American History Biographies
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Prince of Darkness
- The Untold Story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton, Wall Street's First Black Millionaire
- Auteur(s): Shane White
- Narrateur(s): John Lee
- Durée: 12 h et 48 min
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In Prince of Darkness, a groundbreaking and vivid account, eminent historian Shane White reveals the larger-than-life story of a man who defied every convention of his time. He wheeled and dealed in the lily-white business world, he married a White woman, he bought a mansion in rural New Jersey, he owned railroad stock on trains he was not legally allowed to ride, and generally he set his White contemporaries' teeth on edge when he wasn't just plain outsmarting them.
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Prince of Darkness
- The Untold Story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton, Wall Street's First Black Millionaire
- Narrateur(s): John Lee
- Durée: 12 h et 48 min
- Date de publication: 2015-10-27
- Langue: Anglais
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In Prince of Darkness, a groundbreaking and vivid account, eminent historian Shane White reveals the larger-than-life story of a man who defied every convention of his time....
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The Doughboys
- America and the First World War
- Auteur(s): Gary Mead
- Narrateur(s): Tom Perkins
- Durée: 17 h et 17 min
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More than three million American men, many of them volunteers, joined the AEF in the first twenty months of US involvement in the First World War. Of these, over 50,000 were killed on European soil. These were the Doughboys, the young men recruited from the cities and farms of the United States, who travelled across the Atlantic to aid the allies in the trenches and on the battlefields. Without their courage and determination, the outcome of the war would have been very different.
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The Doughboys
- America and the First World War
- Narrateur(s): Tom Perkins
- Durée: 17 h et 17 min
- Date de publication: 2021-05-11
- Langue: Anglais
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More than three million American men, many of them volunteers, joined the AEF in the first twenty months of US involvement in the First World War. Of these, over 50,000 were killed on European soil. These were the Doughboys....
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Astor
- The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
- Auteur(s): Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe
- Narrateur(s): Anderson Cooper
- Durée: 8 h et 19 min
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From 1783, when German immigrant John Jacob Astor first arrived in the United States, until 2009, when Brooke Astor’s son, Anthony Marshall, was convicted of defrauding his elderly mother, the Astor name occupied a unique place in American society. The family fortune, first made by a beaver trapping business that grew into an empire, was then amplified by holdings in Manhattan real estate. Over the ensuing generations, Astors ruled Gilded Age New York society and inserted themselves into political and cultural life, but also suffered the most famous loss on the Titanic.
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Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness
- Écrit par Jean Anne Ross le 2024-02-24
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Astor
- The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
- Narrateur(s): Anderson Cooper
- Durée: 8 h et 19 min
- Date de publication: 2023-09-19
- Langue: Anglais
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The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting history of a legendary American family, the Astors, and how they built and lavished their fortune....
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The Radical King
- Auteur(s): Cornel West - editor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Narrateur(s): LeVar Burton, Gabourey Sidibe, Cornel West, Autres
- Durée: 11 h et 8 min
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Wanda Sykes, LeVar Burton, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Gabourey Sidibe head a cast of beloved actors performing 23 selections from the speeches, sermons, and essays of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—many never recorded during his lifetime. For the first time, teachers, students, and thoughtful listeners can hear dramatic interpretations of Dr. King’s words, chosen and introduced by Cornel West.
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Dr. Cornel West does it again
- Écrit par Abdillahi Kadir Abdi le 2019-12-05
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The Radical King
- Narrateur(s): LeVar Burton, Gabourey Sidibe, Cornel West, Mike Colter, Danny Glover, Wanda Sykes, Leslie Odom Jr., Michael K. Williams
- Série: King Legacy, Livre 11, The Radical King, Livre 11
- Durée: 11 h et 8 min
- Date de publication: 2018-04-03
- Langue: Anglais
- Much of America did not know the radical King - and too few know today - but the FBI and US government did. They called him "the most dangerous man in America"....
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The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton
- Auteur(s): Andrew Porwancher
- Narrateur(s): George Newbern
- Durée: 6 h et 41 min
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In The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Porwancher debunks a string of myths about the origins of this founding father to arrive at a startling conclusion: Hamilton, in all likelihood, was born and raised Jewish. For more than two centuries, his youth in the Caribbean has remained shrouded in mystery. Hamilton himself wanted it that way, and most biographers have simply assumed he had a Christian boyhood. With a detective's persistence and a historian's rigor, Porwancher upends that assumption.
