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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Dreamers and Deceivers Subtitle: Summary and Analysis of Dreamers and Deceivers: True Stories of the Heroes and Villains Who Made America Author: Summary Station Narrator: Brian Ackley Format: Unabridged Length: 33 mins Language: English Release date: 01-06-17 Publisher: Summary Station Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: This book begins with an expose of Grover Cleveland who was known for being an honest politician during his presidency in the 1880s. Although he was generally an honest president as well, there happened to be an incident during which he disappeared aboard a friend's yacht for four days and lied about the reason for his absence. Moving on to the next story, we learn about Edwin Howard Armstrong, also known as The Major, who is just about to jump from the 13th floor of a New York City apartment block at the end of January 1954. He had left a note that calc

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Freedom's Delay Subtitle: America's Struggle for Emancipation, 1776-1865 Author: Allen Carden Narrator: Gerald Zimmerman Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-16 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: This work fills an important gap in the literature of slavery's demise. Unlike other authors who focus largely on specific time periods or regional areas, Allen Carden presents a thematically structured national synthesis of emancipation. Freedom's Delay offers a comprehensive and unique overview of the process of manumission commencing in 1776 when slavery was a national institution, not just the southern experience known historically by most Americans. In this volume, the entire country is examined, and major emancipatory efforts - political, literary, legal, moral, and social - made by black and white, free and enslaved i

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: American Presidents Author: IntroBooks Narrator: Andrea Giordani Format: Unabridged Length: 40 mins Language: English Release date: 12-02-16 Publisher: IntroBooks Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: The foundations of the republic of the United States is a much-discussed historical subject mired with dynamic emotional elements and rhetoric. It is indeed one of the epic episodes not just of the foundation of the great nation we see today, but also of the evolution of democracy in the world. The history of the United States is the history of its elected presidents, without whom the country would still be a mish-mash of several territories, native tribes and colonial possessions. America's war against colonialism would act as a catalyst of nationalism for several countries in the decades to come after the official surrender of the British at Yorktown in 1783. The War of American Independence was led by Ge

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Dwight D. Eisenhower Author: Richard V. Damms Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 35 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Dwight D. Eisenhower earned public acclaim during World War II as supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe. The first Republican since Herbert Hoover to occupy the White House, Ike planned to hold the line against further expansion of federal powers. He worked assiduously to avoid being dragged into the school desegregation issue, believing in a gradualist approach to eliminating racial discrimination. Eisenhower helped steer the Supreme Court toward a middle-ground with all deliberate speed approach in Brown v. Board of Education II and hoped to allow states and local communities to work out the desegregation issue themselves. When the governor of Arkansas refused to allow black children to a

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Theodore Roosevelt Author: William D. Bader Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 23 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: President Teddy Roosevelt was a colorful leader who had been a boxer as a young man and took a free-swinging, pugilistic approach to the presidency. A dedicated Progressive, he pushed through important initiatives like the Panama Canal plan by dint of sheer willpower and devoted much of his career seeking to whittle down the Supreme Court (and his own appointee Oliver Wendell Holmes), which he believed was using its judicial powers to undermine his Progressive agenda. Roosevelt went out fighting on these issuesyet he never achieved many of his Progressive goals (including neutering the federal courts) that had energized him while he was in office. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: George Washington Author: Richard J. Ellis Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 38 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: No other president in American history faced so many decisions about the scope of his constitutional powers as did George Washington. Keenly aware that his interpretations of the fundamental charter would set precedent for future generations, and reluctant to appear that he was gathering power like a king, Washington was extremely cautious as chief executive. Throughout his two terms in office, he was especially careful to shore up the notion of separation of powers, ensuring that each branch of government retained its own independent sphere of authority under the new Constitution. Through careful, restrained exercise of power, Washington paradoxically helped to build a strong and respected American

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Ronald Reagan Author: Kenneth W. Starr Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 33 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: President Reagan was a popular and transformative chief executive who chipped away at what he considered a runaway federal bureaucracy to bring a more conservative vision to all three branches of American government. While the Iran-Contra affair during Reagans second term galvanized critics, he still managed to win major victories to curb what he perceived to be overreaching by Congress. He exercised executive power with vigor and assuredness, and he systematically reshaped the federal judicial branch to take on a more conservative, originalist complexion. Thus, the Reagan Revolutionbuilt largely on the dual constitutional principles of separation of powers and federalismcontinued to reconfigure the land

