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A History of the United States in Five Crashes

Stock Market Meltdowns That Defined a Nation

by Scott Nations ...

Narrated by Christopher Grove ...

Unabridged

12 hours 32 min

In this absorbing, smart, and accessible blend of economic and cultural history in the vein of the works of Michael Lewis and Andrew Ross Sorkin, a financial executive and CNBC contributor examines the five most significant stock market crashes in the United States over the past century, revealing how they have defined the nation today.THE PANIC OF 1907; BLACK TUESDAY (1929); BLACK MONDAY (1987); ... Read more

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In this absorbing, smart, and accessible blend of economic and cultural history in the vein of the works of Michael Lewis and Andrew Ross Sorkin, a financial executive and CNBC contributor examines the five most significant stock market crashes in the United States over the past century, revealing how they have defined the nation today.THE PANIC OF 1907; BLACK TUESDAY (1929); BLACK MONDAY (1987);
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The Incorruptibles

A True Story of Kingpins, Crime Busters, and the Birth of the American Underworld

by Dan Slater ...

Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Unabridged

11 hours 13 min

This harrowing tale of early twentieth century New York reveals the true stories of an immigrant underworld, a secret vice squad, and the rise of organized crime.In the early 1900s, prior to World War I, New York City was a vortex of vice and corruption. On the Lower East Side, then the most crowded ghetto on earth, Eastern European Jews formed a dense web of crime syndicates. Gangs of horse ... Read more

$27.99 USD

This harrowing tale of early twentieth century New York reveals the true stories of an immigrant underworld, a secret vice squad, and the rise of organized crime.In the early 1900s, prior to World War I, New York City was a vortex of vice and corruption. On the Lower East Side, then the most crowded ghetto on earth, Eastern European Jews formed a dense web of crime syndicates. Gangs of horse
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The Devil's Chessboard

Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government

by David Talbot ...

Narrated by Peter Altschuler ...

Unabridged

25 hours 23 min

An explosive, headline-making portrait of Allen Dulles, the man who transformed the CIA into the most powerful—and secretive—colossus in Washington, from the founder of Salon.com and author of the New York Times bestseller Brothers.America’s greatest untold story: the United States’ rise to world dominance under the guile of Allen Welsh Dulles, the longest-serving director of the CIA. Drawing on ... Read more

$52.99 USD

An explosive, headline-making portrait of Allen Dulles, the man who transformed the CIA into the most powerful—and secretive—colossus in Washington, from the founder of Salon.com and author of the New York Times bestseller Brothers.America’s greatest untold story: the United States’ rise to world dominance under the guile of Allen Welsh Dulles, the longest-serving director of the CIA. Drawing on
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A True History of the United States

Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism

by Daniel Sjursen ...

Narrated by Daniel Sjursen ...

Series series Truth to Power
Unabridged

24 hours 27 min

**“Thought-provoking—a must read for [everyone] seeking a firm grasp of accurate American history." —Kirkus (starred review)Brilliant, readable, and raw. Maj. (ret.) Danny Sjursen, who served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at West Point, delivers a true epic and the perfect companion to Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States.**Sjursen shifts the lens ... Read more

$25.00 USD

**“Thought-provoking—a must read for [everyone] seeking a firm grasp of accurate American history." —Kirkus (starred review)Brilliant, readable, and raw. Maj. (ret.) Danny Sjursen, who served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at West Point, delivers a true epic and the perfect companion to Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States.**Sjursen shifts the lens
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The Indifferent Stars Above

The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party

by Daniel James Brown ...

Narrated by Michael Prichard ...

Unabridged

10 hours 55 min

From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat and Facing the Mountain comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier“An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” — Mary Roach, New York Times Book ReviewIn April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois ... Read more

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From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat and Facing the Mountain comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier“An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” — Mary Roach, New York Times Book ReviewIn April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois
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Lincoln

by David Herbert Donald ...

Narrated by Dick Estell ...

Unabridged

30 hours 21 min

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 ... Read more

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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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All the Single Ladies

Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation

by Rebecca Traister ...

Narrated by Candace Thaxton ...

