Hero of Two Worlds
The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
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From the best-selling author of The Storm Before the Storm and host of the Revolutions podcast comes the thrilling story of the Marquis de Lafayette’s lifelong quest to defend the principles of liberty and equality.
Few in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette. Over 50 incredible years at the heart of the Age of Revolution, he fought courageously on both sides of the Atlantic. He was a soldier, statesman, idealist, philanthropist, and abolitionist.
As a teenager, Lafayette ran away from France to join the American Revolution. Returning home a national hero, he helped launch the French Revolution, eventually spending five years locked in dungeon prisons. After his release, Lafayette sparred with Napoleon, joined an underground conspiracy to overthrow King Louis XVIII, and became an international symbol of liberty. Finally, as a revered elder statesman, he was instrumental in the overthrow of the Bourbon Dynasty in the Revolution of 1830.
From enthusiastic youth to world-weary old age, from the pinnacle of glory to the depths of despair, Lafayette never stopped fighting for the rights of all mankind. His remarkable life is the story of where we come from and an inspiration to defend the ideals he held dear.
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- De Kyle P. Dalton en 03-24-22
De: Edward Shawcross
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The Patriots
- Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the Making of America
- De: Winston Groom
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 10 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 116
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In this masterful narrative, Winston Groom brings his signature storytelling panache to the tale of our nation's most fascinating founding fathers - Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams - painting a vivid picture of the improbable events, bold ideas, and extraordinary characters who created the United States of America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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For newbies or history buffs
- De SBR72 en 06-06-21
De: Winston Groom
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James Monroe
- A Life
- De: Tim McGrath
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 28 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 363
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 312
The extraordinary life of James Monroe: Soldier, senator, diplomat, and the last Founding Father to hold the presidency, a man who helped transform 13 colonies into a vibrant and mighty republic.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Large and inconsistent, much like Monroe himself.
- De Kindle Customer en 01-31-21
De: Tim McGrath
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For Liberty and Glory
- Washington, Lafayette, and Their Revolutions
- De: James R. Gaines
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 21 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 75
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 47
On April 18, 1775, a riot over the price of flour broke out in the French city of Dijon. That night, across the Atlantic, Paul Revere mounted the fastest horse he could find and kicked it into a gallop. So began what have been called the "sister revolutions" of France and America. In a single, thrilling narrative, this audiobook tells the story of those revolutions and shows just how deeply intertwined they actually were.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent presentation
- De Hal en 08-20-12
De: James R. Gaines
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The Greek Revolution
- 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe
- De: Mark Mazower
- Narrado por: John Lee, Mark Mazower
- Duración: 20 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 84
As Mark Mazower shows us in his enthralling and definitive new account, myths about the Greek War of Independence outpaced the facts from the very beginning, and for good reason. This was an unlikely cause, against long odds, a disorganized collection of Greek patriots up against what was still one of the most storied empires in the world, the Ottomans. The revolutionaries needed all the help they could get.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent, had it not been for the narrator
- De Jean N en 05-15-22
De: Mark Mazower
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Thomas Paine and the Clarion Call for American Independence
- De: Harlow Giles Unger
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 9 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 45
From New York Times best-selling author and Founding Fathers' biographer Harlow Giles Unger comes the astonishing biography of the man whose pen set America ablaze, inspiring its revolution, and whose ideas about reason and religion continue to try men's souls.
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5 out of 5 stars
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well written and researched
- De K D en 09-29-19
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The Virginia Dynasty
- Four Presidents and the Creation of the American Nation
- De: Lynne Cheney
- Narrado por: Nan McNamara
- Duración: 10 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 55
A vivid account of leadership focusing on the first four Virginia presidents - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe - from the best-selling historian and author of James Madison.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Captivating
- De Jean en 11-19-20
De: Lynne Cheney
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George Washington
- The Political Rise of America's Founding Father
- De: David O. Stewart
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 18 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 35
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 29
Washington's rise constitutes one of the greatest self-reinventions in history. In his mid-20s, this third son of a modest Virginia planter had ruined his own military career thanks to an outrageous ego. But by his mid-40s, that headstrong, unwise young man had evolved into an unassailable leader chosen as the commander in chief of the fledgling Continental Army. By his mid-50s, he was unanimously elected the nation's first president. How did Washington emerge from the wilderness to become the central founder of the United States of America?
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5 out of 5 stars
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The man I never knew.
