Résultats pour "A" dans Amériques

La segunda oración de la Declaración de Independencia de Estados Unidos, escrita por Thomas Jefferson y revisada por Benjamin Franklin y John Adams, se convirtió en un credo que unió a peregrinos e inmigrantes en una sola nación. Para personas de tan diferentes orígenes y creencias, la frase resultó la definición última del bien común y del Sueño Americano.

The Secret Team, L. Fletcher Prouty's exposé of the CIA's brutal methods of maintaining national security during the Cold War, was first published in the 1970s. However, virtually all copies of the book disappeared upon distribution, having been purchased en masse by shady "private buyers."

An updated, penetrating, and balanced analysis of one of the most contentious issues in America today, offering a historically informed portrait of immigration. Americans have come from every corner of the globe, and they have been brought together by a variety of historical processes—conquest...

The ultimate rags to riches story, rising to become an international kingpin earning more money annullay than Chrysler or GM. This unassuming family man with fantastic Southern charm who came from humble beginnings, would build his empire with an iron fist and brute force if needed. While some...

Bloomsbury presents Gangster Warlords by Ioan Grillo, read by James Cameron Stewart In a ranch south of Texas, the man known as The Executioner dumps five hundred body parts in metal barrels. In Brazil’s biggest city, a mysterious prisoner orders hit-men to gun down forty-one police officers...

Reflections of an Ordinary American in Extraordinary Times is a compelling and thought-provoking exploration of America’s journey through history, culture, and modern-day challenges. Blending personal insight with historical and philosophical reflection, the book examines how society has evolved and what may have been lost along the way. It encourages readers to question the systems that shape everyday life, from education and governance to community and human connection.

The year 1776 is undoubtedly iconic for Americans. After all, it is the year of the Declaration of Independence—the paradigm-shifting document that birthed a new vision of government and brought the United States into being. But the groundbreaking events of 1776 went far beyond the American Revolution. The Years That Changed History: 1776 invites you to take a uniquely different look at the events of this famous year, in a brilliant and surprising excavation of world history.

In Troy Taylor's latest audiobook of historical horror, discover the true story of the Donner Party, which left Illinois in the spring of 1846 and traveled by wagon toward California. Most of us know how the story ends – with cannibalism in the mountains – but most don't know how they ended up there, snowbound in a winter landscape of ice and snow.

From award-winning Lincoln expert Edward Achorn, the vivid, behind-the-scenes story of one of the most consequential periods in American history—Abraham Lincoln’s first 120 days as president No American president has ever taken office at a moment of crisis such as Abraham Lincoln faced when...

From the author of the acclaimed Invisible Generals comes the unsung history of the first Black US senators—two men who overcame fierce resistance to help America forge a multiracial democracy. In 1870—a mere five years after the Civil War ended—Hiram Revels became the first Black US...

The Founding Fathers series includes: George Washington by James MacGregor Burns and Susan Dunn In this thoughtful and incisive biography, Burns and Dunn dissect the strengths and weaknesses of Washington's presidential leadership, from his lasting foreign and economic policies to his polarizing...

In this six-part series, master storyteller Dan Taberski (Hysterical, Missing Richard Simmons, 9/12) sets out on his most ambitious quest yet. He attempts to reclaim the manifesto from the sweaty clutches of mass shooters and return it to its rightful place: with the artists, the warriors, the...

Na een mysterieuze vliegtuigcrash met de Amerikaanse vicepresident, ontdekt ex-Secret Service agent Robert Gallagher de schokkende waarheid achter de fatale gebeurtenis en het drama in zijn familie.

A Brief History of Minneapolis traces the evolution of a city built on water, industry, imagination, and reinvention. From the thunder of St. Anthony Falls to the rise of the world’s flour capital, from immigrant neighborhoods to artistic revolutions, from labor struggles to moments that reshaped national dialogue, Minneapolis emerges as a place defined by its people and their capacity to build, create, and confront change.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This is the official OpenStax U.S. History audiobook, produced by Audileo, an authorized OpenStax Technology Partner. U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced...

Walk south on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta on any Tuesday morning in 2026, and you will pass through more layers of surveillance than a federal inmate encountered in a maximum-security facility in 1975. You will not feel them. That is the point. Carceral Nation traces three centuries of surveillance, discipline, and control as they migrated from the prison yard to the schoolroom, the workplace, the digital platform, and the public square.

New York Times bestselling author Neal Bascomb delivers a taut and timely forgotten history—equal parts Peaky Blinders and The Departed—of the Molly Maguires, the Irish secret society that terrorized Gilded Age America, and the young immigrant detective who went undercover, alone, to bring...

Explore a land where towering red cliffs, vast deserts, and alpine mountains come together to create one of the most unforgettable landscapes in North America. Exploring Utah - A Journey Through History & Must-See Destinations takes you beyond the surface of this remarkable state, combining rich historical insight with practical travel guidance. From the ancient cultures that first called this land home to the iconic national parks that draw visitors from around the world, this audiobook offers a deeper understanding of Utah’s past and present.

The combination of mining, maritime, and lumbering history created a culture in the U.P. that is unique to the Midwest. Discover true stories of the rough and dangerous times of the Upper Peninsula frontier that are as enjoyable as they are educational. You'll find no conventional romantic or whitewashed history here. Instead, you will be astonished by the true hardships and facets of trying to settle a frontier sandwiched between the three Great Lakes. These minutes are populated by Native Americans and European immigrants, looking for their personal promised land.