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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.

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.

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...

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.

A bold Christian voice challenges progressives to confront the one racial disparity they have ignored for decades: the breakdown of the black family. Today, 70 percent of black children are born to unmarried parents and close to half grow up without a father at home. Both figures are...

Harriet Tubman is one of the most iconic figures in American history, yet much of her true story has long been fragmented, misunderstood, or incomplete. While countless books recount her courage on the Underground Railroad, few explore the full scope of her strategic brilliance, military service...

A revelatory account of how words and actions combined to destroy Britain's colonial rule and secure Washington's American victory The American Revolution was not only fought on bloody battlefields, it was waged with the ink of pen and print. George Goodwin shows how the leaders of the American...

A leading social critic identifies our least-discussed major crisis, and sets out to solve it. As Americans debate President Biden’s infirmities and President Trump’s erratic behavior, we’ve neglected the bigger problem before us: a massive transfer of power and wealth to the oldest among...

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.

What did it really take to build a nation? "The land of the free and the home of the brave" didn't just happen. It was forged through rebellion, sacrifice, and the leadership of extraordinary men and women willing to challenge an empire. In Leaders of the American Revolution, discover the people who helped shape the United States—from renowned founders such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin to the overlooked patriots and heroines whose contributions changed history.

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.

AUDIOBOOK READ BY THE AUTHOR “In writing a book about Minneapolis, Justin Ellis has really written a book about America's favorite lie—that good intentions lead to justice. Ellis is a rigorous historian and a visceral storyteller, and he has produced something essential: a reckoning with a...

Born into slavery, Amanda Smith rose from hardship to become one of the most remarkable Christian voices of the 19th century. With unwavering faith and a calling that could not be silenced, she traveled across the United States, Europe, Africa, and India, sharing the Gospel and ministering to...

A bird's-eye look at the Ghost Dance, the first instance of modern, collective racial self-consciousness for Native peoples in the United States From the Sand Creek Massacre (1864) to the Massacre at Wounded Knee (1890), Indigenous religious practices―legally banned after 1883―took on new...

From award-winning journalist Nicole Carr comes a landmark narrative revealing the untold history of Black medical professionals who have long fought to heal their communities—while confronting a system built to exclude them. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Americans died at nearly twice...

"With impressive scholarly sleuthing and a storyteller's eloquence, Danielle Allen has written a landmark book about the people and the ideas that changed the world. By bringing the glamorous Duke of Richmond back to life, Allen paints a panoramic portrait of how principles of human equality and...

Bestsellerautor Walter Isaacson unternimmt eine faszinierende Tiefenbohrung in die Entstehung eines der revolutionärsten Sätze der amerikanischen Geschichte: »Wir halten diese Wahrheiten für selbstverständlich, dass alle Menschen gleich erschaffen wurden, dass sie von ihrem Schöpfer mit gewissen unveräußerlichen Rechten ausgestattet wurden, wozu Leben, Freiheit und das Streben nach Glück gehören.« Im Sommer 1776 von Thomas Jefferson formuliert und dann von Benjamin Franklin und John Adams überarbeitet, bildet dieser Kernsatz der Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitserklärung das Fundament der jungen amerkanischen Republik.

"Remembering Roots highlights the indomitability of the human spirit; and reminds us that, like our ancestors, as long as we continue to breathe, there's hope."—LEVAR BURTON, award-winning actor, director, author, and original cast member of Roots Discover how the book and TV miniseries Roots...

Professor Greg Jackson, podcast host of History That Doesn’t Suck, proves that while today’s political climate may be dark, these aren’t as unprecedented times as we may think. Our nation’s past is full of massive upheaval, disagreement, and departures from the moral high ground. The...

Bloomsbury presents Just Plain Filthy by Anthony Aycock, read by John Chancer. With the threat to intellectual freedom increasing around the country, this book takes a look at the first ever school book ban case to be decided by the high courts, and offers insights into how we can use history to...