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The Common Wind

Afro-American Currents in the Age of the Haitian Revolution

de Julius S. Scott ...

This widely acclaimed and influential work of African American history traces the slave revolts that made the modern revolutionary era.“An important part of the tradition of scholarship that puts the end of modern slavery in a global perspective.” —Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams and Race RebelOut of the grey expanse of official records in Spanish, English and French, The Common Wind ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

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This widely acclaimed and influential work of African American history traces the slave revolts that made the modern revolutionary era.“An important part of the tradition of scholarship that puts the end of modern slavery in a global perspective.” —Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams and Race RebelOut of the grey expanse of official records in Spanish, English and French, The Common Wind
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La rivoluzione corre sulle ali del vento

de Julius S. Scott, Marcus Rediker ...

Traducido por Elena Cantoni ...

Sull'onda dei sommovimenti che hanno preceduto e seguito le rivoluzioni americana e francese, il 22 agosto 1791 esplode a Saint-Domingue (l'attuale Haiti) una rivolta di schiavi destinata a cambiare la storia. Non è certo la prima, ma questa volta l'impatto è talmente dirompente da mettere in discussione l'intero sistema schiavistico. Con passione, ma anche con rigore storico, Scott ricostruisce ... Leer más

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Sull'onda dei sommovimenti che hanno preceduto e seguito le rivoluzioni americana e francese, il 22 agosto 1791 esplode a Saint-Domingue (l'attuale Haiti) una rivolta di schiavi destinata a cambiare la storia. Non è certo la prima, ma questa volta l'impatto è talmente dirompente da mettere in discussione l'intero sistema schiavistico. Con passione, ma anche con rigore storico, Scott ricostruisce
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O VENTO COMUM

Correntes afro-americanas na Era da Revolução Haitiana

de Julius S. Scott, Elizabeth de A. S. Martins ...

Scott aborda uma questão que havia muito incomodava os senhores de escravos ao redor do Atlântico – e que um deles, em 1791, chamou de "modo desconhecido de transmitir inteligência entre os negros". Inteligência é exatamente a palavra certa, pois o conhecimento que circulava no "vento comum" era estratégico em suas aplicações, ligando as notícias do abolicionismo inglês, do reformismo espanhol e ... Leer más

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Scott aborda uma questão que havia muito incomodava os senhores de escravos ao redor do Atlântico – e que um deles, em 1791, chamou de "modo desconhecido de transmitir inteligência entre os negros". Inteligência é exatamente a palavra certa, pois o conhecimento que circulava no "vento comum" era estratégico em suas aplicações, ligando as notícias do abolicionismo inglês, do reformismo espanhol e
... Leer más
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The Common Wind

Afro-American Currents in the Age of the Haitian Revolution

de Julius S. Scott ...

Narrado por Earl McLean ...

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7 hora 33 minutos

The Common Wind is a gripping and colorful account of the intercontinental networks that tied together the free and enslaved masses of the New World. Having delved deep into the gray obscurity of official eighteenth-century records in Spanish, English, and French, Julius S. Scott has written a powerful "history from below." Scott follows the spread of "rumors of emancipation" and the people behind ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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The Common Wind is a gripping and colorful account of the intercontinental networks that tied together the free and enslaved masses of the New World. Having delved deep into the gray obscurity of official eighteenth-century records in Spanish, English, and French, Julius S. Scott has written a powerful "history from below." Scott follows the spread of "rumors of emancipation" and the people behind
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook

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A Shot in the Moonlight

How a Freed Slave and a Confederate Soldier Fought for Justice in the Jim Crow South

de Ben Montgomery ...

Narrado por Ben Montgomery, Zeno Robinson ...

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7 hora 24 minutos

The sensational true story of George Dinning, a freed slave, who in 1899 joined forces with a Confederate war hero in search of justice in the Jim Crow south. “Taut and tense. Inspiring and terrifying in its timelessness.”(Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad )After moonrise on the cold night of January 21, 1897, a mob of twenty-five white men gathered in a ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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The sensational true story of George Dinning, a freed slave, who in 1899 joined forces with a Confederate war hero in search of justice in the Jim Crow south. “Taut and tense. Inspiring and terrifying in its timelessness.”(Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad )After moonrise on the cold night of January 21, 1897, a mob of twenty-five white men gathered in a
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Conquest

The English Kingdom of France, 1417–1450

de Juliet Barker ...

Narrado por Sarah Durham ...

