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What Was the Donner Party? Cover
Author: Who HQ and Ben Hubbard |
Release Date: November 07, 2023
Learn about the treacherous journey across the Sierra Nevada mountain range that isolated and trapped a group of pioneers heading to California for an entire winter in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series....
What Was the Donner Party? Cover
What Was the Children's Blizzard of 1888? Cover
Author: Who HQ and Steve Korte |
Release Date: November 07, 2023
Learn about the deadly and unexpected blizzard that slammed the Midwestern United States in 1888 and doomed many young lives in this addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series.On January 12, 1888, a surprise blizzard broke out in the...
What Was the Children's Blizzard of 1888? Cover
What Was World War I? Cover
Author: Nico Medina and Who HQ | Narrator: Tanis Parenteau
Release Date: June 06, 2023
This compelling addition to the What Was? series covers what was supposed to be “the war to end all wars” but tragically wasn't.In 1914, the assassination of an Austrian archduke set off a disastrous four-year-long conflict involving doze...
What Was World War I? Cover
Author: Gina Shaw and Who HQ | Narrator: Regina Coyle
Release Date: April 25, 2023
Gooaal! Soccer fans, get your game on with this book about one of the biggest tournaments in women’s sports.The first international women's soccer match was in 1881, but the Women's World Cup didn't become official until 1991 -- 110 years later...
What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921? Cover
Author: Who HQ and Caleb Gayle | Narrator: Miebaka Yohannes
Release Date: April 25, 2023
Learn how envy and racism led to the tragic destruction of the thriving Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in this thought-provoking addition to the New York Times bestselling What Was? series!Before May 31, 1921, the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Ok...
What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921? Cover
Author: Sherri L. Smith | Narrator: Phil Corin
Release Date: December 27, 2022
In the same style as the New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series, What Was? focuses on compelling historical events, great battles, protests, and discoveries.Learn about a pivotal time in American history and its momentous effects on civil rights...
Author: Jill Abramson and Who HQ | Narrator: Nicole Lewis
Release Date: July 19, 2022
Hear ye, hear ye! Get ready to learn all about the most powerful court in the United States.Ever since it was established in 1789, the United States Supreme Court has had a major impact on the lives of all Americans. Some of its l...
Author: Nico Medina and Who HQ | Narrator: Reynaldo Piniella
Release Date: May 10, 2022
In this addition to the New York Times bestselling series, learn how incredible activists made the public aware of AIDS and spurred medical breakthroughs.In the early 1980s, the first cases of  a devastating and fatal new disease appeared, a dis...
Author: Who HQ and Kirsti Jewel | Narrator: Adenrele Ojo
Release Date: April 05, 2022
Discover more about Juneteenth, the important holiday that celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States.On June 19, 1865, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered around a Union solder and listened as he read the m...
Author: Sarah Fabiny and Who HQ | Narrator: Dominique Franceschi
Release Date: February 08, 2022
Go back to the thrilling time of warring knights who were prepared to give their life in order to protect their lord and his castle.Castles may conjure up a romantic fairy tale world; however, in real life, during the Middle Ages, castles were fortre...
Author: Who HQ | Narrator: Lisa Flanagan, Thérèse Plummer, Gary Tiedemann, Asia Rainey, Eric Sharp, Akaina Ghosh and Minka Wiltz
Release Date: January 18, 2022
An eight-audiobook collection from the creators of the New York Times Best-Selling What Was? series that details the most famous disasters in history, including the Titanic, Pompeii, and the Great Depression.Perfect for curious young listeners, ...
Author: Janet B. Pascal and Who HQ | Narrator: Thérèse Plummer
Release Date: January 18, 2022
On October 29, 1929, life in the United States took a turn for the worst. The stock market – the system that controls money in America – plunged to a record low. But this event was only the beginning of many bad years to come. By the earl...