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The Economic Consequences of U.S. Mobilization for the Second World War
- By: Alexander J. Field PhD
- Narrated by: Steve Marvel
- Length: 17 hrs and 26 mins
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Many believe that despite its destructive character, war boosts long-term economic growth. For the United States this view is often supported by appeal to the experience of the Second World War. Alexander Field shows that between 1941 and 1945 manufacturing productivity actually declined....
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The Economic Consequences of U.S. Mobilization for the Second World War
- Narrated by: Steve Marvel
- Length: 17 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 02-14-23
- Language: English
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Many believe that despite its destructive character, war boosts long-term economic growth. For the United States this view is often supported by appeal to the experience of the Second World War. Alexander Field shows that between 1941 and 1945 manufacturing productivity actually declined....
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The Great War in America
- World War I and Its Aftermath
- By: Garrett Peck
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
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A chronicle of the American experience during World War I and the unexpected changes that rocked the country in its immediate aftermath - the Red Scare, race riots, women's suffrage, and Prohibition....
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Insightful & Detailed
- By Ray R. on 01-09-20
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The Great War in America
- World War I and Its Aftermath
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 07-24-19
- Language: English
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A chronicle of the American experience during World War I and the unexpected changes that rocked the country in its immediate aftermath - the Red Scare, race riots, women's suffrage, and Prohibition....
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President Roosevelt
- The Collected Speeches, Digitally Remastered
- By: Franklin Roosevelt
- Narrated by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ian Cullen
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
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This compiles 41 of President Franklin Roosevelt's speeches during his Presidential terms (1933-1945) as the 32nd president of the United States. The speeches including his inaugural addresses, various states of the union and many of his fireside chats....
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President Roosevelt
- The Collected Speeches, Digitally Remastered
- Narrated by: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ian Cullen
- Series: The Collected Speeches
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 04-10-21
- Language: English
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This compiles 41 of President Franklin Roosevelt's speeches during his Presidential terms (1933-1945) as the 32nd president of the United States. The speeches including his inaugural addresses, various states of the union and many of his fireside chats....
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The Improbable Wendell Willkie
- The Businessman Who Saved the Republican Party and His Country, and Conceived a New World Order
- By: David Levering Lewis
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
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In the wake of one of the most tumultuous conventions in Republican history, the party of Lincoln nominated in 1940 a prominent businessman and Wall Street attorney for president....
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Compelling
- By Jean on 12-12-18
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The Improbable Wendell Willkie
- The Businessman Who Saved the Republican Party and His Country, and Conceived a New World Order
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 11-27-18
- Language: English
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In the wake of one of the most tumultuous conventions in Republican history, the party of Lincoln nominated in 1940 a prominent businessman and Wall Street attorney for president....
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Transaction Man
- The Rise of the Deal and the Decline of the American Dream
- By: Nicholas Lemann
- Narrated by: Chris Ciulla, Nicholas Lemann
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
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Over the last generation, stable US institutions have given way to frictionless transactions, which are celebrated no matter what collateral damage they generate. The concentration of great wealth has coincided with the fraying of social ties and the rise of inequality....
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Maybe the title's an overreach? Excellent though!
- By JJ HUNSECKER on 09-20-19
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Transaction Man
- The Rise of the Deal and the Decline of the American Dream
- Narrated by: Chris Ciulla, Nicholas Lemann
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 09-10-19
- Language: English
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Over the last generation, stable US institutions have given way to frictionless transactions, which are celebrated no matter what collateral damage they generate. The concentration of great wealth has coincided with the fraying of social ties and the rise of inequality....
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Longest Year
- America at War and at Home in 1944
- By: Victor Brooks
- Narrated by: Travis Smith
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
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Historian Victor Brooks argues that 1944 was, in effect, the longest year for Americans of that era....
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Pronunciation
- By Amazon Customer on 09-07-20
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Longest Year
- America at War and at Home in 1944
- Narrated by: Travis Smith
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 07-07-15
- Language: English
- Historian Victor Brooks argues that 1944 was, in effect, the longest year for Americans of that era....
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The American Welfare State
- An Intellectual History
- By: Thomas Winterbottom
- Narrated by: Kevin Deiber
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
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This audiobook examines the history of ideas regarding welfare economics, and in particular the American welfare state.
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The American Welfare State
- An Intellectual History
- Narrated by: Kevin Deiber
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 01-27-23
- Language: English
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This audiobook examines the history of ideas regarding welfare economics, and in particular the American welfare state.
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One Nation Under Gold
- How One Precious Metal Has Dominated the American Imagination for Four Centuries
- By: James Ledbetter
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
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Gold has influenced American monetary policy and has exerted an irrational influence on the national psyche for centuries....
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Good basic book
- By Seamus on 07-02-17
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One Nation Under Gold
- How One Precious Metal Has Dominated the American Imagination for Four Centuries
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 06-13-17
- Language: English
- Gold has influenced American monetary policy and has exerted an irrational influence on the national psyche for centuries....
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American Discontent
- The Rise of Donald Trump and Decline of the Golden Age
- By: John L. Campbell
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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The 2016 presidential election was unlike any other in recent memory, and Donald Trump was an entirely different kind of candidate than voters were used to seeing. John L. Campbell contextualizes Donald Trump's success....
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Master of the obvious, uses many words
- By Trebla on 10-20-18
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American Discontent
- The Rise of Donald Trump and Decline of the Golden Age
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 09-04-18
- Language: English
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The 2016 presidential election was unlike any other in recent memory, and Donald Trump was an entirely different kind of candidate than voters were used to seeing. John L. Campbell contextualizes Donald Trump's success....
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What If? Volume 2
- Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been
- By: Caleb Carr, Lance Morrow, Cecelia Holland, and others
- Narrated by: Murphy Guyer
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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There is no surer way to make history come alive than to contemplate those moments when the world's future...
