Listen to New Releases Audiobooks in History, American

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Audiobook) Subtitle: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction Author: Jon Stewart, The Writers of The Daily Show Narrator: Jon Stewart Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 08-26-04 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4275 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Termed a "political king-maker" by Newsweek, and "the Dan Rather of infotainment" by Vanity Fair, Jon Stewart, along with the writers of The Daily Show, combines his riotous wit and razor-sharp insight in this hilarious book. American-style democracy is the world's most beloved form of government, which explains why so many other nations are eager for us to impose it on them. But what is American democracy? In America (The Audiobook), Jon Stewart and The Daily Show writing staff offer their insights into our unique system of government, dissecting its institutions, explaining its history and processes, and exploring the reasons why concepts like "one man, one vote", "government by the people", and "every vote counts" have become such popular urban myths. Among the topics: Editorial Reviews: Why we think it's Essential: Funny. Irreverant. Historic. If American history had ever been presented this poignantly, more of us might have paid attention. Stewart and friends run the gamut: republicans and democrats, deadpan and laughable, serious and totally absurd. The vast array of comedians each deliver hilarious soundbites and yet the book comes together with stunning coherence. Chris Doheny Critic Reviews: "Cheeky, irreverent, and playfully ingenuous....This humorous sendup of American politics never fails to entertain, poke fun, and provoke thought." (Publishers Weekly) "The devil's own comedic handiwork, a side-splitting guide to the abuses and absurdities built into our political processes and institutions....Sustained clever writing and a smart, durable premise....As with Mr. Stewart's priceless anchorman persona and his show's hawk-eyed editing for real news gaffes, there is enough truth here to make America almost as instructive as it is sly." (The New York Times)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mending the Hoop: Native American Culture and Spirit Rituals Author: Alex Van Oss, Dick Brooks, Dale Looks Twice Narrator: Larry Massett, Dale Looks Twice Format: Original Recording Length: 28 mins Language: English Release date: 04-03-17 Publisher: Soundprint Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: In 1990, a group of horseback riders completed a journey from Cheyenne River Reservation in Bridger, South Dakota to Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Reservation. The 191 mile journey was a commemoration of the ride of Chief Big Foot and the Minneconjou Lakota in 1890, a ride that culminated in a massacre of most of the riders by the U.S. 7th Calvary. The commemorative ride was designed to teach the next generation about their history, to reflect upon what happened and to mend the hoop. Native American reporter Dale Looks Twice rode with the group and presents this portrait of a celebration not only of those who survived the original ride, but a culture that survives today. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related Soundprint documentaries: Children and God Produced by: Richard Paul The Messenger Produced by: Ann Finkbeiner and George Hardeen A Visit to Sedona Produced by: Njemile Rollins Soundprint Executive Producer: Bill Siemering Producer: Moira Rankin Audio Engineer: Anna Maria de Freitas Associate Producer: Amy Zeirler

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Going Clear Subtitle: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief Author: Lawrence Wright Narrator: Morton Sellers Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 01-17-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3452 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the The Looming Tower, the now-classic study of al-Qaedas 9/11 attack. Based on more than 200 personal interviews with both current and former Scientologists - both famous and less well known - and years of archival research, Lawrence Wright uses his extraordinary investigative ability to uncover for us the inner workings of the Church of Scientology. At the books center, two men whom Wright brings vividly to life, showing how they have made Scientology what it is today: The darkly brilliant science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, whose restless, expansive mind invented a new religion. And his successor, David Miscavige - tough and driven, with the unenviable task of preserving the church after the death of Hubbard. We learn about Scientologys complicated cosmology and special language. We see the ways in which the church pursues celebrities, such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta, and how such stars are used to advance the churchs goals. And we meet the young idealists who have joined the Sea Org, the churchs clergy, signing up with a billion-year contract. In Going Clear, Wright examines what fundamentally makes a religion a religion, and whether Scientology is, in fact, deserving of this constitutional protection. Employing all his exceptional journalistic skills of observation, understanding, and shaping a story into a compelling narrative, Lawrence Wright has given us an evenhanded yet keenly incisive book that reveals the very essence of what makes Scientology the institution it is. Critic Reviews: Brings a clear-eyed, investigative fearlessness to Scientology . . . a rollicking, if deeply creepy, narrative ride, evidence that truth can be stranger even than science fiction." (The Washington Post) A hotly compelling read. Its a minutiae-packed book full of wild stories. (The New York Times) An utterly necessary story. . . . A feat of reporting. (The Wall Street Journal)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: American Mind Control Subtitle: MK ULTRA Author: O.H. Krill Narrator: Bill Pitt, Paul Hughes, John Roberson Format: Original Recording Length: 1 hr and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 12-22-14 Publisher: Sector 5 Films Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: At the end of the Second World War the United States government (under Operation Paperclip) extracted Nazi scientists from Germany. Very quickly top secret scientific testing started to happen all across America. Project MK ULTRA was formed by the CIA. The US government proceeded to drug, rape, torture, and murder innocent citizens on a massive scale that spanned decades. Chemicals, hypnosis, sensory deprivation, isolation, verbal and sexual abuse, and death were just a means to their end game. Once discovered by the public the project was supposedly closed down, but not before the CIA destroyed thousands of documents to hide their illegal activity. Ordinary people were experimented on like lab rats by their own government. Assassinations, conspiracies, cover-ups, manipulation of Hollywood, and mind control. This is the story of a very black, covert government project that continues to this day.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Imbibe! Updated and Revised Edition Subtitle: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar Author: David Wondrich Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 08-22-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Cocktail writer and historian David Wondrich presents the colorful, little-known history of classic American drinks - and the ultimate mixologist's guide - in this engaging homage to Jerry Thomas, father of the American bar. The first edition, published in 2007, won a James Beard Award. Now updated with newly discovered recipes and historical information, this updated edition includes the origins of the first American drink, the mint julep (which Wondrich places before the American Revolution) and those of the cocktail itself. It also provides more detail about 19th-century spirits, many new and colorful anecdotes and details about Thomas' life, and a number of particularly notable, delicious, and influential cocktails not covered in the original edition, rounding out the picture of pre-Prohibition tippling. This colorful and good-humored volume is a must-listen for anyone who appreciates the timeless appeal of a well-made drink - and the uniquely American history behind it. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio. Critic Reviews: "This book will leave you shaken and, I hope, stirred. Wondrich, one of the top spirits writers in the country, delves into the rich and fascinating history of mixology in America." ( USA Today)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History Author: Vashti Harrison Narrator: Bahni Turpin, Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 12-14-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: This audiobook and its beautiful accompanying illustrations introduce listeners of all ages to 40 women who changed the world. Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in American history, Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of breaking boundaries and achieving beyond expectations. Illuminating narration paired with irresistible illustrations bring to life both iconic and lesser-known female figures of Black history such as abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician Katherine Johnson, poet Maya Angelou, and filmmaker Julie Dash. Among these biographies, listeners will find heroes, role models, and everyday women who did extraordinary things - bold women whose actions and beliefs contributed to making the world better for generations of girls and women to come. Whether they were putting pen to paper, soaring through the air, or speaking up for the rights of others, the women profiled here were all taking a stand against a world that didn't always accept them. The leaders in this book may be little, but they all did something big and amazing, inspiring generations to come. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Little Known Facts About Thanksgiving Season Subtitle: Holiday Customs and Traditions Author: Michael Freze Narrator: Glynn Amburgey Format: Unabridged Length: 56 mins Language: English Release date: 12-11-17 Publisher: Michael Freze Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: The Thanksgiving season is celebrated by millions throughout the United States. How much do we really know about Thanksgiving Day - its history, customs, and traditions? This audiobook covers all of these things and much more! Written by Michael Freze, SFO, best-selling Catholic author of dozens of published books, this audiobook would be a great asset to anyone interested in the holiday seasons. Literally hundreds of trivia facts about Thanksgiving: pre-American traditions, early America, Thanksgiving meals and treats, important historical dates, etc. The author even includes a compelling section on the relationship between Thanksgiving and references from Sacred Scripture that ties our religious beliefs and faith to the spirit of Thanksgiving. A great resource and inspirational guide for everyone's personal library!