- De Paul en 05-18-22
De: David O. Stewart
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Our First Civil War
- Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution
- De: H. W. Brands
- Narrado por: Steve Hendrickson
- Duración: 16 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 197
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 174
What causes people to forsake their country and take arms against it? What prompts their neighbors, hardly distinguishable in station or success, to defend that country against the rebels? That is the question H. W. Brands answers in his powerful new history of the American Revolution.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not a fresh take on the Revolution
- De James en 01-05-22
De: H. W. Brands
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The Howe Dynasty
- The Untold Story of a Military Family and the Women Behind Britain's Wars for America
- De: Julie Flavell
- Narrado por: Polly Lee
- Duración: 17 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23
In December 1774, Benjamin Franklin met Caroline Howe, the sister of British General Sir William Howe and Richard Admiral Lord Howe, in a London drawing room for “half a dozen Games of Chess”. But as historian Julie Flavell reveals, these meetings were about much more than board games: They were cover for a last-ditch attempt to forestall the outbreak of the American War of Independence.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A very interesting, slightly partisan history
- De Anne Ruszkiewicz en 04-03-22
De: Julie Flavell
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You Never Forget Your First
- A Biography of George Washington
- De: Alexis Coe
- Narrado por: Brittany Pressley, Alexis Coe
- Duración: 6 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 580
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 500
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 497
Young George Washington was raised by a struggling single mother, demanded military promotions, caused an international incident, and never backed down - even when his dysentery got so bad he had to ride with a cushion on his saddle. But after he married Martha, everything changed. With irresistible style and warm humor, You Never Forget Your First combines rigorous research and lively storytelling that will have listeners - including those who thought presidential biographies were just for dads - inhaling every word.
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1 out of 5 stars
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You Never Forget Your Worst
- De Wm Cole en 02-27-20
De: Alexis Coe
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A History of France
- De: John Julius Norwich
- Narrado por: John Julius Norwich
- Duración: 15 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 392
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 348
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 346
John Julius Norwich - called a "true master of narrative history" by Simon Sebag Montefiore - returns with the book he has spent his distinguished career wanting to write, A History of France, a portrait of the past two centuries of the country he loves best. Beginning with Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul in the first century BC, this study of French history comprises a cast of legendary characters - Charlemagne, Louis XIV, Napoleon, Joan of Arc, and Marie Antionette, to name a few - as Norwich chronicles France's often violent, always fascinating history.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Kings and Wars
- De Awake Tex en 08-22-19
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In the Shadow of the Empress
- The Defiant Lives of Maria Theresa, Mother of Marie Antoinette, and Her Daughters
- De: Nancy Goldstone
- Narrado por: Emma Newman
- Duración: 23 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 141
The vibrant, sprawling saga of Empress Maria Theresa - one of the most renowned women rulers in history - and three of her extraordinary daughters, including Marie Antoinette, the doomed queen of France.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Awful narration!
- De Suanne Laqueur en 09-27-21
De: Nancy Goldstone
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Apostles of Revolution
- Jefferson, Paine, Monroe, and the Struggle Against the Old Order in America and Europe
- De: John Ferling
- Narrado por: Noah Michael Levine
- Duración: 18 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 26
Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine and James Monroe were in the vanguard of revolutionary ideas in the 18th century. As founding fathers, they risked their lives for American independence, but they also wanted more. Each wished for profound changes in the political and social fabric of pre-1776 America and hoped that the American Revolution would spark republican and egalitarian revolutions throughout Europe, sweeping away the old aristocratic order. Ultimately, each rejoiced at the opportunity to be a part of the French Revolution, a cause that became increasingly untenable as idealism gave way to the bloody terror.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A bit of a challenging listen but well worth it
- De J. Parks en 09-20-21
De: John Ferling
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A New World Begins
- The History of the French Revolution
- De: Jeremy D. Popkin
- Narrado por: Pete Cross, Jeremy D. Popkin
- Duración: 21 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 320
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 275
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 274
The principles of the French Revolution remain the only possible basis for a just society - even if, after more than 200 years, they are more contested than ever before. In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of the revolution that puts the listener in the thick of the debates and the violence that led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a new society.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narration
- De Kindle Customer en 04-26-22
De: Jeremy D. Popkin
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Marquis
- Lafayette Reconsidered
- De: Laura Auricchio
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 12 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 238
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 209
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 210
A major biography of the Marquis de Lafayette, French hero of the American Revolution, looks past the storybook general and selfless champion of righteous causes who, at the age of 19, volunteered to fight under George Washington, casting aside fortune and family (from one of France's oldest families; his ancestors served in the Crusades and alongside Joan of Arc) to advance the transcendent aims of liberty and justice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lafayette: A Hit Abroad! & A Miss at Home!
