Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Peter of New Amsterdam Subtitle: A Story of Old New York Author: James Otis Narrator: Jim Hodges Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs Language: English Release date: 01-09-18 Publisher: Made for Success Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Bring history back to life through Jim Hodges' historically accurate, exciting, and edifying audio recordings. Twelve-year-old Peter Hulbert is left an orphan in Leyden, Holland, as the rest of the Pilgrims sail for the New World. A merchant of the West India Company takes him to New Amsterdam as his servant. Here Peter's adventures begin in this historically accurate tale of life in old New York. The purpose of this story is to show children the home life of the colonists they meet in their history books. So that the stories may appeal more directly to the children, they are told from the viewpoint of a child and purport to have been related by a child. It is entertaining as well as instructive for young people to hear of the toil and privations in the homes of those who came into a new world to build a country for themselves, and such facts are not to be found in history books. Written in the 1800s, the Young Listeners Collection features children's stories from yesterday's classics. Learn from our nation's founders whose Christian faith was lived out in the lives of the characters in these stories.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Federal Reserve System Author: IntroBooks Narrator: Andrea Giordani Format: Unabridged Length: 40 mins Language: English Release date: 01-08-18 Publisher: IntroBooks Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Prior to the establishment of the Federal Reserve System (FRS), the US economy faced frequent panics, bank failures, and credit scarcity due to unstable banking and financial systems prevailing in the market. Additionally, due to the rapid industrialization, the decentralized banking system became more unstable. Specifically, the financial and the economy panic encountered during 1907 forced the congress to establish a centralized bank, the Federal Reserve System. Congress passed the Reserve Act in the year 1913 to establish the FRS. The FRS is entitled to provide a safe, secure, and stable financial growth for the US.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: They Came for Freedom Subtitle: The Forgotten, Epic Adventure of the Pilgrims Author: Jay Milbrandt Narrator: Wayne Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 10-03-17 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: A pause-resisting story of the Pilgrims, the courageous band of freedom seekers who set out for a new life for themselves and forever changed the course of history. Once a year at Thanksgiving, we encounter Pilgrims as folksy people in funny hats before promptly forgetting them. In the centuries since America began, the Pilgrims have been relegated to folklore and children's stories, fairy-tale mascots for holiday parties and greeting cards. The true story of the Pilgrim fathers could not be more different. Beginning with the execution of two pastors deviating from the Elizabethan Church of England, the Pilgrims' great journey was one of courageous faith, daring escape, and tenuous survival. Theirs is the story of refugees who fled intense religious persecution; of dreamers who voyaged the Atlantic and into the unknown when all other attempts had led to near-certain death; of survivors who struggled with newfound freedom. Loneliness led to starvation, tension gave way to war with natives, and suspicion broke the back of the very freedom they endeavored to achieve. Despite the pain and turmoil of this high-stakes triumph, the Pilgrim fathers built the cornerstone for a nation dedicated to faith, freedom, and thankfulness. This is the epic story of the Pilgrims, an adventure that laid the bedrock for the Founding Fathers, the Constitution, and the American identity.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Savage War Subtitle: A Military History of the Civil War Author: Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh, Williamson Murray Narrator: Mike Chamberlain Format: Unabridged Length: 24 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 09-26-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: The Civil War represented a momentous change in the character of war. It combined the projection of military might across a continent on a scale never before seen with an unprecedented mass mobilization of peoples. Yet despite the revolutionizing aspects of the Civil War, its leaders faced the same uncertainties that have vexed combatants since the days of Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War. In a masterful narrative that propels listeners from the first shots fired at Fort Sumter to the surrender of Robert E. Lee's army at Appomattox, Williamson Murray and Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh bring every aspect of the battlefield vividly to life. They show how this new way of waging war was made possible by the powerful historical forces unleashed by the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution, yet how the war was far from being simply a story of the triumph of superior machines. Murray and Hsieh paint indelible portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, and other major figures whose leadership, judgment, and personal character played such decisive roles in the fate of a nation. They also examine how the Army of the Potomac, the Army of Northern Virginia, and the other major armies developed entirely different cultures that influenced the war's outcome. Critic Reviews: "A genuinely fresh, persuasive perspective on the Civil War.... A book that will make even readers with a strong knowledge of the war think about how it was fought and why it ended as it did. A winner for Civil War history buffs." (Kirkus Starred Review)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Miracle on Buffalo Pass Subtitle: Rocky Mountain Airways Flight 