American Social History
-
-
An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States
- Auteur(s): Kyle T. Mays
- Narrateur(s): Shaun Taylor-Corbett
- Durée: 8 h et 17 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
Beginning with pre-Revolutionary America and moving into the movement for Black lives and contemporary Indigenous activism, Afro-Indigenous historian Kyle T. Mays argues that the foundations of the US are rooted in anti-Blackness and settler colonialism, and that these parallel oppressions continue into the present. He explores how Black and Indigenous peoples have always resisted and struggled for freedom, sometimes together, and sometimes apart.
-
An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States
- Narrateur(s): Shaun Taylor-Corbett
- Série: ReVisioning History
- Durée: 8 h et 17 min
- Date de publication: 2021-11-30
- Langue: Anglais
-
Afro-Indigenous historian Kyle T. Mays presents first intersectional history of the Black and Native American struggle for freedom in our country that also reframes our understanding of who was Indigenous in early America....
-
-
-
Team of Rivals
- The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
- Auteur(s): Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrateur(s): Doris Kearns Goodwin (introduction), Richard Thomas
- Durée: 9 h et 28 min
- Version abrégée
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
We view the long, horrifying struggle from the vantage of the White House as Lincoln copes with incompetent generals, hostile congressmen, and his raucous cabinet. He overcomes these obstacles by winning the respect of his former competitors, and in the case of Seward, finds a loyal and crucial friend to see him through. This brilliant multiple biography is centered on Lincoln's mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history.
-
-
Enjoyable
- Écrit par Donald S. le 2020-07-18
-
Team of Rivals
- The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
- Narrateur(s): Doris Kearns Goodwin (introduction), Richard Thomas
- Durée: 9 h et 28 min
- Date de publication: 2005-10-21
- Langue: Anglais
- This brilliant multiple biography is centered on Lincoln's mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history....
-
-
-
The Deportation Machine
- America's Long History of Expelling Immigrants
- Auteur(s): Adam Goodman
- Narrateur(s): Robert Fass
- Durée: 9 h et 4 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
The Deportation Machine traces the long and troubling history of the US government's systematic efforts to terrorize and expel immigrants over the past 140 years. This provocative, eye-opening book provides needed historical perspective on one of the most pressing social and political issues of our time. In a sweeping and engaging narrative, Adam Goodman examines how federal, state, and local officials have targeted various groups for expulsion, from Chinese and Europeans at the turn of the 20th century to Central Americans and Muslims today.
-
The Deportation Machine
- America's Long History of Expelling Immigrants
- Narrateur(s): Robert Fass
- Durée: 9 h et 4 min
- Date de publication: 2020-05-12
- Langue: Anglais
-
Exposing the pervasive roots of anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States, The Deportation Machine introduces the politicians, bureaucrats, business people, and ordinary citizens who have pushed for and profited from expulsion....
-
-
-
Century of Song
- 101 Songs That Shaped American Music
- Auteur(s): Noah Lefevre
- Narrateur(s): Brian Telestai
- Durée: 11 h et 24 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
Noah Lefevre, creator of Polyphonic, explores how our favorite music does more than entertain. From Aretha Franklin carving out her own space in what had been considered a man's world by reworking the chauvinistic lyrics to the 1967's hit "Respect," to Doja Cat's successful backlash against toxic fans of the digital age; from a broken amplifier on "Rocket 88" ushering in the distorted sounds of rock n' roll, to Kendrick Lamar's release of "Alright," which became the unofficial anthem to the BLM protests-each song mirrors the strife, change and progress of our country's narrative.
-
Century of Song
- 101 Songs That Shaped American Music
- Narrateur(s): Brian Telestai
- Durée: 11 h et 24 min
- Date de publication: 2024-09-17
- Langue: Anglais
-
Embark on a complex and inspiring journey through the last 101 years as told through some of the most memorable hits and the artists behind them.
