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A Promised Land

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A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND PEOPLENAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times • NPR • The ... Læs mere

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Lincoln

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A masterful work by Pulitzer Prize–winning author David Herbert Donald, Lincoln is a stunning portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s life and presidency.Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln’s gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever-expanding political circles in Illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war. Donald goes beyond biography, illuminating ... Læs mere

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A masterful work by Pulitzer Prize–winning author David Herbert Donald, Lincoln is a stunning portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s life and presidency.Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln’s gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever-expanding political circles in Illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war. Donald goes beyond biography, illuminating
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The Democracy Project

A History, a Crisis, a Movement

af David Graeber ...

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A bold rethinking of the most powerful political idea in the world—democracy—and the story of how radical democracy can yet transform America, from the co-author of The Dawn of EverythingDemocracy has been the American religion since before the Revolution—from New England town halls to the multicultural democracy of Atlantic pirate ships. But can our current political system, one that seems ... Læs mere

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Washington

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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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A Promised Land

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Brought to you by Penguin.THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES AND AUDIBLE BESTSELLERA riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy.In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free ... Læs mere

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Tulsa Race Massacre

A History from Beginning to End

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In 1921, the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was one of the most prosperous and well-established black areas in the United States. At a time when many black Americans faced discrimination and poverty, the around 10,000 mainly black residents in Greenwood were served by black-owned businesses, sent their children to schools with black teachers, and attended churches with black congregations ... Læs mere

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In 1921, the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was one of the most prosperous and well-established black areas in the United States. At a time when many black Americans faced discrimination and poverty, the around 10,000 mainly black residents in Greenwood were served by black-owned businesses, sent their children to schools with black teachers, and attended churches with black congregations
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Apollo Program

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Serier serie The Cold War
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On May 25, 1961, less than two months after a Soviet cosmonaut had made the very first space flight, President John F. Kennedy told Congress, "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."The Space Race, the technological confrontation between the United States and the Soviet ... Læs mere

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On May 25, 1961, less than two months after a Soviet cosmonaut had made the very first space flight, President John F. Kennedy told Congress, "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."The Space Race, the technological confrontation between the United States and the Soviet
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Secession and State Creation

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af James Ker-Lindsay, Mikulas Fabry ...

Fortalt af Ian Putnam ...

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What makes a state? This question has attracted more and more attention in recent years with Catalan's illegal vote for independence from Spain and Palestine's ongoing search for international recognition. And while Scotland chose to remain with the United Kingdom, discussions of independence have only continued as the ramifications of the Brexit vote begin to set in. Kosovo, South Sudan, and the ... Læs mere

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The Longest Line on the Map

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From the award-winning author of American Canopy, a dazzling account of the world’s longest road, the Pan-American Highway, and the epic quest to link North and South America, a dramatic story of commerce, technology, politics, and the divergent fates of the Americas in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.The Pan-American Highway, monument to a century’s worth of diplomacy and investment, ... Læs mere

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You Are Not American

Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers

af Amanda Frost ...

Fortalt af Dana Stoutenburg ...

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**Shortlisted for the Mark Lynton History PrizeCitizenship is invaluable, yet our status as citizens is always at risk—even for those born on US soil.**Over the last two centuries, the US government has revoked citizenship to cast out its unwanted, suppress dissent, and deny civil rights to all considered “un-American”—whether due to their race, ethnicity, marriage partner, or beliefs. Drawing on ... Læs mere

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Fortalt af Daniel Houle ...

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Chinese gangs have been a part of the fabric of American Chinatowns since the first Chinese immigrants arrived in the nineteenth century to work on the railroads. Faced with intense racism and systematic oppression from mainstream society, secret societies called tongs were organized in the urban Chinatowns. These societies provided much needed social and financial support for the Chinese migrants ... Læs mere

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The Death of Truth

af Michiko Kakutani ...

Fortalt af Tavia Gilbert ...

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Brief History of Maine, A

af KJ Smith ...

Fortalt af Digital Voice Madison G ...

Serier Lydbog 19 - A Brief History of - US States Edition
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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of MaineMaine, known for its rugged coastline, dense forests, and charming small towns, has a history steeped in independence and resilience. A Brief History of Maineexplores the significant events and people that have shaped this unique state, from its early indigenous cultures to its evolution as a key part of New England.From its ... Læs mere

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Sisters and Rebels

A Struggle for the Soul of America

af Jacquelyn Dowd Hall ...

Fortalt af Karen White ...