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Evangelicals Subtitle: The Struggle to Shape America Author: Frances FitzGerald Narrator: Jacques Roy Format: Unabridged Length: 25 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 11-07-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 40 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction This groundbreaking book from Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Frances FitzGerald is the first to tell the powerful, dramatic story of the Evangelical movement in America - from the Puritan era to the 2016 presidential election. The evangelical movement began in the revivals of the 18th and 19th centuries, known in America as the Great Awakenings. A populist rebellion against the established churches, it became the dominant religious force in the country. During the 19th century, white evangelicals split apart dramatically, first North versus South and then, at the end of the century, modernist versus fundamentalist. After World War II, Billy Graham, the revivalist preacher, attracted enormous crowds and tried to gather all Protestants under his big tent, but the civil rights movement and the social revolution of the '60s drove them apart again. By the 1980s, Jerry Falwell and other Southern televangelists, such as Pat Robertson, had formed the Christian right. Protesting abortion and gay rights, they led the South into the Republican Party, and for 35 years they were the sole voice of evangelicals to be heard nationally. Eventually a younger generation of leaders protested the Christian right's close ties with the Republican Party and proposed a broader agenda of issues, such as climate change, gender equality, and immigration reform. Evangelicals have, in many ways, defined the nation. They have shaped our culture and our politics. Frances FitzGerald's narrative of this distinctively American movement is a major work of history, piecing together the centuries-long story for the first time. Evangelicals now constitute 25 percent of the American population, but they are no longer monolithic in their politics. They range from Tea Party supporters to social reformers. Still, with the decline of religious faith generally, FitzGerald suggests that evangelical churches must embrace ethnic minorities if they are to survive. Critic Reviews: "Massively learned and electrifying...magisterial." (The Christian Science Monitor) "A page turner.... We have long needed a fair-minded overview of this vitally important religious sensibility, and FitzGerald has now provided it." (The New York Times Book Review)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Why You're Already a Leader Author: Paul Lloyd Hemphill Narrator: Paul Lloyd Hemphill Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 09-22-17 Publisher: Paul Lloyd Hemphill Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Can hearing about the Battle of Gettysburg improve your day? Your life? Here's a truly original approach to America's most famous battle that proves you're already a leader. If you enjoy fast-paced story-telling that inspires self-discovery, this book is your daily companion. Over 200 life-lessons from 88 short stories are stimulating takeaways that reveal how character is defined, how your success can be achieved, and why your own leadership is self-evident. Open to any segment for a quick listen to expand your outlook and enrich your life. The author spent over 10 years writing thousands of radio commercials under daily pressure to sell products and services quickly and convincingly. The same get-to-the-point style is found in this superbly narrated book. Recognize your own leadership ability and be on your way to your own success.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fantasyland Subtitle: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History Author: Kurt Andersen Narrator: Kurt Andersen Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 09-05-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 971 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: A razor-sharp thinker offers a new understanding of our post-truth world and explains the American instinct to believe in make-believe, from the Pilgrims to P. T. Barnum to Disneyland to zealots of every stripe...to Donald Trump. In this sweeping, eloquent history of America, Kurt Andersen demonstrates that what's happening in our country today - this strange, post-factual, "fake news" moment we're all living through - is not something entirely new, but rather the ultimate expression of our national character and path. America was founded by wishful dreamers, magical thinkers, and true believers, by impresarios and their audiences, by hucksters and their suckers. Believe-whatever-you-want fantasy is deeply embedded in our DNA. Over the course of five centuries - from the Salem witch trials to Scientology to the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, from P. T. Barnum to Hollywood and the anything-goes, wild-and-crazy 60s, from conspiracy theories to our fetish for guns and obsession with extraterrestrials - our peculiar love of the fantastic has made America exceptional in a way that we've never fully acknowledged. With the gleeful erudition and tell-it-like-it-is ferocity of a Christopher Hitchens, Andersen explores whether the great American experiment in liberty has gone off the rails. From the start, our ultra-individualism was attached to epic dreams and epic fantasies - every citizen was free to believe absolutely anything, or to pretend to be absolutely anybody. Little by little, and then more quickly in the last several decades, the American invent-your-own-reality legacy of the Enlightenment superseded its more sober, rational, and empirical parts. We gave ourselves over to all manner of crackpot ideas and make-believe lifestyles designed to console or thrill or terrify us. In Fantasyland, Andersen brilliantly connects the dots that define this condition, portrays its scale and scope, and offers a fresh, bracing explanation of how our American journey has deposited us here. Fantasyland could not appear at a more perfect moment. If you want to understand the politics and culture of 21st-century America, if you want to know how the lines between reality and illusion have become dangerously blurred, you must listen to this book. Critic Reviews: "This is an important book - the indispensable book - for understanding America in the age of Trump. It's an eye-opening history filled with brilliant insights, a saga of how we were always susceptible to fantasy, from the Puritan fanatics to the talk-radio and Internet wackos who mix show business, hucksterism, and conspiracy theories." (Walter Isaacson) "Kurt Andersen is America's voice of reason. What is he - Canadian? The people who should read this book won't - because it's a book - but reality-based citizens will still get a kick out of this winning romp through centuries of American delusion." (Sarah Vowell) " Fantasyland presents the very best kind of idea - one that, in retrospect, seems obvious, but that took a seer like Kurt Andersen to piece together. The thinking and the writing are both dazzling; it is at once a history lesson and an oh-so-modern cri de coeur; it's an absolute joy to read and will leave your brain dancing with excitement long after you're done." (Stephen Dubner)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Condemnation of Blackness Subtitle: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America Author: Khalil Gibran Muhammad Narrator: Mirron Willis Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 08-01-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 22 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Lynch mobs, chain gangs, and popular views of black Southern criminals that defined the Jim Crow South are well known. We know less about the role of the urban North in shaping views of race and crime in American society. Following the 1890 census - the first to measure the generation of African Americans born after slavery - crime statistics, new migration and immigration trends, and symbolic references to America as the promised land of opportunity were woven into a cautionary tale about the exceptional threat black people posed to modern urban society. Excessive arrest rates and overrepresentation in Northern prisons were seen by many whites - liberals and conservatives, Northerners and Southerners - as indisputable proof of blacks' inferiority. In the heyday of "separate but equal", what else but pathology could explain black failure in the "land of opportunity"? The idea of black criminality was crucial to the making of modern urban America, as were African Americans' own ideas about race and crime. Chronicling the emergence of deeply embedded notions of black people as a dangerous race of criminals by explicit contrast to working-class whites and European immigrants, this fascinating book reveals the influence such ideas have had on urban development and social policies. Critic Reviews: "This important book is a vital contribution to our understanding of the role of racism in American society." (Aldon D. Morris, author of The Origins of the Civil Rights Movement)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Azusa Street Mission and Revival Author: Cecil M. Robeck Narrator: Barry Scott Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 07-25-17 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: In Azusa Street Mission and Revival, Cecil M. Robeck Jr. brings to bear expertise from decades of focused study in church history to reveal the captivating story of the Apostolic Faith Mission in Los Angeles, which became known as the Azusa Street Mission. From humble beginnings with few resources, this small, uniquely diverse, and inclusive congregation led by William J. Seymour ignited a fire that quickly grew into a blaze and spread across the world, giving rise to the global Pentecostal movement. Sifting through newspaper reports and other written accounts of the time as well as the mission's own publications, and through personal interaction with some of those blessed to stand very near to the fire that began at the mission, Cecil M. Robeck Jr. not only relates the historical significance of the revival but also captures the movement of the Holy Spirit that changed the face of modern Christianity.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Story of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States Author: Prof. R. Scott Appleby PhD Narrator: Prof. R. Scott Appleby PhD Format: Original Recording Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-17 Publisher: Now You Know Media Inc. Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: We highly recommend this course to all history lovers. Explore the extraordinary history of Catholicism in America from the discovery of the New World to our current age. Your guide, Professor R. Scott Appleby of the University of Notre Dame, is an amazingly erudite teacher and one of the leading historians of American Catholic history. Through this series, you will gain insight into the courage and faith of American Catholics through the ages. Explore stories spanning from the establishment of the Church in America to the growth of the early Christian communities. Follow the waves of Irish, German, Italian, Polish, and other immigrants, and discover how each group made extraordinary contributions to American history. Explore the extraordinary role Catholics played in the development of hospitals, schools, and important institutions of every sort. Often seen as outsiders, how did Catholics come to live out their faith publicly and privately? Professor Appleby analyzes the major Catholic debates and controversies including the Americanist and Modernist crises, and the more recent disputes over the meaning of Vatican II. You'll come to experience the rich texture of parish life during the heyday of "immigrant Catholicism". Encounter towering figures such as Archbishop John Carroll, Cardinal Gibbons, and Dorothy Day. In short, these 24 talks form an invaluable and fascinating journey through the triumphs, burdens, achievements, and continuing struggles of the Catholic Church on American shores. Don't miss this series.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: America: Empire of Liberty Subtitle: The Complete BBC Radio 4 Series Author: David Reynolds Narrator: David Reynolds Format: Original Recording Length: 20 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 07-14-17 Publisher: BBC Digital Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: David Reynolds' major BBC Radio 4 series explores the origins of the contemporary Untied States from its beginnings to the present day. This epic narrative tells America's story through the voices of those who lived it - presidents and farmers, mothers and children, settlers and soldiers, slaves and Indians. The series celebrates the country's achievements but also examines its paradoxes by investigating three abiding themes of American life: empire, liberty and faith. Empire of Liberty: from the arrival of Native Americans from Asia to the slave trade and the forced relocation of the Indians, the first series describes how the United States expanded to cover a whole continent, laying the foundations of a superpower - if the country could remain united. Power & Progress: the second series depicts the tragedy and heroism of the Civil War (1861-65), which finally ended slavery - though not racial discrimination - and the dynamism of the reunited nation as it grew into an industrial giant. America's role in the Second World War is also examined. Empire & Evil: the final series chronicles America's long struggle with the Soviet Union and examines the effect of that confrontation on American values, particularly in Vietnam and Watergate. The country's struggle to overcome its racist past led from the civil rights movement to its first black president. Also examined is the impact of Elvis on popular music, the battle over abortion and the story of the personal computer and the information revolution.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: History for Kids: The Pilgrims and the Mayflower Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Tracey Norman Format: Unabridged Length: 28 mins Language: English Release date: 06-23-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Includes excerpts from the journals of two of the Mayflower's passengers. "By God's providence, upon the ninth of November following, by break of the day we espied land which was deemed to be Cape Cod, and so afterward it proved. And the appearance of it much comforted us, especially seeing so goodly a land, and wooded to the brink of the sea. It caused us to rejoice together, and praise God that had given us once again to see land." Edward Winslow In Charles River Editors' History for Kids series, your children can learn about history's most important people and events in an easy, entertaining, and educational way. The concise but comprehensive book will keep your kid's attention all the way to the end. In September 1620, about 130 people set sail from Plymouth, England and headed west for a new land and new religious opportunities. Known colloquially as Separatists or Strangers, the group aimed to establish a new colonial settlement in the New World, but by the end of the following winter, half of them would be dead. And though they had intended to land farther to the south, the ship was blown off course during the journey and instead took them to Plymouth Harbor in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The men, women and children who boarded the Mayflower that year were not the first colonists in North America, but they nevertheless have become the most famous, and every American is instantly familiar with the name of their boat. These pilgrims intended to create the first permanent colonial settlement in the region, and despite the hardships they managed to do so. Their legendary story naturally included their encounters with local Native Americans, many of which were hostile despite the fact Thanksgiving is celebrated because these first pilgrims survived the first year with help from nearby natives.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Westies Subtitle: Inside New York's Irish Mob Author: T. J. English Narrator: James Anderson Foster Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 06-20-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 61 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: It's men like Jimmy Coonan and Mickey Featherstone who gave Hell's Kitchen its name. In the mid-1970s, these two longtime friends take the reins of New York's Irish mob, using brute force to give it hitherto unthinkable power. Jimmy, a charismatic sociopath, is the leader. Mickey, whose memories of Vietnam torture him daily, is his enforcer. Together they make brutality their trademark, butchering bodies or hurling them out the window. Under their reign, Hell's Kitchen becomes a place where death literally rains from the sky. But when Mickey goes down for a murder he didn't commit, he suspects his friend has sold him out. He returns the favor, breaking the underworld's code of silence and testifying against his gang in open court. From one of the writers behind NYPD Blue and Homicide: Life on the Street comes an incredible true story of what it means to survive in the world of organized crime, where murder is commonplace.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: "All the Real Indians Died Off" Subtitle: And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans Author: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Dina Gilio-Whitaker Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: In this enlightening book, scholars and activists Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker tackle a wide range of myths about Native American culture and history that have misinformed generations. Tracing how these ideas evolved, and drawing from history, the authors disrupt long-held and enduring myths such as: Each chapter deftly shows how these myths are rooted in the fears and prejudice of European settlers and in the larger political agendas of a settler state aimed at acquiring Indigenous land and tied to narratives of erasure and disappearance. Accessibly written and revelatory, All the Real Indians Died Off challenges listeners to rethink what they have been taught about Native Americans and history. Critic Reviews: "Dunbar-Ortiz and Gilio-Whitaker admirably aim to explode popular, damaging, and inherently limiting myths about Native Americans, continuing the work begun in Dunbar-Ortiz's well-received An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States." (Publishers Weekly)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Written Out of History Subtitle: The Forgotten Founders Who Fought Big Government Author: Mike Lee Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 05-30-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 202 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Some of America's most important founders have been erased from our history books. In the fight to restore the true meaning of the Constitution, their stories must be told. In the earliest days of our nation, a handful of unsung heroes - including women, slaves, and an Iroquois chief - made crucial contributions to our republic. They pioneered the ideas that led to the Bill of Rights, the separation of powers, and the abolition of slavery. Yet their faces haven't been printed on our currency or carved into any cliffs. Instead they were marginalized, silenced, or forgotten - sometimes by an accident of history, sometimes by design. In the thick of the debates over the Constitution, some founders warned about the dangers of giving too much power to the central government. Though they did not win every battle, these anti-Federalists and their allies managed to insert a system of checks and balances to protect the people from an intrusive federal government. Other forgotten figures were not politicians themselves but by their thoughts and actions influenced America's story. Yet successive generations have forgotten their message, leading to the creation of a vast federal bureaucracy that our founders would not recognize and did not want. Senator Mike Lee, one of the most consistent and impassioned opponents of an abusive federal government, tells the story of liberty's forgotten heroes. In this book you'll learn the true stories of founders such as: The popular movement that swept Republicans into power in 2010 and 2016 was led by Americans who rediscovered the majesty of the Constitution and knew the stories of Hamilton, Madison, and Washington. But we should also know the names of the contrarians who argued against them and who have been written out of history. If we knew of the heroic fights of these lost founders, we'd never have ended up with a government too big, too powerful, and too unresponsive to its citizens. The good news is that it's not too late to remember and to return to our first principles. Restoring the memory of these lost individuals will strike a crippling blow against big government.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mr. President! Subtitle: 44 Behind-the-Scenes Dramatizations of the Presidency Author: Jim Hodges Productions Narrator: full cast Format: Original Recording Length: 21 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-17 Publisher: Jim Hodges Productions Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Enjoy nearly 22 hours of audio entertainment as Old Time Radio brings you 44 behind-the-scenes dramatizations of presidential life. Which president liked to "lose" his protective service officers so he could take walks alone? Which president's life was actually threatened while in the White House? Which president challenged his military officers to improve their physical fitness by making a 100-mile horseback ride in a day? Which president got a speeding ticket - for driving his horse and buggy too fast? Which president got into a fistfight with his director of Veterans Affairs over corruption charges? Listen to these fascinating Old Time Radio programs and you will know!

