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We built this free audio textbook for The American Yawp, 2nd edition, because navigating dense text shouldn’t stand between a student and their success. As high schools and universities transition to this completely updated layout, having flexible study tools that meet modern accessibility needs is non-negotiable.
This complete, unabridged audio adaptation of Volume 1 tracks every single paragraph of the newly revised open-source curriculum. Whether you are grinding for an upcoming AP U.S. History (APUSH) exam, managing learning differences like dyslexia or visual impairments, or simply maximizing your daily commute, these high-fidelity tracks provide an intuitive path through your weekly syllabus. Every single audio file matches the official text modifications step-for-step, ensuring you stay completely aligned with the updated framework’s expanded scholarship on early Indigenous America and pre-Columbian history.
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- Audiobook Publisher: Audileo
- Textbook Publisher: Stanford University Press
- Textbook Editors: Joseph L. Locke & Ben Wright
- Textbook ISBN: 9781503634787
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Chapter 1
American Origins
Chapter 2
Making an Atlantic World
Chapter 3
Colliding Cultures
Chapter 4
British North America
Chapter 5
Colonial Society
Chapter 6
The American Revolution
Chapter 7
A New Nation
Chapter 8
The Early Republic
Chapter 9
Getting Forward
Chapter 10
American Democracy
Chapter 11
Growth and Conflict
Chapter 12
The National Crisis
Chapter 13
The Civil War
Chapter 14
Reconstruction
This audio production is an unabridged adaptation of The American Yawp (second edition): A Massively Collaborative Open U.S. History Textbook, edited by Joseph Locke and Ben Wright, originally published by Stanford University Press. Both the underlying digital text and this derivative audio adaptation are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). Under this license, you are completely free to share, copy, redistribute, or remix these audio files for personal, educational, or institutional use, including integration within digital learning management systems (LMS) such as Canvas, Blackboard, or Google Classroom, provided you give appropriate credit to the original creators and distribute any derivative works under this identical license framework. To view a complete copy of this license, visit Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0. Audileo is an independent platform dedicated to digital learning accessibility and open educational resources (OER). Access the original, interactive open-source text framework for free at americanyawp.com.
