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Martin Van Buren

A Captivating Guide to the Man Who Served as the Eighth President of the United States

by Captivating History ...

Narrated by Duke Holm ...

Unabridged

2 hours 1 min

Explore the captivating life of Martin Van BurenHistory chiefly remembers Martin Van Buren as the eighth president of the United States (1837- 1841). He was also, however, notable for achieving many firsts in American politics. He was the first American president to be born a citizen of the country, and not a British subject. He was the first Dutchman and the first man without Anglo-Saxon ancestry ... Read more

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Explore the captivating life of Martin Van BurenHistory chiefly remembers Martin Van Buren as the eighth president of the United States (1837- 1841). He was also, however, notable for achieving many firsts in American politics. He was the first American president to be born a citizen of the country, and not a British subject. He was the first Dutchman and the first man without Anglo-Saxon ancestry
... Read more
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Secession and State Creation

What Everyone Needs to Know

by James Ker-Lindsay, Mikulas Fabry ...

Narrated by Ian Putnam ...

Unabridged

5 hours 59 min

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 ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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
... Read more
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Brief History of Maine, A

by KJ Smith ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook 19 - A Brief History of - US States Edition
Unabridged

1 hour 25 min

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 ... Read more

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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
... Read more
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Pardon My Hearse

A Colorful Portrait of Where the Funeral and Entertainment Industries Met in Hollywood

by Greg Abbott, Allan Abbott ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

10 hours 56 min

Allan Abbott ran the leading hearse, mortuary, and funeral services company in Hollywood and saw up close how celebrities really live and die. The Forrest Gump of the funeral industry, Abbott was everywhere celebrities died, from helping to prepare Marilyn Monroe's body for burial to standing next to Christopher Walken at Natalie Wood's funeral.This book tells the rags-to-shroud story of how a ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Allan Abbott ran the leading hearse, mortuary, and funeral services company in Hollywood and saw up close how celebrities really live and die. The Forrest Gump of the funeral industry, Abbott was everywhere celebrities died, from helping to prepare Marilyn Monroe's body for burial to standing next to Christopher Walken at Natalie Wood's funeral.This book tells the rags-to-shroud story of how a
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American Uprising

The Untold Story of America's Largest Slave Revolt

by Daniel Rasmussen ...

Narrated by David Drummond ...

Unabridged

5 hours 47 min

In January 1811, five hundred slaves dressed in military uniforms and armed with guns, cane knives, and axes rose up from the plantations around New Orleans and set out to conquer the city. Ethnically diverse, politically astute, and highly organized, this self-made army challenged not only the economic system of plantation agriculture but also American expansion. Their march represented the ... Read more

$15.99 USD

In January 1811, five hundred slaves dressed in military uniforms and armed with guns, cane knives, and axes rose up from the plantations around New Orleans and set out to conquer the city. Ethnically diverse, politically astute, and highly organized, this self-made army challenged not only the economic system of plantation agriculture but also American expansion. Their march represented the
... Read more
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Virus 1918

Spanish Influenza - the words of people who lived it.

by Robert John Hadfield ...

Narrated by Robert John Hadfield ...

Unabridged

5 hours 19 min

"...with the dead body of his son for company on the last half of the trip and himself delirious with Spanish influenza..."“...take the secretions from the noses and throats of influenza patients and place them in the noses and throats of the volunteers.”“..the casket was placed upon the porch and the heart-broken mother and daughter stepped out the door and took a last look at the face of the ... Read more

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"...with the dead body of his son for company on the last half of the trip and himself delirious with Spanish influenza..."“...take the secretions from the noses and throats of influenza patients and place them in the noses and throats of the volunteers.”“..the casket was placed upon the porch and the heart-broken mother and daughter stepped out the door and took a last look at the face of the
... Read more
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Denmark Vesey's Garden

Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy

by Ethan J. Kytle, Blain Roberts ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

14 hours 33 min

A book that strikes at the heart of the recent flare-ups over Confederate symbols in Charlottesville, New Orleans, and elsewhere, Denmark Vesey's Garden reveals the deep roots of these controversies and traces them to the heart of slavery in the United States: Charleston, South Carolina, where almost half of the U.S. slave population stepped onto our shores, where the first shot at Fort Sumter ... Read more

$30.99 USD

A book that strikes at the heart of the recent flare-ups over Confederate symbols in Charlottesville, New Orleans, and elsewhere, Denmark Vesey's Garden reveals the deep roots of these controversies and traces them to the heart of slavery in the United States: Charleston, South Carolina, where almost half of the U.S. slave population stepped onto our shores, where the first shot at Fort Sumter
... Read more
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Lost Department Stores of San Francisco (Landmarks)

by Anne Evers Hitz ...

