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A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear

The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears)

par Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling ...

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9 heure 52 min

"Simultaneously hilarious, poignant, and deeply unsettling." ―The New RepublicA tiny American town's plans for radical self-government overlooked one hairy detail: no one told the bears.Once upon a time, a group of libertarians got together and hatched the Free Town Project, a plan to take over an American town and completely eliminate its government. In 2004, they set their sights on Grafton, NH, ... En savoir plus

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"Simultaneously hilarious, poignant, and deeply unsettling." ―The New RepublicA tiny American town's plans for radical self-government overlooked one hairy detail: no one told the bears.Once upon a time, a group of libertarians got together and hatched the Free Town Project, a plan to take over an American town and completely eliminate its government. In 2004, they set their sights on Grafton, NH,
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Tractor Wars

John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the Birth of Modern Agriculture

par Neil Dahlstrom ...

Lu par Brian Holsopple ...

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7 heure 50 min

Discover the untold story of the “tractor wars,” the twenty-year period that introduced power farming—the most fundamental change in world agriculture in hundreds of years.Before John Deere, Ford, and International Harvester became icons of American business, they were competitors in a forgotten battle for the farm. From 1908-1928, against the backdrop of a world war and economic depression, these ... En savoir plus

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Discover the untold story of the “tractor wars,” the twenty-year period that introduced power farming—the most fundamental change in world agriculture in hundreds of years.Before John Deere, Ford, and International Harvester became icons of American business, they were competitors in a forgotten battle for the farm. From 1908-1928, against the backdrop of a world war and economic depression, these
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Chaos

Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties

par Tom O'Neill ...

Lu par Kevin Stillwell ...

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16 heure 15 min

A journalist's twenty-year fascination with the Manson murders leads to shocking new revelations about the FBI's involvement in this riveting reassessment of an infamous case in American history.Over two grim nights in Los Angeles, the young followers of Charles Manson murdered seven people, including the actress Sharon Tate, then eight months pregnant. With no mercy and seemingly no motive, the ... En savoir plus

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A journalist's twenty-year fascination with the Manson murders leads to shocking new revelations about the FBI's involvement in this riveting reassessment of an infamous case in American history.Over two grim nights in Los Angeles, the young followers of Charles Manson murdered seven people, including the actress Sharon Tate, then eight months pregnant. With no mercy and seemingly no motive, the
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Jesus and John Wayne

How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

par Kristin Kobes du Mez ...

Lu par Suzie Althens ...

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12 heure 3 min

How did a libertine who lacks even the most basic knowledge of the Christian faith win 81 percent of the white evangelical vote in 2016? And why have white evangelicals become a presidential reprobate's staunchest supporters? These are among the questions acclaimed historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez asks in Jesus and John Wayne, which explains how white evangelicals have brought us to our fractured ... En savoir plus

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How did a libertine who lacks even the most basic knowledge of the Christian faith win 81 percent of the white evangelical vote in 2016? And why have white evangelicals become a presidential reprobate's staunchest supporters? These are among the questions acclaimed historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez asks in Jesus and John Wayne, which explains how white evangelicals have brought us to our fractured
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The Marshall Plan

Dawn of the Cold War

par Benn Steil ...

Lu par Arthur Morey ...

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16 heure 34 min

Winner of the New-York Historical Society Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American HistoryWinner of the American Academy of Diplomacy Douglas Dillon AwardShortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize in Literary NonfictionFrom the author of Battle of Bretton Woods comes a “brilliant book…by far the best study yet” (The Wall Street Journal) of the gripping history behind the Marshall Plan an... ... En savoir plus

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Winner of the New-York Historical Society Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American HistoryWinner of the American Academy of Diplomacy Douglas Dillon AwardShortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize in Literary NonfictionFrom the author of Battle of Bretton Woods comes a “brilliant book…by far the best study yet” (The Wall Street Journal) of the gripping history behind the Marshall Plan an...
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The Day Wall Street Exploded

A Story of America in Its First Age of Terror

par Beverly Gage ...

Lu par Pam Ward ...

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15 heure 39 min

In The Day Wall Street Exploded, Beverly Gage tells the story of a once infamous but now largely forgotten terrorist attack. Based on thousands of pages of Bureau of Investigation reports, this historical detective saga traces the four-year hunt for the perpetrators, a worldwide effort that spread as far as Italy and the new Soviet nation. It also takes listeners back into the decades-long but ... En savoir plus

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In The Day Wall Street Exploded, Beverly Gage tells the story of a once infamous but now largely forgotten terrorist attack. Based on thousands of pages of Bureau of Investigation reports, this historical detective saga traces the four-year hunt for the perpetrators, a worldwide effort that spread as far as Italy and the new Soviet nation. It also takes listeners back into the decades-long but
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Churchill and Roosevelt

A Captivating Guide to the Life of Franklin and Winston

par Captivating History ...

