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Title: Recapturing the Oval Office: New Historical Approaches to the American Presidency

Subtitle: Miller Center of Public Affairs Books

Author: Brian Balogh, Bruce J. Schulman

Narrator: Doug Miller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-04-16

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

In Recapturing the Oval Office, leading historians and social scientists forge an agenda for returning the study of the presidency to the mainstream practice of history, and they chart how the study of the presidency can be integrated into historical narratives that combine rich analyses of political, social, and cultural history.

The authors demonstrate how "bringing the presidency back in" can deepen understanding of crucial questions regarding race relations, religion, and political economy. The contributors illuminate the conditions that have both empowered and limited past presidents, and thus show how social, cultural, and political contexts matter. By making the history of the presidency a serious part of the scholarly agenda in the future, historians have the opportunity to influence debates about the proper role of the president today.

Critic Reviews:

"A much-needed and altogether excellent effort at addressing a major question in U.S. historical scholarship: where did the presidency go? A stellar cast of contributors take to the task with vigor and skill, and succeed ably in bridging the gap between presidential agency and the structural forces that have long been the primary concern of professional historians." (Fredrik Logevall, Harvard University)

"Recapturing the Oval Office is a delightful book of high literary merit that will have an important impact on the historical profession. I envy the subtlety and forthrightness with which it demolishes shibboleths and sets forth a new agenda for the next generation." (Elizabeth Cobbs, Hoover Institution and San Diego State University)

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Title: From Gettysburg to Golan

Subtitle: How Two Great Battles Were Won - and the Lessons They Share

Author: Barry Spielman

Narrator: Bob Brown

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-27-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Two great battles, two historic outcomes: Defeat in either would have changed the destiny of America and Israel.

In this riveting comparative history, From Gettysburg to Golan, Lieutenant Colonel Barry Spielman shows for the first time the extraordinary similarities between the battles of Gettysburg (1863) and Golan Heights (1973). In both battles, holding the high ground would prove vital; in both, the defenders (the Union and Israeli armies) would rapidly shift their forces from one position to the next to hold off and ultimately defeat the ferocious enemy attacks that threatened to overwhelm them.

The stakes were incredibly high. Had they lost, the Union may have been forced to cede defeat to the South, and the United States would have fallen apart, irrevocably altering the history of the world; Israel would have been cut in half and destroyed. By moving between the two theatres of war as the battles progressed, Spielman delivers a gripping, blow-by-blow account of how Gettysburg and Golan were won - and the lessons they share.

Members Reviews:

The story of great men and an epic battle- from Gettysburg to Golan

I completed this book in one night, and read it almost like a Robert Harris thriller. This is incredible as we know the end.

Barry Spielman draws significant parallels between the Civil War and the Kippur War, and the transitions are natural and smooth.

Be it the Valley of Death or the Valley of Tears, the Union's Captain Biglow buying time against the Confederate 21st Mississippi or the one-man "Zvika Force" holding the line for 3 critical hours, be it General Winfield Scott Hancock or Avigdor Kahalani - we see the action unfolding before our eyes.

Despite the military strategy and tactical angles, what I will remember from this book are men - generals and privates, right and wrong, commanding their troops (Vincent and Chamberlain,Zamir) or making huge mistakes (Dan Sickles), and quotes by Meade and others.

You don't have to be a military buff to enjoy this highly readable book !

An enjoyable, informative, quick read that teaches and entertains while packing a punch.

Informative and well written. This book, a comparison of the similarities between the US Civil War's Battle at Gettysburg and Israel's defense of the Golan Heights in the 1973 Yom Kippur War does in book form exactly what an excellent documentary should on film. It makes you want to keep reading whether you know everything about the subject matter or nothing at all. Spielman's alternating chapters comparing the 19th century battle for, and the defense of, the high ground at Gettysburg and the surprise attack by overwhelming numbers of Syrian tanks against an unprepared Israeli contingent defending the high ground of the Golan Heights, at the start of the 1973 War, keeps you on the edge of your seat even though the outcome is part of historical record. The author clearly knows his material. An enjoyable, quick read that teaches and entertains while packing a punch.

