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From Independence to the U.S. Constitution

Reconsidering the Critical Period of American History

Edición de Douglas Bradburn, Christopher R. Pearl ...

Series series Early American Histories
The "Critical Period" of American history—the years between the end of the American Revolution in 1783 and the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1789—was either the best of times or the worst of times. While some historians have celebrated the achievement of the Constitutional Convention, which, according to them, saved the Revolution, others have bemoaned that the Constitution’s framers ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

The "Critical Period" of American history—the years between the end of the American Revolution in 1783 and the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1789—was either the best of times or the worst of times. While some historians have celebrated the achievement of the Constitutional Convention, which, according to them, saved the Revolution, others have bemoaned that the Constitution’s framers
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The Citizenship Revolution

Politics and the Creation of the American Union, 1774-1804

de Douglas Bradburn ...

Series series Jeffersonian America
Most Americans believe that the ratification of the Constitution in 1788 marked the settlement of post-Revolutionary disputes over the meanings of rights, democracy, and sovereignty in the new nation. In The Citizenship Revolution, Douglas Bradburn undercuts this view by showing that the Union, not the Nation, was the most important product of independence.In 1774, everyone in British North ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

Most Americans believe that the ratification of the Constitution in 1788 marked the settlement of post-Revolutionary disputes over the meanings of rights, democracy, and sovereignty in the new nation. In The Citizenship Revolution, Douglas Bradburn undercuts this view by showing that the Union, not the Nation, was the most important product of independence.In 1774, everyone in British North
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Practicing Democracy

Popular Politics in the United States from the Constitution to the Civil War

de Adam I. P. Smith, Professor Tyler Anbinder, Douglas Bradburn, Professor John L. Brooke, PhD, Professor Reeve Huston, PhD, Johann N. Neem, Professor Kenneth Owen, Graham A. Peck, Andrew W. Robertson0, Professor Andrew Heath1 ...

In Practicing Democracy, eleven historians challenge conventional narratives of democratization in the early United States, offering new perspectives on the period between the ratification of the Constitution and the outbreak of the Civil War. The essays in this collection address critical themes such as the origins, evolution, and disintegration of party competition, the relationship between ... Leer más

$51.99 USD

In Practicing Democracy, eleven historians challenge conventional narratives of democratization in the early United States, offering new perspectives on the period between the ratification of the Constitution and the outbreak of the Civil War. The essays in this collection address critical themes such as the origins, evolution, and disintegration of party competition, the relationship between
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Stewards of Memory

The Past, Present, and Future of Historic Preservation at George Washington's Mount Vernon

de Luke J. Pecoraro, Thomas A. Reinhart, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Douglas Bradburn, Carl R. Lounsbury, Susan P. Schoelwer, Robert L. Fink, Alyson Steele0, George W. McDaniel1, Lydia Mattice Brandt2, Professor Scott E. Casper, PhD3, Professor Carter L. Hudgins, PhD4 ...

Mount Vernon, despite its importance as the estate of George Washington, is subject to the same threats of time as any property and has required considerable resources and organization to endure as a historic site and house. This book provides a window into the broad scope of preservation work undertaken at Mount Vernon over the course of more than 160 years and places this work within the context ... Leer más

$62.99 USD

Mount Vernon, despite its importance as the estate of George Washington, is subject to the same threats of time as any property and has required considerable resources and organization to endure as a historic site and house. This book provides a window into the broad scope of preservation work undertaken at Mount Vernon over the course of more than 160 years and places this work within the context
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Early Modern Virginia

Reconsidering the Old Dominion

Edición de Douglas Bradburn, John C. Coombs ...

Series series Early American Histories
This collection of essays on seventeenth-century Virginia, the first such collection on the Chesapeake in nearly twenty-five years, highlights emerging directions in scholarship and helps set a new agenda for research in the next decade and beyond. The contributors represent some of the best of a younger generation of scholars who are building on, but also criticizing and moving beyond, the work ... Leer más

$30.99 USD

This collection of essays on seventeenth-century Virginia, the first such collection on the Chesapeake in nearly twenty-five years, highlights emerging directions in scholarship and helps set a new agenda for research in the next decade and beyond. The contributors represent some of the best of a younger generation of scholars who are building on, but also criticizing and moving beyond, the work
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The Highest Calling

Conversations on the American Presidency

de David M. Rubenstein ...

Narrado por David M. Rubenstein, Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Maggie Haberman, Ron Chernow, Annette Gordon-Reed, Candice Millard, Ted Widmer, Jeffrey Frank, Kai Bird0, Peter Baker1, Douglas Bradburn2, Amity Shlaes3, Jonathan Darman4, Susan Eisenhower5, Fredrik Logevall6, Richard Norton Smith7, Timothy J. Naftali8, Franklin Foer9, Lindsey Chervinsky0, David Marchick1, Stewart McLaurin2, Douglas Brinkley3, James Baker III4, Michael Beschloss5 ...