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Killers of the Flower Moon Subtitle: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Author: David Grann Narrator: Danny Campbell, Ann Marie Lee, Will Patton Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2733 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: From New Yorker staff writer David Grann, New York Times best-selling author of The Lost City of Z, a twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. In the 1920s the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, they rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. Her relatives were shot and poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more members of the tribe began to die under mysterious circumstances. In this last remnant of the Wild West - where oilmen like J. P. Getty made their fortunes and where desperadoes like Al Spencer, the "Phantom Terror", roamed - many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered. As the death toll climbed to more than 24, the FBI took up the case. It was one of the organization's first major homicide investigations, and the bureau badly bungled the case. In desperation the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including one of the only American Indian agents in the bureau. The agents infiltrated the region, struggling to adopt the latest techniques of detection. Together with the Osage they began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. In Killers of the Flower Moon, David Grann revisits a shocking series of crimes in which dozens of people were murdered in cold blood. Based on years of research and startling new evidence, the book is a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction, as each step in the investigation reveals a series of sinister secrets and reversals. But more than that, it is a searing indictment of the callousness and prejudice toward American Indians that allowed the murderers to operate with impunity for so long. Killers of the Flower Moon is utterly compelling but also emotionally devastating.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The American Spirit Subtitle: Who We Are and What We Stand For Author: David McCullough Narrator: David McCullough Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 716 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: A timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States - winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among many others - that reminds us of fundamental American principles. Over the course of his distinguished career, David McCullough has spoken before Congress, colleges and universities, historical societies, and other esteemed institutions. Now, at a time of self-reflection in America following a bitter election campaign that has left the country divided, McCullough has collected some of his most important speeches in a brief volume designed to identify important principles and characteristics that are particularly American. The American Spirit reminds us of core American values to which we all subscribe, regardless of which region we live in, which political party we identify with, or our ethnic background. This is a book about America for all Americans that reminds us who we are and helps to guide us as we find our way forward.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gibtown Author: Joe Richman Narrator: Lisa Simeone, Joe Richman Format: Original Recording Length: 27 mins Language: English Release date: 04-03-17 Publisher: Soundprint Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Gibsonton, Florida is the retirement and off-season home for hundreds of carnival and circus show people. Called "Gibtown" by many of its residents, the town was at one time considered the oddest place is America. You could walk into any restaurant and find the World's Only Living Half Girl sipping coffee with her 8 foot 4 inch husband, Giant Al. They, along with the Lobster Man, Alligator Skin Man and the Monkey Girl, among others, made their living touring with carnival sideshows. The sideshows are mostly gone, but through lens of Gibtown some of them live on. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related Soundprint documentaries: Changing Spaces: Hampden, Baltimore Produced by: Gemma Hooley Key West: A Troubled Paradise Produced by: Lars Hoel Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin Technical Director: Anna Maria de Freitas Audio Engineer: Robin Wise Production Assistant: Francesca Raimond

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Arc of Crisis: Bringing Context to Journalism Author: William Drummond Narrator: Barbara Bogaev, William Drummond Format: Original Recording Length: 27 mins Language: English Release date: 04-03-17 Publisher: Soundprint Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: To William Drummond, a veteran reporter and a professor of journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and subsequent war in Afghanistan exposed a weakness in the way news media had been presenting the world to the American public. Drummond had served as a correspondent for the Los Angeles Times in New Delhi and Jerusalem in the seventies and visited Afghanistan on many occasions. Now he felt the public was seeing more, but understanding it less. He decided to change this by teaching a course that would train a new breed of techno savvy journalists to bring more context and meaning in reporting. He titled the course The Arc of Crisis: from Kabul to Jerusalem. Over a decade later, this early foray into digital storytelling still resonates. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related documentaries: 24 Hours on the Edge of Ground Zero Produced by: Soundprint Defending The Future Produced by: Steve Roberts, Sesh Kannan and Carol Beach Legacies Produced by: Soundprint We Were on Duty Produced by: Richard Paul Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin Technical Director: Anna Maria de Freitas Audio Engineer: Alexandra Gardner Associate Producer: Sesh Kannan Production Assistant: Katie Gott

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Across the Water: Journey to Robben Island Author: Gemma Hooley, Susan Davis Narrator: Lisa Simeone, Gemma Hooley, Daniel Noowepi Format: Original Recording Length: 24 mins Language: English Release date: 04-03-17 Publisher: Soundprint Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Robben Island served as South Africas most notorious prison camp for thousands of opponents of apartheid. South African President Nelson Mandela spent 18 years in prison on Robben Island. Now the prison is closed and the island has become a museum, a fast growing tourist attraction in the new South Africa. Former political prisoners work alongside their former jailers as the new keepers of the island's history. It is perhaps one of the most tangible symbols of South Africa's miraculous transformation from apartheid to a multi-party democracy. But what about the personal transformations of those who continue to work on the island? Hear from former prison wardens as they reconcile their past with their new work on Robben Island. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related Soundprint documentaries: Roads Produced by: Moira Rankin Soweto: In Hector's Path Produced by: Gemma Hooley Tuning into the Enemy Produced by: Judith Kampfner Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin Technical Director: Anna Maria de Freitas Audio Engineer: Robin Wise and Sean Finn Associate Producer: Susan Davis.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Magic Box Author: Richard Paul Narrator: Barbara Bogaev, Richard Paul Format: Original Recording Length: 27 mins Language: English Release date: 04-03-17 Publisher: Soundprint Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Today, the computer in the classroom is ubiquitous. But how did it get there? Was it an organic process, or was it driven by manufacturers looking for a new place to push their machines? Turns out it was a little of both altruism and profit. Hear from some of the people who started it all. Two teachers in the 1960s and 70s were among the very first to use computers in the American classroom: Dale LaFrenz in Minneapolis and Sylvia Charp in Philadelphia. IBMs Peter Dean and Apples Greg Mangini explain the marketing strategy of the two prime providers. Self-proclaimed guerrilla teacher Lisa Loop tells us how she opened one of the first community centers to give students after-school access. And IBMs Tom Greaves reminds us about the first multi-media computer introduced to teachers and students. "The Magic Box" is part of Soundprint mini-series called The Education Connection, supported in part by the U.S. Department of Education. The series examines the early introduction of technology into the classroom. Here are some other documentaries in the series: After Graduation: Meeting Special Needs Produced by: Alyne Ellis Building Blocks Produced by: Judith Kampfner Classroom Cool: Training Teachers to Use Technology Produced by: William Drummond Click Here for College Produced by: Richard Paul Digital Equity Produced by: Kathy Baron The Enabled Classroom Produced by: Alyne Ellis Web of Letters Produced by: Gemma Hooley Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin Technical Director: Anna Maria de Freitas Audio Engineer: Jared Weissbrot Associate Producer: Sesh Kannan Production Assistant: Anu Yadav

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Color of Shakespeare Author: Richard Paul Narrator: Lisa Simeone, Sam Waterston Format: Original Recording Length: 25 mins Language: English Release date: 04-03-17 Publisher: Soundprint Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: There is a complicated relationship between African-Americans and Shakespeare. Long a symbol for elite white culture, Shakespeare was used in classroom and community to maintain barriers. Producer Richard Paul talks to Shakespeare historians from the Folger Shakespeare Theater and looks at minstrel show parodies of Shakespeare, color-blind casting of Shakespeare and how African-Americans are interpreting Shakespeare through their own experience. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related documentaries: Living History in Colonial Williamsburg Produced by: Gemma Hooley Going Home to the Blues Produced by: Askia Muhammad and Debra Morris Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin Audio Engineer: Jared Weissbrot Production Assistant: Nkechi Mogekwu Production Assistant: Erica Poon Production Assistant: Eric Schaffer

