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Stride Toward Freedom

The Montgomery Story

de Martin Luther King, Jr ...

Narrado por JD Jackson ...

Series series King Legacy
Completo

8 hora 59 minutos

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s account of the first successful large-scale application of nonviolent resistance in America is comprehensive, revelatory, and intimate. King described his book as "the chronicle of 50,000 Negroes who took to heart the principles of nonviolence, who learned to fight for their rights with the weapon of love, and who, in the process, acquired a new estimate of their own ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s account of the first successful large-scale application of nonviolent resistance in America is comprehensive, revelatory, and intimate. King described his book as "the chronicle of 50,000 Negroes who took to heart the principles of nonviolence, who learned to fight for their rights with the weapon of love, and who, in the process, acquired a new estimate of their own
... Leer más
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Martin Van Buren

A Captivating Guide to the Man Who Served as the Eighth President of the United States

de Captivating History ...

Narrado por Duke Holm ...

Completo

2 hora 1 minutos

Explore the captivating life of Martin Van BurenHistory chiefly remembers Martin Van Buren as the eighth president of the United States (1837- 1841). He was also, however, notable for achieving many firsts in American politics. He was the first American president to be born a citizen of the country, and not a British subject. He was the first Dutchman and the first man without Anglo-Saxon ancestry ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Explore the captivating life of Martin Van BurenHistory chiefly remembers Martin Van Buren as the eighth president of the United States (1837- 1841). He was also, however, notable for achieving many firsts in American politics. He was the first American president to be born a citizen of the country, and not a British subject. He was the first Dutchman and the first man without Anglo-Saxon ancestry
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A Midwife’s Tale

The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812

de Laurel Thatcher Ulrich ...

Narrado por Susan Ericksen ...

Completo

15 hora 42 minutos

Drawing on the diaries of one woman in eighteenth-century Maine, this intimate history illuminates the medical practices, household economies, religious rivalries, and sexual mores of the New England frontier.Between 1785 and 1812, a midwife and healer named Martha Ballard kept a diary that recorded her arduous work (in twenty-seven years she attended 816 births) as well as her domestic life in ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

Drawing on the diaries of one woman in eighteenth-century Maine, this intimate history illuminates the medical practices, household economies, religious rivalries, and sexual mores of the New England frontier.Between 1785 and 1812, a midwife and healer named Martha Ballard kept a diary that recorded her arduous work (in twenty-seven years she attended 816 births) as well as her domestic life in
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

Three Tenant Families

de James Agee ...

Narrado por Lloyd James ...

Completo

15 hora 14 minutos

A landmark work of American photojournalism “renowned for its fusion of social conscience and artistic radicality” (New York Times)In the summer of 1936, James Agee and Walker Evans set out on assignment for Fortune magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. Their journey would prove an extraordinary collaboration and a watershed literary event when Let Us Now Praise Famous ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

A landmark work of American photojournalism “renowned for its fusion of social conscience and artistic radicality” (New York Times)In the summer of 1936, James Agee and Walker Evans set out on assignment for Fortune magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. Their journey would prove an extraordinary collaboration and a watershed literary event when Let Us Now Praise Famous
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The Bookshop

A History of the American Bookstore

de Evan Friss ...

Narrado por Jay Myers ...

Completo

10 hora 16 minutos

**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERGoodreads Choice Award Winner in History & BiographyOne of Time’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2024"A spirited defense of this important, odd and odds-defying American retail category." —The New York Times"It is a delight to wander through the bookstores of American history in this warm, generous book." —Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author and owner of Books Are ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERGoodreads Choice Award Winner in History & BiographyOne of Time’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2024"A spirited defense of this important, odd and odds-defying American retail category." —The New York Times"It is a delight to wander through the bookstores of American history in this warm, generous book." —Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author and owner of Books Are
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Constitution of the United States, The

The Original Document, September 17, 1787 - Includes All 27 Amendments

de America's Founding Fathers ...

Narrado por Howard Lester ...

Completo

55 minutos

This audiobook is designed for you to listen to while reading the Kindle book of the same title or any unabridged version of the U.S. Constitution. Reading while listening to Howard Lester's smooth and flawless narration creates an immersive multi-sensory experience for studying, understanding, and enjoying this most revered American document. This proven approach of reading while listening will ... Leer más

$3.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is designed for you to listen to while reading the Kindle book of the same title or any unabridged version of the U.S. Constitution. Reading while listening to Howard Lester's smooth and flawless narration creates an immersive multi-sensory experience for studying, understanding, and enjoying this most revered American document. This proven approach of reading while listening will
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The Journey Begins

Tales of the Sea (Book One)

de Cynthia Elder ...

Narrado por Joshua Macrae ...