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19 hora 3 minutos

**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The American Story and How to Lead and host of PBS’s History with David Rubenstein—David Rubenstein interviews living American presidents and top historians and journalists who reflect on the US presidency, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Maggie Haberman, Ron Chernow, and more.**For years, bestselling ... Leer más

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**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The American Story and How to Lead and host of PBS’s History with David Rubenstein—David Rubenstein interviews living American presidents and top historians and journalists who reflect on the US presidency, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Maggie Haberman, Ron Chernow, and more.**For years, bestselling
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American Visions

The United States 1800-1860

de Edward L. Ayers ...

Narrado por Brandon Pollock ...

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9 hora 46 minutos

A revealing history of the formative period when voices of dissent and innovation defied power and created visions of America still resonant today.The early decades of the nineteenth century saw the expansion of slavery, Native dispossession, and wars with Canada and Mexico. Mass immigration and powerful religious movements sent tremors through American society. But even as the powerful defended ... Leer más

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A revealing history of the formative period when voices of dissent and innovation defied power and created visions of America still resonant today.The early decades of the nineteenth century saw the expansion of slavery, Native dispossession, and wars with Canada and Mexico. Mass immigration and powerful religious movements sent tremors through American society. But even as the powerful defended
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The King Years

Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement

de Taylor Branch ...

Narrado por Leslie Jr, Odom ...

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6 hora 34 minutos

“Right out of the pages of our lives…Compelling portraits placed in the excitement of a period when oppressed and powerless people moving together changed themselves and their country profoundly and permanently.” —The New York Times Book ReviewThe essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement are set in historical context by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of the magisterial America in the King ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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“Right out of the pages of our lives…Compelling portraits placed in the excitement of a period when oppressed and powerless people moving together changed themselves and their country profoundly and permanently.” —The New York Times Book ReviewThe essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement are set in historical context by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of the magisterial America in the King
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Nothing to Fear

FDR's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created Modern America

de Adam Cohen ...

Narrado por Norman Dietz ...

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14 hora 11 minutos

Nothing to Fear brings to life a fulcrum moment in American history—the tense, feverish first one hundred days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidency, when he and his inner circle completely reinvented the role of the federal government. When FDR took his oath of office in March 1933, more than 10,000 banks had gone under following the Crash of 1929, a quarter of American workers were ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

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Nothing to Fear brings to life a fulcrum moment in American history—the tense, feverish first one hundred days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidency, when he and his inner circle completely reinvented the role of the federal government. When FDR took his oath of office in March 1933, more than 10,000 banks had gone under following the Crash of 1929, a quarter of American workers were
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The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe

A Biography

de Elaine Showalter ...

Narrado por Hillary Huber ...

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10 hora 13 minutos

Julia Ward (1819–1910) was an heiress and aspiring poet when she married Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, an internationally acclaimed pioneer in the education of the blind. Together the Howes knew many of the key figures of their era, from Charles Dickens to John Brown. But Samuel also wasted Julia's inheritance, isolated and discouraged her, and opposed her literary ambitions. Julia persisted, and ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

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Julia Ward (1819–1910) was an heiress and aspiring poet when she married Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, an internationally acclaimed pioneer in the education of the blind. Together the Howes knew many of the key figures of their era, from Charles Dickens to John Brown. But Samuel also wasted Julia's inheritance, isolated and discouraged her, and opposed her literary ambitions. Julia persisted, and
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V13

Chronicle of a Trial

de Emmanuel Carrère ...

Narrado por Braden Wright ...

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8 hora 6 minutos

A moving, hard-hitting account of the Paris attacks trial by France’s leading nonfiction writer.Nearly every day for ten months, from September 2021 to June 2022, life on the Île de la Cité in central Paris came to a standstill. The most expensive and complex trial in French history―featuring twenty men accused of involvement in the 2015 attacks on the Bataclan and other sites across Paris―was ... Leer más

$35.99 USD

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A moving, hard-hitting account of the Paris attacks trial by France’s leading nonfiction writer.Nearly every day for ten months, from September 2021 to June 2022, life on the Île de la Cité in central Paris came to a standstill. The most expensive and complex trial in French history―featuring twenty men accused of involvement in the 2015 attacks on the Bataclan and other sites across Paris―was
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Life of a Klansman

A Family History in White Supremacy

de Edward Ball ...

Narrado por Edward Ball ...

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15 hora 26 minutos

Named a best book of the summer by Literary HubThe life and times of a militant white supremacist, written by one of his offspring, National Book Award–winner Edward BallLife of a Klansman tells the story of a warrior in the Ku Klux Klan, a carpenter in Louisiana who took up the cause of fanatical racism during the years after the Civil War. Edward Ball, a descendant of the Klansman, paints a ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

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Named a best book of the summer by Literary HubThe life and times of a militant white supremacist, written by one of his offspring, National Book Award–winner Edward BallLife of a Klansman tells the story of a warrior in the Ku Klux Klan, a carpenter in Louisiana who took up the cause of fanatical racism during the years after the Civil War. Edward Ball, a descendant of the Klansman, paints a
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