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The Hairstons

An American Family in Black and White

de Henry Wiencek ...

This "lovingly detailed history" chronicles the largest slaveholding family in the Old South, as its descendants—white and Black—grapple with its legacy ( The Dallas Morning News).A National Book Critics Circle Award WinnerSpanning two centuries of one family's history, The Hairstons tells the extraordinary story of the Hairston clan, once the wealthiest family in the Old South and the largest ... Leer más

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This "lovingly detailed history" chronicles the largest slaveholding family in the Old South, as its descendants—white and Black—grapple with its legacy ( The Dallas Morning News).A National Book Critics Circle Award WinnerSpanning two centuries of one family's history, The Hairstons tells the extraordinary story of the Hairston clan, once the wealthiest family in the Old South and the largest
... Leer más

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Stan and Gus

Art, Ardor, and the Friendship That Built the Gilded Age

de Henry Wiencek ...

A New Yorker Best Book of the YearA Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for BiographyHow the architect Stanford White and the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens transcended scandal to enrich their times.Stanford White was a louche man-about-town and a canny cultural entrepreneur—the creator of landmark buildings that elevated American architecture to new heights. Augustus Saint-G... ... Leer más

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A New Yorker Best Book of the YearA Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for BiographyHow the architect Stanford White and the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens transcended scandal to enrich their times.Stanford White was a louche man-about-town and a canny cultural entrepreneur—the creator of landmark buildings that elevated American architecture to new heights. Augustus Saint-G...
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An Imperfect God

George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America

de Henry Wiencek ...

The first biography of America's Founding Father and premier president to address his relationship to slavery.When George Washington wrote his will, he made the startling decision to set his slaves free; earlier he had said that holding slaves was his "only unavoidable subject of regret." In his groundbreaking An Imperfect God, Henry Wiencek explores the Founding Father's engagement with slavery ... Leer más

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The first biography of America's Founding Father and premier president to address his relationship to slavery.When George Washington wrote his will, he made the startling decision to set his slaves free; earlier he had said that holding slaves was his "only unavoidable subject of regret." In his groundbreaking An Imperfect God, Henry Wiencek explores the Founding Father's engagement with slavery
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Master of the Mountain

Thomas Jefferson & His Slaves

de Henry Wiencek ...

Is there anything new to say about Thomas Jefferson and slavery? The answer is a resounding yes. Master of the Mountain, Henry Wiencek's eloquent, persuasive book—based on new information coming from archaeological work at Monticello and on hitherto overlooked or disregarded evidence in Jefferson's papers—opens up a huge, poorly understood dimension of Jefferson's world. We must, Wiencek suggests, ... Leer más

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Is there anything new to say about Thomas Jefferson and slavery? The answer is a resounding yes. Master of the Mountain, Henry Wiencek's eloquent, persuasive book—based on new information coming from archaeological work at Monticello and on hitherto overlooked or disregarded evidence in Jefferson's papers—opens up a huge, poorly understood dimension of Jefferson's world. We must, Wiencek suggests,
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Stan and Gus

Art, Ardor, and the Friendship That Built the Gilded Age

de Henry Wiencek ...

Narrado por Michael Butler Murray ...

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7 hora 43 minutos

How the architect Stanford White and the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens transcended scandal to enrich their times.Stanford White was a louche man-about-town and a canny cultural entrepreneur―the creator of landmark buildings that elevated American architecture to new heights. Augustus Saint-Gaudens was the son of an immigrant shoemaker, a moody introvert, and a committed procrastinator whose ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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How the architect Stanford White and the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens transcended scandal to enrich their times.Stanford White was a louche man-about-town and a canny cultural entrepreneur―the creator of landmark buildings that elevated American architecture to new heights. Augustus Saint-Gaudens was the son of an immigrant shoemaker, a moody introvert, and a committed procrastinator whose
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An Imperfect God

George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America

de Henry Wiencek ...

Narrado por Rick Adamson ...

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7 hora 30 minutos

A major new biography of Washington, and the first to explore his engagement with American slaveryWhen George Washington wrote his will, he made the startling decision to set his slaves free; earlier he had said that holding slaves was his "only unavoidable subject of regret." In this groundbreaking work, Henry Wiencek explores the founding father's engagement with slavery at every stage of his ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

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A major new biography of Washington, and the first to explore his engagement with American slaveryWhen George Washington wrote his will, he made the startling decision to set his slaves free; earlier he had said that holding slaves was his "only unavoidable subject of regret." In this groundbreaking work, Henry Wiencek explores the founding father's engagement with slavery at every stage of his
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Hairstons, The

An American Family in Black and White

de Henry Wiencek ...

Narrado por David Colacci ...

