I SAID I COULD AND I DID True Stories of 21st Century Americans

When you see Jim Weiss's name on an audiobook as author and narrator, you know you're in for an exciting listening experience. Here, in this original audio publication, Weiss chronicles the lives of determined Americans, including world traveler and newspaper reporter Nellie Bly, immigrant inventor Charles Steinmetz, poet Langston Hughes, and computer "debugger" extraordinaire Grace Hopper. Weiss has a gift for creating characters. As narrator, he sets a steady pace, enunciates with clarity, uses pauses and breathlessness for emphasis, and shares his enthusiasm for each great American. The details the author selects are fresh and will remain food for thought, for example, Truman's musings on whether he was a "great president" and why immigration benefits our nation. A.R. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2014]