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Volume 5 Jefferson The President: Second Term MP3 Audiobook
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THOMAS JEFFERSON AND HIS TIME VOLUME 5: JEFFERSON THE PRESIDENT: SECOND TERM, 1805-1809
by Dumas Malone
read by Anna Fields
Presidential Bio. • Unabridged
Book ID(2282) – 22.8 hrs (est.), Published – 12/01/98
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The fifth volume of the Jefferson series completes the story of his presidency-carrying him through his troubled second term, but also to the end of an official career that spanned some forty years. Here is a vibrant account of Jefferson’s disparate activities-sponsoring the Lewis and Clark Expedition, concluding the naval “war” with the Barbary pirates, engaging in a political duel with Chief Justice Marshall over the trial of Aaron Burr, attempting to impose an embargo on exports in reaction to the impression of American seamen by foreign powers, and, finally, retiring to his beloved haven at Monticello.
REVIEWS:
“Jefferson and His Time is a masterly achievement of scholarship, the finest biography of Jefferson we have or are likely to have, and a monumental triumph of the senior American historian.”—New York Times Book Review
“Malone illuminates with erudition and narrative skill. It would appear…that Malone has read and evaluated everything of consequence ever written by or about Jefferson.”—New Republic
DUMAS MALONE (1892-1986) taught history at American universities such as Yale and Columbia and served for seven years as director of the Harvard University Press before becoming the biographer-in-residence at the University of Virginia. His work as historian and biographer has earned him several honors, including the Pulitzer Prize, the Thomas Jefferson Award, the John F. Kennedy Medal, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Volume 6 Jefferson The Sage of Monticello MP3 Audiobook
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THOMAS JEFFERSON AND HIS TIME VOLUME 6: JEFFERSON THE SAGE OF MONTICELLO
by Dumas Malone
read by Anna Fields
Presidential Bio. • Unabridged
Book ID(2295) – 17.9 hrs (est.), Published – 12/01/98
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The Sage of Monticello is the sixth and final volume of Dumas Malone’s epic masterwork, Jefferson and His Time, a biography begun in 1943 and awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history in 1975. More wide ranging than the preceding volumes, The Sage of Monticello brilliantly recounts the accomplishments, friendships, and family difficulties of Jefferson’s last seventeen years-including his retirement from the presidency, his personal tribulations, and his major role in the founding of the Library of Congress and the University of Virginia. This is a fitting final chapter in the life of one of America’s greatest men.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin MP3 Audiobook
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by Benjamin Franklin
read by Michael Edwards
Biography • Unabridged
Book ID(1024) – 6.8 hrs (est.), Published – 12/01/98
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Among other things, Franklin was a printer, philosopher, inventor, statesman and, not least, a writer. Franklin’s autobiography captures the essence of his spirit. In it, we can see him as a product of the 18th century enlightenment, a type of Yankee statesman who could use the language of Addison, Steele, Swift and Defoe. In his Autobiography, Franklin asks himself, “Who am I, how did I come to be, and why am I a human being as I am?” He answers with the honesty, wit, and charm that have made his possibly the most famous of all autobiographies.
The Last Lion Volume I (1874-1932) MP3 Audiobook
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THE LAST LION: WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL: VISIONS OF GLORY, 1874-1932
by William Manchester
read by Frederick Davidson
Biography • Unabridged
Book ID(1161) – 41.3 hrs (est.), Published – 12/01/98
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One of National Review’s 100 Best Nonfiction Books of the Century
Winston Churchill is perhaps the most important political figure of the twentieth century. His great oratory and leadership during the Second World War were only part of his huge breadth of experience and achievement. Studying his life is a fascinating way to imbibe the history of his era and gain insight into key events that have shaped our time.
In political office at the end of WWI, he foresaw the folly of Versailles and feared what a crippled Germany would do to the balance of power. In his years in the political wilderness from 1931 to 1939, he alone of all British public men, continually raised his voice against Hitler and his appeasers. For over fifty years, he was constantly involved in, and usually at the center of, the most important events of his age. It was, however, his obduracy on matters of principle, his fortitude in the face of opposition, and his perseverance in standing alone that defined him.