-
-
-
Alter Egos
- Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and the Twilight Struggle over American Power
- Auteur(s): Mark Landler
- Narrateur(s): Jason Culp, Mark Landler
- Durée: 14 h et 5 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
New York Times White House correspondent Mark Landler takes us behind the speeches and press conferences, to the Situation Room debates and picnic-table lunches, where Obama and Clinton honed their two competing worldviews: his, cautious, inward-looking, suffused with a sense of limits; hers, muscular, optimistic, unabashedly old-fashioned.
-
Alter Egos
- Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and the Twilight Struggle over American Power
- Narrateur(s): Jason Culp, Mark Landler
- Durée: 14 h et 5 min
- Date de publication: 2016-04-26
- Langue: Anglais
- New York Times White House correspondent Mark Landler takes us behind the speeches and press conferences, to the Situation Room debates and picnic-table lunches....
-
-
-
The Way We Never Were
- American Families and the Nostalgia Trap
- Auteur(s): Stephanie Coontz
- Narrateur(s): Suzanne Toren
- Durée: 17 h et 49 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
Leave It to Beaver was not a documentary, a man's home has never been his castle, the "male breadwinner marriage" is the least traditional family in history, and rape and sexual assault were far higher in the 1970s than they are today. In The Way We Never Were, acclaimed historian Stephanie Coontz examines two centuries of the American family, sweeping away misconceptions about the past that cloud current debates about domestic life. The 1950s do not present a workable model of how to conduct our personal lives today, Coontz argues.
-
The Way We Never Were
- American Families and the Nostalgia Trap
- Narrateur(s): Suzanne Toren
- Durée: 17 h et 49 min
- Date de publication: 2019-03-05
- Langue: Anglais
-
The definitive edition of the classic, myth-shattering history of the American family....
-
-
-
My Soul Is a Witness
- The Traumatic Afterlife of Lynching
- Auteur(s): Mari N. Crabtree
- Narrateur(s): Allyson Johnson
- Durée: 9 h et 23 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
Mari N. Crabtree traces the long afterlife of lynching in the South through the traumatic memories it left in its wake. African American victims and survivors had to find a way to live through and beyond the horrors of lynching. Crabtree offers a theory of African American collective trauma and memory rooted in a strategy for “working through” trauma that has long existed within the African American cultural tradition: the ironic spirit of the blues sensibility—a spirit of misdirection and cunning that blends joy and pain.
-
My Soul Is a Witness
- The Traumatic Afterlife of Lynching
- Narrateur(s): Allyson Johnson
- Durée: 9 h et 23 min
- Date de publication: 2023-01-10
- Langue: Anglais
-
An intimate look at the afterlife of lynching through the personal stories of Black victims and survivors who lived through and beyond its trauma....
-
-
-
Those Who Know Don't Say
- The Nation of Islam, the Black Freedom Movement, and the Carceral State
- Auteur(s): Garrett Felber
- Narrateur(s): Janina Edwards
- Durée: 8 h et 40 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
Challenging incarceration and policing was central to the postwar Black Freedom Movement. In this bold new political and intellectual history of the Nation of Islam, Garrett Felber centers the Nation in the Civil Rights Era and the making of the modern carceral state. In doing so, he reveals a multifaceted freedom struggle that focused as much on policing and prisons as on school desegregation and voting rights.
-
Those Who Know Don't Say
- The Nation of Islam, the Black Freedom Movement, and the Carceral State
- Narrateur(s): Janina Edwards
- Durée: 8 h et 40 min
- Date de publication: 2021-09-21
- Langue: Anglais
-
Challenging incarceration and policing was central to the postwar Black Freedom Movement. In this bold new political and intellectual history of the Nation of Islam, Garrett Felber centers the Nation in the Civil Rights Era and the making of the modern carceral state....
