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  • The Widows' Might

    Widowhood and Gender in Early British America

    In early American society, one's identity was determined in large part by gender. The ways in which men and women engaged with their communities were generally not equal: married women fell under the legal control of their husbands, who handled all negotiations with the outside world, as well as many domestic interactions. The death of a husband enabled women to transcend this strict gender divide ... Leer más

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    Winecoff Fire, The

    The Untold Story of America's Deadliest Hotel Fire

    Narrado por Bruce Conger ...

    Completo

    6 hora 56 minutos

    It was Atlanta's Titanic.On December 7, 1946 at 3:42 a.m. the first alarm came into Atlanta Fire Department headquarters:"The Winecoff Hotel is on fire!"Twenty minutes later the fourth, final and "general alarm" - the one reserved for a citywide conflagration - went out.For the next two hours everything good, bad, improbable and certain about the human experience played out. Few events in history ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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    Plowed Fields Book One

    The White Christmas and The Train

    de Jim Barber ...
    Narrado por Bruce Conger ...
    Series Audiolibro 1 - Plowed Fields Trilogy

    Completo

    9 hora 53 minutos

    On a cold December day in 1960, Joe Baker finishes plowing the largest field on his family’s farm in South Georgia and acknowledges the well of restlessness running deep inside him. Joe appreciates the good life provided by his parents, but his heart yearns for something else. So begins "Plowed Fields," setting the stage for a conflict that will nag at Joe for the next decade as he tries to ... Leer más

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    Plowed Fields Book Two

    Angels Sing, The Garden, Faith and Grace and The Fire

    de Jim Barber ...
    Narrado por Bruce Conger ...
    Series Audiolibro 2 - Plowed Fields Trilogy

    Completo

    10 hora 32 minutos

    In Book One of the Plowed Fields trilogy, we met Joe Baker and his large family as a rare white Christmas descended on their South Georgia farm. It was 1960, and the family seemed poised on the brink of a grand experience in the years to come.As the decade progresses, the Bakers see their fortunes rise and fall, beginning with an illness that shakes the family at its very core. Prosperity comes ... Leer más

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    Plowed Fields Book Three

    The War, The Dream and Horn of Plenty

    de Jim Barber ...
    Narrado por Bruce Conger ...
    Series Audiolibro 3 - Plowed Fields Trilogy

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    21 hora 37 minutos

    For much of the Sixties, Joe Baker has wrestled with reconciling his own desire and ambition with loyalty and responsibility to his family. The oldest of six children, he has led his brothers and sisters with quiet charisma. But what happens when his instincts fail him? When we first met Joe and his family, it was December 1960, and a rare white Christmas was blowing toward their farm in South ... Leer más

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  • Albion's Seed

    Four British Folkways in America

    Series series America: a cultural history
    This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ... Leer más

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  • American Legends: The Salem Witch Trials

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  • Making Haste from Babylon

    The Mayflower Pilgrims and Their World: A New History

    de Nick Bunker ...
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  • A Benjamin Franklin Reader

    A selection of Benjamin Franklin’s writings, with an introduction and commentary by renowned author Walter Isaacson.Selected and annotated by the author of the acclaimed Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, this collection of Franklin’s writings shows why he was the bestselling author of his day and remains America’s favorite founder and wit. Includes an introductory essay exploring Franklin’s ... Leer más

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  • The 10 Big Lies About America

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    The Life and Repentance of Samuel Sewall

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