Narrated by Ann Richardson ...

Unabridged

4 hours 28 min

In the late nineteenth century, San Francisco's merchant princes built grand stores for a booming city, each with its own niche. For the eager clientele, a trip downtown meant dressing up—hats, gloves, and stockings required—and going to Blum's for Coffee Crunch cake or Townsend's for creamed spinach. The I. Magnin empire catered to a selective upper-class clientele, while middle-class shoppers ... Read more

$12.99 USD

In the late nineteenth century, San Francisco's merchant princes built grand stores for a booming city, each with its own niche. For the eager clientele, a trip downtown meant dressing up—hats, gloves, and stockings required—and going to Blum's for Coffee Crunch cake or Townsend's for creamed spinach. The I. Magnin empire catered to a selective upper-class clientele, while middle-class shoppers
... Read more
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Amerikanska presidenter : drag ur Förenta staternas historia

by Sven Wikberg ...

Narrated by Björn Löfgren ...

Unabridged

5 hours 21 min

Det finns få nationer med en lika omtvistad historia som Amerika. Även om landet är relativt ungt, så är det idag en ledande världsmakt. Men hur började allt? Vilka var det som hade makten? Sven Wikberg tar med läsaren på en spännande upptäcktsresa inom ett komplicerat och spännande ämne. - ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Det finns få nationer med en lika omtvistad historia som Amerika. Även om landet är relativt ungt, så är det idag en ledande världsmakt. Men hur började allt? Vilka var det som hade makten? Sven Wikberg tar med läsaren på en spännande upptäcktsresa inom ett komplicerat och spännande ämne. -
... Read more
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Hanging Ruth Blay

An Eighteenth-Century New Hampshire Tragedy

by Carolyn Marvin ...

Narrated by Hannah Cabell ...

Unabridged

2 hours 36 min

The true story of a woman hanged in colonial Portsmouth for burying her stillborn out-of-wedlock baby.On a cold December morning in 1768, thirty-one-year-old Ruth Blay approached the gallows for her execution. Standing on the high ground in the northwest corner of what is now Portsmouth's old South Cemetery, she would have had a clear view across the pasture to the harbor and open sea.The ... Read more

$10.99 USD

The true story of a woman hanged in colonial Portsmouth for burying her stillborn out-of-wedlock baby.On a cold December morning in 1768, thirty-one-year-old Ruth Blay approached the gallows for her execution. Standing on the high ground in the northwest corner of what is now Portsmouth's old South Cemetery, she would have had a clear view across the pasture to the harbor and open sea.The
... Read more
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Brief History of North Carolina, A

by KJ Smith ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook 33 - A Brief History of - US States Edition
Unabridged

1 hour 27 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of North CarolinaNorth Carolina, a state marked by rich traditions, natural beauty, and a deep sense of heritage, has played a vital role in the story of America. A Brief History of North Carolinaoffers a captivating exploration of the people, events, and milestones that have shaped this diverse and influential state.From its early ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of North CarolinaNorth Carolina, a state marked by rich traditions, natural beauty, and a deep sense of heritage, has played a vital role in the story of America. A Brief History of North Carolinaoffers a captivating exploration of the people, events, and milestones that have shaped this diverse and influential state.From its early
... Read more
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Small Town, Big Oil

The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the Richest Man in the World-And Won

by David W. Moore ...

Narrated by Rebecca Gibel ...

