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The Bookshop

A History of the American Bookstore

par Evan Friss ...

Lu par Jay Myers ...

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10 heure 16 min

**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 ... En savoir plus

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**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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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

Three Tenant Families

par James Agee ...

Lu par Lloyd James ...

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15 heure 14 min

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 ... En savoir plus

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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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A Midwife’s Tale

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

par Laurel Thatcher Ulrich ...

Lu par Susan Ericksen ...

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15 heure 42 min

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 ... En savoir plus

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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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This Land is Your Land

A Road Trip Through U.S. History

par Beverly Gage ...

Lu par Gabra Zackman ...

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8 heure 43 min

A Barack Obama Summer Reading List SelectionPulitzer Prize–winning author of G-Man and acclaimed historian Beverly Gage takes the ultimate road trip into the American past.Ride along with Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Beverly Gage as she travels the country to see the museums, historic sites, roadside attractions, reenactments, and souvenir shops where Americans learn—and fight—about our ... En savoir plus

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A Barack Obama Summer Reading List SelectionPulitzer Prize–winning author of G-Man and acclaimed historian Beverly Gage takes the ultimate road trip into the American past.Ride along with Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Beverly Gage as she travels the country to see the museums, historic sites, roadside attractions, reenactments, and souvenir shops where Americans learn—and fight—about our
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Brief History of New York, A

par KJ Smith ...

Lu par Digital Voice Madison G ...

Collections Livre audio : 32 - A Brief History of - US States Edition
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1 heures 22 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of New YorkNew York, a state synonymous with ambition, diversity, and influence, has played a pivotal role in the shaping of America. A Brief History of New York offers a fascinating and concise journey through the events and people that have defined the Empire State, from its indigenous roots to its status as a global powerhouse.From ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of New YorkNew York, a state synonymous with ambition, diversity, and influence, has played a pivotal role in the shaping of America. A Brief History of New York offers a fascinating and concise journey through the events and people that have defined the Empire State, from its indigenous roots to its status as a global powerhouse.From
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Stride Toward Freedom

The Montgomery Story

par Martin Luther King, Jr ...

Lu par JD Jackson ...

Collections series King Legacy
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8 heure 59 min

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 ... En savoir plus

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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
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Brief History of Nebraska, A

par KJ Smith ...

Lu par Digital Voice Madison G ...

Collections Livre audio : 27 - A Brief History of - US State History
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1 heures 14 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of NebraskaNebraska, the Cornhusker State, is a land of vast prairies, pioneering spirit, and deep-rooted history. A Brief History of Nebraska explores the fascinating journey of this Midwestern state, from its earliest Native American tribes to its central role in America’s westward expansion.Discover Nebraska’s history as part of the ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of NebraskaNebraska, the Cornhusker State, is a land of vast prairies, pioneering spirit, and deep-rooted history. A Brief History of Nebraska explores the fascinating journey of this Midwestern state, from its earliest Native American tribes to its central role in America’s westward expansion.Discover Nebraska’s history as part of the
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Black Death at the Golden Gate

The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague

par David K. Randall ...

Lu par Charles Constant ...

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7 heure 50 min

A spine-chilling saga of virulent racism, human folly, and the ultimate triumph of scientific progress.For Chinese immigrant Wong Chut King, surviving in San Francisco meant a life in the shadows. His passing on March 6, 1900, would have been unremarkable if a city health officer hadn't noticed a swollen black lymph node on his groin—a sign of bubonic plague. Empowered by racist pseudoscience, ... En savoir plus

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A spine-chilling saga of virulent racism, human folly, and the ultimate triumph of scientific progress.For Chinese immigrant Wong Chut King, surviving in San Francisco meant a life in the shadows. His passing on March 6, 1900, would have been unremarkable if a city health officer hadn't noticed a swollen black lymph node on his groin—a sign of bubonic plague. Empowered by racist pseudoscience,
... En savoir plus
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Operation Greylord

The True Story of an Untrained Undercover Agent and America's Biggest Corruption Bust

par Terrence Hake, Wayne Klatt ...

Lu par Charles Constant ...

