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From Silk to Silicon

The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives

par Jeffrey E. Garten ...

Lu par Tom Perkins ...

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11 heure 29 min

From Silk to Silicon tells the story of who these men and women were, what they did, how they did it, and how their achievements continue to shape our world today. They include:• Genghis Khan, who united east and west by conquest and by opening new trade routes built on groundbreaking transportation and management innovations.• Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who arose from oppression to establish the ... En savoir plus

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From Silk to Silicon tells the story of who these men and women were, what they did, how they did it, and how their achievements continue to shape our world today. They include:• Genghis Khan, who united east and west by conquest and by opening new trade routes built on groundbreaking transportation and management innovations.• Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who arose from oppression to establish the
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License to Travel

A Cultural History of the Passport

par Patrick Bixby ...

Lu par Tim Fannon ...

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8 heure 27 min

Discover the surprising global history of how the passport has shaped art, thought, and human experience to define the modern world.License to Travel exposes the passport as both an instrument of personal freedom and a tool of government surveillance powerful enough to define our very humanity.Patrick Bixby examines the passports of artists and intellectuals, ancient messengers and modern migrants ... En savoir plus

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Discover the surprising global history of how the passport has shaped art, thought, and human experience to define the modern world.License to Travel exposes the passport as both an instrument of personal freedom and a tool of government surveillance powerful enough to define our very humanity.Patrick Bixby examines the passports of artists and intellectuals, ancient messengers and modern migrants
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History of Mathematics

par Blake Carson ...

Lu par Digital Voice Madison G ...

Collections Livre audio : box set - History of
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3 heure 25 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How did numbers, equations, and patterns shape our understanding of the universe? The history of mathematics is a story of human curiosity and problem-solving. From ancient counting systems to modern-day algorithms, mathematics has driven scientific and technological advancements. The Egyptians and Babylonians developed early numerical methods, while ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How did numbers, equations, and patterns shape our understanding of the universe? The history of mathematics is a story of human curiosity and problem-solving. From ancient counting systems to modern-day algorithms, mathematics has driven scientific and technological advancements. The Egyptians and Babylonians developed early numerical methods, while
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Uncover Exciting History

Revealing America’s Christian Heritage in Short, Easy Nuggets

par Amy Puetz ...

Lu par Jim Hodges ...

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4 heure 20 min

Bring history back to life through Jim Hodges’ historically accurate, exciting, and edifying audio recordings.What is history anyway? It is the story of real people who did real things. For history to be fun for everyone (even those who think they hate history), it must go beyond hard facts and meaningless dates to the real people who made the significant events happen. People like George ... En savoir plus

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Bring history back to life through Jim Hodges’ historically accurate, exciting, and edifying audio recordings.What is history anyway? It is the story of real people who did real things. For history to be fun for everyone (even those who think they hate history), it must go beyond hard facts and meaningless dates to the real people who made the significant events happen. People like George
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Great Short Books

A Year of Reading—Briefly

par Kenneth C. Davis ...

Lu par Adenrele Ojo, Leon Nixon ...

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11 heure 5 min

This entertaining guide to some of the best short novels of all time, from a bestselling historian, is the “perfect gift for busy bibliophiles” (BookPage).Experience the joys of literature with this this “exciting guide to all that the world of fiction has to offer” (The New York Times Book Review): a compulsively readable, deeply engaging discussion of great short novels. A journey into fiction ... En savoir plus

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This entertaining guide to some of the best short novels of all time, from a bestselling historian, is the “perfect gift for busy bibliophiles” (BookPage).Experience the joys of literature with this this “exciting guide to all that the world of fiction has to offer” (The New York Times Book Review): a compulsively readable, deeply engaging discussion of great short novels. A journey into fiction
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4 Centuries of American Ambition

A History of the Businesses That Built a Nation

par Matthew Bernard ...

Lu par AI Voice Eric Smith ...

