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City of Dreams

The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York

de Tyler Anbinder ...

This sweeping history of New York's millions of immigrants, both famous and forgotten, is "told brilliantly [and] unforgettably" ( The Boston Globe).Written by an acclaimed historian and including maps and photos, this is the story of the peoples who have come to New York for four centuries: an American story of millions of immigrants, hundreds of languages, and one great city.Growing from Peter ... Leer más

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This sweeping history of New York's millions of immigrants, both famous and forgotten, is "told brilliantly [and] unforgettably" ( The Boston Globe).Written by an acclaimed historian and including maps and photos, this is the story of the peoples who have come to New York for four centuries: an American story of millions of immigrants, hundreds of languages, and one great city.Growing from Peter
... Leer más

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Five Points

The Nineteenth-Century New York City Neighborhood

de Tyler Anbinder ...

The very letters of the two words seem, as they are written, to redden with the blood-stains of unavenged crime. There is Murder in every syllable, and Want, Misery and Pestilence take startling form and crowd upon the imagination as the pen traces the words." So wrote a reporter about Five Points, the most infamous neighborhood in nineteenth-century America, the place where "slumming" was ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

The very letters of the two words seem, as they are written, to redden with the blood-stains of unavenged crime. There is Murder in every syllable, and Want, Misery and Pestilence take startling form and crowd upon the imagination as the pen traces the words." So wrote a reporter about Five Points, the most infamous neighborhood in nineteenth-century America, the place where "slumming" was
... Leer más
Plentiful Country

The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York

de Tyler Anbinder ...

From the award-winning author of Five Points and City of Dreams, “a superb revisionist history” of the Irish immigrants who arrived in the United States during the Great Potato Famine, using their “riveting and deeply personal stories” in and beyond New York exemplify the astonishing tenacity and improbable triumph of Irish America (Wall Street Journal).In 1845, a fungus began to destroy Ireland’s ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

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From the award-winning author of Five Points and City of Dreams, “a superb revisionist history” of the Irish immigrants who arrived in the United States during the Great Potato Famine, using their “riveting and deeply personal stories” in and beyond New York exemplify the astonishing tenacity and improbable triumph of Irish America (Wall Street Journal).In 1845, a fungus began to destroy Ireland’s
... Leer más

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City of Dreams

The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York

de Tyler Anbinder ...

Narrado por George Guidall ...

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24 hora 37 minutos

A defining American story, never before told with such breadth of scope, lavish research, and resounding spirit With more than three million foreign-born residents today, New York has been America's defining port of entry for nearly four centuries, a magnet for transplants from all over the globe. These migrants have brought their hundreds of languages and distinct cultures to the city, and from ... Leer más

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A defining American story, never before told with such breadth of scope, lavish research, and resounding spirit With more than three million foreign-born residents today, New York has been America's defining port of entry for nearly four centuries, a magnet for transplants from all over the globe. These migrants have brought their hundreds of languages and distinct cultures to the city, and from
... Leer más

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Practicing Democracy

Popular Politics in the United States from the Constitution to the Civil War

de Adam I. P. Smith, Professor Tyler Anbinder, Douglas Bradburn, Professor John L. Brooke, PhD, Professor Reeve Huston, PhD, Johann N. Neem, Professor Kenneth Owen, Graham A. Peck, Andrew W. Robertson0, Professor Andrew Heath1 ...

In Practicing Democracy, eleven historians challenge conventional narratives of democratization in the early United States, offering new perspectives on the period between the ratification of the Constitution and the outbreak of the Civil War. The essays in this collection address critical themes such as the origins, evolution, and disintegration of party competition, the relationship between ... Leer más

$51.99 USD

In Practicing Democracy, eleven historians challenge conventional narratives of democratization in the early United States, offering new perspectives on the period between the ratification of the Constitution and the outbreak of the Civil War. The essays in this collection address critical themes such as the origins, evolution, and disintegration of party competition, the relationship between
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La cité des rêves

de Tyler Anbinder ...

Traducido por Simon Duran ...

L'histoire d'une ville-monde, symbole du rêve américain.Incarnation de l'universalisme et du dépassement, New York est un terre de promesses qui, depuis 400 ans, attire les hommes du monde entier. Pour raconter l'histoire incroyable de cette polyglotte, il faut observer les différentes vagues d'immigrations successives et faire le récit des hommes qui les composent. Ainsi, Tyler Anbinder, revient ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

L'histoire d'une ville-monde, symbole du rêve américain.Incarnation de l'universalisme et du dépassement, New York est un terre de promesses qui, depuis 400 ans, attire les hommes du monde entier. Pour raconter l'histoire incroyable de cette polyglotte, il faut observer les différentes vagues d'immigrations successives et faire le récit des hommes qui les composent. Ainsi, Tyler Anbinder, revient
... Leer más
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Five Points

The 19th Century New York City Neighborhood that Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections, and Became the World's Most Notorious Slum

de Tyler Anbinder ...