-
-
-
On Savage Shores
- How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe
- Auteur(s): Caroline Dodds Pennock
- Narrateur(s): Caroline Dodds Pennock
- Durée: 10 h et 3 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
We have long been taught to presume that modern global history began when the "Old World" encountered the "New", when Christopher Columbus “discovered” America in 1492. As Caroline Dodds Pennock conclusively shows in this groundbreaking book, for tens of thousands of Aztecs, Maya, Totonacs, Inuit and others—enslaved people, diplomats, explorers, servants, traders—the reverse was true: they discovered Europe. For them, Europe comprised savage shores, a land of riches and marvels, yet perplexing for its brutal disparities of wealth and quality of life, and its baffling beliefs.
-
-
An important book
- Écrit par PB le 2023-09-12
-
On Savage Shores
- How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe
- Narrateur(s): Caroline Dodds Pennock
- Durée: 10 h et 3 min
- Date de publication: 2023-01-24
- Langue: Anglais
-
We have long been taught to presume that modern global history began when the "Old World" encountered the "New", when Christopher Columbus “discovered” America in 1492. As Caroline Dodds Pennock shows, for tens of thousands of Aztecs, Maya, Inuit and others, the reverse was true....
-
-
-
First Principles
- What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
- Auteur(s): Thomas E. Ricks
- Narrateur(s): James Lurie
- Durée: 11 h et 56 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
On the morning after the 2016 presidential election, Thomas Ricks awoke with a few questions on his mind: What kind of nation did we now have? Is it what was designed or intended by the nation's founders? Trying to get as close to the source as he could, Ricks decided to go back and read the philosophy and literature that shaped the founders' thinking, and the letters they wrote to each other debating these crucial works—among them the Iliad, Plutarch's Lives, and the works of Xenophon, Epicurus, Aristotle, Cato, and Cicero.
-
-
Good walk through the effect and progress of classical thought I have the early years
- Écrit par Hamoncan le 2024-06-07
-
First Principles
- What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
- Narrateur(s): James Lurie
- Durée: 11 h et 56 min
- Date de publication: 2020-11-10
- Langue: Anglais
-
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist author offers a revelatory new book about the founding fathers, examining their educations and, in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics—and how that influence would shape their ideals and the new American nation....
-
-
-
Native American Mythology
- Captivating Myths of Indigenous Peoples from North America
- Auteur(s): Matt Clayton
- Narrateur(s): Mike Reaves
- Durée: 3 h et 31 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
The author of this audiobook has endeavored to provide at least one myth from every major culture group in North America: Arctic, Subarctic, Plateau, Northwest Coast, Great Basin, Great Plains, California, Southwest, Southeast, and Northeast Forest. Of the many different genres of story available, four are chosen for this present volume. The first has to do with the origins of things, either of the world in its entirety or some aspect thereof that was significant to the people who created the story. The other side of creation is death.
-
-
native myths and legends as the cover says
- Écrit par Utilisateur anonyme le 2022-10-04
-
Native American Mythology
- Captivating Myths of Indigenous Peoples from North America
- Narrateur(s): Mike Reaves
- Durée: 3 h et 31 min
- Date de publication: 2019-11-11
- Langue: Anglais
-
The author of this audiobook has endeavored to provide at least one myth from every major culture group in North America: Arctic, Subarctic, Plateau, Northwest Coast, Great Basin, Great Plains, California, Southwest, Southeast, and Northeast Forest....
-
-
-
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life
- Auteur(s): Richard Hofstadter
- Narrateur(s): Adam Verner
- Durée: 16 h et 33 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
This book throws light on many features of the American character. Its concern is not merely to portray the scorners of intellect in American life, but to say something about what the intellectual is, and can be, as a force in a democratic society.
-
-
Gobbledygook
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2021-01-23
-
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life
- Narrateur(s): Adam Verner
- Durée: 16 h et 33 min
- Date de publication: 2017-04-18
- Langue: Anglais
- This book throws light on many features of the American character....
