Audiobooks Like North and South

10 audiobooks for fans of North and South

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   The Glorious Cause (The American Revolutionary War)

   American Revolutionary War • Book 2

   by Jeff Shaara

   Narrated by Grover Gardner

   ★ 4.40 ABR Score (9.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.33 Goodreads (7.9K) ★ 4.69 Audible (1.1K)

   25h 54m listening time • Released 2003

   Jeff Shaara continues his Revolutionary War saga with the pivotal battles and political struggles that shaped America's fight for independence.

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   Jeff Shaara continues his Revolutionary War saga with the pivotal battles and political struggles that shaped America's fight for independence.

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   The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780

   The Revolution Trilogy • Book 2

   by Rick Atkinson

   Narrated by Grover Gardner, Rick Atkinson

   ★ 4.49 ABR Score (4.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.65 Goodreads (3.6K) ★ 4.85 Audible (379)

   32h 26m listening time • Released 2025

   Atkinson transforms the Revolution's bleakest years into a gripping military narrative where survival itself feels like victory, and Gardner's measured delivery makes every desperate decision hit harder.

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   Atkinson transforms the Revolution's bleakest years into a gripping military narrative where survival itself feels like victory, and Gardner's measured delivery makes every desperate decision hit harder.

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   Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942

   The Pacific War Trilogy • Book 1

   by Ian W. Toll

   Narrated by Grover Gardner

   ★ 4.75 ABR Score (14.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.61 Goodreads (10.4K) ★ 4.82 Audible (4.2K)

   22h 6m listening time • Released 2011

   Grover Gardner's measured, authoritative narration transforms Toll's meticulous battle accounts into a gripping you-are-there experience—22 hours that feel essential, not exhausting.

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   Grover Gardner's measured, authoritative narration transforms Toll's meticulous battle accounts into a gripping you-are-there experience—22 hours that feel essential, not exhausting.

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   The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox

   The Civil War • Book 3

   by Shelby Foote

   Narrated by Grover Gardner

   ★ 4.69 ABR Score (9.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.55 Goodreads (7.5K) ★ 4.88 Audible (1.7K)

   58h 23m listening time • Released 2017

   Grover Gardner's measured, authoritative narration transforms Foote's sprawling final volume into something genuinely immersive—58 hours that feel essential rather than exhausting as the Civil War's tragic conclusion unfolds.

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   Grover Gardner's measured, authoritative narration transforms Foote's sprawling final volume into something genuinely immersive—58 hours that feel essential rather than exhausting as the Civil War's tragic conclusion unfolds.

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   The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian

   The Civil War • Book 2

   by Shelby Foote

   Narrated by Grover Gardner

   ★ 4.68 ABR Score (9.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.53 Goodreads (7.7K) ★ 4.86 Audible (1.8K)

   52h 45m listening time • Released 2016

   Grover Gardner's measured, gravitas-laden performance transforms Foote's sprawling narrative into something you can't stop listening to—52 hours that feel necessary, not exhausting.

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   Grover Gardner's measured, gravitas-laden performance transforms Foote's sprawling narrative into something you can't stop listening to—52 hours that feel necessary, not exhausting.

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   Once An Eagle

   by Anton Myrer

   Narrated by Grover Gardner

   ★ 4.55 ABR Score (10.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.4 Goodreads (8.1K) ★ 4.75 Audible (2.6K)

   41h 20m listening time • Released 2011

   Military epic spanning decades, following soldiers through multiple wars and the evolution of American military culture. At over 40 hours, Grover Gardner's steady narration becomes essential for the sprawling timeline.

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   Military epic spanning decades, following soldiers through multiple wars and the evolution of American military culture. At over 40 hours, Grover Gardner's steady narration becomes essential for the sprawling timeline.

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   The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume I, Fort Sumter to Perryville

   The Civil War • Book 1

   by Shelby Foote

   Narrated by Grover Gardner

   ★ 4.51 ABR Score (19.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.44 Goodreads (13.7K) ★ 4.63 Audible (5.3K)

   42h 58m listening time • Released 2004

   Grover Gardner's measured, authoritative narration transforms Foote's massive narrative into something unexpectedly intimate—you hear the war through the voices of the people living it, not a distant historian. Nearly 43 hours has never felt more gripping.

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   Grover Gardner's measured, authoritative narration transforms Foote's massive narrative into something unexpectedly intimate—you hear the war through the voices of the people living it, not a distant historian. Nearly 43 hours has never felt more gripping.

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   On Secret Service

   by John Jakes

   Narrated by Michael Kramer

   ★ 3.72 ABR Score (1.8K ratings)

   ★ 3.84 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.15 Audible (152)

   16h 46m listening time • Released 2007

   Civil War espionage comes alive through Lon's Union detective work and Margaret's Confederate sympathies that land her in prison. Michael Kramer skillfully differentiates between the divided loyalties and moral complexities.

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   Civil War espionage comes alive through Lon's Union detective work and Margaret's Confederate sympathies that land her in prison. Michael Kramer skillfully differentiates between the divided loyalties and moral complexities.

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   Lonesome Dove

   Lonesome Dove • Book 1

   by Larry McMurtry

   Narrated by Will Patton

   ★ 4.69 ABR Score (251.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.58 Goodreads (250.9K) ★ 4.87 Audible (537)

   35h 49m listening time • Released 2025

   Will Patton captures the epic cattle drive from Texas to Montana with voices that match McMurtry's unforgettable characters across the frontier.

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   Will Patton captures the epic cattle drive from Texas to Montana with voices that match McMurtry's unforgettable characters across the frontier.

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    The Evening and the Morning

    Kingsbridge

    by Ken Follett

    Narrated by John Lee

    ★ 4.67 ABR Score (149.2K ratings)

    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (136.4K) ★ 4.71 Audible (12.8K)

    24h 19m listening time • Released 2020

    Set in 997 CE England, three lives intersect during Viking raids and political chaos as a new town rises. Lee's commanding voice spans decades of medieval intrigue in this Kingsbridge prequel about power, faith, and survival.

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    Set in 997 CE England, three lives intersect during Viking raids and political chaos as a new town rises. Lee's commanding voice spans decades of medieval intrigue in this Kingsbridge prequel about power, faith, and survival.

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