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The Darkest Year
- The American Home Front, 1941-1942
- By: William K. Klingaman
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
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The Darkest Year focuses on Americans’ state of mind not only through what they said, but in the day-to-day details of their behavior. William K. Klingaman blends these psychological effects with the changes the war wrought in American society and culture....
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Unflinching recount of the US home front.
- By Marc R Luce on 08-22-21
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The Darkest Year
- The American Home Front, 1941-1942
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 02-19-19
- Language: English
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The Darkest Year focuses on Americans’ state of mind not only through what they said, but in the day-to-day details of their behavior. William K. Klingaman blends these psychological effects with the changes the war wrought in American society and culture....
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Isolationism
- A History of America's Efforts to Shield Itself from the World
- By: Charles A. Kupchan
- Narrated by: Adam Barr
- Length: 20 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Isolationism is making a comeback as Americans tire of foreign entanglement. In this definitive and magisterial analysis, Charles Kupchan explores the enduring connection between the isolationist impulse and the American experience....
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Isolationism
- A History of America's Efforts to Shield Itself from the World
- Narrated by: Adam Barr
- Length: 20 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 03-30-21
- Language: English
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Isolationism is making a comeback as Americans tire of foreign entanglement. In this definitive and magisterial analysis, Charles Kupchan explores the enduring connection between the isolationist impulse and the American experience....
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The Age of Reform
- By: Richard Hofstadter
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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This work is a landmark in American political thought. Preeminent Richard Hofstadter examines the passion for progress and reform that colored the entire period from 1890 to 1940 with startling and stimulating results....
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Still timely after all these years
- By Jonah on 04-11-24
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The Age of Reform
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 10-30-18
- Language: English
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This work is a landmark in American political thought. Preeminent Richard Hofstadter examines the passion for progress and reform that colored the entire period from 1890 to 1940 with startling and stimulating results....
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The Assistant President: South Carolina's James F. Byrnes
- By: Jeffrey K. Smith
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
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Few people outside of South Carolina are familiar with the name of, much less the role, James F. Byrnes played in shaping 20th century America. He ...
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The Assistant President: South Carolina's James F. Byrnes
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 01-19-24
- Language: English
- Few people outside of South Carolina are familiar with the name of, much less the role, James F. Byrnes played in shaping 20th century America. He ...
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How the Best Did It
- Leadership Lessons from Our Top Presidents
- By: Talmage Boston, John Avlon - foreword
- Narrated by: Talmage Boston
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
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How the Best Did It is an accessible and insightful explanation of how the most important leadership traits from America's eight greatest presidents can be implemented by today's leaders.
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Captivating book with one liberal mistake
- By Charles on 08-01-24
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How the Best Did It
- Leadership Lessons from Our Top Presidents
- Narrated by: Talmage Boston
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 06-25-24
- Language: English
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How the Best Did It is an accessible and insightful explanation of how the most important leadership traits from America's eight greatest presidents can be implemented by today's leaders.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
- A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Christopher Boozell
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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One of America’s most influential presidents was a man who could not walk. The polio that struck Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he was a future political star did not diminish him. Instead, against all expectations, it was the agent that forged his destiny....
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
- A Life from Beginning to End
- Narrated by: Christopher Boozell
- Series: Biographies of US Presidents
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Release date: 05-15-18
- Language: English
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One of America’s most influential presidents was a man who could not walk. The polio that struck Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he was a future political star did not diminish him. Instead, against all expectations, it was the agent that forged his destiny....
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Catching the Wind
- Edward Kennedy and the Liberal Hour, 1932-1975
- By: Neal Gabler
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 31 hrs and 54 mins
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Catching the Wind is the first volume of Neal Gabler’s magisterial two-volume biography of Edward Kennedy. It is at once a human drama, a history of American politics in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and a study of political morality....