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25 timer 42 min

Descendants of a prominent slaveholding family, Elizabeth, Grace, and Katharine Lumpkin grew up in a culture of white supremacy. But while Elizabeth remained a lifelong believer, her younger sisters chose vastly different lives. Seeking their fortunes in the North, Grace and Katharine reinvented themselves as radical thinkers whose literary works and organizing efforts brought the nation's ... Læs mere

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Descendants of a prominent slaveholding family, Elizabeth, Grace, and Katharine Lumpkin grew up in a culture of white supremacy. But while Elizabeth remained a lifelong believer, her younger sisters chose vastly different lives. Seeking their fortunes in the North, Grace and Katharine reinvented themselves as radical thinkers whose literary works and organizing efforts brought the nation's
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Ordinary Heroes

A Memoir of 9/11

af Joseph Pfeifer ...

Fortalt af Joseph Pfeifer, Fred Sanders ...

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7 timer 46 min

New York Times BestsellerFrom the first FDNY chief to respond to the 9/11 attacks, an intimate memoir and a tribute to those who died that others might liveWhen Chief Joe Pfeifer led his firefighters to investigate an odor of gas in downtown Manhattan on the morning of 9/11, he had no idea that his life was about to change forever. A few moments later, he watched as the first plane crashed into ... Læs mere

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Boss Lincoln

The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln

af Matthew Pinsker ...

Fortalt af Peter Lerman ...

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17 timer 59 min

An eye–opening portrait of Lincoln behind the scenes: Here is the career–long party politician whose brilliant coalition–building during the Civil War set the political foundation for emancipation and Union victory.We know Lincoln as the eloquent, compassionate leader of a nation torn by civil war. But he had another, less visible side, equally central to his character and leadership: Lincoln was ... Læs mere

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An eye–opening portrait of Lincoln behind the scenes: Here is the career–long party politician whose brilliant coalition–building during the Civil War set the political foundation for emancipation and Union victory.We know Lincoln as the eloquent, compassionate leader of a nation torn by civil war. But he had another, less visible side, equally central to his character and leadership: Lincoln was
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Last One Walking

The Life of Cherokee Community Leader Charlie Soap

af Greg Shaw, Wilma Mankiller, Charlie Soap ...

Fortalt af Kaipo Schwab ...

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7 timer 53 min

You probably know the story of the late Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to serve as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. You might not recognize the name of her husband, Charlie Soap, yet his role as a Native community organizer is no less significant. Last One Walking charts for the first time the life and work of this influential Cherokee.Author and former journalist Greg Shaw gives voice to ... Læs mere

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You probably know the story of the late Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to serve as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. You might not recognize the name of her husband, Charlie Soap, yet his role as a Native community organizer is no less significant. Last One Walking charts for the first time the life and work of this influential Cherokee.Author and former journalist Greg Shaw gives voice to
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Las herencias ocultas

de la reforma liberal del siglo XX

af Carlos Monsiváis ...

Fortalt af Rafael Pacheco ...

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11 timer 18 min

En este libro Carlos Monsiváis nos revela y/o recuerda cuánto nos han legado los liberales mexicanos que en el siglo XIX confrontaron a los poderes político, económico, religioso y cultural que dominaban en nuestro país."En el siglo XIX de México suceden, entre otras situaciones, el (desdichado) primer imperio, la ronda de las presidencias malogradas, la invasión norteamericana, la pérdida de una ... Læs mere

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En este libro Carlos Monsiváis nos revela y/o recuerda cuánto nos han legado los liberales mexicanos que en el siglo XIX confrontaron a los poderes político, económico, religioso y cultural que dominaban en nuestro país."En el siglo XIX de México suceden, entre otras situaciones, el (desdichado) primer imperio, la ronda de las presidencias malogradas, la invasión norteamericana, la pérdida de una
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Skylab and the International Space Station: The History of the World’s Most Important Space Research Labs

af Charles River Editors ...

Fortalt af Bill Caufield ...

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2 timer 34 min

During the Space Race, many people envisioned a future in which space travel would be a common undertaking for ordinary citizens. Just as riding in an airplane was once a daring endeavor, travel by rocket could be refined and made safer over time. That collective aspiration to someday take part in dreams NASA brought to life was integral to inspiring public interest in the space program. However, ... Læs mere

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During the Space Race, many people envisioned a future in which space travel would be a common undertaking for ordinary citizens. Just as riding in an airplane was once a daring endeavor, travel by rocket could be refined and made safer over time. That collective aspiration to someday take part in dreams NASA brought to life was integral to inspiring public interest in the space program. However,
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Monopolies Suck

7 Ways Big Corporations Rule Your Life and How to Take Back Control

af Sally Hubbard ...

Fortalt af Vivienne Leheny ...

