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City of Quartz

Excavating the Future in Los Angeles

by Mike Davis ...

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No metropolis has been more loved or more hated. To its official boosters, "Los Angeles brings it all together." To detractors, LA is a sunlit mortuary where "you can rot without feeling it." To Mike Davis, the author of this fiercely elegant and wide-ranging work of social history, Los Angeles is both utopia and dystopia, a place where the last Joshua trees are being plowed under to make room for ... Read more

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The Journey Begins

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Series Audiobook 1 - Tales of the Sea
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The year is 1830. In the small seafaring town of West Barnstable, Massachusetts, young James Jenkins follows the sailor’s life. Ruth Fish, the daughter of a ship’s captain, bristles with passion to see the world and escape the confines of her small town. Separated for years at a time from home and family, James binds himself to them through letters that span the vastness of oceans and time. Torn ... Read more

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The year is 1830. In the small seafaring town of West Barnstable, Massachusetts, young James Jenkins follows the sailor’s life. Ruth Fish, the daughter of a ship’s captain, bristles with passion to see the world and escape the confines of her small town. Separated for years at a time from home and family, James binds himself to them through letters that span the vastness of oceans and time. Torn
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O Say Can You Hear

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The fascinating story of America’s national anthem and an examination of its powerful meaning today.Most Americans learn the tale in elementary school: During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key witnessed the daylong bombardment of Baltimore’s Fort McHenry by British navy ships; seeing the Stars and Stripes still flying proudly at first light, he was inspired to pen his famous lyric. What Americans ... Read more

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The fascinating story of America’s national anthem and an examination of its powerful meaning today.Most Americans learn the tale in elementary school: During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key witnessed the daylong bombardment of Baltimore’s Fort McHenry by British navy ships; seeing the Stars and Stripes still flying proudly at first light, he was inspired to pen his famous lyric. What Americans
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Gunflint Burning

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Brief History of Ohio, A

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Series Audiobook 35 - A Brief History of - US States Edition
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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of OhioOhio, the Buckeye State, has long been at the crossroads of American history, shaping the nation through its leadership in politics, industry, and culture. A Brief History of Ohio offers a concise and engaging look at the events, people, and places that have defined this key Midwestern state.From its early days as home to Native ... Read more

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Michigan's Haunted Lighthouses

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Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 120 dotting its expansive Great Lakes shoreline. Many of these lighthouses lay claim to haunted happenings.Former keepers like Captain Townshend at Seul Choix Point and prankster John Herman at Waugoshance Shoal maintain their watch long after death. At White River Light Station in Whitehall, Sarah Robinson still keeps a clean and ... Read more

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Six Miles to Charleston

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Brief History of the Grand Canyon, A

by KJ Smith ...

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Series Audiobook box set - A Brief History of - Wonders of the World
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Narrated by Gabra Zackman ...

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A history of a quintessentially American place--the rural and small town heartland--that uncovers deep yet hidden currents of connection with the world.When Kristin L. Hoganson arrived in Champaign, Illinois, after teaching at Harvard, studying at Yale, and living in the D.C. metro area with various stints overseas, she expected to find her new home, well, isolated. Even provincial. After all, she ... Read more

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Historical Guide to the Rising Sun Area

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Series Audiobook 2 - Indiana County Short History Series
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7 hours 18 min

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The Lost Southern Chefs

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Unabridged

9 hours 49 min

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This Land is Your Land

A Road Trip Through U.S. History

by Beverly Gage ...

Narrated by Gabra Zackman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 43 min

Pulitzer 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 history. From the birth of the nation in ... Read more

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Pulitzer 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 history. From the birth of the nation in
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All Our Relations

Native Struggles for Land and Life

by Winona LaDuke ...

Narrated by Jess Morris ...

Unabridged

8 hours 31 min

Haymarket Books proudly brings back into print Winona LaDuke's seminal work of Native resistance to oppression.This thoughtful, in-depth account of Native struggles against environmental and cultural degradation features chapters on the Seminoles, the Anishinaabeg, the Innu, the Northern Cheyenne, and the Mohawks, among others. Filled with inspiring testimonies of struggles for survival, each page ... Read more

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Haymarket Books proudly brings back into print Winona LaDuke's seminal work of Native resistance to oppression.This thoughtful, in-depth account of Native struggles against environmental and cultural degradation features chapters on the Seminoles, the Anishinaabeg, the Innu, the Northern Cheyenne, and the Mohawks, among others. Filled with inspiring testimonies of struggles for survival, each page
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Hidden History of Everglades City & Points Nearby

by Maureen Sullivan-Hartung ...

Narrated by Nikki Zakocs ...

Unabridged

3 hours 6 min

Discover this collection of quirky and fun stories about the history of Everglades City.Drawing from the author's time as a reporter for the Everglades City Echo, this book will chronicle lesser-known stories about the area. The book discusses the original pioneer families of Everglades City, and the time when this city was the governing center of Collier County. It goes on to chronicle colorful ... Read more

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Discover this collection of quirky and fun stories about the history of Everglades City.Drawing from the author's time as a reporter for the Everglades City Echo, this book will chronicle lesser-known stories about the area. The book discusses the original pioneer families of Everglades City, and the time when this city was the governing center of Collier County. It goes on to chronicle colorful
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Indian Territory

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by Tatianna Keblish Duncan ...