Lu par Duke Holm, Sean Daily ...

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1 heures 54 min

Explore the lives and relationship of two great leaders: Churchill and RooseveltTwo captivating manuscripts in one audiobook:Winston Churchill: A Captivating Guide to the Life of Winston S. ChurchillFranklin Roosevelt: A Captivating Guide to the Life of FDRAny general biography of Churchill and Roosevelt will provide an overview of their greatest achievements, but Winston and Franklin had other ... En savoir plus

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Explore the lives and relationship of two great leaders: Churchill and RooseveltTwo captivating manuscripts in one audiobook:Winston Churchill: A Captivating Guide to the Life of Winston S. ChurchillFranklin Roosevelt: A Captivating Guide to the Life of FDRAny general biography of Churchill and Roosevelt will provide an overview of their greatest achievements, but Winston and Franklin had other
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Cuba (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize)

An American History

par Ada Ferrer ...

Lu par Alma Cuervo ...

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23 heure 13 min

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORYWINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE IN HISTORY“Full of…lively insights and lucid prose” (The Wall Street Journal) an epic, sweeping history of Cuba and its complex ties to the United States—from before the arrival of Columbus to the present day—written by one of the world’s leading historians of Cuba.In 1961, at the height of the Cold War, the United ... En savoir plus

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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORYWINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE IN HISTORY“Full of…lively insights and lucid prose” (The Wall Street Journal) an epic, sweeping history of Cuba and its complex ties to the United States—from before the arrival of Columbus to the present day—written by one of the world’s leading historians of Cuba.In 1961, at the height of the Cold War, the United
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Empire of the Summer Moon

Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History

par S. C. Gwynne ...

Lu par David Drummond ...

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15 heure 9 min

*Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award**A New York Times Notable Book**Winner of the Texas Book Award and the Oklahoma Book Award*This New York Times bestseller and stunning historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West “is nothing short of a revela... ... En savoir plus

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*Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award**A New York Times Notable Book**Winner of the Texas Book Award and the Oklahoma Book Award*This New York Times bestseller and stunning historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West “is nothing short of a revela...
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Why We're Polarized

par Ezra Klein ...

Lu par Ezra Klein ...

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8 heure 32 min

**ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022One of Bill Gates’s “5 books to read this summer,” this New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller shows us that America’s political system isn’t broken. The truth is scarier: it’s working exactly as designed. In this “superbly researched” (The Washington Post) and timely book, journalist Ezra Klein reveals how that system is polarizing us—and ... En savoir plus

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**ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022One of Bill Gates’s “5 books to read this summer,” this New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller shows us that America’s political system isn’t broken. The truth is scarier: it’s working exactly as designed. In this “superbly researched” (The Washington Post) and timely book, journalist Ezra Klein reveals how that system is polarizing us—and
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Titan

The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

par Ron Chernow ...

Lu par Grover Gardner ...

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35 heure 4 min

John D. Rockefeller, Sr., history’s first billionaire and the patriarch of America’s most famous dynasty, is an icon whose true nature has eluded three generations of historians. Now Ron Chernow, a National Book Award–winning biographer, gives us a detailed and insightful history of the mogul. Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller’s exceptionally rich ... En savoir plus

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John D. Rockefeller, Sr., history’s first billionaire and the patriarch of America’s most famous dynasty, is an icon whose true nature has eluded three generations of historians. Now Ron Chernow, a National Book Award–winning biographer, gives us a detailed and insightful history of the mogul. Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller’s exceptionally rich
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Making of the Atomic Bomb

25th Anniversary Edition

par Richard Rhodes ...

Lu par Holter Graham ...

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37 heure 16 min

**Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award****The definitive history of nuclear weapons—**from the turn-of-the-century discovery of nuclear energy to J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project—this epic work details the science, the people, and the sociopolitical realities that led to the development of the atomic bomb.This sweeping ... En savoir plus

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**Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award****The definitive history of nuclear weapons—**from the turn-of-the-century discovery of nuclear energy to J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project—this epic work details the science, the people, and the sociopolitical realities that led to the development of the atomic bomb.This sweeping
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An Unfinished Love Story

A Personal History of the 1960s

par Doris Kearns Goodwin ...