-
-
-
Mythology: Ancient Myths Collection Vol.1
- Over 100 hours of Legends: Celtic, Japanese, Bulfinch, Native American, Slavic, Filipino, Sumerian, Mesopotamian ... Turkish Fairy Tales & History (Annotated)
- Auteur(s): Joseph Jacobs, Iwaya Sazanami, Basil Hall Chamberlain, Autres
- Narrateur(s): Jim D. Johnston
- Durée: 113 h et 22 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
Delve into the mystical worlds of Celtic enchantment, the heroic sagas of Bulfinch's lore, the enigmatic tales of Slavic spirits, the celestial dances of Japanese deities, the profound fables of Turkish origins, the creation epics of Sumerian and Mesopotamian civilizations, the rich tapestry of Native American heritage, and the captivating chronicles from the Filipino archipelago.
-
Mythology: Ancient Myths Collection Vol.1
- Over 100 hours of Legends: Celtic, Japanese, Bulfinch, Native American, Slavic, Filipino, Sumerian, Mesopotamian ... Turkish Fairy Tales & History (Annotated)
- Narrateur(s): Jim D. Johnston
- Durée: 113 h et 22 min
- Date de publication: 2023-11-22
- Langue: Anglais
-
Embark on an epic journey through time and imagination with our extensive collection of ancient myths and legends....
-
-
-
Black History
- A Captivating Guide to African American History and the Haitian Revolution
- Auteur(s): Captivating History
- Narrateur(s): Duke Holm
- Durée: 5 h et 43 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
Explore some of the most important events and people in black history! Two captivating manuscripts in one book: African American History: A Captivating Guide to the People and Events That Shaped the History of the United States; and Haitian Revolution: A Captivating Guide to the Abolition of Slavery.
-
Black History
- A Captivating Guide to African American History and the Haitian Revolution
- Narrateur(s): Duke Holm
- Durée: 5 h et 43 min
- Date de publication: 2018-02-19
- Langue: Anglais
-
Two manuscripts in one book: African American History: A Captivating Guide to the People and Events That Shaped the History of the United States; and Haitian Revolution....
-
-
-
Dixie's Daughters
- The United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Preservation of Confederate Culture
- Auteur(s): Karen L. Cox
- Narrateur(s): Pam Ward
- Durée: 6 h et 50 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
Even without the right to vote, members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy proved to have enormous social and political influence throughout the South - all in the name of preserving Confederate culture. Karen L. Cox's history of the UDC, an organization founded in 1894 to vindicate the Confederate generation and honor the Lost Cause, shows why myths surrounding the Confederacy continue to endure.
-
Dixie's Daughters
- The United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Preservation of Confederate Culture
- Narrateur(s): Pam Ward
- Durée: 6 h et 50 min
- Date de publication: 2021-03-23
- Langue: Anglais
-
Karen L. Cox's history of the UDC, an organization founded in 1894 to vindicate the Confederate generation and honor the Lost Cause, shows why myths surrounding the Confederacy continue to endure....
-
-
-
A Great Disorder
- National Myth and the Battle for America
- Auteur(s): Richard Slotkin
- Narrateur(s): Chris Sorensen
- Durée: 20 h et 53 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
A Great Disorder is a bold, urgent work that helps us make sense of today's culture wars through a brilliant reconsideration of America's foundational myths and their use in contemporary politics. Richard Slotkin identifies five myths, born of different eras, that have shaped our conception of what it means to be American: the myths of the Frontier, the Founding, the Civil War (which he breaks into two opposing camps, Emancipation and the Lost Cause), and the Good War, embodied by the multiethnic platoon fighting for freedom.
-
A Great Disorder
- National Myth and the Battle for America
- Narrateur(s): Chris Sorensen
- Durée: 20 h et 53 min
- Date de publication: 2024-06-25
- Langue: Anglais
-
A Great Disorder is a bold, urgent work that helps us make sense of today's culture wars through a brilliant reconsideration of America's foundational myths and their use in contemporary politics.
