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A Colored Man's Reminiscences of James Madison
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Paul Jennings, a slave of James Madison's, recounts his experiences with the man. He provides insights into his relationship with President Madison, including the kindness he showed him. Jennings lived in the White House and was with President Madison until the day of his death.
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys is one of the most entertaining documents in English history. Written between 1660 and 1669, as Pepys was establishing himself as a key administrator in the naval office, it is an intimate portrait of life in 17th-century England covering his professional and personal activities, including, famously, his love of music, theatre, food, wine and his peccadilloes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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"Mens cuiusque is est quisque“ or "Mind is the Man”
- De Darwin8u en 11-06-15
De: Samuel Pepys
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A Slave No More
- Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation
- De: David W. Blight
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey, Dominic Hoffman
- Duración: 9 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 42
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Slave narratives are extremely rare. Of the 100 or so of these testimonies that survive, a mere handful are first-person accounts by slaves who ran away and freed themselves. Now two newly uncovered narratives, and the biographies of the men who wrote them, join that exclusive group.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A Piece Of History
- De John en 07-10-09
De: David W. Blight
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Grant's Final Victory
- Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year
- De: Charles Bracelen Flood
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 8 h y 14 m
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 48
Shortly after losing all of his wealth in a terrible 1884 swindle, Ulysses S. Grant learned he had terminal throat and mouth cancer. Destitute and dying, Grant began to write his memoirs to save his family from permanent financial ruin. As Grant continued his work, suffering increasing pain, the American public became aware of this race between Grant's writing and his fatal illness. Twenty years after his respectful and magnanimous demeanor toward Robert E. Lee at Appomattox, people in the North and the South came to know Grant, now using his famous determination in this final effort.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story, average narration
- De Tad Davis en 04-25-12
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Bloody Crimes
- The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse
- De: James L. Swanson
- Narrado por: Richard Thomas
- Duración: 12 h y 44 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 202
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 138
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 137
On the morning of April 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, received a telegram from General Robert E. Lee. There is no more time - the Yankees are coming, it warned. Shortly before midnight, Davis fled the capital, setting off an intense and thrilling chase in which Union cavalry hunted the Confederate president. Two weeks later, President Lincoln was assassinated, and the nation was convinced that Davis was involved in the conspiracy that led to the crime.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not as good as manhunt
- De mr kieran j murphy en 01-19-11
De: James L. Swanson
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The Pioneers
- The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
- De: David McCullough
- Narrado por: John Bedford Lloyd
- Duración: 10 h y 23 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 4,980
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,300
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 4,272
The number one New York Times best seller by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important chapter in the American story that's "as resonant today as ever" (The Wall Street Journal) - the settling of the Northwest Territory by courageous pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would define our country.
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5 out of 5 stars
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i would prefer david reading it
- De hooterwah en 05-07-19
De: David McCullough
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Lincoln the Unknown
- De: Dale Carnegie
- Narrado por: Clay Lomakayu
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 72
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 63
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 64
One of the best books ever written about Lincoln by Dale Carnegie. Chronicles the inner life and struggles of Abraham Lincoln, how he led a life of poverty, how he went from pauper to become president, how he emerged from obscurity and became the Republican nominee at the 1860 Chicago convention, how he loved to tell humorous stories, and that he was an avid reader of Shakespeare.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lincoln
- De Amazon Customer en 06-11-21
De: Dale Carnegie
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American Scoundrel
- The Life of the Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles
- De: Tom Kenneally
- Narrado por: Humphrey Bower
- Duración: 13 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 45
On the last, cold Sunday of February 1859, Daniel Sickles shot his wife's lover in Washington's Lafayette Square, just across from the White House. This is the story of that killing and its repercussions. Thomas Keneally brilliantly recreates an extraordinary period, when women were punished for violating codes of society that did not bind men. And the caddish, good-looking Dan Sickles personifies the extremes of the era.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting Good Listen
- De Kindle Customer en 01-10-24
De: Tom Kenneally
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Behind the Scenes in the Lincoln White House
- Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House
- De: Elizabeth Keckley
- Narrado por: Bobbie Frohman
- Duración: 6 h y 55 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 120
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 107
A former slave who became a successful dressmaker with her own business, became the dresser, dressmaker and confidante to Mary Todd Lincoln during Abraham Lincoln's presidential adminstration. Behind the Scenes tells the story of the rise of Elizabeth Keckley from abused slave to independent business woman to friend of the First Lady of the land during the Civil War.