- De James en 03-05-15
De: Laura Auricchio
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The Storm Before the Storm
- The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
- De: Mike Duncan
- Narrado por: Mike Duncan
- Duración: 10 h y 13 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,978
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8,045
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,001
The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. After its founding in 509 BCE, the Romans refused to allow a single leader to seize control of the state and grab absolute power. The Roman commitment to cooperative government and peaceful transfers of power was unmatched in the history of the ancient world. But by the year 133 BCE, the republican system was unable to cope with the vast empire Rome now ruled.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, albeit a bit dry
- De Aria en 11-14-17
De: Mike Duncan
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Lafayette
- De: Harlow Giles Unger
- Narrado por: Matthew Boston
- Duración: 18 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 198
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 186
In this gripping biography, acclaimed author Harlow Giles Unger paints an intimate portrait of the heroic young French soldier who, at 19, renounced a life of luxury in Paris and Versailles to fight and bleed for liberty - at Brandywine, Valley Forge, and Yorktown. A major general in the Continental army, he quickly earned the love of his troops, his fellow commanders, and his commander in chief, George Washington, who called him his "adopted son".
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4 out of 5 stars
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WE GET IT! HE'S A "KNIGHT"
- De Anonymous User en 01-13-22
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Marquis
- Lafayette Reconsidered
- De: Laura Auricchio
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 12 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 238
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 209
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 210
A major biography of the Marquis de Lafayette, French hero of the American Revolution, looks past the storybook general and selfless champion of righteous causes who, at the age of 19, volunteered to fight under George Washington, casting aside fortune and family (from one of France's oldest families; his ancestors served in the Crusades and alongside Joan of Arc) to advance the transcendent aims of liberty and justice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lafayette: A Hit Abroad! & A Miss at Home!
- De James en 03-05-15
De: Laura Auricchio
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The End Is Always Near
- Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
- De: Dan Carlin
- Narrado por: Dan Carlin
- Duración: 7 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10,343
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 9,101
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9,048
In The End Is Always Near, Dan Carlin looks at questions and historical events that force us to consider what sounds like fantasy; that we might suffer the same fate that all previous eras did. Will our world ever become a ruin for future archaeologists to dig up and explore? The questions themselves are both philosophical and like something out of The Twilight Zone.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hardcore Histories Greatest Hits
- De Steven Glover en 10-31-19
De: Dan Carlin
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Revolutionary Brothers
- Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Friendship That Helped Forge Two Nations
- De: Tom Chaffin
- Narrado por: Rick Adamson
- Duración: 17 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 24
Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette shared a singularly extraordinary friendship, one involved in the making of two revolutions - and two nations. Jefferson first met Lafayette in 1781, when the young French-born general was dispatched to Virginia to assist Jefferson, then the state’s governor, in fighting off the British. The charismatic Lafayette, hungry for glory, could not have seemed more different from Jefferson, the reserved statesman.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story!
- De B Lawrence en 07-11-20
De: Tom Chaffin
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Lafayette and the American Revolution
- De: Russell Freedman
- Narrado por: Luis Moreno
- Duración: 2 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 61
When the Marquis de Lafayette ran off to join the American Revolution against the explicit orders of the king of France, he was a strong-willed 19-year-old who had never set foot on a battlefield. Although the U.S. Congress granted him an honorary commission only out of respect for his title and wealth, Lafayette quickly earned the respect of his fellow officers with his bravery, devotion to the cause of liberty, and incredible drive. Playing a pivotal role in the Revolution, he led his men to victory at Yorktown.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Interesting
- De Dawn Bunger en 08-19-20
De: Russell Freedman
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The Storm Before the Storm
- The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
- De: Mike Duncan
- Narrado por: Mike Duncan
- Duración: 10 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,978
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8,045
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,001
The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. After its founding in 509 BCE, the Romans refused to allow a single leader to seize control of the state and grab absolute power. The Roman commitment to cooperative government and peaceful transfers of power was unmatched in the history of the ancient world. But by the year 133 BCE, the republican system was unable to cope with the vast empire Rome now ruled.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, albeit a bit dry
- De Aria en 11-14-17
De: Mike Duncan
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Lafayette
- De: Harlow Giles Unger
- Narrado por: Matthew Boston
- Duración: 18 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 198
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 186
In this gripping biography, acclaimed author Harlow Giles Unger paints an intimate portrait of the heroic young French soldier who, at 19, renounced a life of luxury in Paris and Versailles to fight and bleed for liberty - at Brandywine, Valley Forge, and Yorktown. A major general in the Continental army, he quickly earned the love of his troops, his fellow commanders, and his commander in chief, George Washington, who called him his "adopted son".
