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The Poisoner's Handbook

Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York

de Deborah Blum ...

Narrado por Coleen Marlo ...

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9 hora 14 minutos

Deborah Blum, writing with the high style and skill for suspense that is characteristic of the very best mystery fiction, shares the untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. In The Poisoner's Handbook, Blum draws from highly original research to track the fascinating, perilous days when a pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end ... Leer más

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Deborah Blum, writing with the high style and skill for suspense that is characteristic of the very best mystery fiction, shares the untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. In The Poisoner's Handbook, Blum draws from highly original research to track the fascinating, perilous days when a pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end
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Savage Kingdom

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

de Benjamin Woolley ...

Narrado por David Drummond ...

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13 hora 59 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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
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This Land is Your Land

A Road Trip Through U.S. History

de Beverly Gage ...

Narrado por Gabra Zackman ...

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8 hora 43 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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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The World That Made New Orleans

From Spanish Silver to Congo Square

de Ned Sublette ...

Narrado por Sean Crisden ...

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11 hora 52 minutos

Offering a new perspective on the unique cultural influences of New Orleans, this entertaining history captures the soul of the city and reveals its impact on the rest of the nation. Focused on New Orleans' first century of existence, a comprehensive, chronological narrative of the political, cultural, and musical development of Louisiana's early years is presented. This innovative history tracks ... Leer más

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Offering a new perspective on the unique cultural influences of New Orleans, this entertaining history captures the soul of the city and reveals its impact on the rest of the nation. Focused on New Orleans' first century of existence, a comprehensive, chronological narrative of the political, cultural, and musical development of Louisiana's early years is presented. This innovative history tracks
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Six Women of Salem

The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials

de Marilynne K. Roach ...

Narrado por Kate Reading ...

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17 hora 8 minutos

Six Women of Salem is the first work to use the lives of a select number of representative women as a microcosm to illuminate the larger crisis of the Salem witch trials. By the end of the trials, beyond the twenty who were executed and the five who perished in prison, two hundred and seven individuals had been accused, seventy four had been "afflicted," thirty two had officially accused their ... Leer más

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Six Women of Salem is the first work to use the lives of a select number of representative women as a microcosm to illuminate the larger crisis of the Salem witch trials. By the end of the trials, beyond the twenty who were executed and the five who perished in prison, two hundred and seven individuals had been accused, seventy four had been "afflicted," thirty two had officially accused their
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They Were Her Property

White Women as Slave Owners in the American South

de Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers ...

Narrado por Allyson Johnson ...

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10 hora 26 minutos

A bold and searing investigation into the role of white women in the American slave economy.Bridging women's history, the history of the South, and African American history, this book makes a bold argument about the role of white women in American slavery. Historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers draws on a variety of sources to show that slave-owning women were sophisticated economic actors who ... Leer más

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A bold and searing investigation into the role of white women in the American slave economy.Bridging women's history, the history of the South, and African American history, this book makes a bold argument about the role of white women in American slavery. Historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers draws on a variety of sources to show that slave-owning women were sophisticated economic actors who
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On the Edge of Survival

A Shipwreck, a Raging Storm, and the Harrowing Alaskan Rescue That Became a Legend

de Spike Walker ...

Narrado por Robertson Dean ...

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6 hora 2 minutos

A Malaysian cargo ship on its way from Seattle, Washington, to China ran aground off the coast of western Alaska's Aleutian Islands on December 8, 2004, during a brutal storm, leading to one of the most incredible Coast Guard rescue missions of all time.Two Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopters lifted off immediately from Air Station Kodiak during the driving storm in an effort to rescue the ship's ... Leer más

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A Malaysian cargo ship on its way from Seattle, Washington, to China ran aground off the coast of western Alaska's Aleutian Islands on December 8, 2004, during a brutal storm, leading to one of the most incredible Coast Guard rescue missions of all time.Two Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopters lifted off immediately from Air Station Kodiak during the driving storm in an effort to rescue the ship's
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INVASION Vol. 1

How the Conspiracy Has Infiltrated Your Community

de Ben McClintock ...

Narrado por Ben McClintock ...

Series Audiolibro 1 - INVASION
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1 horas 57 minutos

INVASION is an eye-opening and compelling two-volume work illuminating the reader’s understanding of how their own communities have been infiltrated by this conspiracy. Utilizing documents previously available only through university, religious, and government archives, Invasion not only exposes the Conspiracy’s network, but documents their biggest fear, and what we can do to stop them.INVASION: ... Leer más

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INVASION is an eye-opening and compelling two-volume work illuminating the reader’s understanding of how their own communities have been infiltrated by this conspiracy. Utilizing documents previously available only through university, religious, and government archives, Invasion not only exposes the Conspiracy’s network, but documents their biggest fear, and what we can do to stop them.INVASION:
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Rivers in the Desert

William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles

de Margaret Leslie Davis ...

