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The Explorers

A New History of America in Ten Expeditions

by Amanda Bellows ...

A fascinating new work of narrative nonfiction, this history of America is told through the stories of a diverse cast of ten extraordinary—and often overlooked—adventurers, from Sacagawea to Matthew Henson to Sally Ride, who pushed the boundaries of discovery and determined our national destiny."Brilliantly imaginative, beautifully written." —David Blight, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ... Read more

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A fascinating new work of narrative nonfiction, this history of America is told through the stories of a diverse cast of ten extraordinary—and often overlooked—adventurers, from Sacagawea to Matthew Henson to Sally Ride, who pushed the boundaries of discovery and determined our national destiny."Brilliantly imaginative, beautifully written." —David Blight, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of
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Race and Gender at War

Writing American Military History

by Lesley J. Gordon, Andrew Huebner, Kevin Adams, Amanda Bellows, Kari L. Boyd-Weisenberger, Michele Curran Cornell, Gregory Mixon, Caroline Wood Newhall, Heather Marie Stur0, Patrick T. Troester1, Chad L. Williams2, Fay A Yarbrough3 ...

Beyond the battlefield: How race and gender redefined war, identity, and memory in Civil War America.Race and Gender at War is a collection of essays that illuminates ways that race and gender have persistently shaped the military history of the United States. Editors Lesley J. Gordon and Andrew J. Huebner showcase historians with varied research agendas in the field of “war and society,” a ... Read more

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Beyond the battlefield: How race and gender redefined war, identity, and memory in Civil War America.Race and Gender at War is a collection of essays that illuminates ways that race and gender have persistently shaped the military history of the United States. Editors Lesley J. Gordon and Andrew J. Huebner showcase historians with varied research agendas in the field of “war and society,” a
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The Explorers

A New History of America in Ten Expeditions

by Amanda Bellows ...

Narrated by Kirsten Potter, Leon Nixon ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

A fascinating new history of America, told through the stories of a diverse cast of ten extraordinary—and often overlooked—adventurers, from Sacagawea to Matthew Henson to Sally Ride, who pushed the boundaries of discovery and determined our national destiny.""Brilliantly imaginative, beautifully written."" —David Blight, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom""A ... Read more

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A fascinating new history of America, told through the stories of a diverse cast of ten extraordinary—and often overlooked—adventurers, from Sacagawea to Matthew Henson to Sally Ride, who pushed the boundaries of discovery and determined our national destiny.""Brilliantly imaginative, beautifully written."" —David Blight, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom""A
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American Slavery and Russian Serfdom in the Post-Emancipation Imagination

by Amanda Brickell Bellows ...

The abolition of Russian serfdom in 1861 and American slavery in 1865 transformed both nations as Russian peasants and African Americans gained new rights as subjects and citizens. During the second half of the long nineteenth century, Americans and Russians responded to these societal transformations through a fascinating array of new cultural productions. Analyzing portrayals of African ... Read more

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The abolition of Russian serfdom in 1861 and American slavery in 1865 transformed both nations as Russian peasants and African Americans gained new rights as subjects and citizens. During the second half of the long nineteenth century, Americans and Russians responded to these societal transformations through a fascinating array of new cultural productions. Analyzing portrayals of African
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Buying and Selling Civil War Memory in Gilded Age America

by James Marten, Caroline E. Janney, Amanda Brickell Bellows, Crompton Burton, Kevin Caprice, Shae Smith Cox, Barbara Gannon, Edward Harcourt, Anna Gibson Holloway0, Jonathan Jones1, Margaret Milanick2, John Neff3, Paul Ringel4, David Thomson5, Natalie Sweet6, Jonathan W. White7 ...

Series Book 16 - UnCivil Wars
Buying and Selling Civil War Memory explores the ways in which Gilded Age manufacturers, advertisers, publishers, and others commercialized Civil War memory. Advertisers used images of the war to sell everything from cigarettes to sewing machines; an entire industry grew up around uniforms made for veterans rather than soldiers; publishing houses built subscription bases by tapping into wartime ... Read more

$36.89 USD

Buying and Selling Civil War Memory explores the ways in which Gilded Age manufacturers, advertisers, publishers, and others commercialized Civil War memory. Advertisers used images of the war to sell everything from cigarettes to sewing machines; an entire industry grew up around uniforms made for veterans rather than soldiers; publishing houses built subscription bases by tapping into wartime
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South Writ Large

Stories from the Global South

by James L. Peacock ...

South Writ Large: Stories from the Global South is an anthology of personal essays, articles, poetry, and artwork that explores the culture of the U.S. South and its extensive connections to other regions of the world. The collection is composed of articles published over the past ten years in the online magazine South Writ Large, which examines the changing South in its symbolic and psychological ... Read more

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South Writ Large: Stories from the Global South is an anthology of personal essays, articles, poetry, and artwork that explores the culture of the U.S. South and its extensive connections to other regions of the world. The collection is composed of articles published over the past ten years in the online magazine South Writ Large, which examines the changing South in its symbolic and psychological
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How the Universe Got Its Spots

Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space

by Janna Levin ...