Series Audiolibro 1 - Tales of the Sea
Completo

8 hora 58 minutos

The year is 1830. In the small seafaring town of West Barnstable, Massachusetts, young James Jenkins follows the sailor’s life. Ruth Fish, the daughter of a ship’s captain, bristles with passion to see the world and escape the confines of her small town. Separated for years at a time from home and family, James binds himself to them through letters that span the vastness of oceans and time. Torn ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The year is 1830. In the small seafaring town of West Barnstable, Massachusetts, young James Jenkins follows the sailor’s life. Ruth Fish, the daughter of a ship’s captain, bristles with passion to see the world and escape the confines of her small town. Separated for years at a time from home and family, James binds himself to them through letters that span the vastness of oceans and time. Torn
... Leer más
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Inventing Niagara

Beauty, Power, and Lies

de Ginger Strand ...

Narrado por Karen White ...

Completo

13 hora 11 minutos

Americans call Niagara Falls a natural wonder, but the falls aren't very natural anymore. In fact, they are a study in artifice. Water diverted, riverbed reshaped, brink stabilized, and landscape redesigned, the falls are more a monument to man's meddling than to nature's strength. Held up as an example of something real, they are hemmed in with fakery—waxworks, haunted houses, IMAX films, and ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Americans call Niagara Falls a natural wonder, but the falls aren't very natural anymore. In fact, they are a study in artifice. Water diverted, riverbed reshaped, brink stabilized, and landscape redesigned, the falls are more a monument to man's meddling than to nature's strength. Held up as an example of something real, they are hemmed in with fakery—waxworks, haunted houses, IMAX films, and
... Leer más
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The Gentle Tamers

Women of the Old Wild West

de Dee Brown ...

Narrado por Pam Ward ...

Completo

10 hora 14 minutos

Popular culture has taught us to picture the Old West as a land of men, whether it's the lone hero on horseback or crowds of card players in a rough-and-tumble saloon. But the taming of the frontier involved plenty of women, too—and this book tells their stories.At first, female pioneers were indeed rare—when the town of Denver was founded in 1859, there were only five women among a population of ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Popular culture has taught us to picture the Old West as a land of men, whether it's the lone hero on horseback or crowds of card players in a rough-and-tumble saloon. But the taming of the frontier involved plenty of women, too—and this book tells their stories.At first, female pioneers were indeed rare—when the town of Denver was founded in 1859, there were only five women among a population of
... Leer más
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Brief History of Connecticut, A

de KJ Smith ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiolibro 6 - A Brief History of - US States Edition
Completo

1 horas 21 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of ConnecticutConnecticut, a state rich in history, has long played a crucial role in shaping the American experience. A Brief History of Connecticut takes you on a journey through time, from the early Native American cultures to its colonial roots and its pivotal contributions to the founding of the United States.Explore the state’s ... Leer más

$7.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of ConnecticutConnecticut, a state rich in history, has long played a crucial role in shaping the American experience. A Brief History of Connecticut takes you on a journey through time, from the early Native American cultures to its colonial roots and its pivotal contributions to the founding of the United States.Explore the state’s
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The Most They Ever Had

de Rick Bragg ...

Narrado por Rick Bragg ...

Completo

4 hora 16 minutos

In the spring of 2001, a community of people in the Appalachian foothills had come to the edge of all they had ever been. Now they stood looking down, bitter, angry, afraid. Across the South, padlocks and logging chains bound the doors of silent mills, and it seemed a miracle to blue-collar people in Jacksonville, Alabama, that their mill still bit, shook, and roared. The century-old hardwood ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

In the spring of 2001, a community of people in the Appalachian foothills had come to the edge of all they had ever been. Now they stood looking down, bitter, angry, afraid. Across the South, padlocks and logging chains bound the doors of silent mills, and it seemed a miracle to blue-collar people in Jacksonville, Alabama, that their mill still bit, shook, and roared. The century-old hardwood
... Leer más
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History of Ohio County, Indiana, A

Historical Guide to the Rising Sun Area

de Paul Wonning ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Mike G ...

Series Audiolibro 2 - Indiana County Short History Series
Completo

7 hora 18 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Learn the history of the Hoosier State's smallest county with this historical guide to Ohio County and Rising Sun, Indiana. The book covers the early settlement, involvement in the underground railroad and events of Ohio County. The book includes a time line of events as well.Ohio County HistoryEstablished in 1844 by the Indiana Legislature, Ohio ... Leer más

$11.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Learn the history of the Hoosier State's smallest county with this historical guide to Ohio County and Rising Sun, Indiana. The book covers the early settlement, involvement in the underground railroad and events of Ohio County. The book includes a time line of events as well.Ohio County HistoryEstablished in 1844 by the Indiana Legislature, Ohio
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Cold Water Crossing

An Account of the Murders at the Isles of Shoals

de David Faxon ...

Narrado por Keith Sellon-Wright ...