Narrado por Paul Boehmer ...

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11 hora 16 minutos

Rivers in the Desert follows the remarkable career of William Mulholland, the visionary who engineered the rise of Los Angeles as the greatest American city west of the Mississippi. He sought to transform the sparse and barren desert into an inhabitable environment by designing the longest aqueduct in the Western Hemisphere, bringing water from the mountains to support a large city.This ... Leer más

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Rivers in the Desert follows the remarkable career of William Mulholland, the visionary who engineered the rise of Los Angeles as the greatest American city west of the Mississippi. He sought to transform the sparse and barren desert into an inhabitable environment by designing the longest aqueduct in the Western Hemisphere, bringing water from the mountains to support a large city.This
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Misfortune on Cleveland’s Millionaires’ Row

de Alan F. Dutka ...

Narrado por Peter Berkrot ...

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3 hora 50 minutos

Extreme wealth could buy a mansion in Millionaires' Row but not immunity from unsavory business dealings or shameful behavior.May Hanna gave her millionaire ex-husband's hired Pinkerton detectives the slip to sneak out of the country. To escape financial embarrassment, James Potter, the manager of a prominent Euclid Avenue apartment building, gave his family cough medicine laced with poison, ... Leer más

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Extreme wealth could buy a mansion in Millionaires' Row but not immunity from unsavory business dealings or shameful behavior.May Hanna gave her millionaire ex-husband's hired Pinkerton detectives the slip to sneak out of the country. To escape financial embarrassment, James Potter, the manager of a prominent Euclid Avenue apartment building, gave his family cough medicine laced with poison,
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Brief History of Alaska, A

de KJ Smith ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiolibro 2 - A Brief History of - US States Edition
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1 horas 26 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of AlaskaAlaska, the Last Frontier, is a land of extremes—vast, rugged, and breathtakingly beautiful. This book invites you to explore the fascinating history of America’s northernmost state, from its early indigenous peoples to its acquisition from Russia, its tumultuous path to statehood, and its vital role in modern-day global ... Leer más

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of AlaskaAlaska, the Last Frontier, is a land of extremes—vast, rugged, and breathtakingly beautiful. This book invites you to explore the fascinating history of America’s northernmost state, from its early indigenous peoples to its acquisition from Russia, its tumultuous path to statehood, and its vital role in modern-day global
... Leer más
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Concise History of Chicago, A: The City That Burned Down and Built the Skyscraper

de Liam Bradshaw ...

Narrado por Liam Bradshaw ...

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1 horas 53 minutos

Witness dramatic American history unfold as a marshy frontier boomtown rises from ashes to birth the modern skyscraper. Perfect for an engaging daily commute, this captivating historical narrative transports you to the gritty, restless streets of a growing metropolis. Experience a gripping tale of urban survival where devastating destruction fuels explosive capitalist innovation.Embark on a deeply ... Leer más

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Witness dramatic American history unfold as a marshy frontier boomtown rises from ashes to birth the modern skyscraper. Perfect for an engaging daily commute, this captivating historical narrative transports you to the gritty, restless streets of a growing metropolis. Experience a gripping tale of urban survival where devastating destruction fuels explosive capitalist innovation.Embark on a deeply
... Leer más
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Detroit: An American Autopsy

de Charlie LeDuff ...

Narrado por Eric Martin ...

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7 hora 18 minutos

In the heart of America, a metropolis is quietly destroying itself. Detroit, once the richest city in the nation, is now its poorest. Once the vanguard of America’s machine age-mass production, automobiles, and blue-collar jobs-Detroit is now America’s capital for unemployment, illiteracy, foreclosure, and dropouts.With the steel-eyed reportage that has become his trademark and the righteous ... Leer más

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In the heart of America, a metropolis is quietly destroying itself. Detroit, once the richest city in the nation, is now its poorest. Once the vanguard of America’s machine age-mass production, automobiles, and blue-collar jobs-Detroit is now America’s capital for unemployment, illiteracy, foreclosure, and dropouts.With the steel-eyed reportage that has become his trademark and the righteous
... Leer más
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The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia

de Amy Petulla ...

Narrado por Sarah Welborn ...