Lu par Doris Kearns Goodwin ...

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17 heure 38 min

Narrated by Doris Kearns Goodwin with the star of Breaking Bad,Bryan Cranston! The audio edition also includes archival recordings of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Robert F. Kennedy.The #1 New York Times bestseller from “America’s historian-in-chief” (New York magazine).An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most beloved histor ... En savoir plus

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Narrated by Doris Kearns Goodwin with the star of Breaking Bad,Bryan Cranston! The audio edition also includes archival recordings of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Robert F. Kennedy.The #1 New York Times bestseller from “America’s historian-in-chief” (New York magazine).An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most beloved histor
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Hero of Two Worlds

The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution

par Mike Duncan ...

Lu par Mike Duncan ...

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17 heure 20 min

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe riveting story of the Marquis de Lafayette’s lifelong quest to defend the principles of liberty and equality, from the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and the host of the Revolutions podcast.**"Immensely compelling." —**The New York TimesFew in history can match the revolutio... ... En savoir plus

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe riveting story of the Marquis de Lafayette’s lifelong quest to defend the principles of liberty and equality, from the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and the host of the Revolutions podcast.**"Immensely compelling." —**The New York TimesFew in history can match the revolutio...
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The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 3

Red River to Appomattox

par Shelby Foote ...

Lu par Grover Gardner ...

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58 heure 23 min

Here is the final volume of the highly acclaimed narrative history named one of the best nonfiction books of the century by National Review.In The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 3, Shelby Foote follows the events of the war from 1862 through 1864, discussing the strategies of both the North and the South and assessing the performance of the Union generals. The book opens with the beginning of the ... En savoir plus

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Here is the final volume of the highly acclaimed narrative history named one of the best nonfiction books of the century by National Review.In The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 3, Shelby Foote follows the events of the war from 1862 through 1864, discussing the strategies of both the North and the South and assessing the performance of the Union generals. The book opens with the beginning of the
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Failure Is Not an Option

Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond

par Gene Kranz ...

Lu par Danny Campbell ...

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18 heure 14 min

Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Kranz witnessed firsthand the making of history. He participated in the space program from the early days of the Mercury program to the last Apollo mission, and beyond. He endured the disastrous first years when rockets blew up and ... En savoir plus

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Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Kranz witnessed firsthand the making of history. He participated in the space program from the early days of the Mercury program to the last Apollo mission, and beyond. He endured the disastrous first years when rockets blew up and
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Dominion

How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

par Tom Holland ...

Lu par Tom Holland ...

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23 heure 30 min

An extraordinary account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination, from the author of Rubicon**.****“A galloping tour of Christianity’s influence across the last 2,000 years.” —**New York TimesCrucifixion, the Romans believed, was the worst fate imaginable, a punishment reserved for slaves. How astonishing it was, then, that people should have come to believe that one ... En savoir plus

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An extraordinary account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination, from the author of Rubicon**.****“A galloping tour of Christianity’s influence across the last 2,000 years.” —**New York TimesCrucifixion, the Romans believed, was the worst fate imaginable, a punishment reserved for slaves. How astonishing it was, then, that people should have come to believe that one
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Deep Undercover

My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America

par Jack Barsky, Cindy Coloma ...

Lu par Stephen Bowlby ...

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10 heure 48 min

One decision can end everything … or lead to unlikely redemption.Millions watched the CBS 60 Minutes special on Jack Barsky in 2015. Now, in this fascinating memoir, the Soviet KGB agent tells his story of gut-wrenching choices, appalling betrayals, his turbulent inner world, and the secret life he lived for years without getting caught.On October 8, 1978, a Canadian national by the name of ... En savoir plus

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One decision can end everything … or lead to unlikely redemption.Millions watched the CBS 60 Minutes special on Jack Barsky in 2015. Now, in this fascinating memoir, the Soviet KGB agent tells his story of gut-wrenching choices, appalling betrayals, his turbulent inner world, and the secret life he lived for years without getting caught.On October 8, 1978, a Canadian national by the name of
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1776

par David McCullough ...

Lu par David McCullough ...