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As the country enters a new era of conversations around race and the enduring impact of slavery, The Hairstons traces the rise and fall of the largest slaveholding family in the Old South as its descendants—both black and white—grapple with the twisted legacy of their past.Spanning two centuries of one family’s history, The Hairstons tells the extraordinary story of the Hairston clan, once the ... Leer más

$44.99 USD

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As the country enters a new era of conversations around race and the enduring impact of slavery, The Hairstons traces the rise and fall of the largest slaveholding family in the Old South as its descendants—both black and white—grapple with the twisted legacy of their past.Spanning two centuries of one family’s history, The Hairstons tells the extraordinary story of the Hairston clan, once the
... Leer más

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Master of the Mountain

Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves

de Henry Wiencek ...

Narrado por Brian Holsopple ...

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11 hora 3 minutos

Is there anything new to say about Thomas Jefferson and slavery? The answer is a resounding yes. Henry Wiencek’s eloquent, persuasive book—based on new information coming from archaeological work at Monticello and on hitherto overlooked or disregarded evidence in Jefferson’s papers—opens up a huge, poorly understood dimension of Jefferson’s world. We must, Wiencek suggests, follow the money.So far ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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Is there anything new to say about Thomas Jefferson and slavery? The answer is a resounding yes. Henry Wiencek’s eloquent, persuasive book—based on new information coming from archaeological work at Monticello and on hitherto overlooked or disregarded evidence in Jefferson’s papers—opens up a huge, poorly understood dimension of Jefferson’s world. We must, Wiencek suggests, follow the money.So far
... Leer más

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This Land

America, Lost and Found

de Dan Barry ...

Narrado por Dan Barry, Allan Robertson, Janina Edwards ...

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12 hora 26 minutos

A landmark collection by New York Times journalist Dan Barry, selected from a decade of his distinctive "This Land" columns and presenting a powerful but rarely seen portrait of America.In the wake of Hurricane Katrina and on the eve of a national recession, New York Times writer Dan Barry launched a column about America: not the one populated only by cable-news pundits, but the America defined ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

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A landmark collection by New York Times journalist Dan Barry, selected from a decade of his distinctive "This Land" columns and presenting a powerful but rarely seen portrait of America.In the wake of Hurricane Katrina and on the eve of a national recession, New York Times writer Dan Barry launched a column about America: not the one populated only by cable-news pundits, but the America defined
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Chasing Me to My Grave

An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South

de Winfred Rembert, Erin I. Kelly ...

Narrado por Dion Graham, Karen Chilton ...

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6 hora 47 minutos

Winfred Rembert grew up in a family of Georgia field laborers and joined the Civil Rights Movement as a teenager.He was arrested after fleeing a demonstration, later survived a near-lynching at the hands of law enforcement, and spent the next seven years on chain gangs. During that time he met the undaunted Patsy, who would become his wife. Years later, at the age of fifty-one and with Patsy’s ... Leer más

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Winfred Rembert grew up in a family of Georgia field laborers and joined the Civil Rights Movement as a teenager.He was arrested after fleeing a demonstration, later survived a near-lynching at the hands of law enforcement, and spent the next seven years on chain gangs. During that time he met the undaunted Patsy, who would become his wife. Years later, at the age of fifty-one and with Patsy’s
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Seeking Shelter

A Working Mother, Her Children, and a Story of Homelessness in America

de Jeff Hobbs ...

Narrado por Jeff Hobbs, Janina Edwards ...

Completo

9 hora 46 minutos

Winner of the California Book AwardNamed a Best Book of the Year by The New YorkerIn the tradition of Evicted and Invisible Child, a “remarkably vivid...deeply empathetic” (Los Angeles Times) work of immersive journalism that follows a single mother of six in Los Angeles courageously struggling to keep her family together and her children in school amid America’s devastating housin... ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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Winner of the California Book AwardNamed a Best Book of the Year by The New YorkerIn the tradition of Evicted and Invisible Child, a “remarkably vivid...deeply empathetic” (Los Angeles Times) work of immersive journalism that follows a single mother of six in Los Angeles courageously struggling to keep her family together and her children in school amid America’s devastating housin...
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American Tempest

How the Boston Tea Party Sparked a Revolution

de Harlow Giles Unger ...

Narrado por William Hughes ...

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8 hora 13 minutos

On Thursday, December 16, 1773, an estimated seven dozen men, many amateurishly disguised as Indians—then a symbol of freedom—dumped about ┬ú10,000 worth of tea in the harbor. Whatever their motives at the time, they unleashed a social, political, and economic firestorm that would culminate in the Declaration of Independence two and a half years later.The Boston Tea Party provoked a reign of ... Leer más

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On Thursday, December 16, 1773, an estimated seven dozen men, many amateurishly disguised as Indians—then a symbol of freedom—dumped about ┬ú10,000 worth of tea in the harbor. Whatever their motives at the time, they unleashed a social, political, and economic firestorm that would culminate in the Declaration of Independence two and a half years later.The Boston Tea Party provoked a reign of
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