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1975年4月30日。かつて「アメリカ史上最長の戦争」だったヴェトナム戦争が、大きな挫折に終わった日から50年。その一部は新たな「最長の戦争」となったアフガン戦争終結までの日々とも重なる。

In God We Trust invites listeners to think and reflect critically about the truths and complexities of the role of religion and the founding of America in order to separate history from political ideology and to understand why this distinction matters for the future of our nation and democracy...

If you haven't followed the money, chances are you don't know the real story of America and its Revolution. Nothing gives a clearer insight into this history than the life of early America's dominant merchant trader, first bank president, and first central banker, Thomas Willing. In this book, Richard Vague shows how Willing bankrolled–and in the process helped save–the Revolution and then fundamentally shaped the financial architecture of the young Republic. So powerful was Willing that President John Adams complained that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton were governed by him.

Ante las invasiones, los horrores y espantos sufridos por varios países latinoamericanos de la mano de los "Bárbaros", en este ensayo José María Vargas Vila hace un análisis de las consecuencias de esta guerra para todos los involucrados. En 1893 fundó en Nueva York su Revista Ilustrada: Hispano América. Más tarde, en 1903 fundó Némesis en Nueva York desde la cual criticaba al gobierno colombiano de aquel entonces y a otras dictaduras latinoamericanas, así como a las imposiciones del gobierno estadounidense.

The Great Fire of 1947 and the End of Bar Harbor’s Golden Era tells the riveting story of the desperate evacuation of residents through the heart of an uncontrolled forest fire burning all across Mount Desert Island. After an extremely dry summer, all areas of Maine spent the month of October...

When her pastor arrives at her doorstep with David Harper, a stranger looking for work, the young widow, Rachel Miller, agrees to provide room and board in exchange for help on her farm in Missouri.

Kristina og Karl-Oskar har efterhånden slået rødder i Minnesota, og deres børn, som var små, da de ankom til Amerika, har glemt både hjemlandet og det svenske sprog. Kun Kristina længes stadig hjem. Som rigtige amerikanere tager de også en del i den blodige amerikanske borgerkrig og...

The history of modern America… With a twist. In December 1933, the "Noble Experiment" of Prohibition ended, having run America's alcohol industry into the ground. Nevertheless, the drinks were flowing on December 5th: “Repeal Day” celebrations took place and criminal bootleggers pivoted...

تروي الصحفية الأمريكية نيلّي بلاي في «عشرة أيام في مستشفى الأمراض العقلية» تجربتها الاستقصائية الشهيرة بعد أن تظاهرت بالمرض النفسي لتدخل مصحّة النساء في جزيرة...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. One minute after midnight on January 1, 1901, a young woman in a drafty Kansas mansion began speaking in a language she had never learned—and the loudest religious noise of the twentieth century was born. From that midnight moment to the thunderous...

A foundational classic in the historiography of the American Civil War. In July 1863 New York City experienced widespread rioting unparalleled in the history of the nation. Here for the first time is a scholarly analysis of the Civil War Draft Riots, dealing with motives and with the reasons for...

From the rural town of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to the halls of the federal government, Larry Turner refused to remain invisible. Turner shares the remarkable story of a shy kid from a working-class background who rose through the ranks of the US Army, federal government, and ultimately becoming the second Black Inspector General of the US Department of Labor and one of the nation's top watchdogs against fraud, waste, and corruption. During a pandemic when unemployment insurance fraud was rampant, he made a difference.

A riveting memoir about war and peace from Canada’s former top soldier, General Wayne Eyre, chronicling his forty-year career in the Canadian Armed Forces and providing insights on our security, our sovereignty, and our place in a rapidly changing world When soldiers step forward to take on a...

一场席卷华尔街的经济危机如何演变为撕裂社会结构的百年阵痛，进而彻底重塑现代国家的政治与财富分配规则？身处当下充满经济焦虑与阶层固化的时代，你或许正迫切渴望在跌宕起伏的历史真实中寻找破局的启示与精神共...

真正的历史转折点往往不在总统府的谈判桌上，而隐藏在无数农民、工人和移民对抗系统性不平等的社会阶层博弈里。当你厌倦了宏大叙事与王侯将相的赞歌，渴望在纷繁复杂的现代社会中找到个体命运的坐标时，这部自下而...

Ervaar hoe grensverleggende techniek en bittere opoffering de meest iconische hangbrug uit de geschiedenis creëerden. Terwijl je onderweg bent naar je werk of zoekt naar rustige verdieping, word je direct meegezogen in de rokerige, industriële sfeer van het negentiende-eeuwse New York. Dit...

Zrozum brutalne nierówności rasowe i poznaj historię Afroamerykanów, która od stuleci kształtuje dzisiejszą Amerykę. Ten angażujący audiobook to idealny towarzysz codziennych dojazdów, oferujący głęboką refleksję nad współczesnym społeczeństwem. Przekształć swój czas w...

كيف تحولت جماعة رحّالة إلى قوة مهيمنة في تاريخ أمريكا الوسطى لتبني إمبراطورية ضخمة خلال قرنين فقط؟ هذه الرحلة الصوتية الملحمية، والمثالية لترافقك في أوقات...

استكشف لغزاً تاريخياً حير العالم لقرون، حيث تبخرت مستعمرة إنجليزية بأكملها في ظروف غامضة على سواحل أمريكا الشمالية. انغمس في أجواء مشحونة بالتوتر، وعش تجربة...

在这场决定美国命运的独立战争中，最残酷的并非正规军交锋，而是将邻里化为死敌的血腥内战与边地游击战。无论你是习惯在通勤途中寻找沉浸式的硬核历史，还是热衷于推演跌宕起伏的军事战略，这段充满背叛、报复与生...