenged, encouraged and inspired by the true story of the lady known to thousands as “Aunt Fanny.”

Stories of the Old West-Starting with the first pioneers to cross the Blue Ridge Mountains into territory that was then known only to the Indians, Teddy describes the adventures of Daniel Boone, George Rogers Clark and others who conquered the wilderness for the advancement of the new nation

With Wind and Tide- 

• Anchors aweigh! It’s time to cast off the moorings and sail off to adventure on the high seas. In With Wind and Tide the old days of tall-masted schooners and sturdy steamships live once again. You’ll sail with John Paul Jones, Stephen Decatur–even the infamous Captain Kidd, the pirate! Here are breathtaking true tales of desperate battles on the waves, daring explorers, stouthearted pilgrims and a huge whale that turned on his hunters and sank their ship. Take warning: once you start listening to this collection of riveting stories, you’ll find it hard to stop!

Portraits of Integrity-One of the most powerful ways to inspire kids to greatness is through the stories of great people from the past. In Portraits of Integrity audio book, your children will be challenged to strive for excellence through the examples of 45 people who have gone down in history as models of noble character. 

Israel Putnam- Listen to the true story of Israel Putnam, patriot soldier.  Live once again the adventure of fighting beside men who were prepared to die for freedom for their families, their neighbors and the generations to come!

Stories of the Pilgrims-This read-aloud book about the Pilgrims begins in pre-voyage Holland adn engages the listener in the lives of personally named characters aboard the Mayflower. Two children are born enroute and the plot is not missing its better known characters like Squanto. It ends with a special focus on the origins of holidays and spiritual traditions.

Squanto and the Pilgrims-Squanto, the Indian boy, was proud when he passed the tests of his tribe. As a worthy brave he went on the warpath and followed the secret hunting trails. He traded with the white men who came to his village in big ships. Strange adventures made him the “white man’s tongue”. He became the loyal friend of the Pilgrims. This is a story of courage and faith and freedom

Stories of the Pilgrims for Children-This book about the Pilgrims written in 1918 seeks to write an accurate history of the Pilgrims which could be vouched for by Governor Bradford`s history. The author has written with the goal of personalizing true accounts for small children, adding conversation as is fitting to still represent an accurate general impression of all involved.

Little Pioneers-This is the exciting story of the Christian pilgrims of Plymouth Colony, told through the eyes of their children and based on historical truth.  Listen as Uncle Rick recounts the dangers, the fun, the struggles and the adventures of these young people, growing up in the earliest years of the land that came to be called America!

Brave Deeds of Confederate Soldiers- What an exciting book!  Here are some of the most electrifying adventures from the War Between the States.  You’ll hear about Belle Boyd, the famous southern spy.  You’ll find yourself on the edge of your seat as you follow Private Munsford in his death-defying escape from a Yankee prison.  You’ll even soar aloft in a hot air balloon with a Confederate observer to report on Union forces.   On the battlefield and off, Civil War soldiers lived through some of the most hair-raising experiences in history.  Here are some of the most fascinating of them all.

Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War-Gallop for weary days and nights with rebel raider John Hunt Morgan in a daring rush through Yankee territory to confuse and distract thousands of northern soldiers from attacking the south. Watch in awe as Yankee officers tunnel through the dead of night for weeks in a desperate attempt to escape from Richmond’s Libby Prison. Here’s a collection of true stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat for hours

Mosby- Gray Ghost of the Confederacy-

• He was loved in the South, feared in the North and respected in both. John Singleton Mosby was a loyal Union man, but when the North invaded his beloved Virginia he joined the Confederate cavalry to defend his neighbors and his beloved state. At the head of a small band of brave and reckless raiders, the Gray Ghost might strike at any time and any place. He captured badly needed supplies and horses, cut telegraph lines, wrecked railroad tracks and took prisoners—including one Yankee general inside his own camp! Saddle up and ride into adventure with one of the bravest, wiliest and most faithful soldiers of General Lee.