Unabridged

11 hours 39 min

The New York Times bestselling investigation into the sexual, economic, and emotional lives of women is “an informative and thought-provoking book for anyone—not just the single ladies—who want to gain a greater understanding of this pivotal moment in the history of the United States” (The New York Times Book Review).In 2009, award-winning journalist Rebecca Traister started All the Single Ladies ... Read more

$26.99 USD

The New York Times bestselling investigation into the sexual, economic, and emotional lives of women is “an informative and thought-provoking book for anyone—not just the single ladies—who want to gain a greater understanding of this pivotal moment in the history of the United States” (The New York Times Book Review).In 2009, award-winning journalist Rebecca Traister started All the Single Ladies
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The Castle on Sunset

Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont

by Shawn Levy ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

12 hours 56 min

**The definitive—and salacious—history of the iconic hotel that Hollywood stars have called a home away from home for almost a century.“Fascinating, dishy, and glimmering with insight.... This is the definitive book about Hollywood’s most storied hotel.” —Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of Wild**Since 1929, Hollywood’s brightest stars have flocked to the Chateau Marmont as if it were a second ... Read more

$22.50 USD

**The definitive—and salacious—history of the iconic hotel that Hollywood stars have called a home away from home for almost a century.“Fascinating, dishy, and glimmering with insight.... This is the definitive book about Hollywood’s most storied hotel.” —Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of Wild**Since 1929, Hollywood’s brightest stars have flocked to the Chateau Marmont as if it were a second
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A Fever in the Heartland

The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

by Timothy Egan ...

Narrated by Timothy Egan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 29 min

**"With meticulous detective work, Timothy Egan shines a light on one of the most sinister chapters in American history—how a viciously racist movement, led by a murderous conman, rose to power in the early twentieth century. A Fever in the Heartland is compelling, powerful, and profoundly resonant today." -- David Grann, author of THE WAGER and KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOONA historical thriller by ... Read more

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**"With meticulous detective work, Timothy Egan shines a light on one of the most sinister chapters in American history—how a viciously racist movement, led by a murderous conman, rose to power in the early twentieth century. A Fever in the Heartland is compelling, powerful, and profoundly resonant today." -- David Grann, author of THE WAGER and KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOONA historical thriller by
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Washington

A Life (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

by Ron Chernow ...

Narrated by Scott Brick ...

Unabridged

41 hours 50 min

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 ... Read more

$40.00 USD

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
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The Devil in the White City

Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

by Erik Larson ...

Narrated by Scott Brick ...

Unabridged

15 hours

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death.A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the CenturyTwo men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth ... Read more

$25.00 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death.A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the CenturyTwo men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth
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A People's History of the United States

Highlights from the Twentieth Century

by Howard Zinn ...

Narrated by Matt Damon ...

Abridged

8 hours 44 min

THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLERRead by Matt Damon and Howard Zinn""A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future."" –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official ... Read more

$28.99 USD

THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLERRead by Matt Damon and Howard Zinn""A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future."" –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official
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FDR

by Jean Edward Smith ...

Narrated by Marc Cashman ...

Unabridged

32 hours 52 min

One of today’s premier biographers, Jean Edward Smith, has written a modern, comprehensive, indeed ultimate book on the epic life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.This is a portrait painted in broad strokes and fine details. We see how Roosevelt’s restless energy, fierce intellect, personal magnetism, and ability to project effortless grace permitted him to master countless challenges throughout his ... Read more

$35.00 USD

One of today’s premier biographers, Jean Edward Smith, has written a modern, comprehensive, indeed ultimate book on the epic life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.This is a portrait painted in broad strokes and fine details. We see how Roosevelt’s restless energy, fierce intellect, personal magnetism, and ability to project effortless grace permitted him to master countless challenges throughout his
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Mystery in Manhattan

The start of a cozy mystery series from Kelly Oliver

by Kelly Oliver ...

Narrated by Willow Nash ...

Series Audiobook 1 - A Fiona Figg & Kitty Lane Mystery
Unabridged

7 hours 57 min

The start of a gripping, page-turning, cosy historical murder mystery from Kelly Oliver'A fun, mix of whodunnit and thriller set amid American high society' T. A. Williams## 'Fast-paced, tongue-in-cheek spy romp. Enjoy the ride' Frances EveshamCan Fiona catch a killer and find a decent cup of tea before her mustache wax melts?1917. New York.Notorious spy, Fredrick Fredricks, has invited Fiona to ... Read more

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The start of a gripping, page-turning, cosy historical murder mystery from Kelly Oliver'A fun, mix of whodunnit and thriller set amid American high society' T. A. Williams## 'Fast-paced, tongue-in-cheek spy romp. Enjoy the ride' Frances EveshamCan Fiona catch a killer and find a decent cup of tea before her mustache wax melts?1917. New York.Notorious spy, Fredrick Fredricks, has invited Fiona to
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All We Say

The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches

by Ben Rhodes ...