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7 timer 45 min

An urgent and witty manifesto, Monopolies Suck “lucidly explains how monopolies threaten democracy, worsen inequality, and imperil the American Dream—and why it’s more important than ever to take action” (David Cicilline).Something’s not right. No matter how hard you work, life seems to only get harder. When your expenses keep going up but your income stays flat, when you’re price-gouged buying ... Læs mere

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An urgent and witty manifesto, Monopolies Suck “lucidly explains how monopolies threaten democracy, worsen inequality, and imperil the American Dream—and why it’s more important than ever to take action” (David Cicilline).Something’s not right. No matter how hard you work, life seems to only get harder. When your expenses keep going up but your income stays flat, when you’re price-gouged buying
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The Road That Made America

Travels on America's First Frontier Highway

af James Dodson ...

Fortalt af James Dodson ...

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15 timer 10 min

In the bestselling tradition of Rinker Buck’s The Oregon Trail and Tony Horwitz’s Confederates in the Attic, The Road That Made Americais a lively, epic account of one of the greatest untold stories in our nation’s history—the eight-hundred-mile long Great Wagon Road that 18th-century American settlers forged from Philadelphia to Georgia, which expanded the country dramatically in the decades ... Læs mere

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In the bestselling tradition of Rinker Buck’s The Oregon Trail and Tony Horwitz’s Confederates in the Attic, The Road That Made Americais a lively, epic account of one of the greatest untold stories in our nation’s history—the eight-hundred-mile long Great Wagon Road that 18th-century American settlers forged from Philadelphia to Georgia, which expanded the country dramatically in the decades
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Life Lessons from Harriet Beecher Stowe

Write What Hurts: Fiction as a Force That Dismantles Injustice

af Marcus Alden ...

Fortalt af Digital Voice Walter Pike E ...

Serier Lydbog 15 - Timeless Wisdom from Social Reformers and Humanitarians
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53 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How Do You Write Words That Help Dismantle Injustice?In Life Lessons from Harriet Beecher Stowe: Write What Hurts—Fiction as a Force That Dismantles Injustice, discover the life of the author whose groundbreaking novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin stirred the conscience of a nation.Stowe’s vivid storytelling exposed the horrors of slavery, giving faces and voices ... Læs mere

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How Do You Write Words That Help Dismantle Injustice?In Life Lessons from Harriet Beecher Stowe: Write What Hurts—Fiction as a Force That Dismantles Injustice, discover the life of the author whose groundbreaking novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin stirred the conscience of a nation.Stowe’s vivid storytelling exposed the horrors of slavery, giving faces and voices
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The Slave Ship

A Human History

af Marcus Rediker ...

Fortalt af Cornell Womack ...

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15 timer 30 min

In a chilling exploration of a nearly forgotten chapter of history, Marcus Rediker delves into the dark depths of slave ships in the 18th century.In this widely praised history of an infamous institution, award-winning scholar Marcus Rediker shines a light into the darkest corners of the British and American slave ships of the eighteenth century. With meticulous detail, Rediker uncovers the harsh ... Læs mere

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In a chilling exploration of a nearly forgotten chapter of history, Marcus Rediker delves into the dark depths of slave ships in the 18th century.In this widely praised history of an infamous institution, award-winning scholar Marcus Rediker shines a light into the darkest corners of the British and American slave ships of the eighteenth century. With meticulous detail, Rediker uncovers the harsh
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Reconstructing the Gospel

Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion

af Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove ...

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5 timer 12 min

"I am a man torn in two. And the gospel I inherited is divided." Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove grew up in the Bible Belt in the American South as a faithful church-going Christian. But he gradually came to realize that the gospel his Christianity proclaimed was not good news for everybody. The same Christianity that sang, "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound" also perpetuated racial injustice and white ... Læs mere

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"I am a man torn in two. And the gospel I inherited is divided." Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove grew up in the Bible Belt in the American South as a faithful church-going Christian. But he gradually came to realize that the gospel his Christianity proclaimed was not good news for everybody. The same Christianity that sang, "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound" also perpetuated racial injustice and white
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A Promised Land

Lincoln

The Democracy Project

Washington

A Promised Land

Tulsa Race Massacre

Apollo Program

Secession and State Creation

The Longest Line on the Map

You Are Not American

Gangs of Chinatown, The: The History and Legacy of Chinese Street Gangs in America

The Death of Truth

Brief History of Maine, A

Sisters and Rebels

Ordinary Heroes

Boss Lincoln

Last One Walking

Las herencias ocultas

Skylab and the International Space Station: The History of the World’s Most Important Space Research Labs

Monopolies Suck

The Road That Made America

Life Lessons from Harriet Beecher Stowe

The Slave Ship

Reconstructing the Gospel