Completo

7 hora 23 minutos

Sometimes a murder story lingers for years after the event. This one has lingered for more than a century, especially in New England. The setting is winter, 1873 on a small, obscure island ten miles off the coast of Maine. Three women await the return of their men the following morning. A killer, who learns they are alone for one night, is rowing to their island, across ten miles of open sea.The ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Sometimes a murder story lingers for years after the event. This one has lingered for more than a century, especially in New England. The setting is winter, 1873 on a small, obscure island ten miles off the coast of Maine. Three women await the return of their men the following morning. A killer, who learns they are alone for one night, is rowing to their island, across ten miles of open sea.The
... Leer más
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Detroit Resurrected

To Bankruptcy and Back

de Nathan Bomey ...

Narrado por Jonathan Yen ...

Completo

9 hora 31 minutos

From thriving Motor City to the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history, Detroit has become the nation's cautionary tale. But what led to the fateful day of the filing, and how did the city survive this crisis?Journalist Nathan Bomey delivers the inside story of Detroit's decline and the people who fought to save it against impossible odds: governor Rick Snyder, a self-proclaimed nerd; ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

From thriving Motor City to the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history, Detroit has become the nation's cautionary tale. But what led to the fateful day of the filing, and how did the city survive this crisis?Journalist Nathan Bomey delivers the inside story of Detroit's decline and the people who fought to save it against impossible odds: governor Rick Snyder, a self-proclaimed nerd;
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Brief History of Miami, A

de KJ Smith ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiolibro 87 - A Brief History of - City Edition
Completo

1 horas

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of MiamiExplore the captivating history of Miami in A Brief History of Miami. From its early days as a small trading post to its rise as a bustling metropolis, this book offers a concise yet fascinating look at Miami’s development. Discover the key events, industries, and cultural influences that have shaped the city into the vibrant ... Leer más

$7.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of MiamiExplore the captivating history of Miami in A Brief History of Miami. From its early days as a small trading post to its rise as a bustling metropolis, this book offers a concise yet fascinating look at Miami’s development. Discover the key events, industries, and cultural influences that have shaped the city into the vibrant
... Leer más
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He Calls Me By Lightning

The Life of Caliph Washington and the Forgotten Saga of Jim Crow, Southern Justice, and the Death Penalty

de S. Jonathan Bass ...

Narrado por Mirron Willis ...

Completo

13 hora 40 minutos

Caliph Washington's life was never supposed to matter. As a black teenager from the vice-ridden city of Bessemer, Alabama, Washington was wrongfully convicted of killing an Alabama policeman in 1957. Sentenced to death, he came within minutes of the electric chair—nearly a dozen times. A Kafka-esque legal odyssey in which Washington's original conviction was overturned three times before he was ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Caliph Washington's life was never supposed to matter. As a black teenager from the vice-ridden city of Bessemer, Alabama, Washington was wrongfully convicted of killing an Alabama policeman in 1957. Sentenced to death, he came within minutes of the electric chair—nearly a dozen times. A Kafka-esque legal odyssey in which Washington's original conviction was overturned three times before he was
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The Lost Southern Chefs

A History of Commercial Dining in the Nineteenth-Century South

de Robert F. Moss ...

Narrado por Chris Abernathy ...

Completo

9 hora 49 minutos

In recent years, food writers and historians have begun to retell the story of southern food. Heirloom ingredients and traditional recipes have been rediscovered, the foundational role that African Americans played in the evolution of southern cuisine is coming to be recognized, and writers are finally clearing away the cobwebs of romantic myth that have long distorted the picture. The story of ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

In recent years, food writers and historians have begun to retell the story of southern food. Heirloom ingredients and traditional recipes have been rediscovered, the foundational role that African Americans played in the evolution of southern cuisine is coming to be recognized, and writers are finally clearing away the cobwebs of romantic myth that have long distorted the picture. The story of
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As the Stage Turned

A Front Row Theatre Memoir

de Jeannie Emser Schultz ...

Narrado por Jeannie Emser Schultz ...

Completo

8 hora 41 minutos

Sammy Davis, Jr. opened it. Luther Vandross closed it. During the 19 years in between, a who’s who of the world’s top entertainers and speakers performed on the novel revolving stage of the Front Row Theatre, from Liberace to Alice Cooper, Jay Leno to Jerry Seinfeld, Marlene Dietrich to Dolly Parton, Presidents Ford and Carter and culinary grand dame Julia Child. Many were unknown opening acts, ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Sammy Davis, Jr. opened it. Luther Vandross closed it. During the 19 years in between, a who’s who of the world’s top entertainers and speakers performed on the novel revolving stage of the Front Row Theatre, from Liberace to Alice Cooper, Jay Leno to Jerry Seinfeld, Marlene Dietrich to Dolly Parton, Presidents Ford and Carter and culinary grand dame Julia Child. Many were unknown opening acts,
... Leer más
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Of Plymouth Plantation

de William Bradford, Harold Paget ...