217 Author: Harrison Jones Narrator: Thomas Block Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 09-13-17 Publisher: Harrison Jones Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: On the evening of December 4, 1978, Rocky Mountain Airways Flight 217 departed Steamboat Springs, Colorado bound for Denver with 22 souls on board. Less than an hour later, the flight was forced down on Buffalo Pass at an altitude of 10,500 feet when it encountered severe icing conditions and downdrafts created by the winds of a mountain wave. The tragic accident triggered one of the most intense search and rescue efforts in Rocky Mountain history. This true story is told in the words of the courageous passengers and crew - who found themselves struggling to survive the arctic type blizzard conditions with no hope of immediate help - and the heroic search and rescue personnel who risked lives to save lives. Led by an elite Civil Air Patrol unit, with the assistance of other rescue units and civilian volunteers, the search and rescue effort is considered one of the most successful in Civil Air Patrol's history.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Unredeemed Captive Subtitle: A Family Story from Early America Author: John Demos Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 08-08-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: The setting for this haunting and encyclopedically researched work of history is colonial Massachusetts, where English Puritans first endeavored to "civilize" a "savage" native populace. There, in February 1704, a French and Indian war party descended on the village of Deerfield, abducting a Puritan minister and his children. Although John Williams was eventually released, his daughter horrified the family by staying with her captors and marrying a Mohawk husband. Out of this incident, Bancroft Prize-winning historian John Devos has constructed a gripping narrative that opens a window into a North America where English, French, and Native Americans faced one another across gulfs of culture and belief - and sometimes crossed over.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Wyoming Range War Subtitle: The Infamous Invasion of Johnson County Author: John W. Davis Narrator: Greg Walston Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 07-28-17 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Wyoming attorney John W. Davis retells the story of the West's most notorious range war. Having delved more deeply than previous writers into land and census records, newspapers, and trial transcripts, Davis has produced an all-new interpretation. He looks at the conflict from the perspective of Johnson County residents - those whose home territory was invaded and many of whom the invaders targeted for murder - and finds that, contrary to the received explanation, these people were not thieves and rustlers but legitimate citizens. The broad outlines of the conflict are familiar: some of Wyoming's biggest cattlemen, under the guise of eliminating livestock rustling on the open range, hire two dozen Texas cowboys and, with range detectives and prominent members of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, "invade" north-central Wyoming to clean out rustlers and other undesirables. While the invaders kill two suspected rustlers, citizens mobilize and eventually turn the tables, surrounding the intruders at a ranch where they intend to capture them by force. An appeal for help convinces President Benjamin Harrison to call out the army from nearby Fort McKinley, and after an all-night ride the soldiers arrive just in time to stave off the invaders' annihilation. Though taken prisoner, they later avoid prosecution. The cattle barons' powers of persuasion in justifying their deeds have colored accounts of the war for more than a century. Wyoming Range War tells a compelling story that redraws the lines between heroes and villains. The book is published by University of Oklahoma Press. Critic Reviews: "A pleasure read that you can't help but enjoy." ( Wyoming Lawyer) "Likely to be the definitive history." (thefencepost.com)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: On This Date: From the Pilgrims to Today, Discovering America One Day at a Time Author: Carl M. Cannon Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 07-18-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Forget what you were taught in seventh grade - this riveting book takes listeners down American history's back alleys and side streets. From the arrival of the Mayflower through the 2016 election, On This Date explores 500 years of American history, revealing a compelling tale for each day in the calendar year. Drawing from Carl M. Cannon's popular RealClearPolitics' "Morning Note", On This Date is focused on fascinating - and sometimes unknown - stories behind specific dates in US history: what inspired Abraham Lincoln to grow his famous beard, what Dwight Eisenhower really thought about playing football against the great Jim Thorpe, the legal grounds for the first American divorce, who wrote "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" - and who profited from it. Colorful yet authoritative, On This Date debunks some popular myths and celebrates America's forgotten heroes. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio. Critic Reviews: "[On This Date] is rich in forgotten facts about celebrated patriots and unearthed tales of the daring and genius of ordinary Americans. Popular history at its very best, as entertaining as it is instructive, and a moving appreciation of the restless upstarts who carved a nation from the wilderness and made it the most successful enterprise in human history." (Senator John McCain)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Slaughter at the Chapel Subtitle: The Battle of Ezra Church, 1864 Author: Gary Ecelbarger Narrator: Chuck Shelby Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 07-07-17 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: The Battle of Ezra Church was one of the deadliest engagements in the Atlanta Campaign of the Civil War and continues to be one of the least understood. Both official and unofficial reports failed to illuminate the true bloodshed of the conflict: one of every three engaged Confederates was killed or wounded, including four generals. Nor do those reports acknowledge the flaws - let alone the ultimate failure - of Confederate commander John Bell Hood's plan to thwart Union general William Tecumseh Sherman's southward advance. In an account that refutes and improves upon all other interpretations of the Battle of Ezra Church, noted battle historian Gary Ecelbarger consults extensive records, reports, and personal accounts to deliver a nuanced hour-by-hour overview of how the battle actually unfolded. His narrative fills in significant facts and facets of the battle that have long gone unexamined, correcting numerous conclusions that historians have reached about key officers' intentions and actions before, during, and after this critical contest. Slaughter at the Chapel is the most comprehensive treatment of the Battle of Ezra Church yet written, as powerful in its implications as it is compelling in its moment-to-moment details. The book is published by University of Oklahoma Press. Critic Reviews: "Most insightful and judicious account of Ezra Church." (Edward G. Longacre, author of The Early Morning of War: Bull Run, 1861) "Well written and eminently balanced in its analysis of men and events, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the military history of the Civil War." (Ethan Rafuse, author of Robert E. Lee and the Fall of the Confederacy, 1863-1865)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: West Point 1915 Subtitle: Eisenhower, Bradley, and the Class the Stars Fell On Author: Michael E. Haskew Narrator: Tom Zingarelli Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 07-04-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: West Point's class of 1915 is the academy's most important in history. The cadets of the United States Military Academy, West Point, are intimately twined with the country's history. The graduating class of 1915, the class the stars fell on, was particularly noteworthy. Of the 164 graduates that year, 59 (36 percent) attained the rank of general, the most of any class. Although Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley, both five-star generals, are the most recognizable, other class members contributed significantly to the Allied victory in World War I and World War II. They also played key roles either in the postwar US military establishment or in business and industry after World War II, especially in the Korean War and the formation of NATO. For more than half a century, these men exerted tremendous influence on the shaping of modern America, which remains substantial to this day. Individually, the stories of these military and political leaders are noteworthy. Collectively, they are astonishing. West Point 1915 explores the achievements of this remarkable group. Critic Reviews: "A superb examination of how West Point turned out the military leaders who led America to victory in World War II." (Alex Kershaw, New York Times best-selling author of The Longest Winter)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Drunks Subtitle: An American History Author: Christopher M. Finan Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 06-27-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: A social history of alcoholism in the United States, from the 17th century to the present day. Today, millions of Americans are struggling with alcoholism, but millions are also in long-term recovery. Alcoholics Anonymous and a growing number of recovery organizations are providing support for alcoholics who will face the danger of relapse for the rest of their lives. We have finally come to understand alcoholism as a treatable illness rather than a moral failure. Today's advocates can draw inspiration from the victories of sober drunks throughout American history. Christopher Finan recounts the nation's history with alcohol and its search for sobriety, which began among Native Americans in the colonial period, when liquor was used to cheat them of their property. He introduces us to the first of a colorful cast of characters, a remarkable Iroquois leader named Handsome Lake, who dedicated his life to helping his people renounce hard liquor. And we meet Carrie Nation, the wife of an alcoholic who destroyed bars with an ax in her anger over what alcohol had done to her family, as well as the idealistic and energetic Washingtonians, reformed drunks who led the first national movement to save men like themselves. Finan also tells the dramatic story of Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, the two drunks who helped each other stay sober and then created AA, which survived its tumultuous early years and has made it possible for millions of men and women to quit drinking. This is narrative history at its best: entertaining and authoritative, an important portrait of one of America's great liberation movements.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Great Diamond Hoax of 1872 Subtitle: The History of 19th Century America's Most Notorious Fraud Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Dan Gallagher Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 05-05-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: It's only natural that people have always been attracted to get-rich-quick schemes, and in spite of their best efforts, almost everyone has been tempted at one time or another by a promise of riches that can be obtained with little or no work. The attraction is even stronger during periods when ordinary people have indeed struck it rich, particularly the California Gold Rush and the Yukon Gold Rush in the mid-19th century and late 19th century respectively. Having heard stories of men who went west with nothing and returned as millionaires, people were more inclined than ever before to believe that "there's gold (or silver or diamonds) in them thar hills." It would take decades of research to fully understand that most of the miners in the West did not strike it rich, and that those who fared best were mining companies and those who sold goods to miners. But regardless, fraudsters also understood that the best way to make a profit off the gold rush was to fleece the people trying to find the gold, and before long a large number of shysters hoped to make their own pot of riches in a far less honorable way.