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3 out of 5 stars
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No Southern Accent
- De GMR en 08-13-14
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Master Slave Husband Wife
- An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
- De: Ilyon Woo
- Narrado por: Janina Edwards, Leon Nixon
- Duración: 12 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 338
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 284
In 1848, a year of international democratic revolt, a young, enslaved couple, Ellen and William Craft, achieved one of the boldest feats of self-emancipation in American history. Posing as master and slave, while sustained by their love as husband and wife, they made their escape together across more than 1,000 miles, riding out in the open on steamboats, carriages, and trains that took them from bondage in Georgia to the free states of the North.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Necessary story well told!
- De Marc W Rhoades en 01-19-23
De: Ilyon Woo
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A Secret Life
- The Lies and Scandals of President Grover Cleveland
- De: Charles Lachman
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 12 h y 24 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 89
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 77
The child was born on September 14, 1874, at the only hospital in Buffalo, New York, that offered maternity services for unwed mothers. It was a boy, and though he entered the world in a state of illegitimacy, a distinguished name was given to this newborn: Oscar Folsom Cleveland. The son of the future president of the United States - Grover Cleveland. The story of how the man who held the nation’s highest office eventually came to take responsibility for his son is a thrilling one that unfolds like a sordid romance novel....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Are the charges true?
- De Jean en 02-16-13
De: Charles Lachman
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Capital Dames
- The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868
- De: Cokie Roberts
- Narrado por: Cokie Roberts
- Duración: 14 h y 35 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 154
With the outbreak of the Civil War, the small, social, Southern town of Washington, DC, found itself caught between warring sides in a four-year battle that would determine the future of the United States. After the declaration of secession, many fascinating Southern women left the city, leaving their friends - such as Adele Cutts Douglas and Elizabeth Blair Lee - to grapple with questions of safety and sanitation as the capital was transformed into an immense Union army camp and later a hospital.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enlightening
- De Jean en 05-07-15
De: Cokie Roberts
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Ladies of Liberty
- The Women Who Shaped Our Nation
- De: Cokie Roberts
- Narrado por: Cokie Roberts
- Duración: 9 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 186
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 129
Roberts presents a colorful blend of biographical portraits and behind-the-scenes vignettes chronicling women's public roles and private responsibilities.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ladies of Liberty
- De Sesenta-tres en 05-08-08
De: Cokie Roberts
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Abraham Lincoln
- A Man of Faith and Courage: Stories of Our Most Admired President
- De: Joe Wheeler
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 9 h y 21 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 36
Author Joe Wheeler brings to this insightful audiobook the knowledge gleaned from over 10 years of study and more than 60 books on the life and times of Abraham Lincoln. Skillfully weaving his own narrative with direct quotes from Abraham Lincoln and poignant excerpts from other Lincoln biographers, Joe Wheeler brings a refreshingly friendly rendition Lincoln's life, faith and courage.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Retreads
- De J B Tipton en 04-22-09
De: Joe Wheeler
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Slaves in the Family
- De: Edward Ball
- Narrado por: Edward Ball
- Duración: 20 h y 16 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 177
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 157
The Ball family hails from South Carolina - Charleston and thereabouts. Their plantations were among the oldest and longest-standing plantations in the South. Between 1698 and 1865, close to 4,000 Black people were born into slavery under the Balls or were bought by them. In Slaves in the Family, Edward Ball recounts his efforts to track down and meet the descendants of his family's slaves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gives a good insight for moving forward today
- De Wendy Wood en 05-05-19
De: Edward Ball