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Be Free or Die
- The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape from Slavery to Union Hero
- Narrado por: J. D. Jackson
- Duración: 8 h y 19 m
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Facing death rather than enslavement - a story of one man's triumphant choice and ultimate rise to national hero.
It was a mild May morning in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1862, the second year of the Civil War, when a 23-year-old slave named Robert Smalls did the unthinkable and boldly seized a Confederate steamer. With his wife and two young children hidden on board, Smalls and a small crew ran a gauntlet of heavily armed fortifications in Charleston Harbor and delivered the valuable vessel and the massive guns it carried to nearby Union forces.
To be unsuccessful was a death sentence for all. Smalls' courageous and ingenious act freed him and his family from slavery and immediately made him a Union hero while simultaneously challenging much of the country's view of what African-Americans were willing to do to gain their freedom.
After his escape, Smalls served in numerous naval campaigns off Charleston as a civilian boat pilot and eventually became the first Black captain of an Army ship. In a particularly poignant moment Smalls even bought the home that he and his mother had once served in as house slaves.
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Acclaimed cookbook author Jessica B. Harris weaves an utterly engaging history of African American cuisine, taking the listener on a harrowing journey from Africa across the Atlantic to America, and tracking the trials that the people and the food have undergone along the way. From chitlins and ham hocks to fried chicken and vegan soul, Harris celebrates the delicious and restorative foods of the African American experience and details how each came to form an important part of African American culture, history, and identity.
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more of a history lesson than a culinary book
- De Scott Johnson en 09-02-15
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Buried in the Sky
- The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
- De: Peter Zuckerman, Amanda Padoan
- Narrado por: David Doersch
- Duración: 7 h y 12 m
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When Edmund Hillary first conquered Mt. Everest, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was at his side. Indeed, for as long as Westerners have been climbing the Himalaya, Sherpas have been the unsung heroes in the background. In August 2008, when eleven climbers lost their lives on K2, the world’s most dangerous peak, two Sherpas survived. They had emerged from poverty and political turmoil to become two of the most skillful mountaineers on earth. Based on unprecedented access and interviews, Buried in the Sky reveals their astonishing story for the first time.
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Sherpas, The True Unsung Heroes
- De Kathy in CA en 07-26-15
De: Peter Zuckerman, y otros
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The Bondwoman's Narrative
- De: Hannah Crafts, edited by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
- Narrado por: Anna Deavere Smith
- Duración: 7 h y 30 m
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An unprecedented historical and literary event, this tale written in the 1850s is the only known novel by a female African American slave, and quite possibly the first novel written by a black woman anywhere. A work recently uncovered by renowned scholar and professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., it is a stirring tale of "passing" and the adventures of a young slave as she makes her way to freedom.
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Poor reading of an important book
- De Hilary en 11-15-04
De: Hannah Crafts, y otros
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Trouble the Water
- De: Rebecca Dwight Bruff
- Narrado por: Gerald C. Rivers
- Duración: 9 h y 40 m
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Deeply moving and illuminating, Trouble the Water reveals the little-known real-life story of Robert Smalls. Born enslaved before the Civil War, Smalls witnesses great privilege and immense suffering alongside his owner's daughter. When the war erupts and his cotton steamer becomes a confederate warship, Robert attempts a harrowing escape to freedom for himself and the people he loves. Robert Smalls is one of America's great unsung heroes, and Trouble the Water finally brings his story into the light.
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Excellent story
- De mp en 09-25-21
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Your Legacy
- A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History
- De: Schele Williams
- Narrado por: Schele Williams
- Duración: 24 m
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Your story begins in Africa. Your African ancestors defied the odds and survived 400 years of slavery in America and passed down an extraordinary legacy to you. Beginning in Africa before 1619, Your Legacy presents an unprecedentedly accessible, empowering, and proud introduction to African American history for children. While your ancestors’ freedom was taken from them, their spirit was not; This book celebrates their accomplishments, acknowledges their sacrifices, and defines how they are remembered - and how their stories should be taught.
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Final Grade=A+
- De Crescent~Star en 04-23-22
De: Schele Williams
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Rocket Men
- The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon
- De: Craig Nelson
- Narrado por: Richard McGonagle
- Duración: 17 h y 6 m
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A richly detailed and dramatic account of one of the greatest achievements of humankind. At 9:32 A.M. on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 rocket launched in the presence of more than a million spectators who had gathered to witness a truly historic event. It carried Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Mike Collins to the last frontier of human imagination: the moon.
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TRULY OUTSTANDING
- De Jeff en 05-24-12
De: Craig Nelson
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The Slave Ship
- A Human History
- De: Marcus Rediker
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 13 h y 7 m
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For more than three centuries, slave ships carried millions of people from the coasts of Africa across the Atlantic to the New World. Much is known of the slave trade and the American plantation complex, but little of the ships that made it all possible. In The Slave Ship, award-winning historian Marcus Rediker draws on 30 years of research in maritime archives to create an unprecedented history of these vessels and the human drama acted out on their rolling decks.