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Living History in Colonial Williamsburg Author: Gemma Hooley Narrator: Barbara Bogaev Format: Original Recording Length: 27 mins Language: English Release date: 04-03-17 Publisher: Soundprint Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Step back in time to the eve of the American Revolution, following a woman whose job it is to play an 18th slave character in Colonial Williamsburg; a woman who must learn, in modern day, to interpret and recreate 1770 slave culture for a tourist audience. The story is told through this character's own narration and reflection, her interaction with other historical characters and with the tourist public in Williamsburg, and through documentation of her daily tasks. As she steps in and out of character, we discover what it's like to step in and out of history: re-enacting the mundanities and tensions of 18th century life in the fields and kitchens during the day and negotiating a modern 21st century life after visiting hours. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related documentaries: The Color of Shakespeare Produced by Richard Paul Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin Technical Director: Anna Maria de Freitas Audio Engineer: Jared Weissbrot Associate Producer: Katie Gott

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One Family in a Kansas Town Author: Steve Lickteig Narrator: Barbara Bogaev, Steve Lickteig Format: Original Recording Length: 27 mins Language: English Release date: 04-03-17 Publisher: Soundprint Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: In 1990, Smith County, Kansas, where Lebanon is located, was a thriving region. By the late 1990s the population had dwindled to 4,500, having suffered a drop of 150% in 100 years. If this trend continued, Smith County and Lebanon would essentially disappear. When Jim Rightner and his wife, Christine, came to town, they planned to retire there, ready for small town life. During his first day in town, Jim decided to change things. Before long it became a perfect model of small town America. Lebanon proved to be a town willing, in part, to accept this man's dream if it meant surviving. As we learn more about his grand plan, we begin to learn more about what drives him, and what's really behind his dream to rebuild Lebanon, Kansas. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related Soundprint documentaries: Changing Spaces: Hampden, Baltimore Produced by: Gemma Hooley Feet First (America) Produced by: Eve Troeh Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin Technical Director: Anna Maria de Freitas Managing Producer: Gemma Hooley Audio Engineer: Thom Woodward Production Assistant: Leith Walker Production Assistant: Graham Loundermon

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Original Kasper's Hot Dogs Author: Peter Thompson Narrator: Barbara Bogaev, Peter Thompson Format: Original Recording Length: 27 mins Language: English Release date: 04-03-17 Publisher: Soundprint Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: During its 70-year tenure, a hot dog stand in Oakland, California became an anchor for residents of the city's Temescal neighborhood in good times and bad. As one of Soundprints listeners said: Guys, its about the hot dog. The old guy who owned and ran the place, by himself, Kasper, made them one at a time. He rejected the whole notion of "'fast food.'" This is the story of Kasper's Original Hot Dogs. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget Here are some related Soundprint documentaries: Changing Spaces: Hampden, Baltimore Produced by: Gemma Hooley Summer Triptych Produced by: Neenah Ellis, David Isay and Dan Collison Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin Technical Director: Anna Maria de Freitas Managing Producer: Sesh Kannan Audio Engineer: Jared Weissbrot Production Assistant: Anu Yadav

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Summer Triptych Author: Neenah Ellis, David Isay, Dan Collison Narrator: Barbara Bogaev, Neenah Ellis, David Isay, Dan Collison Format: Original Recording Length: 27 mins Language: English Release date: 04-03-17 Publisher: Soundprint Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Summer afternoon. The two most beautiful words in the English language, according to Henry James. While away the afternoon at a ballgame. Take your kid to the state fair. Go for a ride on a Ferris wheel. It's the one time of year when nature sets out to amuse us. Of course, it's an illusion. You need only be stuck behind a desk and looking out the office window to get a reality check. But if summer is an illusion, at least it's a grand illusion, and well worth the trouble. We go back stage behind the sets, props, facades, carnivals, games and country fairs. We're going to meet the technicians of summer, the people who work to make it happen. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related Soundprint documentaries: Changing Spaces: Hampden, Baltimore Produced by: Gemma Hooley Gibtown Produced by: Joe Richman Key West: A Troubled Paradise Produced by: Lars Hoel The Last Out Produced by: Moira Rankin and Dan Collison The Original Kaspers Hot Dogs Produced by: Peter Thomson Soundprint Executive Producer: Bill Siemering Producer: Moira Rankin Audio Engineer: Anna Maria de Freitas Associate Producer: Debra Morris

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Speaking With One Heart: The Mayan Languages of Mexico Author: Katie Davis Narrator: Larry Massett, Katie Davis Format: Original Recording Length: 27 mins Language: English Release date: 04-03-17 Publisher: Soundprint Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Over one million Mayan Indians live and work in Southern Mexico, and six Mayan languages continue to thrive therelanguages more than 3,000 years old. In the 1950s, anthropologist Robert Laughlin and his wife Mimi arrived in Chiapas, where Laughlin planned to conduct his linguistic research. At that time, he expected to learn the Tzotzil language without too much trouble, and be welcomed into the indigenous culture. As he soon found out, Tzotzil is a fantastically detailed language full of metaphors, word play, and poetic description that require the speaker to fully understand the Mayan culture and worldview in order to effectively communicate. Vocabulary and grammar were only the tip of the iceberg. Producer Katie Davis tells the story of the decades Laughlin spent learning the relationship between Mayan culture, the Tzotzil language, and the evolution of the Mayan relationship to the modern world. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related Soundprint documentaries: Curanderismo: Folk Healing in the Southwest Produced by Maria Martin The Day of the Dead Produced by: Marco Vinicio Gonzalez and Maria Hinojosa In the Long Run: The Tarahumara Indians of Mexico Produced by: John Burnett Mending the Hoop: Native American Culture and Spirit Rituals Produced by: Alex Van Oss, Dick Brooks and Dale Looks Twice Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin Technical Director: Anna Maria de Freitas Editor: Jude Doherty Audio Engineer: Robin Wise Field Recordings: Leo del Aguila Production Assistant: Francesca Raimand

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Colony in a Nation Author: Chris Hayes Narrator: Chris Hayes Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs Language: English Release date: 03-21-17 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 899 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Emmy Award-winning news anchor and New York Times best-selling author Chris Hayes argues that there are really two Americas: a Colony and a Nation. America likes to tell itself that it inhabits a postracial world, but nearly every empirical measure - wealth, unemployment, incarceration, school segregation - reveals that racial inequality hasn't improved since 1968. With the clarity and originality that distinguished his prescient best seller Twilight of the Elites ("a stunning polemic," said Ta-Nehisi Coates), award-winning journalist Chris Hayes offers a powerful new framework in which to understand our current crisis. Hayes contends our country has fractured in two: the Colony and the Nation. In the Nation, we venerate the law. In the Colony, we obsess over order, fear trumps civil rights, and aggressive policing resembles occupation. How and why did Americans build a system where conditions in Ferguson and West Baltimore mirror those that sparked the American Revolution? Blending wide-ranging historical research with political, social, and economic analysis, A Colony in a Nation explains how a Nation founded on justice constructed the Colony - and how it threatens our democracy.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Quakers Subtitle: The History and Legacy of the Religious Society of Friends Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Jim D. Johnston Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 03-06-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: "I was plain, and would have all things done plainly; for I did not seek any outward advantage to myself." - George Fox Since its fruition, Christianity has faced an unremitting string of conflicts, critics, and challenges. As the number of Christian converts grew, the growth in clashes on ideologies and control was only natural. In the same vein, more and more of those who called themselves Christians seemed to be straying further and further away from God's light. Drunkenness, heresy, and immorality were on the rise. The Middle Ages was especially rife with rape, incest, adultery, and other obscene sexual behaviors, which were well-recorded by medieval chroniclers. The English scholar, Alcuin, lamented that civilization had become "absolutely submerged under flood of fornication, adultery, and incest, so that the very semblance of modesty is entirely absent." Towards the 17th century, the Puritan-raised George Fox became increasingly discouraged by the worsening moral conditions of society. George was unable to fill the spiritual void inside of him, until one day, he discovered his inner "Light". Next came the godly visions. George began to preach about the "true" Word of God, and soon, amassed a following - the Religious Society of Friends, later known as the "Quakers". Few today know much about the Quakers. Whenever the subject of Quakerism slips into conversation, most picture a rosy-cheeked fellow in a simple black overcoat, and a wide brim hat atop his thick, cloud-white hair, inspired by the famous logo of the Quaker Oats company. In spite of the stereotype, Quakers today come in all colors, shapes, and sizes, with the more liberal folk sporting trendy haircuts and tattoos.