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Title: A Colony Sprung from Hell

Subtitle: Pittsburgh and the Struggle for Authority on the Western Pennsylvania Frontier, 1744-1794

Author: Daniel P. Barr

Narrator: Michael Kazalski

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-21-16

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

The early settlement of the region around Pittsburgh was characterized by a messy collision of personal, provincial, national, and imperial interests. Driven by the efforts of Europeans, Pennsylvanians, Virginians, and Indians, almost everyone attempted to manipulate the clouded political jurisdiction of the region. A Colony Sprung from Hell traces this complex struggle. The events and episodes that make up the story highlight the difficulties of creating and consolidating authority along the frontier, where the local populations acceptance or denial of authority determined the extent to which any government could impose its will. Ultimately, what was at stake was the nature of authority itself.

Author Daniel P. Barr demonstrates that deep divisions marked efforts to exercise power over the western Pennsylvania frontier and limited the effectiveness of such attempts. They developed roughly along provincial lines, owing to a fierce competition between Pennsylvania and Virginia to incorporate the region into their colonies. This jurisdictional dispute permeated many social and political levels, impacting all those who sought power and influence along the western Pennsylvania frontier. Individuals, businesses, provincial governments, and British policymakers competed for jurisdiction in the political and legal arenas, while migrants, settlers, and Indians opposed one another on the ground in a contest that was far more confrontational and violent. Although the participants and the nature of the conflict changed over time, the fundamental question of who was going to make the important decisions regarding the region remained unsettled and unanswered, resulting in a consistent pattern of discord and contention.

A Colony Sprung from Hell is an important contribution to the understanding of power and authority along the late colonial frontier.

The book is published by The Kent State University Press.

Members Reviews:

These places have names.

The narrator Michael Kazalski could have called ANYONE from the Pittsburgh area and he would have been able to pronounce the names of the places in this book. He failed to do so and the reading is a disaster.

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Title: Savory Suppers and Fashionable Feasts: Dining Victorian

Author: Susan Williams - contributor

Narrator: Lesley Ann Fogle

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-07-16

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Savory Suppers and Fashionable Feasts offers a delightfully flavorful tour of dining in America during the second half of the 19th century. Susan Williams investigates the manners and morals of that era by looking at its eating customs and cooking methods. As she reveals, genteel dining became an increasingly important means of achieving social stability during a period when Americans were facing significant changes on a variety of fronts - social, cultural, intellectual, technological, and demographic.

Focusing on the rapidly expanding middle class, Williams not only examines mealtime rituals, but she looks at the material culture of Victorian dining: the furniture, the furnishings, and the growing array of accouterments - from asparagus tongs to sardine servers and lace doilies - that supported genteel expectations for tableside behavior. She also explores changing ideas about meals - how they fit into the daily schedule and what kinds of food and drink came to characterize specific meals and menus. The result is at once an informative look at life in Victorian America, and a sumptuous celebration of a key moment in the country's culinary experience.

Critic Reviews:

"This lively and informative volume gives a good general picture of the eating patterns of the middle and upper classes in late 19th-century America. With its many choice quotations and entertaining anecdotes, this well-written book should appeal to a wide audience. Highly recommended." (Library Journal)

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Title: Savage Frontier, 1835-1837

Subtitle: Rangers, Riflemen, and Indian Wars in Texas

Author: Stephen L. Moore

Narrator: Jim D Johnston

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-16

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

This first volume of the Savage Frontier series is a comprehensive account of the formative years of the legendary Texas Rangers. Stephen L. Moore provides fresh detail about each ranging unit formed during the Texas Revolution and narrates their involvement in the pivotal battle of San Jacinto and later battles at Parker's Fort, the Elm Creek Fight, Post Oak Springs Massacre, and the Stone Houses Fight.