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4 out of 5 stars
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WE GET IT! HE'S A "KNIGHT"
- De Anonymous User en 01-13-22
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Marquis
- Lafayette Reconsidered
- De: Laura Auricchio
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 12 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 238
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 209
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 210
A major biography of the Marquis de Lafayette, French hero of the American Revolution, looks past the storybook general and selfless champion of righteous causes who, at the age of 19, volunteered to fight under George Washington, casting aside fortune and family (from one of France's oldest families; his ancestors served in the Crusades and alongside Joan of Arc) to advance the transcendent aims of liberty and justice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lafayette: A Hit Abroad! & A Miss at Home!
- De James en 03-05-15
De: Laura Auricchio
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The End Is Always Near
- Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
- De: Dan Carlin
- Narrado por: Dan Carlin
- Duración: 7 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10,343
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 9,101
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9,048
In The End Is Always Near, Dan Carlin looks at questions and historical events that force us to consider what sounds like fantasy; that we might suffer the same fate that all previous eras did. Will our world ever become a ruin for future archaeologists to dig up and explore? The questions themselves are both philosophical and like something out of The Twilight Zone.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hardcore Histories Greatest Hits
- De Steven Glover en 10-31-19
De: Dan Carlin
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Revolutionary Brothers
- Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Friendship That Helped Forge Two Nations
- De: Tom Chaffin
- Narrado por: Rick Adamson
- Duración: 17 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 24
Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette shared a singularly extraordinary friendship, one involved in the making of two revolutions - and two nations. Jefferson first met Lafayette in 1781, when the young French-born general was dispatched to Virginia to assist Jefferson, then the state’s governor, in fighting off the British. The charismatic Lafayette, hungry for glory, could not have seemed more different from Jefferson, the reserved statesman.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story!
- De B Lawrence en 07-11-20
De: Tom Chaffin
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Lafayette and the American Revolution
- De: Russell Freedman
- Narrado por: Luis Moreno
- Duración: 2 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 61
When the Marquis de Lafayette ran off to join the American Revolution against the explicit orders of the king of France, he was a strong-willed 19-year-old who had never set foot on a battlefield. Although the U.S. Congress granted him an honorary commission only out of respect for his title and wealth, Lafayette quickly earned the respect of his fellow officers with his bravery, devotion to the cause of liberty, and incredible drive. Playing a pivotal role in the Revolution, he led his men to victory at Yorktown.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Interesting
- De Dawn Bunger en 08-19-20
De: Russell Freedman
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Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
- De: Sarah Vowell
- Narrado por: Sarah Vowell, John Slattery, Nick Offerman, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,647
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,282
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,263
From the best-selling author of Assassination Vacation and Unfamiliar Fishes, a humorous account of the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette - the one Frenchman we could all agree on - and an insightful portrait of a nation's idealism and its reality. Lafayette in the Somewhat United States is a humorous and insightful portrait of the famed Frenchman, the impact he had on our young country, and his ongoing relationship with instrumental Americans of the time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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You likely haven't heard it this way...
- De William L. Scott III en 06-04-16
De: Sarah Vowell
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Twelve Who Ruled
- The Year of the Terror in the French Revolution
- De: R. R. Palmer, Isser Woloch - foreword
- Narrado por: David Stifel
- Duración: 17 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 81
The Reign of Terror continues to fascinate scholars as one of the bloodiest periods in French history, when the Committee of Public Safety strove to defend the first Republic from its many enemies, creating a climate of fear and suspicion in revolutionary France. R. R. Palmer's fascinating narrative follows the Committee's deputies individually and collectively, recounting and assessing their tumultuous struggles in Paris and their repressive missions in the provinces.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Warning
- De Josh Rowe en 03-20-21
De: R. R. Palmer, y otros
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Indigenous Continent
- The Epic Contest for North America
- De: Pekka Hamalainen
- Narrado por: Kaipo Schwab
- Duración: 18 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 137
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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In Indigenous Continent, acclaimed historian Pekka Hämäläinen presents a sweeping counternarrative that shatters the most basic assumptions about American history. Shifting our perspective away from Jamestown, Plymouth Rock, the Revolution, and other well-trodden episodes on the conventional timeline, he depicts a sovereign world of Native nations whose members, far from helpless victims of colonial violence, dominated the continent for centuries after the first European arrivals.