Narrated by Ben Rhodes, Various ...

Unabridged

16 hours 39 min

**What does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? This sweeping history of the United States told through fifteen speeches relives the battle over American identity, from a New York Times bestselling author and one of President Barack Obama’s former speechwriters.“At a time of moral and political drift, Ben Rhodes reminds us what American greatness actually sounds like, and what it means.” ... Read more

$28.00 USD

**What does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? This sweeping history of the United States told through fifteen speeches relives the battle over American identity, from a New York Times bestselling author and one of President Barack Obama’s former speechwriters.“At a time of moral and political drift, Ben Rhodes reminds us what American greatness actually sounds like, and what it means.”
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1929

Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation

by Andrew Ross Sorkin ...

Narrated by Andrew Ross Sorkin ...

Unabridged

13 hours 30 min

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“It is one of the best narrative histories I’ve read.”—The Wall Street JournalA New York Times Notable Book of 2025 • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025 • Named a BEST BOOK OF 2025 by The Washington Post, TIME, The Economist, Air Mail, Bloomberg, Fast Company, Katie Couric Media, and HistoryFrom the bestselling author of Too Bi... ... Read more

$26.00 USD

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“It is one of the best narrative histories I’ve read.”—The Wall Street JournalA New York Times Notable Book of 2025 • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025 • Named a BEST BOOK OF 2025 by The Washington Post, TIME, The Economist, Air Mail, Bloomberg, Fast Company, Katie Couric Media, and HistoryFrom the bestselling author of Too Bi...
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Fordlandia

The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City

by Greg Grandin ...

Narrated by Jonathan Davis ...

Unabridged

15 hours 27 min

Fordlandia by National Book Award finalist Greg Grandin tells the enthralling tale of Henry Ford's failed attempts to transform a Connecticut-sized chunk of Brazilian rainforest into a homespun slice of American utopia. "Fordlandia is . a genuinely readable history recounted with a novelist's sense of pace and an eye for character. It is a significant contribution [that is] grossly enjoyable."-Los ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Fordlandia by National Book Award finalist Greg Grandin tells the enthralling tale of Henry Ford's failed attempts to transform a Connecticut-sized chunk of Brazilian rainforest into a homespun slice of American utopia. "Fordlandia is . a genuinely readable history recounted with a novelist's sense of pace and an eye for character. It is a significant contribution [that is] grossly enjoyable."-Los
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Grant

by Ron Chernow ...

Narrated by Mark Bramhall ...

Abridged

23 hours 54 min

**The #1 New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2017“Eminently readable but thick with import . . . Grant hits like a Mack truck of knowledge.” —Ta-Nehisi Coates*, The Atlantic***Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant.Ulysses S. Grant's life has ... Read more

$30.00 USD

**The #1 New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2017“Eminently readable but thick with import . . . Grant hits like a Mack truck of knowledge.” —Ta-Nehisi Coates*, The Atlantic***Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant.Ulysses S. Grant's life has
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The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1

Fort Sumter to Perryville

by Shelby Foote ...

Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

Unabridged

42 hours 58 min

The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1 of this highly acclaimed narrative begins one of the most remarkable works of history ever fashioned.All the great battles are here, of course, from Bull Run through Shiloh, the Seven Days Battles, and Antietam, but so are the smaller ones: Ball’s Bluff, Fort Donelson, Pea Ridge, Island Ten, New Orleans, and Monitor versus Merrimac.The word “narrative” is the key ... Read more

$29.95 USD

The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1 of this highly acclaimed narrative begins one of the most remarkable works of history ever fashioned.All the great battles are here, of course, from Bull Run through Shiloh, the Seven Days Battles, and Antietam, but so are the smaller ones: Ball’s Bluff, Fort Donelson, Pea Ridge, Island Ten, New Orleans, and Monitor versus Merrimac.The word “narrative” is the key
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Antiguas civilizaciones de América Central y del Sur: Una apasionante introducción a los olmecas, mayas, toltecas, aztecas e incas

by Billy Wellman ...