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The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton
- Narrateur(s): George Newbern
- Durée: 6 h et 41 min
- Date de publication: 2021-08-17
- Langue: Anglais
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In The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Porwancher debunks a string of myths about the origins of this founding father to arrive at a startling conclusion: Hamilton, in all likelihood, was born and raised Jewish....
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Reagan
- His Life and Legend
- Auteur(s): Max Boot
- Narrateur(s): Graham Winton
- Durée: 32 h et 7 min
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In this “monumental and impressive” biography, Max Boot, the distinguished political columnist, illuminates the untold story of Ronald Reagan, revealing the man behind the mythology. Drawing on interviews with over one hundred of the fortieth president’s aides, friends, and family members, as well as thousands of newly available documents, Boot provides “the best biography of Ronald Reagan to date” (Robert Mann).
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Reagan
- His Life and Legend
- Narrateur(s): Graham Winton
- Durée: 32 h et 7 min
- Date de publication: 2024-09-10
- Langue: Anglais
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In this “monumental and impressive” biography, Max Boot, the distinguished political columnist, illuminates the untold story of Ronald Reagan, revealing the man behind the mythology.
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The Last Punisher
- A SEAL Team Three Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi
- Auteur(s): Kevin Lacz, Ethan E. Rocke, Lincy Lacz
- Narrateur(s): Timothy Phillips
- Durée: 8 h et 52 min
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The Last Punisher is a bold, no-holds-barred first-person account of the Iraq War. With wry humor and moving testimony, Kevin Lacz tells the story of his tour in Iraq with SEAL Team Three, the warrior elite of the navy. This legendary unit, known as The Punishers, included Chris Kyle ( American Sniper), Mike Monsoor, Ryan Job, and Marc Lee. These brave men were instrumental in securing the key locations in the pivotal 2006 Battle of Ramadi, told with stunning detail in this book.
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- Écrit par MommaT le 2018-10-03
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The Last Punisher
- A SEAL Team Three Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi
- Narrateur(s): Timothy Phillips
- Durée: 8 h et 52 min
- Date de publication: 2016-08-16
- Langue: Anglais
- The Last Punisher is a bold, no-holds-barred first-person account of the Iraq War. With wry humor and moving testimony, Kevin Lacz tells the story of his tour in Iraq with SEAL Team Three....
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Unreconciled
- Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance
- Auteur(s): Jesse Wente
- Narrateur(s): Jesse Wente
- Durée: 6 h et 53 min
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Part memoir and part manifesto, Unreconciled is a stirring call to arms to put truth over the flawed concept of reconciliation, and to build a new, respectful relationship between the nation of Canada and Indigenous peoples.
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Brilliant Must Listen/Read for all Canadians
- Écrit par Cass le 2022-02-04
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Unreconciled
- Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance
- Narrateur(s): Jesse Wente
- Durée: 6 h et 53 min
- Date de publication: 2021-09-21
- Langue: Anglais
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Part memoir and part manifesto, Unreconciled is a stirring call to arms to put truth over the flawed concept of reconciliation, and to build a new, respectful relationship between the nation of Canada and Indigenous peoples....
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The Fiery Trial
- Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery
- Auteur(s): Eric Foner
- Narrateur(s): Norman Dietz
- Durée: 18 h et 7 min
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Eric Foner gives us the definitive history of Abraham Lincoln and the end of slavery in America. Foner's Lincoln emerges as a leader, one whose greatness lies in his capacity for moral and political growth through real engagement with allies and critics alike. This powerful work will transform our understanding of the nation's greatest president and the issue that mattered most.
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The Fiery Trial
- Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery
- Narrateur(s): Norman Dietz
- Durée: 18 h et 7 min
- Date de publication: 2010-10-05
- Langue: Anglais
- In this landmark work of deep scholarship and insight, Eric Foner gives us the definitive history of Abraham Lincoln and the end of slavery in America.....
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Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
- Auteur(s): David Grann
- Narrateur(s): Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell
- Durée: 9 h et 4 min
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In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe.