Unabridged

8 hours 22 min

Never underestimate the underdog.In the fall of 1973, the Greek oil shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, husband of President John F. Kennedy's widow, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and arguably the richest man in the world, proposed to build an oil refinery on the narrow New Hampshire coast, in the town of Durham. At the time, it would have cost $600 million to build and was expected to generate 400 ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Never underestimate the underdog.In the fall of 1973, the Greek oil shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, husband of President John F. Kennedy's widow, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and arguably the richest man in the world, proposed to build an oil refinery on the narrow New Hampshire coast, in the town of Durham. At the time, it would have cost $600 million to build and was expected to generate 400
... Read more
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Brief History of Virginia, A

by KJ Smith ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook 46 - A Brief History of - US States Edition
Unabridged

1 hour 30 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of VirginiaVirginia, the birthplace of American history, has long been at the heart of the nation's story. A Brief History of Virginiatakes readers on a fascinating journey through the events, people, and places that have shaped this historically significant state.From the first English settlement at Jamestown to its role in the ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of VirginiaVirginia, the birthplace of American history, has long been at the heart of the nation's story. A Brief History of Virginiatakes readers on a fascinating journey through the events, people, and places that have shaped this historically significant state.From the first English settlement at Jamestown to its role in the
... Read more
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Brief History of Oregon, A

by KJ Smith ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook 37 - A Brief History of - US States Edition
Unabridged

1 hour 16 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of OregonOregon, a state known for its stunning landscapes, progressive spirit, and deep-rooted history, has played a pivotal role in the development of the American West. A Brief History of Oregon offers a captivating exploration of the people, events, and milestones that have shaped this remarkable state.From its indigenous tribes and ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of OregonOregon, a state known for its stunning landscapes, progressive spirit, and deep-rooted history, has played a pivotal role in the development of the American West. A Brief History of Oregon offers a captivating exploration of the people, events, and milestones that have shaped this remarkable state.From its indigenous tribes and
... Read more
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Rivers in the Desert

William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles

by Margaret Leslie Davis ...

Narrated by Paul Boehmer ...

Unabridged

11 hours 16 min

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 ... Read more

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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
... Read more
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Stickeen

by John Muir ...

Narrated by Andre Stojka ...

Unabridged

1 hour 4 min

“Stickeen…pushed his head past my shoulders, looked down and across, then looked me in the face and began to mutter and whine; saying as plainly as if speaking with words, “Surely, you are not going into that awful place.”As the darkness of a freezing night approaches, an experienced American naturalist and a dog are trapped on an Alaskan Glacier.This is a true story, written by one of the United ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

“Stickeen…pushed his head past my shoulders, looked down and across, then looked me in the face and began to mutter and whine; saying as plainly as if speaking with words, “Surely, you are not going into that awful place.”As the darkness of a freezing night approaches, an experienced American naturalist and a dog are trapped on an Alaskan Glacier.This is a true story, written by one of the United
... Read more
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Empire of Shadows

The Epic Story of Yellowstone

by George Black ...

Narrated by Jack de Golia ...

Unabridged

16 hours 5 min

Empire of Shadows is the epic story of the conquest of Yellowstone, a landscape uninhabited, inaccessible and shrouded in myth in the aftermath of the Civil War. In a radical reinterpretation of the nineteenth century West, George Black casts Yellowstone's creation as the culmination of three interwoven strands of history—the passion for exploration, the violence of the Indian Wars and the ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Empire of Shadows is the epic story of the conquest of Yellowstone, a landscape uninhabited, inaccessible and shrouded in myth in the aftermath of the Civil War. In a radical reinterpretation of the nineteenth century West, George Black casts Yellowstone's creation as the culmination of three interwoven strands of history—the passion for exploration, the violence of the Indian Wars and the
... Read more
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Old Man River

The Mississippi River in North American History

by Paul Schneider ...

Narrated by Alan Sklar ...

Unabridged

13 hours 37 min

In Old Man River, Paul Schneider tells the story of the river at the center of America's rich history—the Mississippi. Some fifteen thousand years ago, the majestic river provided Paleolithic humans with the routes by which early man began to explore the continent's interior. Since then, the river has been the site of historical significance, from the arrival of Spanish and French explorers in the ... Read more

$20.99 USD

In Old Man River, Paul Schneider tells the story of the river at the center of America's rich history—the Mississippi. Some fifteen thousand years ago, the majestic river provided Paleolithic humans with the routes by which early man began to explore the continent's interior. Since then, the river has been the site of historical significance, from the arrival of Spanish and French explorers in the
... Read more
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Break It Up

Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America's Imperfect Union

by Richard Kreitner ...