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10 heure 14 min

Operation Greylord was the longest and most successful undercover investigation in FBI history, and the largest corruption bust ever in the U.S. It resulted in bribery and tax charges against 103 judges, lawyers, and other court personnel, and, eventually, more than seventy indictments.And it was led by Terrence Hake, a young assistant prosecutor in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in ... En savoir plus

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Operation Greylord was the longest and most successful undercover investigation in FBI history, and the largest corruption bust ever in the U.S. It resulted in bribery and tax charges against 103 judges, lawyers, and other court personnel, and, eventually, more than seventy indictments.And it was led by Terrence Hake, a young assistant prosecutor in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in
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Stockholms hemligheter - Gamla stan

par Martin Stugart, Martin Stugart ...

Lu par Martin Stugart ...

Collections Livre audio : 1 - Stockholms hemligheter
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1 heures 13 min

Stockholmiana! Följ med på en lärorik promenad genom Gamla stan tillsammans med Stockholmskännaren och journalisten Martin Stugart. Genom en blandning av fakta och medryckande anekdoter får Stugart oss upptäcka, känna och nästan smaka på Gamla stans vibrerande historia. Från Stortorgets pulserande atmosfär till de urgamla kullerstensgrändernas tysta berättelser, får vi ta del av händelser som ... En savoir plus

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Stockholmiana! Följ med på en lärorik promenad genom Gamla stan tillsammans med Stockholmskännaren och journalisten Martin Stugart. Genom en blandning av fakta och medryckande anekdoter får Stugart oss upptäcka, känna och nästan smaka på Gamla stans vibrerande historia. Från Stortorgets pulserande atmosfär till de urgamla kullerstensgrändernas tysta berättelser, får vi ta del av händelser som
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Riding with Cochise

The Apache Story of America's Longest War

par Steve Price ...

Lu par Kaipo Schwab ...

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6 heure 19 min

Riding With Cochise brings the violent drama of the American Southwest to life through the eyes of the legendary Apache chieftain Cochise and three other tribal leaders. Relying largely on the oral histories told by relatives of these great warriors as well as personal diaries of others who were involved, veteran author Steve Price takes listeners deep into the Cochise Stronghold, through Massacre ... En savoir plus

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Riding With Cochise brings the violent drama of the American Southwest to life through the eyes of the legendary Apache chieftain Cochise and three other tribal leaders. Relying largely on the oral histories told by relatives of these great warriors as well as personal diaries of others who were involved, veteran author Steve Price takes listeners deep into the Cochise Stronghold, through Massacre
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Hole in My Heart

Love and Loss in the Fault Lines of Adoption

par Lorraine Dusky ...

Lu par Lorraine Dusky ...

Version Longue

16 heure 45 min

FINALIST: MEMOIR, STORY CIRCLE AWARDS, 2024FINALIST: NARRATIVE NONFICTION, INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS OF NEW ENGLAND AWARDS, 2024In the days before Roe v. Wade, an ambitious young journalist, abandoned by her beau, leaves Michigan for a dream job on the city desk of a Rochester, NY newspaper. Burned once, she's eager for love, but as the only "girl" in the newsroom, she's more concerned about finding ... En savoir plus

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FINALIST: MEMOIR, STORY CIRCLE AWARDS, 2024FINALIST: NARRATIVE NONFICTION, INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS OF NEW ENGLAND AWARDS, 2024In the days before Roe v. Wade, an ambitious young journalist, abandoned by her beau, leaves Michigan for a dream job on the city desk of a Rochester, NY newspaper. Burned once, she's eager for love, but as the only "girl" in the newsroom, she's more concerned about finding
... En savoir plus
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Brief History of California, A

par KJ Smith ...

Lu par Digital Voice Madison G ...

Collections Livre audio : 5 - A Brief History of - US States Edition
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2 heure 14 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of CaliforniaCalifornia, the Golden State, has long been a land of opportunity, transformation, and innovation. A Brief History of California offers a concise yet compelling look at the events, people, and cultures that have defined this remarkable state.From the Native American tribes who first inhabited its diverse landscapes, to the ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of CaliforniaCalifornia, the Golden State, has long been a land of opportunity, transformation, and innovation. A Brief History of California offers a concise yet compelling look at the events, people, and cultures that have defined this remarkable state.From the Native American tribes who first inhabited its diverse landscapes, to the
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Brief History of Virginia, A

par KJ Smith ...