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Amazing
- By Pianoman on 01-12-21
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Catching the Wind
- Edward Kennedy and the Liberal Hour, 1932-1975
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 31 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 10-27-20
- Language: English
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Catching the Wind is the first volume of Neal Gabler’s magisterial two-volume biography of Edward Kennedy. It is at once a human drama, a history of American politics in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and a study of political morality....
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The New Deal
- A Modern History
- By: Michael Hiltzik
- Narrated by: Traber Burns
- Length: 19 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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As America struggles with an economic debacle akin to the Great Depression, nothing could be timelier than an authoritative account of the New Deal....
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Another Excellent New Deal History
- By R.S. on 12-19-11
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The New Deal
- A Modern History
- Narrated by: Traber Burns
- Length: 19 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 09-30-11
- Language: English
- As America struggles with an economic debacle akin to the Great Depression, nothing could be timelier than an authoritative account of the New Deal....
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JFK's Last Hundred Days
- The Transformation of a Man and the Emergence of a Great President
- By: Thurston Clarke
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 14 hrs and 48 mins
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A revelatory, minute-by-minute account of JFK’s final days that asks what might have been. Fifty years after his assassination, President John F. Kennedy’s legend endures. Noted author and historian Thurston Clarke reexamines the last months of the president’s life....
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In Depth and Beautifully Written
- By grace on 06-03-23
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JFK's Last Hundred Days
- The Transformation of a Man and the Emergence of a Great President
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 14 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 07-16-13
- Language: English
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A revelatory, minute-by-minute account of JFK’s final days that asks what might have been. Fifty years after his assassination, President John F. Kennedy’s legend endures. Noted author and historian Thurston Clarke reexamines the last months of the president’s life....
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The Progressive Era
- By: Murray N. Rothbard
- Narrated by: Graham Wright
- Length: 24 hrs and 10 mins
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Rothbard's posthumous masterpiece is the definitive book on the Progressives. It will soon be the must read study of this dreadful time in our past (from the foreword by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano)....
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Details... Oh my God, the details
- By Russell Herbst on 05-25-18
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The Progressive Era
- Narrated by: Graham Wright
- Length: 24 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 02-21-18
- Language: English
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Rothbard's posthumous masterpiece is the definitive book on the Progressives. It will soon be the must read study of this dreadful time in our past (from the foreword by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano)....
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Six People Who Built America
- By: Jeremi Suri
- Narrated by: Jeremi Suri
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
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The years between the Civil War and the Second World War marked the emergence of the United States as the wealthiest and strongest nation in the world. A diverse group of citizens made key decisions to transform the country....
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Six People Who Built America
- Narrated by: Jeremi Suri
- Series: One Day University
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Release date: 06-22-21
- Language: English
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The years between the Civil War and the Second World War marked the emergence of the United States as the wealthiest and strongest nation in the world. A diverse group of citizens made key decisions to transform the country....
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Presidential Leadership in Political Time
- Reprise and Reappraisal, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
- By: Stephen Skowronek
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Presidential Leadership in Political Time has greatly expanded our understanding of and debates over the politics of leadership....
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A fried rice of political commentary
- By Amazon Customer on 09-14-20
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Presidential Leadership in Political Time
- Reprise and Reappraisal, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 03-24-20
- Language: English
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Presidential Leadership in Political Time has greatly expanded our understanding of and debates over the politics of leadership....
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Making History
- The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past
- By: Richard Cohen
- Narrated by: Richard Cohen
- Length: 26 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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A “supremely entertaining” (The New Yorker) exploration of who gets to record the world’s history—from Julius Caesar to William Shakespeare to Ken Burns—and how their biases influence our understanding about the past....
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Missing 20 pages from book
- By Rick, Austin on 04-23-22
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Making History
- The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past
- Narrated by: Richard Cohen
- Length: 26 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 04-19-22
- Language: English
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A “supremely entertaining” (The New Yorker) exploration of who gets to record the world’s history—from Julius Caesar to William Shakespeare to Ken Burns—and how their biases influence our understanding about the past....