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Inventing the Model of 1911 Subtitle: Need and Innovation Combine to Create a Legendary Combat Pistol Author: B. Z. Kelly Narrator: B. Z. Kelly Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 04-26-17 Publisher: B. Z. Kelly Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: The Army's need: An automatic pistol with the stopping power of the .45 caliber Colt single action Army revolver. Colt and John Browning collaborated to meet the Army's need. The result was the greatest combat pistol ever designed. This book examines why the Army insisted on .45 caliber, the innovation required to meet that requirement, and how the model of 1911 beat the competition in reliability, function, and feel. The Model 1911 is compared to earlier Colt design iterations and pistols from other manufacturers through military reports, newspaper articles, and patent records. A unique perspective on an American icon.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Native American Tribes Subtitle: The History and Culture of the Shoshone Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Scott Clem Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 03-08-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: From the "Trail of Tears" to Wounded Knee and Little Bighorn, the narrative of American history is incomplete without the inclusion of the Native Americans that lived on the continent before European settlers arrived in the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the first contact between natives and settlers, tribes like the Sioux, Cherokee, and Navajo have both fascinated and perplexed outsiders with their history, language, and culture. In Charles River Editors' Native American Tribes series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the history and culture of North America's most famous native tribes in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. From 1804-1806, the first American expedition across the North American continent was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson, who had recently bought a vast swath of territory from France. Though he knew he had bought a huge amount of land, Jefferson wasn't entirely sure of what he had bought, so he asked a team led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to traverse the continent until they reached the Pacific, studying everything from the ecology to geography along the way to get an understanding of the country's new region. Lewis and Clark would find far more than they bargained for. The 33 members who made the trip came into contact with about two dozen Native American tribes, and none were more important than the Shoshone, who the expedition referred to as "Snake" Indians.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: John Tyler Author: Robert J. Spitzer Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 28 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: John Tyler, despite his adroitness in establishing that he had inherited complete presidential power when his predecessor died in office, became a weak and maladroit chief executive during his own time in the White House. Yet, Tyler was not afraid to exercise his authority. First, he stared down an insurrection in Rhode Island, leaving it to the political processes to settle that feud. Second, he wielded enormous power in the form of his presidential vetoes, whittling away at Congresss previously supreme authority and establishing that there was no limit to the number of, or reasons for, presidential vetoes. A clumsy one-term president who left office politically emasculated, he nonetheless opened the door for a more muscular presidencyin relation to Congressthat would benefit future chief executives.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: American History in 50 Events: From First Immigration to World Power Subtitle: History in 50 Events Series, Book 2 Author: James Weber Narrator: Kevin Theis Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 08-19-16 Publisher: James Weber Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Do you want to know how the United States became the world power it is today? Hear about the 50 most important events in American history, from the first immigration to the only remaining world power after the Cold War. This book will give you a comprehensive overview of US history. Author James Weber did the research and compiled this huge list of events that changed the course of this nation forever. Some of them include: ...and many many more. All the major wars and conflicts from the American Revolution until the Iraq War are included. The book includes explanations of every event, making this the perfect resource for students and anyone wanting to broaden their knowledge in history.