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11 heure 33 min

America’s beloved and distinguished historian presents, in a book of breathtaking excitement, drama, and narrative force, the stirring story of the year of our nation’s birth, 1776, interweaving, on both sides of the Atlantic, the actions and decisions that led Great Britain to undertake a war against her rebellious colonial subjects and that placed America’s survival in the hands of George ... En savoir plus

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America’s beloved and distinguished historian presents, in a book of breathtaking excitement, drama, and narrative force, the stirring story of the year of our nation’s birth, 1776, interweaving, on both sides of the Atlantic, the actions and decisions that led Great Britain to undertake a war against her rebellious colonial subjects and that placed America’s survival in the hands of George
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The Bully Pulpit

Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism

par Doris Kearns Goodwin ...

Lu par Edward Herrmann ...

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36 heure 42 min

Winner of the 2015 Audie Award for History/Biography and Finalist for Audiobook of the YearPulitzer Prize–winning author and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s dynamic history of Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft and the first decade of the Progressive era, that tumultuous time when the nation was coming unseamed and reform was in the air.Winner of the Carnegie Medal.Doris Kearns ... En savoir plus

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Winner of the 2015 Audie Award for History/Biography and Finalist for Audiobook of the YearPulitzer Prize–winning author and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s dynamic history of Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft and the first decade of the Progressive era, that tumultuous time when the nation was coming unseamed and reform was in the air.Winner of the Carnegie Medal.Doris Kearns
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The Gales of November

The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald

par John U. Bacon ...

Lu par Johnny Heller ...

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10 heure 53 min

On the fiftieth anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald**’s sinking, the bestselling author of** The Great Halifax Explosion tells the definitive story of the “Mighty Fitz.”For three decades following World War II, the Great Lakes overtook Europe as the epicenter of global economic strength. The region was the beating heart of the world economy, possessing all the power and prestige Silicon Valley do ... En savoir plus

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On the fiftieth anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald**’s sinking, the bestselling author of** The Great Halifax Explosion tells the definitive story of the “Mighty Fitz.”For three decades following World War II, the Great Lakes overtook Europe as the epicenter of global economic strength. The region was the beating heart of the world economy, possessing all the power and prestige Silicon Valley do
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Broken Trust

Greed, Mismanagement, & Political Manipulation at America's Largest Charitable Trust

par Samuel P. King, Randall W. Roth ...

Lu par Louise Keali‘iloma King Lanzilotti ...

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11 heure 21 min

Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop was the largest landowner and richest woman in the Hawaiian kingdom. Upon her death in 1884, she entrusted her property--known as Bishop Estate--to five trustees in order to create and maintain an institution that would benefit the children of Hawai‘i: Kamehameha Schools. A century later, Bishop Estate controlled nearly one out of every nine acres in the state, a ... En savoir plus

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Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop was the largest landowner and richest woman in the Hawaiian kingdom. Upon her death in 1884, she entrusted her property--known as Bishop Estate--to five trustees in order to create and maintain an institution that would benefit the children of Hawai‘i: Kamehameha Schools. A century later, Bishop Estate controlled nearly one out of every nine acres in the state, a
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Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Civil War

par David Fisher ...

Lu par Robert Petkoff ...

Collections series Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies
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10 heure 32 min

The newest installment in the New York Times #1 bestselling companion series to the Fox historical docudrama, Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies; The Civil War is a pulse-quickening account of the deadliest war in American history.From the birth of the Republican Party to the Confederacy’s first convention, the Underground Railroad to the Emancipation Proclamation, the Battle of Gettysburg to the ... En savoir plus

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The newest installment in the New York Times #1 bestselling companion series to the Fox historical docudrama, Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies; The Civil War is a pulse-quickening account of the deadliest war in American history.From the birth of the Republican Party to the Confederacy’s first convention, the Underground Railroad to the Emancipation Proclamation, the Battle of Gettysburg to the
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The Emerald Mile

The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon

par Kevin Fedarko ...

Lu par Kevin Fedarko ...

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17 heure 40 min

From one of Outside magazine’s “Literary All-Stars” comes the thrilling true tale of the fastest boat ride ever through the Grand Canyon, atop the legendary Colorado River flood of 1983.In the spring of 1983, massive flooding along the length of the Colorado River confronted a team of engineers at the Glen Canyon Dam with an unprecedented emergency that may have resulted in the most catastrophic ... En savoir plus

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From one of Outside magazine’s “Literary All-Stars” comes the thrilling true tale of the fastest boat ride ever through the Grand Canyon, atop the legendary Colorado River flood of 1983.In the spring of 1983, massive flooding along the length of the Colorado River confronted a team of engineers at the Glen Canyon Dam with an unprecedented emergency that may have resulted in the most catastrophic
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