Lu par Digital Voice Madison G ...

Collections Livre audio : 46 - A Brief History of - US States Edition
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1 heures 30 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of VirginiaVirginia, the birthplace of American history, has long been at the heart of the nation's story. A Brief History of Virginiatakes readers on a fascinating journey through the events, people, and places that have shaped this historically significant state.From the first English settlement at Jamestown to its role in the ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of VirginiaVirginia, the birthplace of American history, has long been at the heart of the nation's story. A Brief History of Virginiatakes readers on a fascinating journey through the events, people, and places that have shaped this historically significant state.From the first English settlement at Jamestown to its role in the
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Tong Wars

The Untold Story of Vice, Money, and Murder in New York's Chinatown

par Scott D. Seligman ...

Lu par David Shih ...

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11 heure 2 min

Nothing had worked. Not threats or negotiations, not shutting down the betting parlors or opium dens, not throwing Chinese offenders into prison. Not even executing them. The New York DA was running out of ideas, and more people were dying every day as the weapons of choice evolved from hatchets to automatic weapons and even bombs. Welcome to New York City's Chinatown in 1925.The Chinese in turn ... En savoir plus

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Nothing had worked. Not threats or negotiations, not shutting down the betting parlors or opium dens, not throwing Chinese offenders into prison. Not even executing them. The New York DA was running out of ideas, and more people were dying every day as the weapons of choice evolved from hatchets to automatic weapons and even bombs. Welcome to New York City's Chinatown in 1925.The Chinese in turn
... En savoir plus
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Thunder in the Mountains

Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War

par Daniel Sharfstein ...

Lu par Joe Barrett ...

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18 heure 3 min

Oliver Otis Howard thought he was a man of destiny. Chosen to lead the Freedmen's Bureau after the Civil War, the Union Army general was entrusted with the era's most crucial task: helping millions of former slaves claim the rights of citizens. He was energized by the belief that abolition and Reconstruction, the country's great struggles for liberty and equality, were God's plan for himself and ... En savoir plus

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Oliver Otis Howard thought he was a man of destiny. Chosen to lead the Freedmen's Bureau after the Civil War, the Union Army general was entrusted with the era's most crucial task: helping millions of former slaves claim the rights of citizens. He was energized by the belief that abolition and Reconstruction, the country's great struggles for liberty and equality, were God's plan for himself and
... En savoir plus
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The Jew Store

A Family Memoir

par Stella Suberman ...

Lu par Donna Postel ...

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10 heure 52 min

In 1920, in small-town America, the ubiquitous dry goods store was usually owned by Jews and often referred to as "the Jew store." That's how Stella Suberman's father's store, Bronson's Low-Priced Store, in Concordia, Tennessee, was known locally. The Bronsons were the first Jews to ever live in that tiny town of one main street, one bank, one drugstore, one picture show, one feed and seed, one ... En savoir plus

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In 1920, in small-town America, the ubiquitous dry goods store was usually owned by Jews and often referred to as "the Jew store." That's how Stella Suberman's father's store, Bronson's Low-Priced Store, in Concordia, Tennessee, was known locally. The Bronsons were the first Jews to ever live in that tiny town of one main street, one bank, one drugstore, one picture show, one feed and seed, one
... En savoir plus
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Brief History of Nevada, A

par KJ Smith ...

Lu par Digital Voice Madison G ...

Collections Livre audio : 28 - A Brief History of - US States Edition
Version Longue

1 heures 29 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of NevadaNevada, the Silver State, is a land of stark beauty, diverse cultures, and an extraordinary history that has shaped the American West. A Brief History of Nevada offers a concise and captivating look at the people, events, and transformations that have made this state a unique and essential part of the United States.From its ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of NevadaNevada, the Silver State, is a land of stark beauty, diverse cultures, and an extraordinary history that has shaped the American West. A Brief History of Nevada offers a concise and captivating look at the people, events, and transformations that have made this state a unique and essential part of the United States.From its
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The Black Hand

The Bloody Rise and Redemption of ""Boxer"" Enriquez, a Mexican Mob Killer

par Chris Blatchford ...