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A real drag
- Écrit par Rob le 2017-12-04
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Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
- Narrateur(s): Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell
- Durée: 9 h et 4 min
- Date de publication: 2017-04-18
- Langue: Anglais
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In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe....
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The Black Presidency
- Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America
- Auteur(s): Michael Eric Dyson
- Narrateur(s): Michael Eric Dyson
- Durée: 9 h et 58 min
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A provocative, lively deep dive into the meaning of America's first Black president and first Black presidency, from "one of the most graceful and lucid intellectuals writing on race and politics today" (
Vanity Fair).
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The Black Presidency
- Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America
- Narrateur(s): Michael Eric Dyson
- Durée: 9 h et 58 min
- Date de publication: 2016-02-02
- Langue: Anglais
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A provocative, lively deep dive into the meaning of America's first Black president and first Black presidency....
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Rebel Yell
- The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson
- Auteur(s): S. C. Gwynne
- Narrateur(s): Cotter Smith
- Durée: 24 h et 58 min
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General Stonewall Jackson was like no one anyone had ever seen. In April of 1862 he was merely another Confederate general with only a single battle credential in an army fighting in what seemed to be a losing cause. By middle June he had engineered perhaps the greatest military campaign in American history and was one of the most famous men in the Western World. He had given the Confederate cause what it had recently lacked: hope.
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Civil War historians must read
- Écrit par Mark le 2020-08-04
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Rebel Yell
- The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson
- Narrateur(s): Cotter Smith
- Durée: 24 h et 58 min
- Date de publication: 2014-09-30
- Langue: Anglais
- In April of 1862 he was merely another Confederate general with only a single battle credential in an army fighting in what seemed to be a losing cause....
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Daughter of the Dragon
- Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
- Auteur(s): Yunte Huang
- Narrateur(s): Rebecca Lam
- Durée: 13 h et 16 min
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Born into the steam and starch of a Chinese laundry, Anna May Wong (1905-1961) emerged from turn-of-the-century Los Angeles to become Old Hollywood's most famous Chinese American actress, a screen siren who captivated global audiences and signed her publicity photos—with a touch of defiance—"Orientally yours." Now, more than a century after her birth, Yunte Huang narrates Wong's tragic life story, retracing her journey from Chinatown to silent-era Hollywood, and from Weimar Berlin to decadent, prewar Shanghai, and capturing American television in its infancy.
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Daughter of the Dragon
- Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
- Narrateur(s): Rebecca Lam
- Durée: 13 h et 16 min
- Date de publication: 2023-10-10
- Langue: Anglais
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Born into the steam and starch of a Chinese laundry, Anna May Wong (1905-1961) emerged from turn-of-the-century Los Angeles to become Old Hollywood's most famous Chinese American actress. Now, more than a century after her birth, Yunte Huang narrates Wong's tragic life story....
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The Fire Next Time
- Auteur(s): James Baldwin
- Narrateur(s): Jesse L. Martin
- Durée: 2 h et 25 min
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At once a powerful evocation of his early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice to both the individual and the body politic, James Baldwin galvanized the nation in the early days of the civil rights movement with this eloquent manifesto. The Fire Next Time stands as one of the essential works of our literature.
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I had to listen to it a few times
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2018-09-24
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The Fire Next Time
- Narrateur(s): Jesse L. Martin
- Durée: 2 h et 25 min
- Date de publication: 2008-01-16
- Langue: Anglais
- James Baldwin galvanized the nation in the early days of the civil-rights movement with his eloquent manifesto....
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Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America
- A Biography
- Auteur(s): William E. Gienapp
- Narrateur(s): L.J. Ganser
- Durée: 8 h et 28 min
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In Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America, historian William Gienapp provides a remarkably concise, up-to-date, and vibrant biography of the most revered figure in United States history. While the heart of the book focuses on the Civil War, Gienapp begins with a finely etched portrait of Lincoln's early life, from pioneer farm boy to politician and lawyer in Springfield, to his stunning election as 16th president of the United States. Students will see how Lincoln grew during his years in office and much more.