Narrado por Matthew McAuliffe ...

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12 hora 20 minutos

The most important and influential source of information about the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony, this landmark account was written between 1630 and 1647. It vividly documents the Pilgrims’ adventures: their first stop in Holland, the harrowing transatlantic crossing aboard the Mayflower, the first harsh winter in the new colony, and the help from friendly Native Americans that saved their lives.No ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

The most important and influential source of information about the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony, this landmark account was written between 1630 and 1647. It vividly documents the Pilgrims’ adventures: their first stop in Holland, the harrowing transatlantic crossing aboard the Mayflower, the first harsh winter in the new colony, and the help from friendly Native Americans that saved their lives.No
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Conquering Gotham

A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels

de Jill Jonnes ...

Narrado por David Drummond ...

Completo

11 hora 28 minutos

The demolition of Penn Station in 1963 destroyed not just a soaring neoclassical edifice but also a building that commemorated one of the last century's great engineering feats—the construction of railroad tunnels into New York City. Now, in this gripping narrative, Jill Jonnes tells this fascinating story—a high-stakes drama that pitted the money and will of the nation's mightiest railroad ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

The demolition of Penn Station in 1963 destroyed not just a soaring neoclassical edifice but also a building that commemorated one of the last century's great engineering feats—the construction of railroad tunnels into New York City. Now, in this gripping narrative, Jill Jonnes tells this fascinating story—a high-stakes drama that pitted the money and will of the nation's mightiest railroad
... Leer más
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Diary of a Forty-Niner, The

de Chauncey Canfield ...

Narrado por Larry G. Jones ...

Completo

7 hora 8 minutos

Not all that glitters is gold, and gold mining was not the simple get-rich-quick scheme many thought it was. The Diary of a Forty-Niner draws readers into the day-to-day life of a prospector during the California Gold Rush. The narrator Alfred. T. Jackson leaves home to move out West, dreaming: “I would like to have enough capital so that I would not have to slave from sunrise till dark as I did ... Leer más

$29.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Not all that glitters is gold, and gold mining was not the simple get-rich-quick scheme many thought it was. The Diary of a Forty-Niner draws readers into the day-to-day life of a prospector during the California Gold Rush. The narrator Alfred. T. Jackson leaves home to move out West, dreaming: “I would like to have enough capital so that I would not have to slave from sunrise till dark as I did
... Leer más
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Everybody's Doin' It

Sex, Music, and Dance in New York, 1840-1917

de Dale Cockrell ...

Narrado por Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Completo

8 hora 20 minutos

Everybody's Doin' It is the eye-opening story of popular music's seventy-year rise in the brothels, dance halls, and dives of New York City. It traces the birth of popular music, including ragtime and jazz, to convivial meeting places for sex, drink, music, and dance. Whether coming from a single piano player or a small band, live music was a nightly feature in New York's spirited dives, where men ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Everybody's Doin' It is the eye-opening story of popular music's seventy-year rise in the brothels, dance halls, and dives of New York City. It traces the birth of popular music, including ragtime and jazz, to convivial meeting places for sex, drink, music, and dance. Whether coming from a single piano player or a small band, live music was a nightly feature in New York's spirited dives, where men
... Leer más
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The Colfax Massacre

The Untold Story of Black Power, White Terror, and the Death of Reconstruction

de LeeAnna Keith ...

Narrado por Gwen Steel ...

Completo

8 hora 6 minutos

On Easter Sunday, 1873, in the tiny hamlet of Colfax, Louisiana, more than 150 members of an all-black Republican militia, defending the town's courthouse, were slain by an armed force of rampaging white supremacists. The most deadly incident of racial violence of the Reconstruction era, the Colfax Massacre unleashed a reign of terror that all but extinguished the campaign for racial equality ... Leer más

$29.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

On Easter Sunday, 1873, in the tiny hamlet of Colfax, Louisiana, more than 150 members of an all-black Republican militia, defending the town's courthouse, were slain by an armed force of rampaging white supremacists. The most deadly incident of racial violence of the Reconstruction era, the Colfax Massacre unleashed a reign of terror that all but extinguished the campaign for racial equality
... Leer más
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Three Roads to the Alamo

The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis

de William C. Davis ...

Narrado por David Colacci ...

Completo

27 hora 34 minutos

Three Roads to the Alamo is the definitive book about the lives of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis—the legendary frontiersmen and fighters who met their destiny at the Alamo in one of the most famous and tragic battles in American history—and about what really happened in that battle. ... Leer más

$34.99 USD

Three Roads to the Alamo is the definitive book about the lives of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis—the legendary frontiersmen and fighters who met their destiny at the Alamo in one of the most famous and tragic battles in American history—and about what really happened in that battle.
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