The book is published by University of North Texas Press.

Members Reviews:

Great Info About Ancestors - Plus Other Life & Times

I contacted Texas Ranger archives who recommended this book. It comes in three volumes and I bought all three, one at a time to find the right one. I wanted Texas Ranger info about my GGG-Father Joel W. Robison. I knew from my G-Father of Grandpa Robison's activities a San Jacinto but nothing from him about him being a Texas Ranger. In it were several references, one in which Sam Houston appointed Robison Lieutenant in the Rangers, where he served in several fights with Indians.

Books seem very well researched, with a lot of notes and indexed by people's names and events.

good discussion

This is a series of well researched books regarding the early indian wars in Texas. It is a testament to the sort of warfare that was waged and why when two totally dissimilar cultures meet. I highly recommend this book as a way to determine how and why the Texas Rangers eventually became one of the most, if not the most, feared law enforcement agencies in the world.

Great research resource.

Well documented as a historical resource. For personal reading however, it lacks the "wow" factor that the TX Ranger history is so full of, and the details of their engagement that make their reputation unique as law enforcement officers.

drier than a Texas dust storm

Stephen Moore has hammered a great deal of facts into a book; it is tedious reading and very dry; his literary style is about as uninteresting as one person can make it; lists are endless; some facts are inaccuate (Ft. Parker is 25 miles from the Camino Real Crossing on the Navasota River, not 90 as stated). If you want dry details, some of dubious merit, this book is for you

More Great Info

My family arrived in Texas in 1833 this helps define elements in their lives. I will give insighe to anyone trying to reconstruct a family history reaching back to early Texas.

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Title: Lenape Country

Subtitle: Delaware Valley Society Before William Penn

Author: Jean R. Soderlund

Narrator: Richard Travis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-10-16

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

In 1631, when the Dutch tried to develop plantation agriculture in the Delaware Valley, the Lenape Indians destroyed the colony of Swanendael and killed its residents. The natives and Dutch quickly negotiated peace, avoiding an extended war through diplomacy and trade. The Lenapes preserved their political sovereignty for the next 50 years as Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, and English colonists settled the Delaware Valley. The European outposts did not approach the size and strength of those in Virginia, New England, and New Netherland. Even after thousands of Quakers arrived in West New Jersey and Pennsylvania in the late 1670s and '80s, the region successfully avoided war for another 75 years.

Lenape Country is a sweeping narrative history of the multiethnic society of the Delaware Valley in the 17th and early 18th centuries. Drawing on a wide range of sources, author Jean R. Soderlund demonstrates that the hallmarks of Delaware Valley society - commitment to personal freedom, religious liberty, peaceful resolution of conflict, and opposition to hierarchical government - began in the Delaware Valley, not with Quaker ideals or the leadership of William Penn but with the Lenape Indians, whose culture played a key role in shaping Delaware Valley society.

Critic Reviews:

"Meticulously researched and cautiously analyzed... It is a much needed study of this pivotal time in American history and a valuable contribution to Native American and colonial-era scholarship." (American Studies)

"Succinct and imaginatively conceived, Lenape Country is one of the best narrative histories I have read to date on the European-Indian interaction along the Delaware River."- (Gunlög Fur, author of A Nation of Women: Gender and Colonial Encounters Among the Delaware Indians)

Members Reviews:

Unlistenable

The narrator has a great voice. But his dry delivery does not fit the book. When dealing with material that is already dry, you need to vary your tone and inflection. He does not do this. Plus, he mispronounces Lenape, a word that is in the title of the book. This oversight alone tells me it was not reviewed before being released on Audible. Im annoyed I wasted one of my monthly credits on this.

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Title: Founding Feuds

Subtitle: The Rivalries, Clashes, and Conflicts That Forged a Nation

Author: Paul Aron

Narrator: Richard Ferrone

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-07-16

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

The Founding Fathers have been hailed for centuries as shining examples of men who put aside their own agendas to found a nation. But behind the scenes, there were more petty fights and fraught relationships than signatures on the Declaration of Independence.