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When Everything Changed
- The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present
- By: Gail Collins
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 15 hrs
- Unabridged
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An enthralling blend of oral history and Gail Collins' keen research, this definitive look at 50 years of feminist progress shimmers with amusing, down-to-earth liberal tone....
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The book I have been waiting for!
- By A Teacher on 09-10-10
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When Everything Changed
- The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 15 hrs
- Release date: 01-15-10
- Language: English
- An enthralling blend of oral history and Gail Collins' keen research, this definitive look at 50 years of feminist progress shimmers with amusing, down-to-earth liberal tone....
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American Passage
- The History of Ellis Island
- By: Vincent Cannato
- Narrated by: Jonathan Hogan
- Length: 20 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Professor Vincent J. Cannato delivers a definitive history of America's landmark port of entry....
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Careful and nuanced
- By Roger on 02-22-10
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American Passage
- The History of Ellis Island
- Narrated by: Jonathan Hogan
- Length: 20 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 10-06-09
- Language: English
- Professor Vincent J. Cannato delivers a definitive history of America's landmark port of entry....
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The Georgetown Set
- Friends and Rivals in Cold War Washington
- By: Gregg Herken
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 17 hrs and 2 mins
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This fascinating, behind-the-scenes history of postwar Washington is a rich and colorful portrait of the close-knit group of journalists, spies, and government officials who waged the Cold War over cocktails....
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Government by Invitation
- By Richard on 12-01-15
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The Georgetown Set
- Friends and Rivals in Cold War Washington
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 17 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 10-28-14
- Language: English
- This fascinating, behind-the-scenes history of postwar Washington is a rich and colorful portrait of the close-knit group of journalists, spies, and government officials who waged the Cold War over cocktails....
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The Fabulous 40's
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Release date: 07-02-08
- Language: English
- FDR was in the White House and the new teen idol was Frank Sinatra. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and America was in the war....
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Nazis of Copley Square
- The Forgotten Story of the Christian Front
- By: Charles R. Gallagher
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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In Nazis of Copley Square, Charles Gallagher provides a crucial missing chapter in the history of the American far right....
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Overall pretty good, but some glaring flaws
- By Lmaris on 09-19-23
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Nazis of Copley Square
- The Forgotten Story of the Christian Front
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 04-11-23
- Language: English
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In Nazis of Copley Square, Charles Gallagher provides a crucial missing chapter in the history of the American far right....
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Don't Know Much About History, Anniversary Edition
- Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned
- By: Kenneth C. Davis
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey, Kenneth C. Davis, Zach McLarty, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Abridged
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First published two decades ago, when the “closing of the American mind” was in the headlines, Don’t Know Much About History proved Americans don’t hate history....
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Disappointed
- By Yeny De Varona on 07-02-20
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Don't Know Much About History, Anniversary Edition
- Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey, Kenneth C. Davis, Zach McLarty, Cassandra Campbell
- Series: Don't Know Much [abridged], Book 2
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 06-21-11
- Language: English
- First published two decades ago, when the “closing of the American mind” was in the headlines, Don’t Know Much About History proved Americans don’t hate history....
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The Memoirs of Harry S. Truman
- A Reader's Edition
- By: Unknown
- Narrated by: Ellery Truesdell
- Length: 30 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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This new Reader’s Edition of Harry Truman’s memoirs corrects some important problems that made the prior two volumes difficult to enjoy. This new edition offers the thrill of hearing the authentic Harry S. Truman, probably the most important president of the last 75 years....
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The Memoirs of Harry S. Truman
- A Reader's Edition
- Narrated by: Ellery Truesdell
- Length: 30 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 03-17-22
- Language: English
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This new Reader’s Edition of Harry Truman’s memoirs corrects some important problems that made the prior two volumes difficult to enjoy. This new edition offers the thrill of hearing the authentic Harry S. Truman, probably the most important president of the last 75 years....
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