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nine Lives Subtitle: Mystery, Magic, Death, and Life in New Orleans Author: Dan Baum Narrator: Jonathan Yen Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 08-09-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Nines Lives is a multivoiced biography of a dazzling, surreal, and imperiled city, told through the lives of nine unforgettable characters and bracketed by two epic storms: Hurricane Betsy, which transformed New Orleans in the 1960s, and Hurricane Katrina, which nearly destroyed it. Dan Baum brings this kaleidoscopic portrait to life, showing us what was lost in the storm and what remains to be saved. Critic Reviews: "Baum, an empathetic storyteller, has nearly perfectly distilled the events, providing readers with a sensuous portrait of a place.... Baum's chronicle leaves readers with a bittersweet understanding of what Americans lost during Hurricane Katrina." (Publishers Weekly)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: TWA 800 Subtitle: The Crash, the Cover-Up, and the Conspiracy Author: Jack Cashill Narrator: Richard Ferrone Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 07-05-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 85 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: What really happened to TWA 800? On the 20th anniversary of the crash, author Jack Cashill reveals shocking new evidence. TWA Flight 800 crashed into the Atlantic shortly after takeoff from JFK Airport on July 17, 1996, killing all 230 passengers onboard. Although initial reports suggested a terrorist attack, FBI and NTSB investigators blamed a fuel-tank explosion. But skeptics have long questioned the official story, and new evidence has surfaced that suggests a widespread conspiracy. In TWA 800, historian Jack Cashill introduces new documents and testimonies that reveal the shocking true chain of events, from the disastrous crash to the high-level decision to create a cover story and the attempts to silence anyone who dared speak the truth.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Black History of the White House Author: Clarence Lusane Narrator: JD Jackson Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 06-14-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: The Black History of the White House presents the untold history, racial politics, and shifting significance of the White House as experienced by African Americans, from the generations of enslaved people who helped to build it or were forced to work there to its first black first family, the Obamas. Clarence Lusane juxtaposes significant events in White House history with the ongoing struggle for democratic, civil, and human rights by black Americans and demonstrates that only during crises have presidents used their authority to advance racial justice. He describes how in 1901 the building was officially named the "White House" amid a furious backlash against President Roosevelt for inviting Booker T. Washington to dinner and how that same year saw the consolidation of white power with the departure of the last black Congress member elected after the Civil War. Lusane explores how, from its construction in 1792 to its becoming the home of the first black president, the White House has been a prism through which to view the progress and struggles of black Americans seeking full citizenship and justice. Critic Reviews: "Clarence Lusane is one of America's most thoughtful and critical thinkers on issues of race, class and power." (Manning Marable) "Barack Obama may be the first black president in the White House, but he's far from the first black person to work in it. In this fascinating history of all the enslaved people, workers, and entertainers who spent time in the president's official residence over the years, Clarence Lusane restores the White House to its true colors." (Barbara Ehrenreich) "Reading The Black History of the White House shows us how much we DON'T know about our history, politics, and culture. In a very accessible and polished style, Clarence Lusane takes us inside the key national events of the American past and present. He reveals new dimensions of the black presence in the US from revolutionary days to the Obama campaign. Yes, 'black hands built the White House' - enslaved black hands - but they also built this country's economy, political system, and culture, in ways Lusane shows us in great detail. A particularly important feature of this book its personal storytelling: we see black political history through the experiences and insights of little-known participants in great American events. The detailed lives of Washington's slaves seeking freedom, or the complexities of Duke Ellington's relationships with the Truman and Eisenhower White House, show us American racism, and also black America's fierce hunger for freedom, in brand new and very exciting ways. This book would be a great addition to many courses in history, sociology, or ethnic studies courses. Highly recommended!" (Howard Winant)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1222/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bound for Canaan Subtitle: The Epic Story of the Underground Railroad, America's First Civil Rights Movement Author: Fergus Bordewich Narrator: Peter J. Fernandez Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 06-07-16 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: An important book of epic scope on America's first racially integrated, religiously inspired movement for change. The Civil War brought to a climax the country's bitter division. But the beginnings of slavery's denouement can be traced to a courageous band of ordinary Americans, black and white, slave and free, who joined forces to create what would come to be known as the Underground Railroad, a movement that occupies as romantic a place in the nation's imagination as the Lewis and Clark expedition. The true story of the Underground Railroad is much more morally complex and politically divisive than even the myths suggest. Against a backdrop of the country's westward expansion arose a fierce clash of values that was nothing less than a war for the country's soul. Not since the American Revolution had the country engaged in an act of such vast and profound civil disobedience that not only challenged prevailing mores but also subverted federal law. Bound for Canaan tells the stories of men and women like David Ruggles, who invented the black underground in New York City; bold Quakers like Isaac Hopper and Levi Coffin, who risked their lives to build the Underground Railroad; and the inimitable Harriet Tubman. Interweaving thrilling personal stories with the politics of slavery and abolition, Bound for Canaan shows how the Underground Railroad gave birth to this country's first racially integrated, religiously inspired movement for social change.