Kit Carson-The settling of the West, the bringing of the West into the United States, is a story of romance and adventure. The men who made this possible were men of high courage and they lived full, robust lives. Kit Carson was one of these men. No man was more respected for his sterling worth than he. He was loved for the homely virtues of honesty, valor, and steadfastness of purpose. It is hoped that this story of Kit Carson will help to bring back something of the adventurous spirit of the men of the old pioneer West.

Betsy Ross-

• Young America needed a flag.  General Washington took his problem to young Betsy Ross of Philadelphia.  The young wife was an expert seamstress and a bold patriot.  Though she was of Quaker stock and hated war, when war became reality she wholeheartedly threw herself into the patriot cause.  Betsy’s life was an exciting one, full of triumph and tragedy.  Here is a powerful true story of the turbulent days that gave birth to America.

Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker- World War 1-

• America’s top flying ace of World War I!  Eddie Rickenbacker, car racing champion and mechanical genius, turned his attention skyward when his country called.  Later, he helped America prepare for another world war and ended up spending 21 agonizing days on a life raft on the Pacific.  With enough adventure for ten lifetimes, “Rick” Rickenbacker was a great Christian whose faith carried  him and his companions from despair to victory.

The Amazing Story of Jake DeShazer- World War 2-The gripping story of Sergeant Jacob DeShazer, one General Doolittle's flyers who bombed Tokyo, was forced down over Japanese occupied China, spent 40 months in prison, was condemned to death and later reprieved by Emperor Hirohito, was converted in prison, and after the war returned to his captors with the Gospel of the love of Christ. This is truly one of the most unbelievable stories from World War II, a testimony to the power of forgiveness

Theodore Roosevelt-This excellent biography of Roosevelt will give boys a hero who will challenge them to dream great dreams and do great things. Any boy who strives to be like Roosevelt is sure to become a man who makes a difference.

The Rush for Gold-The Gold Rush!  Those were exciting days in the history of America.  The news of gold discovered at Sutter’s Mill sent hundreds of thousands of  “Forty-niners” racing across the country on horseback, in covered wagons and around the Horn on swift ocean schooners.  Stories of gold nuggets “as big as your fist” made hearts pound and every swish of water around the rim of a pan brought the chance for the beginning of a yellow fortune.  This thrilling era of risky travel, back-breaking work, fortunes won and lost, claims jumped and gold stolen comes alive again in this riveting true story of the early days in California.

From Log Cabin to White House- story of James Garfield-He was a canal boatman.  A Civil War general.    A powerful preacher.  A President of the United States.  A national hero.  An assassin’s victim.This is the incredible true story of James A. Garfield, the twentieth President of the United States.  From his log cabin boyhood, to his miraculous escape from death by drowning that led to his soul’s salvation, to his Civil War heroics, to his election to the White House and finally to his death at the hands of an assassin, Garfield’s life seems almost too dramatic to be true.  Yet true it is, and boys and girls of all ages will be inspired by this man who preached revivals while serving as President of the United States.

John G Paton- Hero of the South Seas-

• Missionary John Paton had enough adventures to fill several lifetimes.  Time after time he laid his life on the line to bring the truth of the gospel to the cannibals of the New Hebrides.  His life has inspired hundreds of young people to consider the mission field as their life work.  Challenge, action, tragedy and triumph mark the pages of this exciting true story of one of God’s giants.

Thomas Alva Edison-As a small boy, he sat on goose eggs to see if he could hatch them.  He mixed chemicals together and urged another child to drink the concoction, telling him it would make him able to fly. He lasted only three months in school because he asked too many questions.  Eventually he grew into the most prolific inventor in history, claiming nearly 1100 patents in a 60-year inventing career.  Tom Edison gave the world the electric light, the movie camera and hundreds of other important discoveries. Here is a book that will delight the technical-minded boy or girl who loves the adventure of learning how and why.

