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  • The Robber Barons

    The Classic Account of the Influential Capitalists Who Transformed America's Future

    "The best, the liveliest and most illuminating" account of Rockefeller, Morgan, and the other men who seized American economic power after the Civil War ( The New Republic).John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, E. H. Harriman, Jay Gould, Henry Clay Frick . . . their names carry a powerful historical ring, still echoing today in the countless institutions that ... Leer más

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  • The Poet Assassinated

    Enriched edition. Exploring Surrealistic Boundaries of Reality Through Poetry

    Guillaume Apollinaire's "The Poet Assassinated" stands as a seminal work that intricately blends elements of reality and fantasy within its narrative structure. Written in a fragmented style reminiscent of early modernist literature, this novel explores the tumultuous inner workings of the artist's mind, delving into themes of identity, love, and existential despair. Apollinaire'Äôs innovative use ... Leer más

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  • A Light in the Dark How Thomas Edison Transformed the World

    Thomas Alva Edison (1847–1931) was an American inventor and businessman who is often regarded as one of the most prolific inventors in history. Born in Milan, Ohio, Edison displayed an early interest in mechanics and chemistry. He began his career as a telegraph operator, which led him to experiment with electrical devices.Edison is best known for his inventions that had a profound impact on ... Leer más

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  • Surrealisti ed espatriati

    La Parigi letteraria degli anni Venti

    Traducido por Matilde Boffito Serra ...
    Series series Introvabili
    Dopo gli studi universitari e la frequentazione della bohème del Greenwich Village, oppresso dal provincialismo del suo paese, Matthew Josephson fugge in Europa e inizia un lungo sodalizio con i surrealisti e le altre avanguardie. I «ruggenti anni Venti» a Parigi sono i veri protagonisti del libro: l'emigrazione letteraria nordamericana, la febbre dei fondatori di riviste, i dibattiti tra ... Leer más

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  • Edison: A Biography

    A great folk hero in American history, Edison is viewed by the public as a facile inventor, the electrical wizard and the perfect symbol of the self-made and practical creator. But he was also a paradoxical figure: deaf, impoverished and with no formal education as a youngster, Edison nevertheless became a fertile and versatile inventor, accumulated fortunes for himself and others but remained ... Leer más

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  • Al Smith: Hero of the Cities (A Political Portrait Drawing on the Papers of Frances Perkins)

    Al Smith (1873-1944) was born and grew up in New York’s Lower East Side slums and got his start in politics under Tammany Hall sponsorship. Frances Perkins was a New Englander, a trained social worker who became a public figure when Smith appointed her to the New York State Industrial Commission. They shared a concern for working people and a love for the Empire State, which Smith served as ... Leer más

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    The Robber Barons

    The Classic Account of the Influential Capitalists Who Transformed America's Future

    Narrado por Phil Thron ...

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    20 hora 45 minutos

    "The best, the liveliest and most illuminating" account of Rockefeller, Morgan, and the other men who seized American economic power after the Civil War (The New Republic).John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, E. H. Harriman, Jay Gould, Henry Clay Frick . . . their names carry a powerful historical ring, still echoing today in the countless institutions that are ... Leer más

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    Revolutionaries

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    In the early 1770s, the men who invented America were living quiet, provincial lives in the rustic backwaters of the New World, devoted primarily to family, craft, and the private pursuit of wealth and happiness. None set out to become “revolutionary” by ambition, but when events in Boston escalated, they found themselves thrust into a crisis that moved, in a matter of months, from protest to war ... Leer más

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  • Black Potatoes

    The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845–1850

    Sibert Award Winner: This true story of five years of starvation in Ireland is "a fascinating account of a terrible time" ( Kirkus Reviews).In 1845, a disaster struck Ireland. Overnight, a mysterious blight attacked the potato crops, turning the potatoes black and destroying the only real food of nearly six million people. Over the next five years, the blight attacked again and again. These years ... Leer más

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  • Empires of Light

    Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World

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    The gripping history of electricity and how the fateful collision of Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and George Westinghouse left the world utterly transformed.In the final decades of the nineteenth century, three brilliant and visionary titans of America’s Gilded Age—Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and George Westinghouse—battled bitterly as each vied to create a vast and powerful electrical empire. In ... Leer más

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  • The Alchemy of Us

    How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another

    A “timely, informative, and fascinating” study of 8 inventions—and how they shaped our world—with “totally compelling” insights on little-known inventors throughout history (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sixth Extinction)In The Alchemy of Us, scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez examines 8 inventions and reveals how they shaped the human experience:• Clocks• Steel ... Leer más

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  • The Wizard of Menlo Park

    How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World

    Thomas Edison’s greatest invention? His own fame.At the height of his fame Thomas Alva Edison was hailed as “the Napoleon of invention” and blazed in the public imagination as a virtual demigod. Starting with the first public demonstrations of the phonograph in 1878 and extending through the development of incandescent light and the first motion picture cameras, Edison’s name became emblematic of ... Leer más

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