-
-
-
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee
- Native America from 1890 to the Present
- Auteur(s): David Treuer
- Narrateur(s): Tanis Parenteau
- Durée: 17 h et 44 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
The received idea of Native American history - as promulgated by books like Dee Brown's mega-bestselling 1970 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee - has been that American Indian history essentially ended with the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee. Not only did 150 Sioux die at the hands of the US Cavalry, the sense was, but Native civilization did as well. Growing up Ojibwe on a reservation in Minnesota, training as an anthropologist, and researching Native life past and present for his nonfiction and novels, David Treuer has uncovered a different narrative.
-
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee
- Native America from 1890 to the Present
- Narrateur(s): Tanis Parenteau
- Durée: 17 h et 44 min
- Date de publication: 2019-01-22
- Langue: Anglais
-
A sweeping history - and counter-narrative - of Native American life from the Wounded Knee massacre to the present....
-
-
-
Dear Black Girls
- How to Be True to You
- Auteur(s): A'ja Wilson
- Narrateur(s): A'ja Wilson
- Durée: 3 h et 39 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
Despite gold medals, WNBA championships, and a list of accolades, A’ja Wilson knows how it feels to be swept under the rug—to not be heard, to not feel seen, to not be taken seriously. As a fourth grader going to a primarily white school in South Carolina, A’ja was told she’d have to stay outside for a classmate’s birthday party. Wilson tells stories like this, about how even when life tried to hold her down, it didn’t stop her. She shares her contribution to “The Talk,” and how to keep fighting, all while igniting strength, passion, and joy.
-
Dear Black Girls
- How to Be True to You
- Narrateur(s): A'ja Wilson
- Durée: 3 h et 39 min
- Date de publication: 2024-02-06
- Langue: Anglais
-
Dear Black Girls is a necessary and meaningful exploration of what it means to be a Black woman in America today—and a rallying cry to lift up women and girls everywhere....
-
-
-
Spirit Animals: The Wisdom of Nature
- Auteur(s): Wayne Arthurson
- Narrateur(s): Janice Ryan
- Durée: 6 h et 25 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
First Nations peoples and Native Americans in North America have long believed in the power of spirit animals or totems. They believed that these animals had lessons to teach and healing or inspirational powers. Wayne Arthurson delves into the world of spirit animals and shows the meanings of these animals to Native peoples and how nature has made its mark on their world.
-
Spirit Animals: The Wisdom of Nature
- Narrateur(s): Janice Ryan
- Durée: 6 h et 25 min
- Date de publication: 2021-02-28
- Langue: Anglais
-
First Nations peoples and Native Americans in North America have long believed in the power of spirit animals or totems. They believed that these animals had lessons to teach and healing or inspirational powers....
-
-
-
Food Americana
- The Remarkable People and Incredible Stories behind America's Favorite Dishes
- Auteur(s): David Page
- Narrateur(s): Jonathan Yen
- Durée: 7 h et 16 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
America is more than just a fast food nation. Food Americana is the inside story of how generations of Americans have formed a national cuisine with tastes from all over the world. Fried chicken was a distinctly Southern dish - now it's the Sunday night special at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Hollywood. A Utah restaurant won Maine's annual Best Lobster Roll competition. And perhaps the ultimate all-American dish, pizza, is served up in 30 different styles, a total of three billion pies a year, an average of 23 pounds for each of us.
-
Food Americana
- The Remarkable People and Incredible Stories behind America's Favorite Dishes
- Narrateur(s): Jonathan Yen
- Durée: 7 h et 16 min
- Date de publication: 2021-04-13
- Langue: Anglais
-
What is American cuisine? What national menu do we share? What dishes have we chosen, how did they become "American", and how are they likely to evolve from here? In Food Americana, David Page answers all these questions and more....
-