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The Common Wind

Afro-American Currents in the Age of the Haitian Revolution

par Julius S. Scott ...

This widely acclaimed and influential work of African American history traces the slave revolts that made the modern revolutionary era.“An important part of the tradition of scholarship that puts the end of modern slavery in a global perspective.” —Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams and Race RebelOut of the grey expanse of official records in Spanish, English and French, The Common Wind ... En savoir plus

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This widely acclaimed and influential work of African American history traces the slave revolts that made the modern revolutionary era.“An important part of the tradition of scholarship that puts the end of modern slavery in a global perspective.” —Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams and Race RebelOut of the grey expanse of official records in Spanish, English and French, The Common Wind
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La rivoluzione corre sulle ali del vento

par Julius S. Scott, Marcus Rediker ...

Traduit par Elena Cantoni ...

Sull'onda dei sommovimenti che hanno preceduto e seguito le rivoluzioni americana e francese, il 22 agosto 1791 esplode a Saint-Domingue (l'attuale Haiti) una rivolta di schiavi destinata a cambiare la storia. Non è certo la prima, ma questa volta l'impatto è talmente dirompente da mettere in discussione l'intero sistema schiavistico. Con passione, ma anche con rigore storico, Scott ricostruisce ... En savoir plus

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Sull'onda dei sommovimenti che hanno preceduto e seguito le rivoluzioni americana e francese, il 22 agosto 1791 esplode a Saint-Domingue (l'attuale Haiti) una rivolta di schiavi destinata a cambiare la storia. Non è certo la prima, ma questa volta l'impatto è talmente dirompente da mettere in discussione l'intero sistema schiavistico. Con passione, ma anche con rigore storico, Scott ricostruisce
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O VENTO COMUM

Correntes afro-americanas na Era da Revolução Haitiana

par Julius S. Scott, Elizabeth de A. S. Martins ...

Scott aborda uma questão que havia muito incomodava os senhores de escravos ao redor do Atlântico – e que um deles, em 1791, chamou de "modo desconhecido de transmitir inteligência entre os negros". Inteligência é exatamente a palavra certa, pois o conhecimento que circulava no "vento comum" era estratégico em suas aplicações, ligando as notícias do abolicionismo inglês, do reformismo espanhol e ... En savoir plus

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Scott aborda uma questão que havia muito incomodava os senhores de escravos ao redor do Atlântico – e que um deles, em 1791, chamou de "modo desconhecido de transmitir inteligência entre os negros". Inteligência é exatamente a palavra certa, pois o conhecimento que circulava no "vento comum" era estratégico em suas aplicações, ligando as notícias do abolicionismo inglês, do reformismo espanhol e
... En savoir plus
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The Common Wind

Afro-American Currents in the Age of the Haitian Revolution

par Julius S. Scott ...

Lu par Earl McLean ...

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7 heure 33 min

The Common Wind is a gripping and colorful account of the intercontinental networks that tied together the free and enslaved masses of the New World. Having delved deep into the gray obscurity of official eighteenth-century records in Spanish, English, and French, Julius S. Scott has written a powerful "history from below." Scott follows the spread of "rumors of emancipation" and the people behind ... En savoir plus

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The Common Wind is a gripping and colorful account of the intercontinental networks that tied together the free and enslaved masses of the New World. Having delved deep into the gray obscurity of official eighteenth-century records in Spanish, English, and French, Julius S. Scott has written a powerful "history from below." Scott follows the spread of "rumors of emancipation" and the people behind
... En savoir plus

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A Shot in the Moonlight

How a Freed Slave and a Confederate Soldier Fought for Justice in the Jim Crow South

par Ben Montgomery ...

Lu par Ben Montgomery, Zeno Robinson ...

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7 heure 24 min

The sensational true story of George Dinning, a freed slave, who in 1899 joined forces with a Confederate war hero in search of justice in the Jim Crow south. “Taut and tense. Inspiring and terrifying in its timelessness.”(Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad )After moonrise on the cold night of January 21, 1897, a mob of twenty-five white men gathered in a ... En savoir plus

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The sensational true story of George Dinning, a freed slave, who in 1899 joined forces with a Confederate war hero in search of justice in the Jim Crow south. “Taut and tense. Inspiring and terrifying in its timelessness.”(Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad )After moonrise on the cold night of January 21, 1897, a mob of twenty-five white men gathered in a
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Conquest

The English Kingdom of France, 1417–1450

par Juliet Barker ...

Lu par Sarah Durham ...