Narrado por Joe Barrett ...

Completo

16 hora 28 minutos

The very letters of the two words seem, as they are written, to redden with the blood-stains of unavenged crime. There is Murder in every syllable, and Want, Misery and Pestilence take startling form and crowd upon the imagination as the pen traces the words." So wrote a reporter about Five Points, the most infamous neighborhood in nineteenth-century America, the place where "slumming" was ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

The very letters of the two words seem, as they are written, to redden with the blood-stains of unavenged crime. There is Murder in every syllable, and Want, Misery and Pestilence take startling form and crowd upon the imagination as the pen traces the words." So wrote a reporter about Five Points, the most infamous neighborhood in nineteenth-century America, the place where "slumming" was
... Leer más
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Plentiful Country

The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York

de Tyler Anbinder ...

Narrado por David McCusker ...

Completo

11 hora 40 minutos

From the award-winning author of Five Points and City of Dreams**, a breathtaking new history of the Irish immigrants who arrived in the United States during the Great Potato Famine, showing how their strivings in and beyond New York exemplify the astonishing tenacity and improbable triumph of Irish America.**In 1845, a fungus began to destroy Ireland’s potato crop, triggering a famine that would ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

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From the award-winning author of Five Points and City of Dreams**, a breathtaking new history of the Irish immigrants who arrived in the United States during the Great Potato Famine, showing how their strivings in and beyond New York exemplify the astonishing tenacity and improbable triumph of Irish America.**In 1845, a fungus began to destroy Ireland’s potato crop, triggering a famine that would
... Leer más

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The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe

A Biography

de Elaine Showalter ...

Narrado por Hillary Huber ...

Completo

10 hora 13 minutos

Julia Ward (1819–1910) was an heiress and aspiring poet when she married Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, an internationally acclaimed pioneer in the education of the blind. Together the Howes knew many of the key figures of their era, from Charles Dickens to John Brown. But Samuel also wasted Julia's inheritance, isolated and discouraged her, and opposed her literary ambitions. Julia persisted, and ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

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Julia Ward (1819–1910) was an heiress and aspiring poet when she married Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, an internationally acclaimed pioneer in the education of the blind. Together the Howes knew many of the key figures of their era, from Charles Dickens to John Brown. But Samuel also wasted Julia's inheritance, isolated and discouraged her, and opposed her literary ambitions. Julia persisted, and
... Leer más

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Decade of Disunion

How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861

de Robert W. Merry ...

Narrado por Jacques Roy ...

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16 hora 49 minutos

With “characteristic wisdom and grace” (Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author) Robert W. Merry explores a critical lesson about our nation that is as timely today as ever demonstrating how the country came apart during the enveloping slavery crisis of the 1850s.The Mexican War brought vast new territories to the United States, which precipitated a growing crisis over slavery. The new ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

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With “characteristic wisdom and grace” (Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author) Robert W. Merry explores a critical lesson about our nation that is as timely today as ever demonstrating how the country came apart during the enveloping slavery crisis of the 1850s.The Mexican War brought vast new territories to the United States, which precipitated a growing crisis over slavery. The new
... Leer más

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Family Romance

John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers

de Jean Strouse ...

Narrado por Susan Ericksen ...

Completo

11 hora

Jean Strouse's Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers looks at twelve portraits of one English family painted by the expatriate American artist at the height of his career—and at the intersections of all these lives with the sparkle and strife of the Edwardian age.In commissioning this grand series of paintings, Asher Wertheimer, an eminent London art dealer of German-Jewish ... Leer más

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Jean Strouse's Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers looks at twelve portraits of one English family painted by the expatriate American artist at the height of his career—and at the intersections of all these lives with the sparkle and strife of the Edwardian age.In commissioning this grand series of paintings, Asher Wertheimer, an eminent London art dealer of German-Jewish
... Leer más

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American Passage

The History of Ellis Island

de Vincent J. Cannato ...

Narrado por Jonathan Hogan ...

Completo

20 hora 5 minutos

Professor Vincent J. Cannato delivers a definitive history of America's landmark port of entry. From eyewitness accounts, Cannato weaves together a poignant testament to the hopes and fears of "huddled masses yearning to breathe free." "Never before has Ellis Island been written about with such scholarly care and historical wisdom. Highly recommended!"-Douglas Brinkley, historian ... Leer más

$30.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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Professor Vincent J. Cannato delivers a definitive history of America's landmark port of entry. From eyewitness accounts, Cannato weaves together a poignant testament to the hopes and fears of "huddled masses yearning to breathe free." "Never before has Ellis Island been written about with such scholarly care and historical wisdom. Highly recommended!"-Douglas Brinkley, historian
... Leer más

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