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Stamped from the Beginning Subtitle: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America Author: Ibram X. Kendi Narrator: Christopher Dontrell Piper Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 02-01-17 Publisher: Novel Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 260 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction A New York Times best-seller in race and civil rights Finalist for the 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction "The most ambitious book of 2016" (Washington Post) A Boston Globe Best Book of 2016 A Washington Post Notable Book of 2016 A Chicago Review of Books Best Nonfiction Book of 2016 A Root Best Book of 2016 A BuzzFeed Best Nonfiction Book of 2016 A Bustle Best Book of 2016 Nominated for 2016 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work of Nonfiction Finalist for the 2017 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Nonfiction A Kirkus Best History Book of 2016 A Kirkus Best Book of 2016 to explain current politics A Kirkus Best Heartrending Nonfiction Book of 2016 An Entropy Best Nonfiction Book of 2016 The Washington Post 2016 summer reading list Some Americans cling desperately to the myth that we are living in a post-racial society, that the election of the first Black president spelled the doom of racism. In fact, racist thought is alive and well in America - more sophisticated and more insidious than ever. And as award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi argues in Stamped from the Beginning, if we have any hope of grappling with this stark reality, we must first understand how racist ideas were developed, disseminated, and enshrined in American society. In this deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti-Black racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history. Stamped from the Beginning uses the life stories of five major American intellectuals to offer a window into the contentious debates between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and antiracists.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Amish Subtitle: The History and Legacy of One of America's Oldest and Most Unique Communities Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Scott Clem Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 11-21-16 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Back in the 16th century, the Protestant Reformation took Europe by storm. The havoc wreaked saw the split of churches and the emergence of the Amish, led by Jakob Ammann. By the 18th century, a group of Amish had crossed the seas to the United States, where they made their home, and today the Amish are now one of the fastest-growing populations in the world. Buggies, straw hats, long and plain dresses in shades of blue and black, charming log cabins reminiscent of Little House on the Prairie - this is often the mental image that comes to mind when one thinks of the Amish. Nowadays, many have become accustomed to being within a 10 foot radius of at least three pieces of technology every hour of the day. World news and current events have never been more readily available, accessible by just a touch of a fingertip. Yet there exists a collection of cultures worldwide that steer clear of contemporary society for a range of reasons. These communities, which also come in various forms around the world, are the descendants of the Swiss Anabaptist movement. The Amish are famed for their simple living, commitment to sanctity, and being a community that seems to be at a standstill in time. What is less known about them is the deep culture, tradition, and faith, making them one of the most unique communities that has ever graced civilization. Americans have heard of the Amish, but most know little about them. They are often seen as unconventional and strictly religious, but quiet, calm folk who keep to themselves. Those who have heard of them know of their rejection of electricity and most, if not all modern aspects of life. Those who have taken a gander at the dozens of "reality shows" that have sprung up over recent years may have even heard of the famous - but often inaccurately depicted - Rumspringa. But beyond the buggies and prayer bonnets lies an intriguing culture that has remained strictly loyal to its roots.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 3: JFK Homicide Author: Brent Holland Narrator: Brent Holland Format: Original Recording Length: 1 hr and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 11-17-16 Publisher: World Wide Multi Media Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy was perhaps the most well-known American president in history. JFK was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963, and Lee Harvey Oswald was thought to be the lone gunman. When the FBI and the Warren Commission officially concluded that Oswald was the lone assassin, its report was sharply criticized. Many experts feel there were additional shooters involved. In this fascinating presentation, experience the riveting testimony of three individuals that were there on that fateful day. Dr. Robert McClelland - The surgeon who worked on JFK and on Lee Harvey Oswald. Imagine having the opportunity to speak with the doctor who worked on Abraham Lincoln. He tells us of Jackie's reactions in Trauma Room one and of the discrepancies of the wounds he witnessed on JFK and the official autopsy photos. James Tague - The third person wounded in Dealey Plaza that day along with JFK and Governor Connolly. Tague became inadvertently responsible for The Magic Bullet Theory. Standing unassumingly near the triple underpass watching the motorcade, Tague became wounded by a ricochet. Many today are completely unaware of his story. This is the gripping full account, in his own words. Beverly Oliver - Ms. Oliver witnessed the fatal head shot and can be clearly seen in all film footage of the assassination. She reveals how the FBI confiscated her Super 8 camera because she may have filmed the shooter on the Grassy Knoll and discloses that death threats were made against her if she spoke out. Beverly Oliver knew Jack Ruby personally, and witnessed Lee Harvey Oswald and Mafia/CIA operative David Ferrie together at The Carousel Club before the assassination. She tells behind the scenes stories of the movie JFK when she was on the set with Oliver Stone and Kevin Costner.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Presidents & Their Faith Subtitle: From George Washington to Barack Obama Author: Darrin Grinder, Steve Shaw Narrator: Peter D Stover Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 11-14-16 Publisher: Elevate Faith Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: The old adage, "never discuss religion and politics", is roundly rejected in this incisive exploration of presidential history and religious faith. This newly updated 2016 edition of The Presidents & Their Faith is a fascinating and informative look at how all US presidents exercised their personal faith, exerted presidential power, and led a religiously diverse nation. Has there ever been a stranger prayer than Truman's, offered upon America's successful development of the atom bomb: "We pray that he may guide us to use it in his ways and for his purposes"? At the nation's founding, Northeast Presbyterians demanded explicit mention of Jesus in the Constitution. George Washington refuted them, saying that religious piety "was a matter best left between an individual and his god; religious instruction was the responsibility of religious societies, not the civil state." What drove Washington to make that argument, and what if he had lost? Who wouldn't feel like the exasperated FDR when he said, "I can do almost everything in the 'Goldfish Bowl' of the President's life, but I'll be hanged if I can say my prayers in it. It bothers me to feel like something in the zoo being looked at by all the tourists in Washington when I go to church...No privacy in that kind of going to church, and by the time I have gotten into that pew and settled down with everybody looking at me, I don't feel like saying my prayers at all." But even more importantly, what's real, what's a show, and why does it matter when it comes to faith and politics? These questions and more are unpacked and examined, leading to a whole new understanding of how religion and politics interfaced through America's history, and how they will play out in our future.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ghostland Subtitle: An American History in Haunted Places Author: Colin Dickey Narrator: Jon Lindstrom Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 10-04-16 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 246 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: An intellectual feast for fans of offbeat history, Ghostland takes listeners on a road trip through some of the country's most infamously haunted places - and deep into the dark side of our history. Colin Dickey is on the trail of America's ghosts. Crammed into old houses and hotels, abandoned prisons and empty hospitals, the spirits that linger continue to capture our collective imagination, but why? His own fascination piqued by a house hunt in Los Angeles that revealed derelict foreclosures and "zombie homes", Dickey embarks on a journey across the continental United States to decode and unpack the American history repressed in our most famous haunted places. Some have established reputations as "the most haunted mansion in America" or "the most haunted prison"; others, like the haunted Indian burial grounds in West Virginia, evoke memories from the past our collective nation tries to forget. With boundless curiosity, Dickey conjures the dead by focusing on questions of the living - how do we, the living, deal with stories about ghosts, and how do we inhabit and move through spaces that have been deemed, for whatever reason, haunted? Paying attention not only to the true facts behind a ghost story but also to the ways in which changes to those facts are made - and why those changes are made - Dickey paints a version of American history left out of the textbooks, one of things left undone, crimes left unsolved. Spellbinding, scary, and wickedly insightful, Ghostland discovers the past we're most afraid to speak of aloud in the bright light of day is the same past that tends to linger in the ghost stories we whisper in the dark.