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An interesting book tainted by a poor narrator
- By Jayson on 08-24-03
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What If? Volume 2
- Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been
- Narrated by: Murphy Guyer
- Series: What If?
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 11-16-01
- Language: English
- There is no surer way to make history come alive than to contemplate those moments when the world's future...
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Wilson
- By: A. Scott Berg
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
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One hundred years after his inauguration, Woodrow Wilson still stands as one of the most influential figures of the 20th century, and one of the most enigmatic....
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The 28th President Brought to Life
- By Joseph on 11-16-13
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Wilson
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 09-10-13
- Language: English
- One hundred years after his inauguration, Woodrow Wilson still stands as one of the most influential figures of the 20th century, and one of the most enigmatic....
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Ronald Reagan
- By: Michael Schaller
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
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In this short biography, Michael Schaller, acclaimed historian of the American political right, offers readers a poignant account of Ronald Reagan's life and achievements....
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A hatchet job
- By Hugh on 04-18-12
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Ronald Reagan
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 04-12-11
- Language: English
- In this short biography, Michael Schaller, acclaimed historian of the American political right, offers readers a poignant account of Ronald Reagan's life and achievements....
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Katharine the Great
- Katharine Graham and Her Washington Post Empire
- By: Deborah Davis
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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In the early 1970s, Katharine Graham was one of the most powerful women on earth. As the publisher of the Washington Post, she published the Pentagon Papers, which shed light on the darkest corners of the war in Vietnam....
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This book was censored at its first publication!
- By Paula on 01-20-18
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Katharine the Great
- Katharine Graham and Her Washington Post Empire
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 12-07-17
- Language: English
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In the early 1970s, Katharine Graham was one of the most powerful women on earth. As the publisher of the Washington Post, she published the Pentagon Papers, which shed light on the darkest corners of the war in Vietnam....
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Author in Chief
- The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote
- By: Craig Fehrman
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins
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In Craig Fehrman’s groundbreaking work of history, Author in Chief, the story of America’s presidents and their books opens a rich new window into presidential biography....
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Fascinating
- By Jean on 03-12-20
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Author in Chief
- The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 02-11-20
- Language: English
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In Craig Fehrman’s groundbreaking work of history, Author in Chief, the story of America’s presidents and their books opens a rich new window into presidential biography....
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Republic of Detours
- How the New Deal Paid Broke Writers to Rediscover America
- By: Scott Borchert
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins
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The plan was as idealistic as it was audacious - and utterly unprecedented. Take thousands of broke writers and put them to work charting a country on the brink of social and economic collapse, with the aim of producing a rich and beguiling series of guidebooks to the 48 states....
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Narrator Annoying
- By Fredericka on 06-29-21
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Republic of Detours
- How the New Deal Paid Broke Writers to Rediscover America
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 06-15-21
- Language: English
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The plan was as idealistic as it was audacious - and utterly unprecedented. Take thousands of broke writers and put them to work charting a country on the brink of social and economic collapse, with the aim of producing a rich and beguiling series of guidebooks to the 48 states....
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Anything for a Vote
- Dirty Tricks, Cheap Shots, and October Surprises in US Presidential Campaigns
- By: Joseph Cummins
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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Anything for a Vote is a look at 200-plus years of dirty tricks and bad behavior in presidential elections, from George Washington to Barack Obama....
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Enjoyable, adds historical perspective, not deep
- By Philo on 01-31-16
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Anything for a Vote
- Dirty Tricks, Cheap Shots, and October Surprises in US Presidential Campaigns
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 10-27-15
- Language: English
- Anything for a Vote is a look at 200-plus years of dirty tricks and bad behavior in presidential elections, from George Washington to Barack Obama....
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Mint Juleps with Teddy Roosevelt
- The Complete History of Presidential Drinking
- By: Mark Will-Weber
- Narrated by: Mike Cheifetz
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
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As America transformed from fledgling nation to world power, one element remained constant: alcohol....
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Overall trite and worst narration
- By Jennifer on 08-29-17
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Mint Juleps with Teddy Roosevelt
- The Complete History of Presidential Drinking
- Narrated by: Mike Cheifetz
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 03-16-16
- Language: English
- As America transformed from fledgling nation to world power, one element remained constant: alcohol....
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The Diary of American Exceptionalism
- Pivotal Events in American History 1783 - 2023
- By: Alan Sewell
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
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“If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could better judge what to do, and how to do it.” So said Abraham Lincoln ...
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The Diary of American Exceptionalism
- Pivotal Events in American History 1783 - 2023
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 01-14-24
- Language: English
- “If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could better judge what to do, and how to do it.” So said Abraham Lincoln ...
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Deeply Divided
- Racial Politics and Social Movements in Post-War America
- By: Doug McAdam, Karina Kloos
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
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In this sweeping look at American politics from the Depression to the present, Doug McAdam and Karina Kloos argue that party politics alone is not responsible for the mess we find ourselves in....
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Historically accurate
- By W. Clement on 12-15-16
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Deeply Divided
- Racial Politics and Social Movements in Post-War America
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 12-30-14
- Language: English
- In this sweeping look at American politics from the Depression to the present, Doug McAdam and Karina Kloos argue that party politics alone is not responsible for the mess we find ourselves in....
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Eisenhower
- The White House Years
- By: Jim Newton
- Narrated by: John H. Mayer
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
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If you think of our 34th president as little more than the babysitter-in-chief during the prosperous fifties, think again....
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A simpler time?
- By Ray on 11-12-11
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Eisenhower
- The White House Years
- Narrated by: John H. Mayer
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 10-04-11
- Language: English
- If you think of our 34th president as little more than the babysitter-in-chief during the prosperous fifties, think again....
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