Narrated by AI Voice Male and Female ...

Series Audiobook 1.0 - A Tale of the Allotment Era
Unabridged

3 hours 23 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Indian Territory: Surviving 160 Acres of Betrayal is the true story of a Mvskoke family’s dispossession and the larger story of Tulsa, Oklahoma—once known as Tvlse—and the corruption that built it.Written as a historical memoir, this book journeys through the Allotment Era to reveal how so-called “progress” stripped a young Indian family of land, language ... Read more

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Brief History of Rhode Island, A

by KJ Smith ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook 39 - A Brief History of - US States Edition
Unabridged

58 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of Rhode IslandRhode Island, the smallest state with one of the biggest histories, has always punched above its weight in shaping the United States. A Brief History of Rhode Island offers a concise yet captivating look at the people, places, and events that have defined this unique state.From its founding as a refuge for religious ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of Rhode IslandRhode Island, the smallest state with one of the biggest histories, has always punched above its weight in shaping the United States. A Brief History of Rhode Island offers a concise yet captivating look at the people, places, and events that have defined this unique state.From its founding as a refuge for religious
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The Colfax Massacre

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by LeeAnna Keith ...

Narrated by Gwen Steel ...

Unabridged

8 hours 6 min

On Easter Sunday, 1873, in the tiny hamlet of Colfax, Louisiana, more than 150 members of an all-black Republican militia, defending the town's courthouse, were slain by an armed force of rampaging white supremacists. The most deadly incident of racial violence of the Reconstruction era, the Colfax Massacre unleashed a reign of terror that all but extinguished the campaign for racial equality ... Read more

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On Easter Sunday, 1873, in the tiny hamlet of Colfax, Louisiana, more than 150 members of an all-black Republican militia, defending the town's courthouse, were slain by an armed force of rampaging white supremacists. The most deadly incident of racial violence of the Reconstruction era, the Colfax Massacre unleashed a reign of terror that all but extinguished the campaign for racial equality
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Orphaned Heritage

The East Coast’s Disappearing History

by Ben Swenson ...

Narrated by Brendan Edward Kennedy ...

Unabridged

6 hours 24 min

The spot where the most famous manhunt in United States history came to a bloody end languishes in the litter-strewn median of a four-lane highway. There are no physical traces left of the Garrett farmhouse, where John Wilkes Booth died, and few historic footprints to be found at all in this unlikely place, a common right-of-way. The Garrett place is one of scores of sites on the East Coast that ... Read more

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The spot where the most famous manhunt in United States history came to a bloody end languishes in the litter-strewn median of a four-lane highway. There are no physical traces left of the Garrett farmhouse, where John Wilkes Booth died, and few historic footprints to be found at all in this unlikely place, a common right-of-way. The Garrett place is one of scores of sites on the East Coast that
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The Lions Finally Roar

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by Bill Morris ...

Narrated by Barry Abrams ...

Unabridged

10 hours 53 min

On November 22, 1963, William Clay Ford, the youngest grandson of auto pioneer Henry Ford, made a successful bid to buy the Detroit Lions of the National Football League for the unheard-of sum of $6 million. As Ford and his entourage settled down to a celebratory luncheon, their waitress delivered the news that President John F. Kennedy had been shot dead in Dallas."Born under a bad sign" is how ... Read more

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On November 22, 1963, William Clay Ford, the youngest grandson of auto pioneer Henry Ford, made a successful bid to buy the Detroit Lions of the National Football League for the unheard-of sum of $6 million. As Ford and his entourage settled down to a celebratory luncheon, their waitress delivered the news that President John F. Kennedy had been shot dead in Dallas."Born under a bad sign" is how
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The Bowery Boys

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by Greg Young, Tom Meyers ...

Narrated by L.J. Ganser ...

Unabridged

14 hours 12 min

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The Bowery Boys podcast is a phenomenon, thrilling audiences each month with one amazing story after the next. Now, in their first-ever book, the duo gives you an exclusive personal tour through New York's old cobblestone streets and gas-lit back alleyways. Featuring fascinating guides to:● Hell's Kitchen and Columbus Circle● The Bowery and Astor Place● Tribeca and Foley Square● Chinatown and
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Brief History of Washington, A

by KJ Smith ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook 47 - A Brief History of - US States Edition
Unabridged

1 hour 22 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of WashingtonWashington, a state defined by its breathtaking landscapes, booming technology sector, and rich cultural heritage, offers a captivating and dynamic history. A Brief History of Washington takes readers on an engaging journey through the key events, people, and landmarks that have shaped this remarkable state.From its ... Read more

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Welcome to Capitol Hill

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by Erik Schelzig, Joel Ebert ...

Narrated by Chris Abernathy ...

Unabridged

7 hours 31 min

Although Tennessee has a rich history of political scandals dating back to the founding of the state, the last fifty years have been a confusing, confounding, and sometimes ludicrous period of ne'er-do-welling. Welcome to Capitol Hill is a guide to the state's modern history of corruption. From Governor Ray Blanton's pardon scandals to the FBI investigation that started with now lieutenant ... Read more

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