Narrated by Janna Levin ...

Unabridged

8 hours 49 min

In this audiobook, astrophysicist Janna Levin blends memoir and visionary science to provide a groundbreaking personal account of her life and ideasIs the universe infinite or just really big? With this question, cosmologist Janna Levin announces the central theme of this book, which established her as one of the most direct, unorthodox, and creative voices in contemporary science. As Levin sets ... Read more

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In this audiobook, astrophysicist Janna Levin blends memoir and visionary science to provide a groundbreaking personal account of her life and ideasIs the universe infinite or just really big? With this question, cosmologist Janna Levin announces the central theme of this book, which established her as one of the most direct, unorthodox, and creative voices in contemporary science. As Levin sets
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Death in the Dark Woods

by Annelise Ryan ...

Narrated by Susan Bennett ...

Series Audiobook 2 - A Monster Hunter Mystery
Unabridged

9 hours 39 min

A potential Bigfoot sighting is linked to a vicious murder, but skeptical cryptozoologist Morgan Carter is on the case in this new Monster Hunter Mystery by USA Today bestselling author Annelise Ryan.Business has been booming since Morgan Carter solved the case of the monster living in Lake Michigan. The Odds and Ends bookstore is thriving, of course, but Morgan is most excited by the doors that ... Read more

$20.00 USD

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A potential Bigfoot sighting is linked to a vicious murder, but skeptical cryptozoologist Morgan Carter is on the case in this new Monster Hunter Mystery by USA Today bestselling author Annelise Ryan.Business has been booming since Morgan Carter solved the case of the monster living in Lake Michigan. The Odds and Ends bookstore is thriving, of course, but Morgan is most excited by the doors that
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Tower of Skulls

A History of the Asia-Pacific War • July 1937–May 1942

by Richard B. Frank ...

Narrated by L.J. Ganser ...

Unabridged

26 hours 23 min

In 1937, the swath of the globe east from India to the Pacific Ocean encompassed half the world’s population. Japan’s onslaught into China that year unleashed a tidal wave of events that fundamentally transformed this region and killed about twenty-five million people. This extraordinary World War II narrative vividly portrays the battles across this entire region and links those struggles on many ... Read more

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In 1937, the swath of the globe east from India to the Pacific Ocean encompassed half the world’s population. Japan’s onslaught into China that year unleashed a tidal wave of events that fundamentally transformed this region and killed about twenty-five million people. This extraordinary World War II narrative vividly portrays the battles across this entire region and links those struggles on many
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The Secret Lives of Numbers

A Hidden History of Math’s Unsung Trailblazers

by Timothy Revell, Kate Kitagawa ...

Narrated by Daphne Kouma ...

Unabridged

8 hours 11 min

A new history of mathematics focusing on the marginalized voices who propelled the discipline, spanning six continents and thousands of years of untold stories.""A book to make you love math."" —Financial TimesMathematics shapes almost everything we do. But despite its reputation as the study of fundamental truths, the stories we have been told about it are wrong—warped like the sixteenth-century ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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A new history of mathematics focusing on the marginalized voices who propelled the discipline, spanning six continents and thousands of years of untold stories.""A book to make you love math."" —Financial TimesMathematics shapes almost everything we do. But despite its reputation as the study of fundamental truths, the stories we have been told about it are wrong—warped like the sixteenth-century
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City of Fortune

How Venice Ruled the Seas

by Roger Crowley ...

Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini ...

Unabridged

14 hours 10 min

The New York Times bestselling author of Empires of the Sea charts Venice’s astounding five-hundred-year voyage to the pinnacle of power in an epic story that stands unrivaled for drama, intrigue, and sheer opulent majesty. City of Fortune traces the full arc of the Venetian imperial saga, from the ill-fated Fourth Crusade, which culminates in the sacking of Constantinople in 1204, to the Ottoman ... Read more

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The New York Times bestselling author of Empires of the Sea charts Venice’s astounding five-hundred-year voyage to the pinnacle of power in an epic story that stands unrivaled for drama, intrigue, and sheer opulent majesty. City of Fortune traces the full arc of the Venetian imperial saga, from the ill-fated Fourth Crusade, which culminates in the sacking of Constantinople in 1204, to the Ottoman
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The Abyss

Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962

by Max Hastings ...

Narrated by Max Hastings, John Hopkins ...

Unabridged

19 hours 9 min

Bestselling author Max Hastings offers a welcome re-evaluation of one of the most gripping and tense international events in modern history—the Cuban Missile Crisis—providing a people-focused narrative that explores the attitudes and conduct of Russians, Cubans, Americans, and a terrified world that followed each moment as it unfolded.In The Abyss, Max Hastings turns his focus to one of the most ... Read more

$39.99 USD

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Bestselling author Max Hastings offers a welcome re-evaluation of one of the most gripping and tense international events in modern history—the Cuban Missile Crisis—providing a people-focused narrative that explores the attitudes and conduct of Russians, Cubans, Americans, and a terrified world that followed each moment as it unfolded.In The Abyss, Max Hastings turns his focus to one of the most
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