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Kristina og hendes mand, Karl-Oskar, er med deres familie ankommet til det store ukendte Amerika for at skabe sig en bedre tilværelse end den, de opgav i Sverige. De forbløffes over den enorme teknologiske udvikling i den pulserende New York City og begiver sig vestpå for at finde et sted, hvor de kan slå sig ned som bønder. Undervejs rejser Karl-Oskars bror Robert og hans trofaste ven Arvid fra ... Læs mere

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Lincoln

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From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of We Are Lincoln Men comes a stunning portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s life and presidency.“A book of investigative tenacity, interpretive boldness and almost acrobatic balance” (The Chicago Tribune), Lincoln brilliantly depicts Abraham Lincoln’s gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever-expanding political circles in Illinois, and ... Læs mere

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The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution

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A Promised Land

The powerful political memoir from the former US President

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a New York Times Bestseller, a landmark biography of George Washington.In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life of Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his troubled boyhood, his precocious feats ... Læs mere

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Author Tobin T. Buhk recounts the thrilling tales of Detroit's most violent, clever, and misunderstood female criminals."Queen of the Underworld" Sophie Lyons faced off with detective Teresa Lewis in court three times, and twice in the street, rendering both women battered and bloodied. Nellie Pope goaded her lover to axe her husband in what the press called "one of the most atrocious, cold ... Læs mere

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A Promise Kept

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation and McGirt v. Oklahoma

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Fortalt af Janet Metzger ...

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"At the end of the Trail of Tears there was a promise," United States Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the decision issued in the case of McGirt v. Oklahoma. And that promise, made in treaties between the United States and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation more than 150 years earlier, would finally be kept. With the Court's ruling, the full extent of the Muscogee (Creek) Reservation was ... Læs mere

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Free speech lies at the heart of our American identity. The Founding Fathers enshrined this right in the first 45 words of the Bill of Rights.But what does the First Amendment really mean? How have views of its provisions evolved since 1791?The First Amendment grants us freedom of religion and the press, as well as the rights to petition and peaceful assembly. But perhaps no doctrine is as ... Læs mere

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Without question, the most famous battle of the American Civil War took place outside of the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, which happened to be a transportation hub, serving as the center of a wheel with several roads leading out to other Pennsylvanian towns. From July 1-3, Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia tried everything in its power to decisively defeat George ... Læs mere

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The Lewis and Clark expedition was the greatest camping trip in history. It was one of those irresistible American adventures that many people dream of living. This book shares the delightful details of the journey that historians have gleaned from the group's journals and maps, and also discusses what's known of the Indian perspective of the expedition.Throughout Lewis and Clark For Dummies, you ... Læs mere

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In Whose Ruins

af Alicia Puglionesi ...

Fortalt af Tanis Parenteau ...

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In this “first-rate work of historical research and storytelling” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), four sites of American history are revealed as places where truth was written over by oppressive fiction—with profound repercussions for politics past and present.Popular narratives of American history conceal as much as they reveal, presenting a national identity based on harvesting treasures that ... Læs mere

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Vulgar Favors

The Assassination of Gianni Versace

af Maureen Orth ...

Fortalt af Maureen Orth, Dan Woren ...

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Read the true story of the manhunt that inspired The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, the acclaimed FX series.“The breadth and thoroughness of [Maureen] Orth’s research are often staggering.”—The New York Times“Fascinating . . . ripe with chilling detail.”—Entertainment WeeklyOn July 15, 1997, Gianni Versace was shot and killed on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion ... ... Læs mere

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Scotch-Irish, The: The History and Legacy of the Ethnic Group in America

af Charles River Editors ...

Fortalt af Daniel Houle ...

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“Scotch-Irish” is an American term that became popular in the latter 1800s, referring to the largely Protestant immigrants to the United States originating in the northern Irish province of Ulster. The majority of Scotch-Irish were people intentionally settled in Ulster as a counter to the native Catholic Irish, who immigrated to Ulster from the lowlands of Scotland and the borderlands between ... Læs mere

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My Thoughts Be Bloody

The Bitter Rivalry Between Edwin and John Wilkes B

af Nora Titone ...