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So much misery
- De Michael en 11-07-07
De: Marcus Rediker
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Olio Live
- De: Tyehimba Jess
- Narrado por: Piper Goodeve, Kayla White, Jaylene Clark Owens, y otros
- Duración: 1 h y 18 m
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In Olio Live - a very special one-night performance recorded live at the Minetta Lane Theater in February 2019 - poet Tyehimba Jess introduces listeners to his 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning collection, Olio. A stellar cast of actors, accompanied by pianist Jeremy Gill, performs a selection of poems from the collection, all of which reinterpret the lived experience of real historical figures.
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BEAUTIFUL
- De Jackie GREEN en 06-09-19
De: Tyehimba Jess
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American Slavery, American Freedom
- De: Edmund S. Morgan
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 14 h y 19 m
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"If it is possible to understand the American paradox, the marriage of slavery and freedom, Virginia is surely the place to begin," writes Edmund S. Morgan in American Slavery, American Freedom, a study of the tragic contradiction at the core of America. Morgan finds the key to this central paradox in the people and politics of the state that was both the birthplace of the revolution and the largest slaveholding state in the country.
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Explaining the great American contradiction
- De Roger en 09-16-14
De: Edmund S. Morgan
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Capitalism and Slavery
- Third Edition
- De: Eric Williams
- Narrado por: Bill Andrew Quinn
- Duración: 9 h
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Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fortunes that established banks and heavy industry in Europe and expanded the reach of capitalism worldwide. Eric Williams advanced these powerful ideas in Capitalism and Slavery, published in 1944. Years ahead of its time, his profound critique became the foundation for studies of imperialism and economic development.
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Excellent Historical Reading for the Caribbean
- De Trinirastawoman en 06-01-22
De: Eric Williams
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Up from Slavery
- De: Booker T. Washington
- Narrado por: Noah Waterman
- Duración: 6 h y 8 m
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Booker T. Washington fought his way out of slavery to become an educator, statesman, political shaper, and proponent of the "do-it-yourself" idea. In his autobiography, he describes his early life as a slave on a Virginia plantation, his steady rise during the Civil War, his struggle for education, his schooling at the Hampton Institute, and his years as founder and president of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, which was devoted to helping minorities learn useful, marketable skills.
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The Best Self-Help Book You'll Ever Need
- De Gillian en 02-10-17
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Call Us What We Carry
- Poems
- De: Amanda Gorman
- Narrado por: Amanda Gorman
- Duración: 3 h y 32 m
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Formerly titled The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, the luminous poetry collection by number one New York Times best-selling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman captures a shipwrecked moment in time and transforms it into a lyric of hope and healing. In Call Us What We Carry, Gorman explores history, language, identity, and erasure through an imaginative and intimate collage.
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STUNNING!
- De Ciara Jones en 01-02-22
De: Amanda Gorman
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Be Free or Die
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- Bill Riley
- 09-01-21
An Incredible story
Rich with detail and historic context context this excellent biography is not to be missed.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-08-24
Nicely written
There aren’t many black heros written about. Thank you for sharing this information about Robert Smalls!
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- B. Hannon
- 02-28-20
Extremely well done!
This book not only does an excellent job of recounting Robert Smalls extraordinary life, pursuit of freedom and contributions to this country, it also gives the reader a feel for the complex climate of the times by examining the political policies and players involved that lead to and followed the failed rebellious coup of the Confederacy.
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- Rj
- 11-03-22
Thank you for this history!
In telling Smalls' story, Cate Lineberry has dignified African-Americans with their God-given right to life, liberty and property!
I have come to know a compassionate and kind people, the Gullah and their culture. As an avid reader of history, I have thoroughly enjoyed the historical role of South Carolina's Charleston, Beaufort & the Sea Isalnds. What a treassure trove of historical gems!
But a pity, the whites could not rise to the gracious perspective, generous spirit and neighborly love exemplified by Robert Smalls with what the Scriptures taught.
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- Evan
- 02-19-18
Great Book about a Great man
I live in Beaufort so I'm partial to stories about our history. And no man of Beaufort was as great of a mam as the Honorable Robert Smalls. This book should be adapted into a screenplay and made into a movie.
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- Johnathan Rainey
- 02-18-23
History!!
Not sure if this is crazy or sad; we didn’t learn about this in school growing up!
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- Lee R Jones
- 06-09-23
Great Listen
Great to read about an unsung hero. I do t understand why a big production movie has not been made about him yet.
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- Vince
- 02-26-19
very good book
outstanding take on history about a person who lived the true meaning of free man and dedication to service of his country
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- jdb1971
- 05-11-21
A Story That Needs To Be Heard...
I searched this out after hearing a podcast that summed up Smalls' life in 20 minutes (and wanting more). This is genuinely an American Story that deserves to be heard, and needs to be told...
While listening, I was at first put off a bit by the narrators' "imitations" of historic characters' quotations - I felt it was distracting and a bit hokey at first... the more I listened, the more I realized that the way this is executed is actually the best possible way to handle the numerous quotes.
This mans' story should absolutely be conveyed in the medium of film. What an epic life Smalls led, and what an impact he had.
I genuinely enjoyed learning about this inspiring man and the lives that intertwined with him. An awesome book, and well read. So grateful to Cate Lineberry for telling this tale, and illuminating me.
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- Damon
- 06-20-22
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powerful mostly unheard of history. narrator made it easy listen as well thank you
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