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shot All to Hell Subtitle: Bad Ass Outlaws, Gunfighters, and Law Men of the Old West Author: Nick Vulich Narrator: Josh Brogadir Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 07-07-16 Publisher: Nicholas L Vulich Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: For over 150 years the image of western bad men has thrilled readers and filled movie screens. Who hasn't heard of Jesse James, the Dalton Brothers, Black Bart, or Belle Starr? They are as much a part of American folklore as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. There's something about the west that has brought out the best, and the worst, in mankind. The funny thing is, a cult following has developed around many of these bandits, making them out to be something they weren't. The legend that grew up around Joaquin Murrieta was that he was just a normal guy who moved from Mexico to California, and tried to strike it rich during the gold rush. What he discovered instead, was a big sign that read, "No Mexicans Allowed." His supporters say, that because of the Foreign Claim Tax, he was forced off his land, and into a life of outlawry. And, then to support that claim, a whole legend has been built up, about how he stole from the rich, and shared his wealth with poor Mexican families. The only problem is the facts don't support that interpretation. The same stories developed around Jesse James. Legend has it, Jesse only stole from rich bankers and railroad men, and the reason he could disappear into thin air after pulling a bank job or train robbery was because he shared the booty with poor Missouri families. As with Murrieta, that probably never happened. Jesse James was a thief. He stole money wherever he could get his hands on it. He robbed stagecoaches, banks, trains, you name it. And last but not least, there's Belle Starr, one of the most badass female robbers on record. Belle called her pistols her "babies," and ruled an outlaw kingdom based out of her home in Indian Territory. She lived by the gun, and she died by the gun. The outlaw life was almost always portrayed as a glamorous life, filled with loose women, blazing guns, and saddlebags overflowing with gold, silver, and greenbacks.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Paddy Whacked Subtitle: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster Author: T. J. English Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 05-24-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 226 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Here is the shocking true saga of the Irish American mob. In Paddy Whacked, best-selling author and organized crime expert T. J. English brings to life nearly two centuries of Irish American gangsterism, which spawned such unforgettable characters as Mike "King Mike" McDonald, Chicago's subterranean godfather; Big Bill Dwyer, New York's most notorious rumrunner during Prohibition; Mickey Featherstone, troubled Vietnam vet turned Westies gang leader; and James "Whitey" Bulger, the ruthless and seemingly untouchable Southie legend. Stretching from the earliest New York and New Orleans street wars through decades of bootlegging scams, union strikes, gang wars, and FBI investigations, Paddy Whacked is a riveting tour de force that restores the Irish American gangster to his rightful preeminent place in our criminal history and penetrates to the heart of the American experience. Critic Reviews: "This is an intense, erudite yet sometimes horrifying account of violent Celtic criminals who make the Dead End Kids look like choirboys." (Publishers Weekly)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: America's Original Sin Subtitle: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America Author: Jim Wallis Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 03-15-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 80 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: America's problem with race has deep roots, with the country's foundation tied to the near extermination of one race of people and the enslavement of another. Racism is truly our nation's original sin. "It's time we right this unacceptable wrong", says best-selling author and leading Christian activist Jim Wallis. Fifty years ago, Wallis was driven away from his faith by a white church that considered dealing with racism to be taboo. His participation in the civil rights movement brought him back when he discovered a faith that commands racial justice. Yet as recent tragedies confirm, we continue to suffer from the legacy of racism. The old patterns of white privilege are colliding with the changing demographics of a diverse nation. The church has been slow to respond, and Sunday morning is still the most segregated hour of the week. In America's Original Sin, Wallis offers a prophetic and deeply personal call to action in overcoming the racism so ingrained in American society. He speaks candidly to Christians - particularly white Christians - urging them to cross a new bridge toward racial justice and healing. Critic Reviews: "A thought-provoking plea to white evangelicals and white Christians in general." (Library Journal)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Medical Apartheid Subtitle: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present Author: Harriet A. Washington Narrator: Ron Butler Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 03-08-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 196 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Medical Apartheid is the first and only comprehensive history of medical experimentation on African Americans. Starting with the earliest encounters between black Americans and Western medical researchers and the racist pseudoscience that resulted, it details the ways both slaves and freedmen were used in hospitals for experiments conducted without their knowledge - a tradition that continues today within some black populations. It reveals how blacks have historically been prey to grave robbing as well as unauthorized autopsies and dissections. Moving into the 20th century, it shows how the pseudoscience of eugenics and social Darwinism were used to justify experimental exploitation and shoddy medical treatment of blacks. The product of years of prodigious research into medical journals and experimental reports long undisturbed, Medical Apartheid reveals the hidden underbelly of scientific research and makes possible, for the first time, an understanding of the roots of the African American health deficit. Critic Reviews: "[C]ompulsively readable." (Publishers Weekly)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A History of the Amish Subtitle: Third Edition Author: Steven M. Nolt Narrator: Bronson Pinchot Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 03-02-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: The Amish, one of America's most intriguingly private, unique, and often misunderstood religious communities, have survived for 300 years! How has that happened? While much has been written on the Amish, little has been revealed about their history. This book brings together in one volume a thorough history of the Amish people. From their beginnings in Europe through their settlement in North America, the Amish have struggled to maintain their beliefs and traditions in often hostile settings. Now updated, the book gives an in-depth look at how the modern Amish church continues to grow and change. It covers recent developments in new Amish settlements, the community's conflict and negotiation with government, the Nickel Mines school shooting, and the media's constant fascination with this religious people, from reality TV shows to romance novels. Authoritative, thorough, and interestingly written, A History of the Amish presents the deep and rich heritage of the Amish people with updated statistics.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: All the Single Ladies Subtitle: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation Author: Rebecca Traister Narrator: Candace Thaxton, Rebecca Traister - introduction Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 03-01-16 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 746 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: In a provocative, groundbreaking work, National Magazine Award finalist Rebecca Traister, "the most brilliant voice on feminism in this country" (Anne Lamott), traces the history of unmarried women in America who, through social, political, and economic means, have radically shaped our nation. For legions of women, living single isn't news; it's life. In 2009, the award-winning journalist Rebecca Traister started All the Single Ladies - a book she thought would be a work of contemporary journalism - about the 21st-century phenomenon of the American single woman. It was the year the proportion of American women who were married dropped below 50 percent, and the median age of first marriages, which had remained between 20 and 22 years old for nearly a century (1890-1980), had risen dramatically to 27. But over the course of her vast research and more than 100 interviews with academics, social scientists, and prominent single women, Traister discovered a startling truth: The phenomenon of the single woman in America is not a new one. And historically, when women were given options beyond early heterosexual marriage, the results were massive social change - temperance, abolition, secondary education, and more. Today, only 20 percent of Americans are wed by age 29, compared to nearly 60 percent in 1960. The Population Reference Bureau calls it a "dramatic reversal". All the Single Ladies is a remarkable portrait of contemporary American life and how we got here, through the lens of the single American woman. Covering class, race, and sexual orientation and filled with vivid anecdotes from fascinating contemporary and historical figures, All the Single Ladies is destined to be a classic work of social history and journalism. Exhaustively researched, brilliantly balanced, and told with Traister's signature wit and insight, this book should be shelved alongside Gail Collins' When Everything Changed.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The View of Christ in America Author: Michael Watts Narrator: Kelvey Wolaridge Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 02-26-16 Publisher: Dr. Michael Scott Watts P.H.D. Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: The view of Christ in America has changed rapidly since the nation's birth. The author will bring forth facts and prove how America started out as a Christian nation and how the first colonists wanted to be different from England. You will also hear quotes from some of America's founding fathers as well as other leaders on how important God is for America and how America needs God. America has a generation today that doesn't know the real history of America, as many folks are trying to rewrite history. Christ is still in America, but as time goes on, Christ is starting to be hard to find. This book will try to answer the question of why Christ isn't viewed as number one anymore. It will also show the rate at which America is going down without godly men and women - and the church standing up for Christ. What will America look like in 10 years?