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4 hora 2 minutos

Author Amy Petulla uncovers the curious case that left two men dead and the incredible story still surrounded by controversy, speculation, and myth.In 1982, Tony West and Avery Brock made a visit to notorious Corpsewood Manor under the pretense of a celebration. They brutally murdered their hosts. Dr. Charles Scudder and companion Joey Odom built the "castle in the woods" in the Trion forest after ... Leer más

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Author Amy Petulla uncovers the curious case that left two men dead and the incredible story still surrounded by controversy, speculation, and myth.In 1982, Tony West and Avery Brock made a visit to notorious Corpsewood Manor under the pretense of a celebration. They brutally murdered their hosts. Dr. Charles Scudder and companion Joey Odom built the "castle in the woods" in the Trion forest after
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Ladies of the Canyons

A League of Extraordinary Women and Their Adventures in the American Southwest

de Lesley Poling-Kempes ...

Narrado por Jo Anna Perrin ...

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11 hora 6 minutos

Ladies of the Canyons is the true story of remarkable women who left the security and comforts of genteel Victorian society and journeyed to the American Southwest in search of a wider view of themselves and their world.Educated, restless, and inquisitive, Natalie Curtis, Carol Stanley, Alice Klauber, and Mary Cabot Wheelwright were plucky, intrepid women whose lives were transformed in the first ... Leer más

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Ladies of the Canyons is the true story of remarkable women who left the security and comforts of genteel Victorian society and journeyed to the American Southwest in search of a wider view of themselves and their world.Educated, restless, and inquisitive, Natalie Curtis, Carol Stanley, Alice Klauber, and Mary Cabot Wheelwright were plucky, intrepid women whose lives were transformed in the first
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Detroit

A Biography

de Scott Martelle ...

Narrado por William Hughes ...

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10 hora 6 minutos

When we think of Detroit, we think first of the auto industry and its slow, painful decline, then maybe the sounds of Motown, or the long line of professional sports successes. But economies are made up of people, and the effect of the economic downfall of Detroit is one of the most compelling stories in America.Detroit: A Biography by journalist and author Scott Martelle is about a city that rose ... Leer más

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When we think of Detroit, we think first of the auto industry and its slow, painful decline, then maybe the sounds of Motown, or the long line of professional sports successes. But economies are made up of people, and the effect of the economic downfall of Detroit is one of the most compelling stories in America.Detroit: A Biography by journalist and author Scott Martelle is about a city that rose
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Becoming Los Angeles

Myth, Memory, and a Sense of Place

de DJ Waldie ...

Narrado por Fred Sanders ...

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8 hora 56 minutos

Bestselling author and beloved chronicler of Los Angeles D.J. Waldie reconsiders the city in a collection of contemporary essays.Becoming Los Angeles, a new collection by the author of the acclaimed memoir Holy Land, blends history, memory, and critical analysis to illuminate how Angelenos have seen themselves and their city. Waldie’s particular concern is commonplace Los Angeles, whose rhythms of ... Leer más

$20.00 USD

Bestselling author and beloved chronicler of Los Angeles D.J. Waldie reconsiders the city in a collection of contemporary essays.Becoming Los Angeles, a new collection by the author of the acclaimed memoir Holy Land, blends history, memory, and critical analysis to illuminate how Angelenos have seen themselves and their city. Waldie’s particular concern is commonplace Los Angeles, whose rhythms of
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One Shot at Forever

A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season

de Chris Ballard ...

Narrado por Mike Chamberlain ...

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8 hora 11 minutos

In 1971, a small-town high school baseball team from rural Illinois playing with hand-me-down uniforms and peace signs on their hats defied convention and the odds. Led by an English teacher with no coaching experience, the Macon Ironmen emerged from a field of three hundred and seventy teams to become the smallest school in Illinois history to make the state final, a distinction that still stands ... Leer más

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In 1971, a small-town high school baseball team from rural Illinois playing with hand-me-down uniforms and peace signs on their hats defied convention and the odds. Led by an English teacher with no coaching experience, the Macon Ironmen emerged from a field of three hundred and seventy teams to become the smallest school in Illinois history to make the state final, a distinction that still stands
... Leer más
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Reading Confederate Monuments

de Maria Seger, Joanna Davis-McElligatt ...

Narrado por Mason Jackson ...

