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  • Virtue, Valor, and Vanity

    The Inside Story of the Founding Fathers and the Price of a More Perfect Union

    par Eric Burns ...
    Washington, Adams, Henry, Jefferson, Franklin, and Hamilton: their ambitions, intrigues, and jealousies shaped the birth of the nation, but they overcame their foibles and imperfections to throw off the chains of tyranny and form a more perfect union. We think of them now as faces on money or statues on pedestals, and, as Burns illustrates in luminous prose, that’s exactly what they always wanted ... En savoir plus

    $10.99 CAD

  • All the News Unfit to Print

    How Things Were... and How They Were Reported

    par Eric Burns ...
    You really can't believe everything you read . . .A premature newswire report announces the end of World War I, spurring wild celebrations in American streets days before the actual treaty was signed. A St. Louis newspaper prints reviews of theatrical performances that never took place—they had been canceled due to bad weather. New York newspaper reporters plant evidence in the apartment of the ... En savoir plus

    $18.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Infamous Scribblers

    The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism

    par Eric Burns ...
    Infamous Scribblers is a perceptive and witty exploration of the most volatile period in the history of the American press. News correspondent and renowned media historian Eric Burns tells of Ben Franklin, Alexander Hamilton and Sam Adams -- the leading journalists among the Founding Fathers; of George Washington and John Adams, the leading disdainers of journalists; and Thomas Jefferson, the ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • 1920

    par Eric Burns ...
    The Roaring Twenties is the only decade in American history with a widely-applied nickname, and our fascination with this era continues. But how did this surge of innovation and cultural milestones emerge out of the ashes of The Great War? No one has yet written a book about the decade’s beginning.Acclaimed author Eric Burns investigates the year of 1920, not only a crucial twelve-month period of ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD

  • Spirits Of America

    A Social History Of Alcohol

    par Eric Burns ...
    "Thousands of years ago, before Christ or Buddha or Muhammad...before the Roman Empire rose or the Colossus of Rhodes fell," Eric Burns writes, "people in Asia Minor were drinking beer." So begins an account as entertaining as it is extensive, of alcohol's journey through world—and, more important, American—history. In The Spirits of America, Burns relates that drinking was "the first national ... En savoir plus

    $35.19 CAD

  • The Smoke of the Gods

    A Social History of Tobacco

    par Eric Burns ...
    "Fox News Watch" host Eric Burns, who chronicled the social history of alcohol in The Spirits of America turns to tobacco in The Smoke of the Gods. Ranging from ancient times to the present day, The Smoke of the Gods is a lively history of tobacco, especially in the United States. Although tobacco use is controversial in the U.S. today, Burns reminds us that this was not always the case. For ... En savoir plus

    $45.69 CAD

  • Someone to Watch Over Me

    par Eric Burns ...
    Eleanor Roosevelt is viewed as one of the most pioneering women in American history. But she was also one of the most enigmatic and lonely. Her loveless marriage with FDR was no secret, and she had a cold relationship with most of her family, as well, from her distant mother to her public rivalry with her cousin, Alice. Yet she was a warm person, beloved by friends, and her humanitarian work still ... En savoir plus

    $13.99 CAD

  • Mid-Strut

    A Novel

    par Eric Burns ...
    There has never been a novel like Mid-Strut, virtually a genre unto itself Friday, October 1, 1965. Arnie Stats Castig is a fine, upstanding citizen of a dying western Pennsylvania steel town---until he snaps. He dashes onto the field at halftime of a high school football game and throws his arms around a majorette. But their feet get tangled and he falls on top of her. I just wanna hold you, he ... En savoir plus

    $5.99 CAD

  • The Politics of Fame

    par Eric Burns ...
    Celebrities can come from many different realms: film, music, politics, sports. But what do all these major celebrities have in common? What elevates them to the status of household names while their equally talented peers remain in relative obscurity? Is it just a question of charisma, or does fame depend more on the collective fantasies of fans than the actual accomplishments of celebrities?In ... En savoir plus

    $30.99 CAD

  • The Tragedy of Brittany Taylor

    par Eric Burns ...
    Jane Taylor is independent and happy raising her daughter, Britt any, as a single mother. With a fulfilling and lucrative job, she and Brittany have a good life together. But its all cut short when Jane is attacked and murdered by an unknown, masked assailant. The same man also goes after fourteen year-old Brittany, who barely manages to escape his clutches. Five years later, she is still ... En savoir plus

    $5.99 CAD

  • 1957

    The Year That Launched the American Future

    par Eric Burns ...
    In 1957, America turned its back on its earlier self and jumped headlong into the nation it has become today. From Sputnik and the beginning of the space race to Little Richard and the underappreciated influence of rock n' roll in bringing blacks and whites closer together, to President Eisenhower's Interstate Highway Act, which forever changed the landscape, 1957 represents the year when all of ... En savoir plus

    $28.49 CAD

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    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • Invasion of the Mind Snatchers

    Television's Conquest of America in the Fifties

    par Eric Burns ...
    When the first television was demonstrated in 1927, a headline in The New York Times read, “Like a Photo Come to Life.” It was a momentous occasion. But the power of television wasn’t fully harnessed until the 1950s, when the medium was, as Eric Burns says, “At its most preoccupying, its most life-altering.” And Burns, a former NBC News correspondent who is an Emmy-winner for his broadcast writing ... En savoir plus

    $45.69 CAD