As a biographer, William Manchester is the standard by which all others are measured. And when a writer of his caliber is matched with a subject as colorful as Winston Churchill, look for results that are magisterial. This, the first in a projected three-volume biography, is a momentous piece of work.
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“Manchester is not only a master of detail but also of ‘the big picture’….I daresay most Americans reading The Last Lion will relish it immensely.”—National Review
“[Manchester] can claim the considerable achievement of having assembled enough powerful evidence to support Isaiah Berlin’s judgment of Churchill as the largest human being of our time.”—Alistair Cooke
WILLIAM MANCHESTER (1922-2004) was a professor emeritus of history at Wesleyan University. His best-selling books included The Last Lion, a multivolume biography of Winston Churchill, and American Caesar, a biography of Douglas MacArthur.
The Last Lion Volume II (1932-1940) MP3 Audiobook
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THE LAST LION: WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL: ALONE, 1932-1940
by William Manchester
read by Richard Brown
Biography • Unabridged
Book ID(1162) – 36.4 hrs (est.), Published – 12/01/98
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One of National Review’s 100 Best Nonfiction Books of the Century
This second volume in William Manchester’s three-volume biography of Winston Churchill challenges the assumption that Churchill’s finest hour was as a wartime leader. During the years 1932-1940, he was tested as few men are. Pursued by creditors––at one point he had to put up his home for sale––he remained solvent only by writing an extraordinary number of books and magazine articles. He was disowned by his own party, dismissed by the BBC and Fleet Street and the social and political establishments as a warmonger, and twice nearly lost his seat in Parliament. Churchill stood almost alone against Nazi aggression and the British and French pusillanimous policy of appeasement.
Manchester tracks with new insights this complex, fascinating history without ever losing sight of Churchill the man––a man whose vision was global and whose courage was boundless.
REVIEWS:
“Manchester is not only a master of detail but also of ‘the big picture’….I daresay most Americans reading The Last Lion will relish it immensely.”—National Review
“[Manchester] can claim the considerable achievement of having assembled enough powerful evidence to support Isaiah Berlin’s judgment of Churchill as the largest human being of our time.”—Alistair Cooke
WILLIAM MANCHESTER (1922-2004) was a professor emeritus of history at Wesleyan University. His best-selling books included The Last Lion, a multivolume biography of Winston Churchill, and American Caesar<>, a biography of Douglas MacArthur.
Edison MP3 Audiobook
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EDISON
by Paul Israel
read by Raymond Todd
Biography • Unabridged
Book ID(2593) – 21.6 hrs (est.), Published – 07/01/00
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Subtitle: A Life of Invention
The conventional story of Thomas Edison reads more like myth than history: with only three months of formal education, a hardworking young man overcomes the odds to become one of the greatest inventors in history. In this peerless biography, Paul Israel exposes the man behind the inventions, expertly situating his subject within a thoroughly realized portrait of a burgeoning country on the brink of massive change. For the first time, much attention is devoted to Edison’s early family life, where the young man honed his entrepreneurial sense and eye for innovation as editor of a weekly newspaper. Armed with unprecedented access to Edison’s workshop diaries, notebooks, and letters, Israel brings fresh insight into how the inventor’s creative mind worked, brightening the unexamined corners of his triumphant career in science.
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“Israel has done a remarkable job. Not only has he given us fresh insights into a complex personality, but he has set this against the backdrop of a dramatically changing American society driven on remorselessly by the second Industrial Revolution, in which Edison was a pivotal player.”—Nature
“Israel’s book should go a long way toward taking Edison out of the shadows and placing him in the proper light.”—Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“An authoritative look into Edison’s working methods, here leavened by enough personal detail to give the achievements shape.”—Publishers Weekly
PAUL ISRAEL is the managing editor of a multi-volume documentary edition of the Thomas Edison Papers at Rutgers University and the co-author of Edison’s Electric Light. He holds a Ph.D. in the history of technology. He lives in Highland Park, New Jersey.
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