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16 heure 51 min

This history of the Hundred Years War vividly chronicles the all-but-forgotten period when England ruled a great swath of France at the point of a sword.Following the Battle of Agincourt, Henry V's second invasion of France in 1417 launched a campaign that would place the crown of France on an English head. By the time of Henry's premature death in 1422, nearly all of northern France lay in his ... En savoir plus

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This history of the Hundred Years War vividly chronicles the all-but-forgotten period when England ruled a great swath of France at the point of a sword.Following the Battle of Agincourt, Henry V's second invasion of France in 1417 launched a campaign that would place the crown of France on an English head. By the time of Henry's premature death in 1422, nearly all of northern France lay in his
... En savoir plus

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Looking for Miss America

A Pageant's 100-Year Quest to Define Womanhood

par Margot Mifflin ...

Lu par Nancy Peterson ...

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From an author praised for writing “delicious social history” (Dwight Garner, The New York Times) comes a lively account of memorable Miss America contestants, protests, and scandals―and how the pageant, nearing its one hundredth anniversary, serves as an unintended indicator of feminist progressLooking for Miss America is a fast-paced narrative history of a curious and contradictory institution. ... En savoir plus

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From an author praised for writing “delicious social history” (Dwight Garner, The New York Times) comes a lively account of memorable Miss America contestants, protests, and scandals―and how the pageant, nearing its one hundredth anniversary, serves as an unintended indicator of feminist progressLooking for Miss America is a fast-paced narrative history of a curious and contradictory institution.
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Walk Through Fire

The Train Disaster that Changed America

par Yasmine S. Ali, MD ...

Lu par Yasmine S. Ali ...

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8 heure 19 min

On February 22, 1978, a devastating freight train derailment drastically altered Waverly, Tennessee, and its place in history. This was one of the worst train explosions of the twentieth century, killing sixteen people, injuring hundreds more, and causing millions of dollars in damage.What could have been dismissed as a single community's terrible misfortune instead became the catalyst for radical ... En savoir plus

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On February 22, 1978, a devastating freight train derailment drastically altered Waverly, Tennessee, and its place in history. This was one of the worst train explosions of the twentieth century, killing sixteen people, injuring hundreds more, and causing millions of dollars in damage.What could have been dismissed as a single community's terrible misfortune instead became the catalyst for radical
... En savoir plus

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Origins

How Earth's History Shaped Human History

par Lewis Dartnell ...

Lu par John Sackville ...

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9 heure 9 min

A New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our speciesWhen we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming. Mountainous terrain led to the ... En savoir plus

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A New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our speciesWhen we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming. Mountainous terrain led to the
... En savoir plus

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Mourning Lincoln

par Martha Hodes ...

Lu par Donna Postel ...

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12 heure 27 min

The news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 15, 1865, just days after Confederate surrender, astounded the war-weary nation. Massive crowds turned out for services and ceremonies. Countless expressions of grief and dismay were printed in newspapers and preached in sermons. Public responses to the assassination have been well chronicled, but this book is the first to delve into the ... En savoir plus

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The news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 15, 1865, just days after Confederate surrender, astounded the war-weary nation. Massive crowds turned out for services and ceremonies. Countless expressions of grief and dismay were printed in newspapers and preached in sermons. Public responses to the assassination have been well chronicled, but this book is the first to delve into the
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White Lies

The Double Life of Walter F. White and America's Darkest Secret

par A. J. Baime ...

Lu par Wayne Carr ...

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12 heure 57 min

A New Yorker Best Book of the Year 2022An “electrifying” biography of Walter White, a little-remembered Black civil rights leader who passed for white in order to investigate racist murders, help put the NAACP on the map, and change the racial identity of America forever (Chicago Review of Books).Walter F. White led two lives: one as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance and the NAACP in the early ... En savoir plus

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A New Yorker Best Book of the Year 2022An “electrifying” biography of Walter White, a little-remembered Black civil rights leader who passed for white in order to investigate racist murders, help put the NAACP on the map, and change the racial identity of America forever (Chicago Review of Books).Walter F. White led two lives: one as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance and the NAACP in the early
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Daughter Dalloway

A Brilliant Spin-off of the Virginia Woolf Classic

par Emily France ...

Lu par Hannah Curtis, Sasha Higgins ...

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11 heure 49 min

Perfect for fans of Marie Benedict and Renée Rosen, Daughter Dalloway is both an homage to the Virginia Woolf classic and a brilliant spin-off—the empowering, rebellious coming-of-age story of Mrs. Dalloway’s only child, Elizabeth.London, 1952: Forty-six-year-old Elizabeth Dalloway feels she has failed at most everything in life, especially living up to her mother, the elegant Mrs. Dalloway, an ... En savoir plus

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Perfect for fans of Marie Benedict and Renée Rosen, Daughter Dalloway is both an homage to the Virginia Woolf classic and a brilliant spin-off—the empowering, rebellious coming-of-age story of Mrs. Dalloway’s only child, Elizabeth.London, 1952: Forty-six-year-old Elizabeth Dalloway feels she has failed at most everything in life, especially living up to her mother, the elegant Mrs. Dalloway, an
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