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5 heure 38 min

America is the only major economy in world history that began as a business venture. The first permanent English colony was chartered by a joint stock company whose investors expected a return on capital. Four centuries later, those descendants have become the largest economy the world has ever known. This book is the story of that 400-year arc, told through the ambitions of the people who built ... En savoir plus

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America is the only major economy in world history that began as a business venture. The first permanent English colony was chartered by a joint stock company whose investors expected a return on capital. Four centuries later, those descendants have become the largest economy the world has ever known. This book is the story of that 400-year arc, told through the ambitions of the people who built
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Reconstruction Updated Edition

America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877

par Eric Foner ...

Lu par Grover Gardner ...

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31 heure 32 min

From the ""preeminent historian of Reconstruction"" (New York Times Book Review), the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period that shaped modern America.Eric Foner's ""masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history"" (New Republic) redefined how the post-Civil War period was viewed.Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans—black and white ... En savoir plus

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From the ""preeminent historian of Reconstruction"" (New York Times Book Review), the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period that shaped modern America.Eric Foner's ""masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history"" (New Republic) redefined how the post-Civil War period was viewed.Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans—black and white
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Geschichte Japans: Für neugierige Reisende, Studierende und alle, die ein Leben lang lernen

par Meik Zander ...

Lu par Meik Zander ...

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2 heure 25 min

Begleite in diesem atmosphärischen Geschichtshörbuch den rasanten Wandel vom feudalen Inselreich zur modernen Industrienation. Perfekt für die tägliche Pendelstrecke oder die nächste Reiseplanung, verwandelt diese packende historische Erzählung komplexe Epochen in lebendige Bilder.Ohne Vorwissen vorauszusetzen, tauchst du tief in die Lebenswelten von Samurai, Kaisern und dem einfachen Volk ein. Du ... En savoir plus

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Begleite in diesem atmosphärischen Geschichtshörbuch den rasanten Wandel vom feudalen Inselreich zur modernen Industrienation. Perfekt für die tägliche Pendelstrecke oder die nächste Reiseplanung, verwandelt diese packende historische Erzählung komplexe Epochen in lebendige Bilder.Ohne Vorwissen vorauszusetzen, tauchst du tief in die Lebenswelten von Samurai, Kaisern und dem einfachen Volk ein. Du
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The Sensational Past

How the Enlightenment Changed the Way We Use Our Senses

par Carolyn Purnell ...

Lu par Liz Thompson ...

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7 heure 35 min

Sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch-as they were celebrated during the Enlightenment and as they are perceived today. Blindfolding children from birth? Playing a piano made of live cats? Using tobacco to cure drowning? Wearing "flea"-colored clothes? These actions may seem odd to us, but in the eighteenth century, they made perfect sense. As often as we use our senses, we rarely stop to think ... En savoir plus

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Sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch-as they were celebrated during the Enlightenment and as they are perceived today. Blindfolding children from birth? Playing a piano made of live cats? Using tobacco to cure drowning? Wearing "flea"-colored clothes? These actions may seem odd to us, but in the eighteenth century, they made perfect sense. As often as we use our senses, we rarely stop to think
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The Europeans

Three Lives and the Making of a Cosmopolitan Culture

par Orlando Figes ...

Lu par James Langton ...

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21 heure 40 min

From the “master of historical narrative” (Financial Times), a dazzling, richly detailed, panoramic work—the first to document the genesis of a continent-wide European cultureThe nineteenth century in Europe was the first age of cultural globalization—an epoch when mass communications and high-speed rail travel brought Europe together, overcoming national barriers and creating a truly pan-European ... En savoir plus

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From the “master of historical narrative” (Financial Times), a dazzling, richly detailed, panoramic work—the first to document the genesis of a continent-wide European cultureThe nineteenth century in Europe was the first age of cultural globalization—an epoch when mass communications and high-speed rail travel brought Europe together, overcoming national barriers and creating a truly pan-European
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Всеобщая история стран и народов мира. Избранное

par Оскар Егер ...

Lu par Константин Корольков, Владимир Капитонов ...