Narrated by Adam Verner ...

Unabridged

15 hours 42 min

**From journalist and historian Richard Kreitner, a examination of the most persistent idea in American history: these supposedly United States should be broken up."A powerful revisionist account." —Eric Foner, American historian and author of The Second Founding**The novel and fiery thesis of Break It Up is simple: The United States has never lived up to its name—and never will. The disunionist ... Read more

$27.99 USD

**From journalist and historian Richard Kreitner, a examination of the most persistent idea in American history: these supposedly United States should be broken up."A powerful revisionist account." —Eric Foner, American historian and author of The Second Founding**The novel and fiery thesis of Break It Up is simple: The United States has never lived up to its name—and never will. The disunionist
... Read more
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In the Hands of the Great Spirit

The 20,000- Year History of American Indians

by Jake Page ...

Narrated by Jason Grasl ...

Unabridged

15 hours 15 min

Today, some two million American Indians inhabit the United States, less than one percent of the nation's population. Their origins have always been viewed from a 500-year-old perspective—from the point of view of the Europeans who "discovered" the New World. Yet the true story of the American Indians begins some seventeen thousand years ago—and it is past due for a telling that shows Indians as ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Today, some two million American Indians inhabit the United States, less than one percent of the nation's population. Their origins have always been viewed from a 500-year-old perspective—from the point of view of the Europeans who "discovered" the New World. Yet the true story of the American Indians begins some seventeen thousand years ago—and it is past due for a telling that shows Indians as
... Read more
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Detroit: An American Autopsy

by Charlie LeDuff ...

Narrated by Eric Martin ...

Unabridged

7 hours 18 min

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 ... Read more

$20.97 USD

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
... Read more
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Why White Liberals Fail

Race and Southern Politics from FDR to Trump

by Anthony J. Badger ...

Narrated by Christopher Douyard ...

Unabridged

6 hours 32 min

From FDR to Clinton, Democratic leaders have promised a New South—a model of social equality and economic opportunity. So how did the region become the stronghold of conservative Republicans in thrall to Donald Trump? After a lifetime studying Southern politics, Anthony Badger has come to a provocative conclusion: white liberals failed because they put their faith in policy solutions as an engine ... Read more

$19.99 USD

From FDR to Clinton, Democratic leaders have promised a New South—a model of social equality and economic opportunity. So how did the region become the stronghold of conservative Republicans in thrall to Donald Trump? After a lifetime studying Southern politics, Anthony Badger has come to a provocative conclusion: white liberals failed because they put their faith in policy solutions as an engine
... Read more
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Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen

by Lili‘uokalani ...

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller ...

Unabridged

9 hours 53 min

In 1893, Liliuokalani, the Queen of Hawaii, was deposed and five years later her nation became an incorporated territory of the United States.Published shortly after these momentous events, her book Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen is an incredibly personal history of the islands that she was born to rule. Liliuokalani covers from her birth in 1838 through the reigns of her forebears to her own ... Read more

$29.99 USD

In 1893, Liliuokalani, the Queen of Hawaii, was deposed and five years later her nation became an incorporated territory of the United States.Published shortly after these momentous events, her book Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen is an incredibly personal history of the islands that she was born to rule. Liliuokalani covers from her birth in 1838 through the reigns of her forebears to her own
... Read more
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Dawn of Detroit

A Chronicle of Bondage and Freedom in the City of the Straits

by Tiya Miles ...

Narrated by Allyson Johnson ...

Unabridged

10 hours 12 min

Most Americans believe that slavery was a creature of the South, and that Northern states and territories provided stops on the Underground Railroad for fugitive slaves on their way to Canada. In this paradigm-shifting book, celebrated historian Tiya Miles reveals that slavery was at the heart of the Midwest's iconic city: Detroit.In this richly researched and eye-opening book, Miles has pieced ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Most Americans believe that slavery was a creature of the South, and that Northern states and territories provided stops on the Underground Railroad for fugitive slaves on their way to Canada. In this paradigm-shifting book, celebrated historian Tiya Miles reveals that slavery was at the heart of the Midwest's iconic city: Detroit.In this richly researched and eye-opening book, Miles has pieced
... Read more

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