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: George H. W. Bush Author: Cox Han Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 27 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: President George H. W. Bush (Bush 41) was a one-term president who some detractors believed lacked the charisma, vision, and political skill of his predecessor, Ronald Reagan. Consequently, Bushs domestic record was mixed; it was worsened when he broke his no new taxes pledge. Yet Bush exercised his constitutional powers in the realm of foreign policy with strength and decisiveness, driving Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein from Kuwait, in an impressive military victory that used modern technology to redefine warfare. Bush 41 also strongly defended respect for the American flag and patriotism, failing in an effort to amend the Constitution to ban desecrating the flag, but laying the groundwork for a more ardent a

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: George W. Bush Author: Benjamin A. Kleinerman Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 35 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: George W. Bush (Bush 43) won office as a result of a highly contested election that was ultimately decided by the Supreme Court, dividing the country anew after the polarizing Clinton impeachment. The son of the forty-first president, George W. Bush sought to build a new, more powerful presidency. When terrorists struck the World Trade Center on 9/11, Bush used the full authority of his office to wage an unprecedented war on terror. In pushing through the USA Patriot Act, beginning secret NSA wiretaps, defending extraordinary interrogation techniques, and imprisoning enemy combatants in military prisons at Guantanamo Bay, Bush and his vice president, Dick Cheney, pushed executive powers to new hei

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Abraham Lincoln Author: William D. Pederson Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 35 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Abraham Lincoln, who began his career as an unsophisticated frontier lawyer, became the first successful presidential candidate of the fledgling Republican Party. As the nation splintered into a civil war, Lincoln wielded his constitutional authority with an inspired wisdom and effectiveness. Author of the Emancipation Proclamation; Lincolns Code, which established laws of war; and the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln transformed himself into one of the greatest leaders and statesmen in American history. He also greatly expanded presidential powers as he grappled with the exigencies of an unprecedented war among the states. Despite his death by an assassins bullet five days after the Confederates surrend

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: William Jefferson Clinton Author: Ken Gormley Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 32 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: President William Jefferson Clinton, the first baby boomer to occupy the White House, took office with a group of political foes viewing him as an unworthy president. Clinton was dogged by the Whitewater scandal, the Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit, and the Monica Lewinsky revelation. His own decision to sign the controversial independent-counsel statute back into lawwhich led to the appointment of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starrhaunted him throughout his time in office. Indeed, many of the high-profile constitutional issues that emerged during his presidency were linked to those scandals. Yet Clinton proved to be extraordinarily resilient, presiding over an era of economic growth as he

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: John Adams Author: Louis Fisher Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 28 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: In testing the scope of the presidents power in the field of foreign affairs under the Constitution, John Adams quickly learned that an aggressive approach to exercising executive power could backfire. He found himself caught in a political tug-of-war between the Federalists and the Jeffersonian Republicans over foreign affairs. Adams became involved in the Quasi-War against France, signed the repressive Alien and Sedition Acts, and was ousted from office after one term. Although some believed that the president was the exclusive voice of government in the sphere of foreign relations under the Constitution, John Adamss presidency would prove such a belief to be a misconception. Contact me for any questions: in

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Harry S. Truman Author: James N. Giglio Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 29 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Harry S. Truman, a farmer and soldier from Missouri and a latecomer to politics, was thrust unexpectedly into the presidency when President Roosevelt died in office with World War II raging in Europe. Truman was a plain-speaking, decisive, and sometimes impulsive leader who dropped the atomic bomb to end the war; waged war against North Korea to stop the spread of communism; and tried to seize Americas steel mills to support troops abroad. This last action led the Supreme Court to issue a stinging rebuke of the president in the landmark Steel Seizure Case. Although Truman left office after the 1952 elections a frustrated and unpopular president, many scholars today give him high marks for his strong lea

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Gerald R. Ford Author: Jeffrey Crouch Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 29 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: President Gerald R. Ford, a member of Congress on the verge of retirement, was selected by President Nixon to serve as vice president when Spiro T. Agnew abruptly resigned after being charged with accepting bribes. Within months, Ford would become president when Nixon himself was forced to resign in the wake of the Watergate scandal. An honest, square-jawed, straight-shooting Midwesterner, Ford pardoned Nixon, believing a pardon was the best thing for the country. The Nixon pardonas well as Fords standing up to Congress on other issuesquickly ended Fords honeymoon and wrecked his chances for election in 1976. Yet Fords steady handling of the presidency during the unstable aftermath of Watergate ended up s