Collections series История Подарочная
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25 heure 20 min

Выдающийся немецкий исследователь Оскар Егер в конце XIX века опубликовал фундаментальный труд по мировой истории, в котором проследил прошлое цивилизации от возникновения первых государств до главных событий позапрошлого столетия. Автор, обобщив колоссальный опыт научных достижений предшественников, создал самобытное красочное полотно событий, в которых прослеживались основные тенденции развития ... En savoir plus

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Выдающийся немецкий исследователь Оскар Егер в конце XIX века опубликовал фундаментальный труд по мировой истории, в котором проследил прошлое цивилизации от возникновения первых государств до главных событий позапрошлого столетия. Автор, обобщив колоссальный опыт научных достижений предшественников, создал самобытное красочное полотно событий, в которых прослеживались основные тенденции развития
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50 Oficios Antiguos

Un Fascinante Viaje Al Pasado Cercano

par Mike Ciman ...

Lu par Voz Digital Simón G ...

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1 heures 32 min

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.Un fascinante viaje al pasado en 50 profesionesExplore en este libro 50 profesiones que han desempeñado papeles importantes a lo largo de la historia, pero que -debido al avance de la tecnología y la evolución de la sociedad- se han ido abandonando poco a poco.Desde el despertador humano hasta los actores de radio, pasando por el lector de fábrica o ... En savoir plus

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Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.Un fascinante viaje al pasado en 50 profesionesExplore en este libro 50 profesiones que han desempeñado papeles importantes a lo largo de la historia, pero que -debido al avance de la tecnología y la evolución de la sociedad- se han ido abandonando poco a poco.Desde el despertador humano hasta los actores de radio, pasando por el lector de fábrica o
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U Up?

An Intimate History of Online Dating

par Hanna Kozlowska ...

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12 heure 30 min

Based on in-depth interviews with daters around the globe, a fun and whip-smart social history of online dating tracing the fascinating ways we try to find love in a world that has changed rapidly around us, from Victorian-era personal ads to Hinge prompts and beyond.For better or worse (these days you’re more likely to hear “worse”) online dating has, over the last few decades, become a ... En savoir plus

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Based on in-depth interviews with daters around the globe, a fun and whip-smart social history of online dating tracing the fascinating ways we try to find love in a world that has changed rapidly around us, from Victorian-era personal ads to Hinge prompts and beyond.For better or worse (these days you’re more likely to hear “worse”) online dating has, over the last few decades, become a
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Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me

Debunking the False Narratives Defining America’s School Curricula

par Wilfred Reilly ...

Lu par Mirron Willis ...

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9 heure 28 min

A college professor debunks the myths that have infiltrated America's school curricula.In 1995, James W. Loewen penned the classic work of criticism Lies My Teacher Told Me, a left-leaning corrective that addressed much of what was sanitized and omitted from American history books.But in the decades that followed, false leftist narratives—as wrong as those they supplanted—have come to dominate ... En savoir plus

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A college professor debunks the myths that have infiltrated America's school curricula.In 1995, James W. Loewen penned the classic work of criticism Lies My Teacher Told Me, a left-leaning corrective that addressed much of what was sanitized and omitted from American history books.But in the decades that followed, false leftist narratives—as wrong as those they supplanted—have come to dominate
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Mengembalikan Budaya Belajar

Kebijaksanaan Klasik di Era Kiwari

par Iwan Pranoto ...

Lu par Karina Chandra ...

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4 heure 33 min

"Dalam kumpulan esai yang menarik ini, Iwan Pranoto menyampaikan tantangan belajar dalam masyarakat di Indonesia dari perspektif yang berbeda-beda. Dia menarik inspirasi dari masa lampau. Catatan dari Sriwijaya tidak banyak, tapi catatan dari Nalanda sangat berlimpah, dan karena sistem pendidikan keduanya serupa, kita bisa belajar banyak tentang budaya belajar di Sriwijaya dengan mempelajari ... En savoir plus

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"Dalam kumpulan esai yang menarik ini, Iwan Pranoto menyampaikan tantangan belajar dalam masyarakat di Indonesia dari perspektif yang berbeda-beda. Dia menarik inspirasi dari masa lampau. Catatan dari Sriwijaya tidak banyak, tapi catatan dari Nalanda sangat berlimpah, dan karena sistem pendidikan keduanya serupa, kita bisa belajar banyak tentang budaya belajar di Sriwijaya dengan mempelajari
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Dante and the Early Astronomer

Science, Adventure, and a Victorian Woman Who Opened the Heavens

par Tracy Daugherty ...