The True Story of Great Americans for Young Americans-

All children need heroes who will inspire them to dream big dreams and do great things. True Stories of Great Americans for Young Americans is a collection of exciting true accounts of the lives of great American men and women who made their mark on history and demonstrated worthy ideals for future generations to aspire to. Uncle Rick`s friendly, informal style brings to colorful life some of America`s brightest luminaries to entertain and inspire boys and girls everywhere!

Stories include:George Washington, John Paul Jones, Rob E Lee, B Franklin, Patrick Henry, Robert Fulton, George Peabody, Thomas Edison

Uncle Rick Tells Stories of Famous American Heroes-

 Listen as Uncle Rick tells exciting stories of some fascinating American heroes who helped to fight for the freedom we now enjoy. Your child will learn of real heroes who sacrificed for what they believed in. It is crucial to teach our children of true stories of those who went before us.

 Uncle Rick tells stories of four American patriots: Colonel John Mosby, John Paul Jones, Ethan Allen and Nathan Hale.

Stories of the War for Independence-

These stories were originally published in 1908 for use  in the public school as fifth/sixth grade reading material. They are excellent patriotic stories of events that occurred during the War of Independence, such as the Boston Tea Party, and events that led to the war and people involved in it.

 Stories include: Boston Tea Party, Battles of Lexington and Concord, Paul Revere, Battle of Bunker Hill, The Dec of Independence, Battle of Long Island, Nathan Hale, Battle of Trenton, Lydia Darragh, Benedict Arnold,Francis Marion, Lucretia Mott, General Nathanial Greene, Surrender at Yorktown, G. Washington becomes President

Freedom's Flag- 

• Everybody knows the first verse of our National Anthem.  But few of us know the story behind why the song was written.  It was on the morning of September 14, 18__ that a young lawyer named Francis Scott Key stood on the deck of a boat facing Fort McHenry in Baltimore and began to scribble lines of a rhyme on the back of an envelope.  Key had just watched England’s royal navy bombard the fort all night.  All through those long and dreadful hours he had desperately searched the sky above the fort for a glimpse of the huge, star-spangled flag that hung there.  When “dawn’s early light” began to glow through the clearing rain clouds and powder smoke, daylight revealed in all its glory what the light from “bombs bursting in air” had shown glimpses of during the battle.  The flag was still there and America was safe!

Uncle Rick Reads Revolutionary Heroes-A new nation is born! Thirteen feeble English colonies, disowned by their king and parliament, denied the rights  and protections due them as Englishmen, take up arms against the mightiest nation on earth to fight for their freedom. They have no army, no navy, no treasury, no allies. But what they do have is a generation of men and women of superior wisdom and character, made strong by a deep faith in their God and the demands of living in a raw new land. Listen and be inspired as Uncle Rick reads the true story of some of the heroes who gave us America!!

Famous Fronteirsmen-Their lives were the stuff legends are made of!  The pioneers of the forests, mountains, plains and deserts who daily risked their lives to open the way for others to follow in the search for new homes in the fabled West.  They had to hunt their own food, build their own shelter, watch constantly for enemies and face the threats of nature.  They were the explorers, scouts, trappers, Indian fighters, rangers and buffalo hunters who gambled everything to go where few had gone before.  Take to the wilds with Uncle Rick and blaze a trail to adventure!

Uncle Rick Reads Patrick Henry- Firebrand of the Revolution-"Give me liberty or give me death!" That was Patrick Henry`s ringing challenge to his fellow patriots in the days leading up to the American Revolution. Listen as Uncle Rick reads Patrick Henry - Firebrand of the Revolutionand relive the glorious days of America`s founding. Learn about his relationships with George Washington, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and other heroes. This book brings a champion of freedom back to life. Meet the patriot, the farmer, the lawyer, the governor, the family man, the Christian - Patrick Henry!!

Petticoat Warriors-One of the lesser known facts of our nation`s history is the important role played by American women in our War for Independence from England. Now you can meet these great women who endured great danger and sacrifice to bring  freedom to America!!

Uncle Rick Reads About George Washington-George Washington has been called the Father of our Country. He was a giant of a man whose wisdom, courage, skill, and godliness made America's birth possible. His life story reads like an adventure novel because of the many dangerous and exciting experiences he lived through.