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4 out of 5 stars
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indigenous Continent
- De katherine en 07-09-23
De: Pekka Hamalainen
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The French Revolution
- From Enlightenment to Tyranny
- De: Ian Davidson
- Narrado por: Clive Chafer
- Duración: 11 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 895
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 772
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 773
The French Revolution casts a long shadow, one that reaches into our own time and influences our debates on freedom, equality, and authority. Yet it remains an elusive, perplexing historical event. Its significance morphs according to the sympathies of the viewer, who may see it as a series of gory tableaux, a regrettable slide into uncontrolled anarchy - or a radical reshaping of the political landscape. In this riveting new book, Ian Davidson provides a fresh look at this vital moment in European history. He reveals how it was an immensely complicated and multifaceted revolution....
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3 out of 5 stars
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superficial; trite
- De David Hart en 04-25-19
De: Ian Davidson
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An African History of Africa
- From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
- De: Zeinab Badawi
- Narrado por: Zeinab Badawi
- Duración: 15 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 33
For too long, Africa’s history has been dominated by western narratives of slavery and colonialism, or simply ignored. Now, Zeinab Badawi sets the record straight. In this fascinating book, Badawi guides us through Africa’s spectacular history—from the very origins of our species, through ancient civilizations and medieval empires with remarkable queens and kings, to the miseries of conquest and the elation of independence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Strap in. One of my toughest listens yet.
- De Kindle Customer en 01-31-25
De: Zeinab Badawi
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The Thirty Years War
- Europe's Tragedy
- De: Peter H. Wilson
- Narrado por: Matthew Waterson
- Duración: 33 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 165
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 138
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 138
The Thirty Years War devastated seventeenth-century Europe, killing nearly a quarter of all Germans and laying waste to towns and countryside alike. Peter Wilson offers the first new history in a generation of a horrifying conflict that transformed the map of the modern world.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Less caffeine, narrator
- De Jeff Joyner en 02-12-24
De: Peter H. Wilson
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The Verge
- Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years That Shook the World
- De: Patrick Wyman
- Narrado por: Patrick Wyman
- Duración: 11 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,116
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 941
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 938
In the best-selling tradition of The Swerve and A Distant Mirror, The Verge tells the story of a period that marked a decisive turning point for both European and world history. Here, author Patrick Wyman examines two complementary and contradictory sides of the same historical coin: the world-altering implications of the developments of printed mass media, extreme taxation, exploitative globalization, humanistic learning, gunpowder warfare, and mass religious conflict in the long term, and their intensely disruptive consequences in the short-term.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Like the Podcast but Better.
- De Michael S. Labrow en 07-21-21
De: Patrick Wyman
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
- De: Alison Weir
- Narrado por: Simon Prebble
- Duración: 22 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,046
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,717
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,696
This acclaimed best seller from popular historian Alison Weir is a fascinating look at the Tudor family dynasty and its most infamous ruler. The Six Wives of Henry VIII brings to life England’s oft-married monarch and the six wildly different but equally fascinating women who married him. Gripping from the first sentence to the last and loaded with fascinating details, Weir’s rich history is a perfect blend of scholarship and entertainment.
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Overview AND Sordid Details
- De Troy en 10-29-13
De: Alison Weir
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Washington's End
- The Final Years and Forgotten Struggle
- De: Jonathan Horn
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 8 h y 14 m
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Washington’s End begins where most biographies of George Washington leave off, with the first president exiting office after eight years and entering what would become the most bewildering stage of his life. Embittered by partisan criticism and eager to return to his farm, Washington assumed a role for which there was no precedent at a time when the kings across the ocean yielded their crowns only upon losing their heads. In a different sense, Washington would lose his head, too.
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INTRIGUING SNAPSHOT
- De JPALJ en 02-23-20
De: Jonathan Horn
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Jefferson
- Architect of American Liberty
- De: John B. Boles
- Narrado por: Michael Johnson
- Duración: 24 h y 11 m
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From an eminent scholar of the American South, the first full-scale biography of Thomas Jefferson since 1970. Not since Merrill Peterson's Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation has a scholar attempted to write a comprehensive biography of the most complex Founding Father. In Jefferson, John B. Boles plumbs every facet of Thomas Jefferson's life, all while situating him amid the sweeping upheaval of his times. We meet Jefferson the politician and political thinker - as well as Jefferson the architect, scientist, bibliophile, paleontologist, musician, and gourmet.
