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American Legends: The Continental Congress
Chronicles the history leading up to the First Continental Congress to the final adjournment of the Second Continental Congress in 1789. Discusses the seminal work of the Continental Congress, including the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation. The American...
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American Legends: The Boston Tea Party
*Discusses the myths and legends of the Tea Party in an attempt to separate fact from fiction. Did the Tea Partiers dress up as Mohawks? Did Sam Adams lead the Tea Party?*Includes contemporary accounts of the Tea Party in the...
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American Legends: The Hatfields and McCoys
*Includes pictures of some of the important people, places, and events involved in the feud.*Explains the origins and legacy of the famous feud.*Includes a timeline of the feud.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."They were men, who...
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American Legends: The Life of Aaron Burr
Includes pictures of Burr and important people and places.*Comprehensively covers the Burr-Hamilton duel, including accounts of the duel and the mysteries and debates still surrounding the duel.*Explains Burr's involvement in the Election of 1800 and the alleged treasonous conspiracy.*Includes a...
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American Legends: The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Includes passages from the journals of Lewis and Clark. Profiles important members of the expedition, including Lewis, Clark, and Sacajawea. Includes pictures of important people and places. Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "Ocean in view! O! The Joy!" -...
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American Legends: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed...
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American Legends: The Life of Amelia Earhart
*Includes pictures of Earhart and important people, places, and events in her life.*Includes a comprehensive analysis of her disappearance and the prevailing theories surrounding her ultimate fate.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes Earhart's most famous and inspiring quotes.*Includes a Table...
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American Legends: The Life of Ava Gardner
*Includes pictures.*Includes Ava's quotes about her own life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“Because I was promoted as a sort of a siren and played all those sexy broads, people made the mistake of thinking...
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American Legends: The Life of Charles Bronson
*Includes pictures*Includes Bronson's own quotes about his life and career*Includes footnotes, online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Maybe I'm too masculine. Casting directors cast in their own, or an idealized image. Maybe I don't look...
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American Legends: The Life of Dean Martin
"If people want to think I get drunk and stay out all night, let 'em. That's how I got here, you know." (Dean Martin) A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but...
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The 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign: The History of the Civil War Campaign that Made Stonewall Jackson a Confederate Legend
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the campaign written by soldiers and generals *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “Jackson and his army, in one month, have routed Milroy—annihilated Banks—discomfited Frémont, and overthrown...
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The 1759 Battle of Quebec: The History and Legacy of Britain's Most Important Victory of the French & Indian War
"[W]e observed the enemy marching down towards us in three columns, at 10 they formed their line of battle, which was at least six deep, having their flanks covered by a thick wood on each side, into which they threw...
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The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic: The History and Legacy of the World's Deadliest Influenza Outbreak
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The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic: The History and Legacy of the World's Deadliest Influenza Outbreak
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts written by doctors, soldiers, and survivors*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“One of the startling features of the pandemic was its sudden flaring up and its equally sudden decline, reminding one of a flame...
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The 1883 Eruption of Krakatoa: The History of the World's Most Notorious Volcanic Explosions
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the eruption*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"In 1883, Krakatoa suddenly sprang into notoriety. Insignificantly though it had hitherto seemed the little island was soon to compel by its tones of thunder the...
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19th Century America's Most Influential Naval Officers: The Lives, Careers, and Battles of Stephen Decatur, Oliver Hazard Perry, David Farragut, David
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a table of contents"We have met the enemy and they are ours.” – Oliver Hazard PerryAmericans had few things to celebrate during the Barbary Wars or the War of 1812, but one of them...
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19th Century America's Forgotten Wars: The History and Legacy of the Overseas Conflicts that Influenced American Imperialism
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe history of the United States is to a large extent a history of armed conflict. The nation was first forged in war, a tough fight for independence against one of the world’s largest...
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A História da Separação entre Sunitas e Xiitas: Compreender as Divisões no seio do Islão.
Diferentes ramificações da mesma religião constituem mais uma exceção do que uma regra e tiveram um impacto profundo na história. O cisma entre as Igrejas Ortodoxa e Católica influenciou as relações entre nações por toda a Europa e, a intolerância...
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The 27 Club: The Lives and Legacies of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and Kurt Cobain
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The 27 Club: The Lives and Legacies of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and Kurt Cobain
*Includes pictures.*Includes the stars' own quotes about their lives and careers.*Includes suggested playlists and analyses of their music.*Includes bibliographies for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.It is rare in the world of music for a general consensus to form over...
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The Aborigines: The History and Legacy of Australia's Indigenous People
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography and online resources for further reading“It is quite time that our children were taught a little more about their country, for shame’s sake.” – Henry Lawson, Australian poetA land of almost 3 million square miles has...
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The Aborigines and Maori: The History of the Indigenous Peoples in Australia and New Zealand
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes a table of contentsA land of almost 3 million square miles has lain since time immemorial on the southern flank of the planet, so isolated that it remained almost entirely outside of European knowledge until 1770....
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The Achaemenid Persian Empire's Most Famous Kings: The Lives and Reigns of Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, and Xerxes I
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingAt one point in antiquity, the Achaemenid Persian Empire was the largest empire the world had ever seen, but aside from its role in the Greco-Persian Wars and its collapse...
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Abydos: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Egyptian Holy City and Burial Site
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingAfrica may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe...
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Admiral David Farragut: The Life and Legacy of the American Civil War's Most Famous Naval Officer
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Admiral David Farragut: The Life and Legacy of the American Civil War's Most Famous Naval Officer
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingAmericans have long been fascinated by the Civil War, marveling at the size of the battles, the leadership of the generals, and the courage of the soldiers. Since the war's start over 150 years...
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The Adams Family: The Lives and Legacies of Samuel, John, Abigail and John Quincy Adams
*Weaves the lives and work of the Adams family into one entertaining and educational narrative.*Includes several quotes and writings from Samuel, John, John Quincy and Abigail.*Includes pictures of the Adams family and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes...
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Africa's Origin Stories: The History and Legacy of the Ancient African Stories that Sought to Explain Life
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingBy the dawn of the 17th century, Portuguese influence in Africa fell into decline, and the occasions of European contact with Ethiopia became very few and far between. It would be another three centuries...
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African Mythology and Folklore: The Origins and History of Legends and Myths across Africa
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsIn the Lasta Mountains of northern Ethiopia, high on an arid plateau in the foothills, the settlement of Lalibela slumbered for centuries as little more than a pilgrimage site at...
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The Age of Tyrants: The History of the Early Tyrants in Ancient Greece
Tyranny in ancient Greece was not a phenomenon limited to any particular period. Tyrants could be found in power throughout Greece, ruling poleis from the seventh century BC right through to the second century BC, when Roman domination effectively put...
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Alexander the Great in India: The History and Legacy of the Macedonian King's Final Campaign
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingOver the last 2,000 years, ambitious men have dreamed of forging vast empires and attaining eternal glory in battle, but of all the conquerors who took steps toward such dreams,...
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The Al-Nusra Front: The History of the Syrian Rebel Group Formerly Affiliated with Al-Qaeda
Since the Arab Spring uprising of 2011, reports of terrorist attacks around the world have flooded international media. Syria, a country about one and half times the size of Texas, has become the central battleground for many terrorist groups; those...
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American Gangsters: The Life and Legacy of Lucky Luciano
The Mafia has long fascinated Americans, who have made celebrated pop culture fixtures out of men like Al Capone and turned movies and television series like The Godfather and The Sopranos into American institutions despite the violence associated with organized crime. Of all the...
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