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Author: William D. Pederson Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 39 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the only president elected to four terms, expanded presidential powers in a fashion unparalleled in American history. He launched the New Deal; fought off constitutional attacks of his bold legislation by proposing to pack the Supreme Court; greatly expanded the presidents powers in foreign affairs; sent Japanese Americans to relocation camps after the bombing at Pearl Harbor; and seized an airplane manufacturing plant as part of his emergency powers. While FDR guided America out of the Great Depression and navigated a dangerous world war, he demonstrated that even great leaders can become blinded by success and unchecked power, particularly during times of war a

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Jimmy Carter Author: Scott Kaufman Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 30 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: President Jimmy Carter, a peanut farmer from Georgia, won over an American electorate distrustful of government because of the Vietnam War and Watergate. He prevailed in 1976 with a pledge of honesty and openness. Carter, who viewed himself as an enlightened trustee of the American people, championed the cause of affirmative action for minorities when much of the country still resisted this concept. Crippled politically by his botched handling of the Iran hostage crisis, Carter became a one-term president viewed as a weak leader. Yet his post-presidential activism in favor of international human rightsearning him a Nobel Peace Prizetransformed Carter into one of the most successful former presidents in U.S.

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Firebrand Author: Aaron Barnhart Narrator: Aaron Barnhart Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 10-17-16 Publisher: Quindaro Press Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: In 1855 the westward expansion of slavery was all but assured. Pro-slavery forces had swarmed the newly-opened territory of Kansas and packed its legislature. They had the support of all three branches of the federal government and the Army. Yet within two years, a ragtag free-state militia, led by a wild-eyed crusader named John Brown, scored a series of tactical victories that helped turn the tide in Kansas - while putting America on the path to civil war. Of all the men in Brown's army, one stands out: the young Jewish immigrant August Bondi, a freedom fighter since the age of 14. With a scrupulous eye toward history, author Aaron Barnhart brings this remarkable story to life and shows how a young

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Anarchists Must Go Author: Justin Wadland Narrator: James Conlan Format: Unabridged Length: 38 mins Language: English Release date: 09-29-16 Publisher: The Believer, McSweeney's Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: In the wake of a Presidents assassination, a community newspaper with a circulation of seven hundred and a section focused largely on steamer schedules and tomato yields found itself defending the right to free speech while an angry mob formed a raiding party ©2014 From Trying Home: The Rise and Fall of an Anarchist Utopia on Puget Sound by Justin Wadland, copyright 2014. Used by permission of Oregon State University Press. (P)2016 Audible, Inc. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Divine Inspiration of Jim Jones Author: Adam Morris Narrator: Joel Richards Format: Unabridged Length: 44 mins Language: English Release date: 08-16-16 Publisher: The Believer, McSweeney's Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: While he worked to expand the Peoples Temple, Jim Jones took a pilgrimage to Pennsylvania to meet God in Heaven. ©2015 Adam Morris (P)2016 Audible, Inc. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Ascolta questo libro audio completo gratuitamente su http://audiobookspace.com/free Titolo: Terra promessa e aringhe marinate Autore: Laura Forti Narratore: Amanda Sandrelli, Max Sbarsi, Massimo Loreto, Igor Horvat, Christian Poggioni, Jasmin Mattei Formato: Unabridged Durata: 35 mins Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 08-12-16 Editore: Fonderia Mercury srl Categoria: History, American Riepilogo Editore: Una storia che parte dall'arrivo degli immigrati ebrei in America. Persone che portano con sé tradizioni e storie, che hanno conosciuto povertà e oppressione, ma non hanno perso le speranze e un lucido, spietato senso dell'umorismo. Con queste nuove armi affronteranno la società americana, certamente non amichevole nei loro confronti. A poco a poco conquisteranno la ribalta dei teatri di vaudeville e arriveranno a Hollywood da attori e produttori, andando a dar vita sullo schermo al sogno americano, in un caleidoscopio di identità e personaggi degno di Zelig. Il radiodramma è un piccolo omaggio af