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Great and True President Lincoln Biography
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2023-12-30
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Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America
- A Biography
- Narrateur(s): L.J. Ganser
- Durée: 8 h et 28 min
- Date de publication: 2018-10-23
- Langue: Anglais
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In Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America, William Gienapp provides an up-to-date and vibrant biography of the most revered figure in United States history. While the heart of the book focuses on the Civil War, Gienapp begins with a finely etched portrait of Lincoln's early life....
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The Real Wallis Simpson
- A New History of the American Divorcee Who Became the Duchess of Windsor
- Auteur(s): Anna Pasternak
- Narrateur(s): Laura Kirman
- Durée: 11 h et 37 min
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Wallis Simpson is known as the woman at the center of the most scandalous love affair of the 20th century, but in this surprising new biography, best-selling author Anna Pasternak redeems a women wronged by history with new information revealed by those who were close to the couple - presenting Wallis as a convenient scapegoat to rid England of a king deemed unworthy to rule.
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What a riveting story!
- Écrit par Sandra Weitzel le 2023-01-24
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The Real Wallis Simpson
- A New History of the American Divorcee Who Became the Duchess of Windsor
- Narrateur(s): Laura Kirman
- Durée: 11 h et 37 min
- Date de publication: 2019-03-05
- Langue: Anglais
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Wallis Simpson is known as the woman at the center of the most scandalous love affair of the 20th century, but in this surprising new biography, best-selling author Anna Pasternak redeems a women wronged by history with new information revealed by those who were close to the couple....
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Hidden Figures
- The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
- Auteur(s): Margot Lee Shetterly
- Narrateur(s): Robin Miles
- Durée: 10 h et 47 min
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Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets and astronauts into space. Among these problem solvers were a group of exceptionally talented African American women, some of the brightest minds of their generation.
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It's about time we heard this wonderful story
- Écrit par France le 2018-02-23
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Hidden Figures
- The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
- Narrateur(s): Robin Miles
- Durée: 10 h et 47 min
- Date de publication: 2016-09-06
- Langue: Anglais
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The phenomenal true story of the Black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in space....
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William Walker's Wars
- How One Man's Private American Army Tried to Conquer Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras
- Auteur(s): Scott Martelle
- Narrateur(s): David Colacci
- Durée: 12 h et 7 min
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In the decade before the onset of the Civil War, groups of Americans engaged in a series of longshot - and illegal - forays into Mexico, Cuba, and other Central American countries in hopes of taking them over. These efforts became known as filibustering, and their goal was to seize territory to create new independent fiefdoms, which would ultimately be annexed by the still-growing United States. Most failed miserably. William Walker was the outlier. Soft-spoken with no military background, in 1856 he managed to install himself as president of Nicaragua.
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William Walker's Wars
- How One Man's Private American Army Tried to Conquer Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras
- Narrateur(s): David Colacci
- Durée: 12 h et 7 min
- Date de publication: 2019-01-30
- Langue: Anglais
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In the decade before the onset of the Civil War, groups of Americans engaged in a series of longshot - and illegal - forays into Mexico, Cuba, and other Central American countries in hopes of taking them over....
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American Biography
- Auteur(s): Carl Rollyson
- Narrateur(s): Keith Peters
- Durée: 11 h et 38 min
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Too many biographers, he believes, evince no interest in the biographical tradition. Concerned only with possession of their subjects, their proprietorial attitude deforms not only their biographies but also the genre itself. If a biography is reviewed badly (receiving hardly more than a summary of the subject's life with a perfunctory nod to the biographer), it is because the biographical tradition has been disregarded or discounted. This book, in other words, has been created on the behalf of biography, a genre that still awaits a full vindication.
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American Biography
- Narrateur(s): Keith Peters
- Durée: 11 h et 38 min
- Date de publication: 2015-09-28
- Langue: Anglais
- Too many biographers, Rollyson believes, evince no interest in the biographical tradition. They're concerned only with possession of their subjects....
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The Devil in the White City
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- Auteur(s): Erik Larson
- Narrateur(s): Scott Brick
- Durée: 14 h et 58 min
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Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his “World’s Fair Hotel” just west of the fairgrounds.
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- Écrit par Tee le 2017-10-12
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The Devil in the White City
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- Narrateur(s): Scott Brick
- Durée: 14 h et 58 min
- Date de publication: 2002-12-29
- Langue: Anglais
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The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death....
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