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12 heure

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Hattiesburg

An American City In Black And White

par William Sturkey ...

Lu par Bill Andrew Quinn ...

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13 heure 34 min

If you really want to understand Jim Crow—what it was and how African Americans rose up to defeat it—you should start by visiting Mobile Street in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the heart of the historic black downtown. William Sturkey introduces us to both old-timers and newcomers who arrived in search of economic opportunities promised by the railroads, sawmills, and factories of the New South. He ... En savoir plus

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If you really want to understand Jim Crow—what it was and how African Americans rose up to defeat it—you should start by visiting Mobile Street in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the heart of the historic black downtown. William Sturkey introduces us to both old-timers and newcomers who arrived in search of economic opportunities promised by the railroads, sawmills, and factories of the New South. He
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Brief History of Utah, A

par KJ Smith ...

Lu par Digital Voice Madison G ...

Collections Livre audio : 44 - A Brief History of - US States Edition
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1 heures 7 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Brief History of UtahUtah, a state of stunning landscapes, rich cultural heritage, and pioneering spirit, offers a fascinating history that intertwines indigenous traditions, westward expansion, and the birth of a new religious movement. A Brief History of Utah provides a concise yet compelling look at the events and people that have shaped this ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Brief History of UtahUtah, a state of stunning landscapes, rich cultural heritage, and pioneering spirit, offers a fascinating history that intertwines indigenous traditions, westward expansion, and the birth of a new religious movement. A Brief History of Utah provides a concise yet compelling look at the events and people that have shaped this
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The Children's Blizzard

par David Laskin ...

Lu par Paul Woodson ...

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9 heure 34 min

January 12, 1888, began as an unseasonably warm morning across Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Minnesota, the weather so mild that children walked to school without coats and gloves. But that afternoon, without warning, the atmosphere suddenly, violently changed. One moment the air was calm; the next the sky exploded in a raging chaos of horizontal snow and hurricane-force winds. Temperatures plunged ... En savoir plus

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January 12, 1888, began as an unseasonably warm morning across Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Minnesota, the weather so mild that children walked to school without coats and gloves. But that afternoon, without warning, the atmosphere suddenly, violently changed. One moment the air was calm; the next the sky exploded in a raging chaos of horizontal snow and hurricane-force winds. Temperatures plunged
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Savage Kingdom

The True Story of Jamestown, 1607, and the Settlement of America

par Benjamin Woolley ...

Lu par David Drummond ...

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13 heure 59 min

Published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first American colony, Savage Kingdom presents a bold, even reckless, political adventure driven by a sense of imperial destiny and dogged by official hostility.Four centuries ago, and fourteen years before the Mayflower, a group of men—led by a one-armed ex-pirate, an epileptic aristocrat, a reprobate cleric, and a government spy—left London ... En savoir plus

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Published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first American colony, Savage Kingdom presents a bold, even reckless, political adventure driven by a sense of imperial destiny and dogged by official hostility.Four centuries ago, and fourteen years before the Mayflower, a group of men—led by a one-armed ex-pirate, an epileptic aristocrat, a reprobate cleric, and a government spy—left London
... En savoir plus
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State of Resistance

What California’s Dizzying Descent and Remarkable Resurgence Mean for America’s Future

par Manuel Pastor ...

Lu par Jonathan Todd Ross ...

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7 heure 27 min

Once upon a time, any mention of California triggered unpleasant reminders of Ronald Reagan and right-wing tax revolts, ballot propositions targeting undocumented immigrants, and racist policing that sparked two of the nation's most devastating riots. In fact, California confronted many of the challenges the rest of the country faces now—decades before the rest of us.Today, California is leading ... En savoir plus

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Once upon a time, any mention of California triggered unpleasant reminders of Ronald Reagan and right-wing tax revolts, ballot propositions targeting undocumented immigrants, and racist policing that sparked two of the nation's most devastating riots. In fact, California confronted many of the challenges the rest of the country faces now—decades before the rest of us.Today, California is leading
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