From the violent brawl between Roger Griswold and Matthew Lyon in the halls of Congress to George Washington's battle against his slave, Harry Washington, these less discussed clashes bring to light the unpredictable and volatile nature of a constantly changing nation. Additionally, this gripping narrative delves deeper into the famous feuds, such as the fatal duel of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, and the many rivalries of Thomas Jefferson (which were as often personal as political).

America's great forebears fought with each other as bitterly as our politicians do today. Founding Feuds reveals the true natures of the Founding Fathers and how their infighting shaped our nation as much as their cooperation - in fact sometimes even for the better.

Members Reviews:

Founding fightcats

Who knew what a bunch of fightcats the founding fathers were?! Well, we knew about Jefferson and Adams, and Burr and Hamilton. But, I didn't know that so many others had issues with one another. It seems like Alexander Hamilton had issues with just about everybody. When you think about it, making decisions about how the new government would work was bound to be a cause of conflict, as each man had his own ideas and principles. Perhaps if they wouldn't have kept writing public letters, or leaking what were supposed to be private letters to newspapers they could have gotten along. It reminded me of a certain President who can't stay off twitter. We think things are bad now, but at least we don't have representatives beating each other in the capitol and people shooting each other in duels. As interesting as all this is, I do have to say the book has some faults. It's just a little dry; you will have to be willing to work a little bit to get through this. If you are looking for breezy, chatty history, this is not your book. Each chapter features the feud between two specific people. So, you have a Jefferson vs. Adams chapter, and a Jefferson vs. Burr chapter, and so on. This format means the author has to repeat a lot of history. For instance the election of 1800 caused conflict between several men, so the author has to go over the same ground about that election multiple times as he explains the feuds between the various pairs of enemies. I find that I like this book as long as I read it in small doses. Some chapters are more interesting than others, because some people are more interesting that others, and because some fights are more outrageous than others.

Well written

A well written book. I truly enjoyed reading every page. I learned much. The facts are there and right to the point.

Those interested in the founding fathers will love this book.

A wonderful look behind the scenes at some of the events that don't always make it into the mainstream history books. A thoroughly informative and delightful read!

Interesting read

It gives a different slant to the founding fathers. There seem to be many parallels to todays politics.

Five Stars

excellent.

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Title: The Lewis and Clark Expedition

Subtitle: A Short History

Author: Aiden Young

Narrator: Gregory Diehl

Format: Unabridged

Length: 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-31-16

Publisher: C&D Publications

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

The new nation, the United States of America, doubled overnight in size with the purchase of a vast tract of land west of the Mississippi River. The sitting president, Thomas Jefferson, negotiated a deal for the land with French ruler Napoleon. Now that America had all this new unexplored territory, Jefferson knew it was time to explore this new land and firmly place America's claim on this expansive wilderness. In 1803, Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery and named US Army Captain Meriwether Lewis as the leader. Lewis enlisted the help of his old friend and comrade William Clark to help lead the group.

After much preparation, the small group of men, led by Lewis and Clark, left St. Louis and traveled up the Missouri River into lands that had been virtually unexplored by Europeans. Along the way, the expedition encountered many hardships. Key to their survival was the guidance and aid given to the group by the native Indians along the way. The best known native American was a young Shoshone woman named Sacagawea, who proved to be key as a guide and interpreter along the long journey to the Pacific coast. Over a year into this long journey, the Corps of Discovery arrived at the Pacific Ocean in present-day Oregon.

The group of explorers spent a long, cold winter on the Oregon coast and in the spring started the arduous trek back to civilization. It would be September of 1806 before they arrived in St. Louis where they were treated as returning heroes. The geographic and scientific information brought back by the Lewis and Clark expedition was invaluable in helping the new nation expand westward.

Join this journey of discovery and adventure!

Members Reviews:

Four Stars

An enjoyable book that details loyalty of participants of the expedition.