Uncle Rick Reads The Story of the Mayflower-

• Enjoy as Uncle Rick reads this wonderful story written by Nellie McCabe way back in 1905. It was meant as a third grade reader back then, but the reading level is way beyond that now. It will be of interest from preschool all the way through elementary aged children. (moms and dads,too)

The Story of the Boston Tea Party-It's one of the most famous events in the War for Independence. A group of Patriots dressed as Indians boards a British ship at night and dumps box after box of expensive tea into Boston Harbor. KIng George has abused his American subjects again and again and they have prepared to risk everything to show that they mean to be pushed around no longer.

Once Upon a Time in Connecticut-

Indian raids. Battles with pirates. A killer she-wolf. Prison escapes. This was life in Connecticut in colonial and revolutionary times! Travel back in time with Uncle Rick to the exciting days of frontier New England!

Stories include: The Story of Uncas, an Indian who helped colonists; The Settling of New Haven, CT; The Davenports and Eatons; The Great Shippe; The Frogs of Windham; Indian raids; Israel Putnam; The Melting of King George statue into bullets; Newgate prison; Governor Trumball and General Lafayette

The True Story of Layfayette-  He was a boy general. The young Marquis de Lafayette set sail for America in a ship purchased with his own money to cast his lot with George Washington`s embattled citizen soldiers.  Committing both his life and his fortune, Lafayette soon earned the great General`s deep respect as well as his warm and lasting friendship.  Always at the hottest point in the battle, yet never striving for his own glory, the youthful soldier proved both his courage and loyalty to the cause of freedom.  And when that freedom was won for his American comrades, he returned to his native France to spend the rest of his adventurous life fighting for the same "rights of the people" in his home country.  Here is Lafayette---hero to the new American nation and a worthy model for young people of every generation.

The True Story of Benjamin Franklin-

He was a printer, a writer, a publisher, a businessman. He started the first circulation library in America. He established the school that became the University of PA, the publication that became the Saturday Evening Post and the first fire and police departments in America. In the turbulent days of America`s birth, Franklin was the godfather of the nation, the ultimate elder statesman to whom Washington, Jefferson, and Adams listened to with great respect.

Long buried in obscurity, this once-famous biography of Franklin has been revived and audio- recorded by Uncle Rick in his ongoing mission of introducing the children of America to the glories of their heritage as Christian Americans.

The True Story of George Washington-He was called the Father of his Country: George Washington - soldier, surveyor, farmer, statesman - the epitome of the American Hero. Now this American giant comes alive once again in this classic audio reproduction of the 1895 biography by famed historical writer Elbridge S. Brooks.

With Whip and Spur- famous horse rides- Every young person with a sense of adventure will thrill to this collection of exciting stories from America’s adventurous past.  With Whip and Spur is a glimpse into the dynamic role of the horse in American history, but it is also much more.  These stories of great horse rides offer thrilling depictions of great historical events:  Revolutionary War battles, Paul Revere’s gallop to warn the patriots at Lexington and Concord, the girl who rode with Confederate legend, General Bedford Forrest, Buffalo Bill Cody’s hair-raising adventures as a young Pony Express rider and much more.  In addition, it offers inspiration to great character by providing insight into the courage, loyalty, determination and moral strength of those who built a nation out of a wilderness. 

Uncle Rick's History for Preschoolers- 12 true stories-Little boys and girls need big heroes to look up to. Pop in a CD and let Uncle Rick teach history to your children through true stories of America`s own heroes. Kids love to learn history through stories! Uncle Rick's History for Preschoolers set of two CD`s teaches twelve chararacter qualities: Obedience, Patience, Responsibility, Gratefulness, Respectfulness, Honesty, Initiative, Diligence, Kindeness, Self-Control, Contentment and Deference (sharing). Learn true inspiring stories of John Morton, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Corrie ten Boom, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Belle Boyd, Dolly Madison, Sergeant York and more!

If bought separately, would cost over $700.