Lu par David Stifel ...

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6 heure 10 min

Explore the evolution of astronomy from Dante to Einstein, as seen through the eyes of trailblazing Victorian astronomer Mary Acworth Evershed.In 1910, Mary Acworth Evershed (1867–1949) sat on a hill in southern India staring at the moon as she grappled with apparent mistakes in Dante’s Divine Comedy. Was Dante’s astronomy unintelligible? Or was he, for a man of his time and place, as insightful ... En savoir plus

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Explore the evolution of astronomy from Dante to Einstein, as seen through the eyes of trailblazing Victorian astronomer Mary Acworth Evershed.In 1910, Mary Acworth Evershed (1867–1949) sat on a hill in southern India staring at the moon as she grappled with apparent mistakes in Dante’s Divine Comedy. Was Dante’s astronomy unintelligible? Or was he, for a man of his time and place, as insightful
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History's Greatest Speeches - Vol. II

par Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, the Prophet Muhammad, Patrick Henry, WEB DuBois, Alexander the Great and King Charles I ...

Lu par Kevin Theis, Amir Abdullah, Darren Stephens, Christopher M. Walsh, Siiri Scott, Rosney Mauger and Ronald Keaton ...

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2 heure 19 min

This is a SoundCraft Audiobooks production featuring digitally enhanced performances of some of history's greatest speeches - all presented as they might have originally been heard.The immersive audio experience presented here - complete with sound effects, music and atmospherics - allows the listener to feel as if they were in attendance when these speeches were first delivered. The orations are ... En savoir plus

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This is a SoundCraft Audiobooks production featuring digitally enhanced performances of some of history's greatest speeches - all presented as they might have originally been heard.The immersive audio experience presented here - complete with sound effects, music and atmospherics - allows the listener to feel as if they were in attendance when these speeches were first delivered. The orations are
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Worldland Chaque pays dans son époque

par Eric Giegelmann ...

Lu par Voix Numérique Fabien G ...

Collections Livre audio : 66 - Histoire, société et politique
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2 heure 45 min

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Et si l’histoire du monde n’était pas une ligne droite, mais une mosaïque de trajectoires simultanées ?Dans Worldland : Chaque pays dans son époque, Eric Giegelmann propose une lecture originale et transversale de l’histoire humaine.Ici, les civilisations ne sont pas comparées pour être hiérarchisées, mais observées dans leur moment propre, avec ... En savoir plus

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Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Et si l’histoire du monde n’était pas une ligne droite, mais une mosaïque de trajectoires simultanées ?Dans Worldland : Chaque pays dans son époque, Eric Giegelmann propose une lecture originale et transversale de l’histoire humaine.Ici, les civilisations ne sont pas comparées pour être hiérarchisées, mais observées dans leur moment propre, avec
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Le Mystère du Sac à Main des Dieux

par Eric Giegelmann ...

Lu par Voix Numérique Fabien G ...

Collections Livre audio : 37 - Sciences, philosophie et réflexion
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4 heure 10 min

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Et si un objet oublié était la clef de notre histoire commune ?Dans les bas-reliefs de Sumer, sur les murs des temples égyptiens, dans les Andes, l’Inde, l’Amazonie ou les ruines mésoaméricaines, une énigme persiste : des figures mystérieuses, sac à la main, pouce tendu, figées dans une posture répétée à travers les siècles et les continents.Que ... En savoir plus

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Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Et si un objet oublié était la clef de notre histoire commune ?Dans les bas-reliefs de Sumer, sur les murs des temples égyptiens, dans les Andes, l’Inde, l’Amazonie ou les ruines mésoaméricaines, une énigme persiste : des figures mystérieuses, sac à la main, pouce tendu, figées dans une posture répétée à travers les siècles et les continents.Que
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History of Australia: A Captivating Guide to Australian History, Starting from the Aborigines Through the Dutch East India Company, James Cook, and World War II to the Present

par Captivating History ...