Four Stars

Was nice but small

Five Stars

Bit of history I didn't know the timeline on

Four Stars

Was a good overall view of the trip.

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Title: The Year of Indecision, 1946

Subtitle: A Tour Through the Crucible of Harry Truman's America

Author: Kenneth Weisbrode

Narrator: Jonathan Hogan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-01-16

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

In 1946, America had just exited the biggest war in modern history and was about to enter another of a kind no one had fought before. We think of this moment as the brilliant start of America Triumphant, in world politics and economics.

But the reality is murkier: 1946 brought tension between industry and labor, political disunity, bad veteran morale, housing crises, inflation, a Soviet menace - all shadowed by an indecisiveness that would plague decision makers who would waffle between engagement and isolation as the country itself pivoted between prosperity and retrenchment through the rest of the century.

The Year of Indecision, 1946 overturns the image of Truman as a can-do leader - 1946, in fact, marked a nadir in his troubled presidency. Relations broke down with the Soviet Union and nearly did with the British. The United States suffered shortages and strikes of a magnitude it had not seen in years. In November 1946 the Democrats lost both houses of Congress. The tension between fear and optimism expressed itself too in popular culture. Americans rejoiced in talent and creative energy, but a shift was brewing: Bing Crosby making room for Bill Haley and B. B. King, John Wayne for Montgomery Clift. That year also saw a burst of spirit in literature, music, art, and film - beneath the shadow of noir.

The issues and tensions we face today echo those of seven decades ago. As we observe in this portrait of the era just before our own, as America learned, piecemeal and reluctantly, to act like a world power, it tried - and succeeded only partially - to master fear. Indecision, Weisbrode argues, is the leitmotif of American history.

Members Reviews:

A painting of 1946, with words

As opposed to a conventional history book, Weisbrode has written a lengthy historical essay that provides an overview of 1946, which was essentially Americaâs first full transition year that carried it from the end of WWII to a regular peacetime nation; the key word her is âoverview.â Rather than a historical work that has a narrative thread through the chapters, the author looks at a number of issues he believes are key to understanding 1946.

The first few chapters of the book essentially set the stage by describing the environment which existed. Chapter 1, âThe Uprooted,â looks at the millions of Americans returning from war; their families; their hopes; and how the war had changed them. Chapter 2, âHarry Who?â provides an overview of the president; a man thrust unintentionally into the limelight by the death of Franklin Roosevelt, and who, all of a sudden, found himself dealing with a number of crucial issues just as WWII ended and the world significantly began to change and transition from war. The third chapter, âEmpire Men,â reviews the political and bureaucratic leadership that Roosevelt brought to Washington during the New Deal period and who provided his leadership during WWII; it was these men that Truman inherited, and who provided continuity in 1946.

Weisbrode then goes on to describe the issues, chapter-by-chapter that dominated America during 1946 from technology in a post-atom bomb world, to the evolution of a new foreign policy dynamic as the Cold War began, to a clashing political spectrum that had been limited due to wartime constraints, to the economy.

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Title: Early Industrial Era (American Presidents: World Events Over Time Collection)

Author: Eugene Lieber

Narrator: Eugene Lieber

Format: Unabridged

Length: 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-29-16

Publisher: IAB Inc

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

How is the election of 1876 stolen from Samuel Tilden, and why does the Compromise of 1877, which is part of the deal, all but ends the moral issue of concern for the ex-slaves?

20. James A. Garfield

21. Chester A. Arthur

22. Grover Cleveland

23. Benjamin Harrison.

All are mediocre presidents, overshadowed by the economic giants of the times.

24. Cleveland, second term. He breaks Pullman strike with troops after the governor refuses to illegally intervene.

25. William McKinley. He annexes the Philippines after the Spanish-American War, leading to two years of brutal guerrilla war. He is assassinated by an anarchist.

Members Reviews:

This is a lecture not a book

Well done but 40 min long. Download from Amazon for 2:95 rather than use full credat