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Makes Jefferson Human
- De MichaelBuffalo en 06-23-20
De: John B. Boles
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A New World Begins
- The History of the French Revolution
- De: Jeremy D. Popkin
- Narrado por: Pete Cross, Jeremy D. Popkin
- Duración: 21 h y 54 m
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The principles of the French Revolution remain the only possible basis for a just society - even if, after more than 200 years, they are more contested than ever before. In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of the revolution that puts the listener in the thick of the debates and the violence that led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a new society.
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Narration
- De Kindle Customer en 04-26-22
De: Jeremy D. Popkin
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The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
- De: Stacy Schiff
- Narrado por: Jason Culp
- Duración: 14 h y 14 m
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Thomas Jefferson asserted that if there was any leader of the Revolution, “Samuel Adams was the man.” With high-minded ideals and bare-knuckle tactics, Adams led what could be called the greatest campaign of civil resistance in American history. Stacy Schiff returns Adams to his seat of glory, introducing us to the shrewd and eloquent man who supplied the moral backbone of the American Revolution, bringing her masterful skills to Adams’s improbable life, illuminating his transformation from aimless son of a well-off family to tireless, beguiling radical who mobilized the colonies.
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The revolutionary
- De Charles en 11-02-22
De: Stacy Schiff
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- Caitlin Durkin
- 09-03-21
Fantastic
Mike Duncan tells an amazing story about one of the most important people in American and French history. The story is well written and keep you listening. Amazingly, it isn't romanticized. It shows that Lafayette's life and choices were not all prefect by modern standards. But his character is extremely strong and regrets difficult choices he would rather have not made. Highly recommend.
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- Tyler Bradshaw
- 09-01-21
A very full biography
The research was well done and worth the time needed to putt the book together
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- TJ Schreiber
- 09-08-21
Worth the wait
I have been waiting this book for some years now. It was worth the wait. I feel it is a good balance of praising and Taking in account the flaws of a man who did a lot in his life and was parting of a movement that change the world.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-04-21
Amazing
I’m I big fan of Mike Duncan and this book did not disappoint. It brought me to tears a few times, absolutely loved it
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- 09-14-21
Love you Mike
Great researcher, excellent narration and I just trust Mike to keep me historically informed. Viva Lafayette
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- Anonymous User
- 09-17-21
Mike still rockes
if you are fund of Mike Duncan or any history podcast this is a must
for me it was nice way to tie up American, French and revolution of 1930. Also, looking from one persons eyes goves new perspective
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- WeltzZ
- 09-17-21
Mike Duncan at his Best
Mike Duncan is a treasure. His production of the Revolutions podcast introduced many characters that bounced around from place to place in the 18th and 19th century revolutions, but none were so prolific and steadfast as Lafayette. Even without being a fan of the podcast, the book grips you with Lafayette's towering life-story. He is truly a storybook hero in reality, shown here in both his greatest triumphs and lowest defeats. Lafayette has always been one of my favorite historical figures, but Duncan brings him to life like nothing I've ever seen.
I hope we get an HBO series.
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- Ian V
- 09-27-21
A wonderful tale
Mike Duncan really illuminates the fantastical life and history of Lafayette. A wonderful answer to any who have ever asked "whatever happened to that young French guy from the beginning of US History 1?"
Even having listened to Mike's far more in depth and long journey through the French revolution I learned many things I did not know about the General's involvement, worth a read/listen even if you already have the basic outline of the man's life.
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- Eric L
- 11-17-21
His like may never pass this way again...
We sorely lack politicians with the ideological fortitude and genuine willingness to fight for the liberty of others. Yet the Marquee thought nothing of it and did it in a land far from his home for a group of admitted underdogs, in the face of the greatest military machine the world had seen up to that point in history. Lafayette is now one of my favorite among the figures of our revolution, and I hope others might hear his story and realize how fleeting democracy can be.
Thanks Mr. Duncan, for another prescient book in these troubled times.
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- Adam Brandon
- 12-02-21
A fantastic history
I started listening to Duncan’s podcasts and am a fan, but this book is his best work yet. I learned about Lafayette, but also so much about the times he lived. I did not expect to get such a deep understanding of the French Revolution, and the effects the American Revolution had in Europe.
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