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9 hora 33 minutos

Contributions by Danielle Christmas, Joanna Davis-McElligatt, Garrett Bridger Gilmore, Spencer R. Herrera, Cassandra Jackson, Stacie McCormick, Maria Seger, Randi Lynn Tanglen, Brook Thomas, Michael C. Weisenburg, and Lisa WoolforkReading Confederate Monuments addresses the urgent and vital need for scholars, educators, and the general public to be able to read and interpret the literal and ... Leer más

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Contributions by Danielle Christmas, Joanna Davis-McElligatt, Garrett Bridger Gilmore, Spencer R. Herrera, Cassandra Jackson, Stacie McCormick, Maria Seger, Randi Lynn Tanglen, Brook Thomas, Michael C. Weisenburg, and Lisa WoolforkReading Confederate Monuments addresses the urgent and vital need for scholars, educators, and the general public to be able to read and interpret the literal and
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The Ceely Rose Murders at Malabar Farm

de Mark Sebastian Jordan ...

Narrado por Mark Sebastian Jordan ...

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4 hora 37 minutos

The people of mid-Ohio's Pleasant Valley went on with their normal lives that cold and rainy spring of 1896, not knowing that young Ceely Rose was brooding. She'd been told to forget her obsession with handsome Guy Berry. She'd been told about the danger of Rough-on-Rats poison. She'd heard about murdering those who stand in the way of love. By the time she was done, her family would be dead and ... Leer más

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The people of mid-Ohio's Pleasant Valley went on with their normal lives that cold and rainy spring of 1896, not knowing that young Ceely Rose was brooding. She'd been told to forget her obsession with handsome Guy Berry. She'd been told about the danger of Rough-on-Rats poison. She'd heard about murdering those who stand in the way of love. By the time she was done, her family would be dead and
... Leer más
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Colossus

Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century

de Michael Hiltzik ...

Narrado por Norman Dietz ...

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18 hora 57 minutos

As breathtaking today as when it was completed, Hoover Dam ranks among America's greatest achievements. The story of its conception, design, and construction is the story of the United States at a unique moment in history: when facing both a global economic crisis and the implacable elements of nature, we prevailed.The United States after Hoover Dam was a different country from the one that began ... Leer más

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As breathtaking today as when it was completed, Hoover Dam ranks among America's greatest achievements. The story of its conception, design, and construction is the story of the United States at a unique moment in history: when facing both a global economic crisis and the implacable elements of nature, we prevailed.The United States after Hoover Dam was a different country from the one that began
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They Knew They Were Pilgrims

Plymouth Colony and the Contest for American Liberty

de John G. Turner ...

Narrado por Bob Souer ...

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13 hora 1 minutos

An ambitious new history of the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony, published for the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower's landing.In 1620, separatists from the Church of England set sail across the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower. Understanding themselves as spiritual pilgrims, they left to preserve their liberty to worship God in accordance with their understanding of the Bible.There exists, however, an ... Leer más

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An ambitious new history of the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony, published for the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower's landing.In 1620, separatists from the Church of England set sail across the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower. Understanding themselves as spiritual pilgrims, they left to preserve their liberty to worship God in accordance with their understanding of the Bible.There exists, however, an
... Leer más
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You Talkin' To Me?

The Unruly History of New York English

de E.J. White ...

Narrado por Jo Anna Perrin ...

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7 hora 20 minutos

From paddy wagon to rush hour, New York City has given us a number of our popular words and phrases, along the way fashioning a recognizable dialect all its own. Often imitated and just as often ridiculed, New York English has its own identity, imbued with the rich cultural history of (as New Yorkers tell it) the greatest city in the world. How did this unique language community develop, and how ... Leer más

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From paddy wagon to rush hour, New York City has given us a number of our popular words and phrases, along the way fashioning a recognizable dialect all its own. Often imitated and just as often ridiculed, New York English has its own identity, imbued with the rich cultural history of (as New Yorkers tell it) the greatest city in the world. How did this unique language community develop, and how
... Leer más
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Women of Southie

Finding Resilience During Whitey Bulger's Infamous Reign

de Phyllis Karas ...

Narrado por Christina Delaine ...

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5 hora 54 minutos

Women of Southie tells the story of six women who grew up in and, in most cases, still live in their beloved town of South Boston, a place most notably recognized as the home of organized crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger. But while Bulger might have been ruling the town with an iron fist, as depicted by Johnny Depp in Black Mass, what the town ought to have been recognized for are the brave women ... Leer más

$18.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Women of Southie tells the story of six women who grew up in and, in most cases, still live in their beloved town of South Boston, a place most notably recognized as the home of organized crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger. But while Bulger might have been ruling the town with an iron fist, as depicted by Johnny Depp in Black Mass, what the town ought to have been recognized for are the brave women
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