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16 hora 51 minutos

This history of the Hundred Years War vividly chronicles the all-but-forgotten period when England ruled a great swath of France at the point of a sword.Following the Battle of Agincourt, Henry V's second invasion of France in 1417 launched a campaign that would place the crown of France on an English head. By the time of Henry's premature death in 1422, nearly all of northern France lay in his ... Leer más

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This history of the Hundred Years War vividly chronicles the all-but-forgotten period when England ruled a great swath of France at the point of a sword.Following the Battle of Agincourt, Henry V's second invasion of France in 1417 launched a campaign that would place the crown of France on an English head. By the time of Henry's premature death in 1422, nearly all of northern France lay in his
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
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Looking for Miss America

A Pageant's 100-Year Quest to Define Womanhood

de Margot Mifflin ...

Narrado por Nancy Peterson ...

Completo

From an author praised for writing “delicious social history” (Dwight Garner, The New York Times) comes a lively account of memorable Miss America contestants, protests, and scandals―and how the pageant, nearing its one hundredth anniversary, serves as an unintended indicator of feminist progressLooking for Miss America is a fast-paced narrative history of a curious and contradictory institution. ... Leer más

$35.99 USD

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From an author praised for writing “delicious social history” (Dwight Garner, The New York Times) comes a lively account of memorable Miss America contestants, protests, and scandals―and how the pageant, nearing its one hundredth anniversary, serves as an unintended indicator of feminist progressLooking for Miss America is a fast-paced narrative history of a curious and contradictory institution.
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Walk Through Fire

The Train Disaster that Changed America

de Yasmine S. Ali, MD ...

Narrado por Yasmine S. Ali ...

Completo

8 hora 19 minutos

On February 22, 1978, a devastating freight train derailment drastically altered Waverly, Tennessee, and its place in history. This was one of the worst train explosions of the twentieth century, killing sixteen people, injuring hundreds more, and causing millions of dollars in damage.What could have been dismissed as a single community's terrible misfortune instead became the catalyst for radical ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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On February 22, 1978, a devastating freight train derailment drastically altered Waverly, Tennessee, and its place in history. This was one of the worst train explosions of the twentieth century, killing sixteen people, injuring hundreds more, and causing millions of dollars in damage.What could have been dismissed as a single community's terrible misfortune instead became the catalyst for radical
... Leer más

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Origins

How Earth's History Shaped Human History

de Lewis Dartnell ...

Narrado por John Sackville ...

Completo

9 hora 9 minutos

A New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our speciesWhen we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming. Mountainous terrain led to the ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

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A New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our speciesWhen we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming. Mountainous terrain led to the
... Leer más

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Mourning Lincoln

de Martha Hodes ...

Narrado por Donna Postel ...

Completo

12 hora 27 minutos

The news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 15, 1865, just days after Confederate surrender, astounded the war-weary nation. Massive crowds turned out for services and ceremonies. Countless expressions of grief and dismay were printed in newspapers and preached in sermons. Public responses to the assassination have been well chronicled, but this book is the first to delve into the ... Leer más

$30.99 USD

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The news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 15, 1865, just days after Confederate surrender, astounded the war-weary nation. Massive crowds turned out for services and ceremonies. Countless expressions of grief and dismay were printed in newspapers and preached in sermons. Public responses to the assassination have been well chronicled, but this book is the first to delve into the
... Leer más

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Daughter Dalloway

A Brilliant Spin-off of the Virginia Woolf Classic

de Emily France ...

Narrado por Hannah Curtis, Sasha Higgins ...

Completo

11 hora 49 minutos

Perfect for fans of Marie Benedict and Renée Rosen, Daughter Dalloway is both an homage to the Virginia Woolf classic and a brilliant spin-off—the empowering, rebellious coming-of-age story of Mrs. Dalloway’s only child, Elizabeth.London, 1952: Forty-six-year-old Elizabeth Dalloway feels she has failed at most everything in life, especially living up to her mother, the elegant Mrs. Dalloway, an ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

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Perfect for fans of Marie Benedict and Renée Rosen, Daughter Dalloway is both an homage to the Virginia Woolf classic and a brilliant spin-off—the empowering, rebellious coming-of-age story of Mrs. Dalloway’s only child, Elizabeth.London, 1952: Forty-six-year-old Elizabeth Dalloway feels she has failed at most everything in life, especially living up to her mother, the elegant Mrs. Dalloway, an
... Leer más

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Demagogue

The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy

de Larry Tye ...

Narrado por Ben Jaeger-Thomas ...

Completo

21 hora 12 minutos

The definitive biography of the most dangerous demagogue in American history, based on first-ever review of his personal and professional papers, medical and military records, and recently unsealed transcripts of his closed-door Congressional hearingsIn the long history of American demagogues, from Huey Long to Donald Trump, never has one man caused so much damage in such a short time as Senator ... Leer más

$45.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

The definitive biography of the most dangerous demagogue in American history, based on first-ever review of his personal and professional papers, medical and military records, and recently unsealed transcripts of his closed-door Congressional hearingsIn the long history of American demagogues, from Huey Long to Donald Trump, never has one man caused so much damage in such a short time as Senator
... Leer más

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