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Orville Southerland Cox Author: Adelia B. Cox Sidwell Narrator: Bryan A. Hunt Format: Unabridged Length: 37 mins Language: English Release date: 01-21-16 Publisher: Latter-day Strengths Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Who would have thought being steady with a matchstick could save your life, and the lives of two others? Orville did. Who would have thought you could farm in quicksand? Orville did. Who invented the Cox trough? Who invented the pig plow? Who created a device to rid the pioneers of crickets? Who learned to navigate a sinking canoe? Orville did. By his 24th birthday Orville Southerland Cox had a reputation of being a thorough frontiersman, forester, lumberman, a splendid blacksmith, a natural-born engineer - in short, a genius. Assisting in founding 14 pioneer cities, digging dozens of irrigation canals, surviving freezing winters and the scorching desert, Orville Cox was a man of extraordinary dedication who helped the Utah valley "blossom as a rose." Baptized by one prophet and counselor to another, eager to heed the prophet's counsel and never complain, Brother Cox was a man devoted to and enthusiastic in furthering the work of the Lord, regardless of the sacrifice. This brief biography about Orville Cox's life does not begin to scratch the surface of the fullness of his life and activities, dedication, and passion in the gospel.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hebrews in Ancient America Author: Wayne May Narrator: Wayne May Format: Original Recording Length: 58 mins Language: English Release date: 07-27-15 Publisher: World Wide Multi Media Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Wayne May is the publisher of Ancient American, a popular archaeology magazine about "The Americas Before Columbus" that he founded in 1993. Since then he has identified our country's sixth-century BC Hopewell culture with contemporaneous Hebrews described in the Book of Mormon, showing a Semitic presence in North America, and has released five volumes on the subject in his This Land series (Hay River Press, WI). A sought-after lecturer at alternative science conferences across the US, May continues to successfully challenge conventional wisdom upholding Christopher Columbus as the lone discoverer of our continent by connecting Book of Mormon revelations with striking parallels in the latest archaeological finds. Personally following up on the vast evidence he collected, May has participated in and directed a number of paradigm-shattering excavations in Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin, where he produces Ancient American and lives with his wife, Kris, outside the town of Colfax. Critic Reviews: "Wayne May sets the bar for pre-history America discoveries." (Film Fanatic)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Liberty Threat Subtitle: The Attack on Religious Freedom in America Today Author: James Tonkowich Narrator: James Tonkowich Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 07-24-15 Publisher: Saint Benedict Press Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: What happened to liberty and justice for all? Americans are losing what are supposed to be constitutionally promised rights at an alarming pace. The Founding Fathers understood the overriding essentiality of religious practice unimpeded by governmental authority, but time and vast cultural change has eroded this from the consciences of modern politicians. The struggle for the right to worship freely has been present since the time of the Roman Empire. By looking at how the ancient Christian world relates to the failures of our own Supreme Court, it is possible to see what has led to so much government interference in personal religious beliefs in the name of "equality". As we watch America teeter ever closer to the brink of moral collapse and prejudice against religion becomes even more institutionalized, one question always surfaces: How can we stop this? In The Liberty Threat, James Tonkowich explores the history of Christian philosophy from the Church's infancy through the birth of America and how it influenced religious liberty. With powerful examples fresh from today's courts, Tonkowich illustrates just how the rigid separation of Church and state has created a world that is hostile to true faith. The Liberty Threat is both a chilling wake-up call and a clear call to action for Christians everywhere.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Guaranteed Pure Subtitle: The Moody Bible Institute, Business, and the Making of Modern Evangelicalism Author: Timothy E. W. Gloege Narrator: Jim Manchester Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 04-27-15 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: In the history of the Moody Bible Institute, founded in 1886 by shoe salesman turned revivalist Dwight Lyman Moody, Timothy Gloege finds an answer to why Christian ethics seem to go hand in hand with free-market capitalism. Taking the story back to the origins of modern fundamentalism as it arose within the social and cultural context of the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era, Gloege reveals longstanding connections between Chicago evangelicals and business and shows that the marriage between modern business and the so-called "old-time religion" developed symbiotically, forever altering the American religious landscape. By 1920 a shifting coalition of businessmen, midlevel bureaucrats, and ministers had forged a remarkably resilient form of conservative evangelicalism that deviated in key respects from traditional Protestantism and that embraced modern consumer-oriented ideas and strategies. At the bottom was evangelicalism's thoroughgoing individualism, demonstrated prominently in the privilege it gave to a personal relationship with God as the essence of an authentic faith. This individualism aligned with key developments within capitalism and facilitated a remarkable confluence of business and religious ideas resistant to the influence of Darwinian science's basic orientation toward aggregated populations conditioned by nature or nurture. For these evangelicals, to challenge capitalism was to challenge the foundations of evangelical orthodoxy. Guaranteed pure from both liberal theology and populist literalism, this was a new form of old-time religion not simply compatible with modern consumer capitalism but uniquely dependent on it.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: America's Religions Subtitle: From Their Origins to the Twenty-First Century Author: Peter W. Williams Narrator: Gary L. Willprecht Format: Unabridged Length: 33 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 04-02-15 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: In this comprehensive survey, Williams offers concise descriptions of the background, beliefs, practices, and leaders of America's most influential and distinctive religious movements and denominations. Thoroughly revised and updated, this third edition of America's Religions incorporates the latest scholarship on religion, and considers timely issues such as status of Muslims in the United States after September 11, 2001; the impact of religion on American politics, especially concerning the emergence of the religious right; and the intense battles fought between the Catholic Church and other denominations over the status of gay marriage and accusations of clergy members' sexual abuse. Critic Reviews: "This work is unmatched in its usefulness for students and educators, lay readers, and professional historians to think more clearly about the complexities of religious life in America." ( The Historian) "A towering achievement." (Randall Balmer, author of Religion in Twentieth-Century America) "This volume ranks among the clearest, fairest, and most comprehensive surveys of the history of the American religious experience... will serve as a standard guide to the subject for academics as well as general readers for years to come." (Grant A. Wacker, author of Heaven Below: Early Pentecostals and American Culture)