Fortalt af John Bedford Lloyd ...

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Historian Nora Titone takes a fresh look at the strange and startling history of the Booth brothers, answering the question of why one became the nineteenth-century’s brightest, most beloved star, and the other became the most notorious assassin in American history.The sceneof John Wilkes Booth shooting Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre is among the most vivid and indelible images in American ... Læs mere

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Historian Nora Titone takes a fresh look at the strange and startling history of the Booth brothers, answering the question of why one became the nineteenth-century’s brightest, most beloved star, and the other became the most notorious assassin in American history.The sceneof John Wilkes Booth shooting Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre is among the most vivid and indelible images in American
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Milgram Experiment, The: The History and Legacy of the Controversial Social Psychology Experiment

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Fortalt af Colin Fluxman ...

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“Could it be that Eichmann and his million accomplices in the Holocaust were just following orders? Could we call them all accomplices?" – Stanley MilgramAmong psychology experiments, one of the most famous was based on studies into society’s willingness to conform to orders. In the wake of World War II and the Nuremberg Trials, where various Nazis defended their actions by insisting they were ... Læs mere

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“Could it be that Eichmann and his million accomplices in the Holocaust were just following orders? Could we call them all accomplices?" – Stanley MilgramAmong psychology experiments, one of the most famous was based on studies into society’s willingness to conform to orders. In the wake of World War II and the Nuremberg Trials, where various Nazis defended their actions by insisting they were
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Survival Is Not Assured

The Life of Climber Jim Donini

af Geoff Powter ...

Fortalt af Brian Wiggins ...

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Jim Donini has been an icon of American climbing for the past fifty years, pushing the boundaries of alpine ascents around the world, and inspiring generations with his achievements. In Survival Is Not Assured, award-winning author Geoff Powter dives into Donini's remarkable life story, exploring his groundbreaking climbs and his tumultuous experiences both on and off the rock. From the tragic ... Læs mere

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Jim Donini has been an icon of American climbing for the past fifty years, pushing the boundaries of alpine ascents around the world, and inspiring generations with his achievements. In Survival Is Not Assured, award-winning author Geoff Powter dives into Donini's remarkable life story, exploring his groundbreaking climbs and his tumultuous experiences both on and off the rock. From the tragic
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Dark Places of the Earth

The Voyage of the Slave Ship Antelope

af Jonathan M. Bryant ...

Fortalt af Tom Zingarelli ...

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A dramatic work of historical detection illuminating one of the most significant--and long-forgotten--Supreme Court cases in American history. In 1820, the slave ship Antelope was captured off the Florida coast. Though the slave trade was prohibited, slavery was still legal in half of the United States, and it was left to the Supreme Court to determine whether nearly 300 Africans on board were ... Læs mere

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A dramatic work of historical detection illuminating one of the most significant--and long-forgotten--Supreme Court cases in American history. In 1820, the slave ship Antelope was captured off the Florida coast. Though the slave trade was prohibited, slavery was still legal in half of the United States, and it was left to the Supreme Court to determine whether nearly 300 Africans on board were
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A Promised Land

Lincoln

Hero of Two Worlds

A Promised Land

The Warmth of Other Suns

Washington

The Democracy Project

Tough Guy

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Standoff

Denver City Justice

Wicked Women of Detroit

A Promise Kept

Freedom of Speech

Gettysburg and Vicksburg: The Civil War Turning Points of 1863

Lewis & Clark For Dummies

In Whose Ruins

Vulgar Favors

Scotch-Irish, The: The History and Legacy of the Ethnic Group in America

My Thoughts Be Bloody

Milgram Experiment, The: The History and Legacy of the Controversial Social Psychology Experiment

Survival Is Not Assured

Dark Places of the Earth