Lu par Jason Zenobia ...

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4 heure 5 min

Did you know that Australia was once thought of as an undesirable place to live?Long before Australia started to be considered one of the best places in the world to live, it was thought to be completely unlivable. In the 15th century, the European race to claim land began. Despite the fact that Australia was a large landmass, no nation believed it was worth colonizing. The land was claimed by the ... En savoir plus

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Did you know that Australia was once thought of as an undesirable place to live?Long before Australia started to be considered one of the best places in the world to live, it was thought to be completely unlivable. In the 15th century, the European race to claim land began. Despite the fact that Australia was a large landmass, no nation believed it was worth colonizing. The land was claimed by the
... En savoir plus
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50 Forgotten Professions

A Fascinating Journey Into The Near Past

par Mike Ciman ...

Lu par Digital Voice Marcus G ...

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1 heures 22 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Fascinating Journey into the Past in 50 ProfessionsWelcome to the fascinating world of forgotten professions. In this book, explore 50 professions that have played important roles throughout history, but which - due to the advance of technology and the evolution of society - have gradually been abandoned.From the Human Alarm Clock to Radio Actors, ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Fascinating Journey into the Past in 50 ProfessionsWelcome to the fascinating world of forgotten professions. In this book, explore 50 professions that have played important roles throughout history, but which - due to the advance of technology and the evolution of society - have gradually been abandoned.From the Human Alarm Clock to Radio Actors,
... En savoir plus
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

The True Story of the Explorer Who Changed the World

par James R. Whitfield ...

Lu par Ian Patel ...

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4 heure 51 min

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS — Audiobook · Narrated by Ian Patel. Listen time: 4 hours 51 minutes The complete narrative history of Christopher Columbus — his four voyages, the Taino world he encountered, the Columbian Exchange that reshaped two continents, and the controversial legacy that still divides us today. Two hours before dawn on October 12, 1492, a sailor on the Pinta saw white limestone ... En savoir plus

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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS — Audiobook · Narrated by Ian Patel. Listen time: 4 hours 51 minutes The complete narrative history of Christopher Columbus — his four voyages, the Taino world he encountered, the Columbian Exchange that reshaped two continents, and the controversial legacy that still divides us today. Two hours before dawn on October 12, 1492, a sailor on the Pinta saw white limestone
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Education for Extinction

American Indians and the Boarding School Experience, 1875-1928

par David Wallace Adams ...

Lu par Paul Boehmer ...

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18 heure 41 min

The last "Indian War" was fought against Native American children in the dormitories and classrooms of government boarding schools. Only by removing Indian children from their homes for extended periods of time, policymakers reasoned, could white "civilization" take root while childhood memories of "savagism" gradually faded to the point of extinction. In the words of one official: "Kill the ... En savoir plus

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The last "Indian War" was fought against Native American children in the dormitories and classrooms of government boarding schools. Only by removing Indian children from their homes for extended periods of time, policymakers reasoned, could white "civilization" take root while childhood memories of "savagism" gradually faded to the point of extinction. In the words of one official: "Kill the
... En savoir plus
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New Zealand: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Land of the Long White Cloud and Māori People

par Captivating History ...

Lu par Jason Zenobia ...

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8 heure 27 min

Two manuscripts in one audiobook:History of New Zealand: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Land of the Long White Cloud, from the Polynesians Through the Māori Musket Wars to the PresentMāori History: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Indigenous Polynesian People of New ZealandIn the first part of this audiobook, you will learn about:Extinct animals that used to call New Zealand ... En savoir plus

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Two manuscripts in one audiobook:History of New Zealand: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Land of the Long White Cloud, from the Polynesians Through the Māori Musket Wars to the PresentMāori History: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Indigenous Polynesian People of New ZealandIn the first part of this audiobook, you will learn about:Extinct animals that used to call New Zealand
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