Narrated by Carlos Verne ...

Unabridged

1 hour 20 min

Si quiere descubrir la apasionante historia de las antiguas civilizaciones de América Central y del Sur, siga leyendo…América Central y del Sur estuvieron llenas de grandes civilizaciones. Este libro analiza cinco de las más famosas: los olmecas, los toltecas, los aztecas, los incas y los mayas. Estas civilizaciones aparecieron por primera vez en América Central y del Sur hace más de mil años, y ... Read more

$6.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Si quiere descubrir la apasionante historia de las antiguas civilizaciones de América Central y del Sur, siga leyendo…América Central y del Sur estuvieron llenas de grandes civilizaciones. Este libro analiza cinco de las más famosas: los olmecas, los toltecas, los aztecas, los incas y los mayas. Estas civilizaciones aparecieron por primera vez en América Central y del Sur hace más de mil años, y
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Crash of the Titans

Greed, Hubris, the Fall of Merrill Lynch and the Near-Collapse of Bank of America

by Greg Farrell ...

Narrated by Dan Woren ...

Unabridged

16 hours 25 min

The intimate, fly-on-the wall tale of the decline and fall of an America iconWith one notable exception, the firms that make up what we know as Wall Street have always been part of an inbred, insular culture that most people only vaguely understand. The exception was Merrill Lynch, a firm that revolutionized the stock market by bringing Wall Street to Main Street, setting up offices in far-flung ... Read more

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The intimate, fly-on-the wall tale of the decline and fall of an America iconWith one notable exception, the firms that make up what we know as Wall Street have always been part of an inbred, insular culture that most people only vaguely understand. The exception was Merrill Lynch, a firm that revolutionized the stock market by bringing Wall Street to Main Street, setting up offices in far-flung
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A Flower Traveled in My Blood

The Incredible True Story of the Grandmothers Who Fought to Find a Stolen Generation of Children

by Haley Cohen Gilliland ...

Narrated by Alejandra Reynoso ...

Unabridged

13 hours 31 min

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in NonfictionNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2025 • THE WASHINGTON POST’S 5 BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF 2025 • THE ATLANTIC’S 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2025 • THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025 • TIME MAGAZINE’S BEST BOOKS OF 2025 • NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF 2025“[An] astonishing story…Powerful…Harrowing…Absorbing and lucid…You would have... ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in NonfictionNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2025 • THE WASHINGTON POST’S 5 BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF 2025 • THE ATLANTIC’S 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2025 • THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025 • TIME MAGAZINE’S BEST BOOKS OF 2025 • NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF 2025“[An] astonishing story…Powerful…Harrowing…Absorbing and lucid…You would have...
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1776

by David McCullough ...

Narrated by David McCullough ...

Unabridged

11 hours 33 min

America’s beloved and distinguished historian presents, in a book of breathtaking excitement, drama, and narrative force, the stirring story of the year of our nation’s birth, 1776, interweaving, on both sides of the Atlantic, the actions and decisions that led Great Britain to undertake a war against her rebellious colonial subjects and that placed America’s survival in the hands of George ... Read more

$29.95 USD

America’s beloved and distinguished historian presents, in a book of breathtaking excitement, drama, and narrative force, the stirring story of the year of our nation’s birth, 1776, interweaving, on both sides of the Atlantic, the actions and decisions that led Great Britain to undertake a war against her rebellious colonial subjects and that placed America’s survival in the hands of George
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Joseph Smith

The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet

by John G. Turner ...

Narrated by David Colacci ...

Unabridged

17 hours 17 min

Joseph Smith Jr. (1805–1844) was one of the most successful and controversial religious leaders of nineteenth-century America, publishing the Book of Mormon and starting what would become the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He built temples, founded a city-state in Illinois, ran for president, and married more than thirty women. This self-made prophet thrilled his followers with his ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Joseph Smith Jr. (1805–1844) was one of the most successful and controversial religious leaders of nineteenth-century America, publishing the Book of Mormon and starting what would become the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He built temples, founded a city-state in Illinois, ran for president, and married more than thirty women. This self-made prophet thrilled his followers with his
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