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  • Flags of Our Fathers

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  • Flags of Our Fathers

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  • The Gilded Age

    Collections series Modern Library Classics
    Introduction by Ron PowersIncludes Newly Commissioned EndnotesArguably the first major American novel to satirize the political milieu of Washington, D.C. and the wild speculation schemes that exploded across the nation in the years that followed the Civil War, The Gilded Age gave this remarkable era its name. Co-written by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, this rollicking novel is rife with ... En savoir plus

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  • The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle

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    The Epic Journey of the Last Confederate Warship

    As the Confederacy felt itself slipping beneath the Union juggernaut in late 1864, the South launched a desperate counteroffensive to shatter the U.S. economy and force a standoff. Its secret weapon? A state-of-the-art raiding ship whose mission was to prowl the world’s oceans and sink the U.S. merchant fleet. The raider’s name was Shenandoah, and her executive officer was Conway Whittle, a twenty ... En savoir plus

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  • Tom and Huck Don't Live Here Anymore

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    No One Cares About Crazy People

    The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America

    par Ron Powers ...
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    Version Longue

    14 heure 49 min

    New York Times-bestselling author Ron Powers offers a searching, richly researched narrative of the social history of mental illness in America paired with the deeply personal story of his two sons' battles with schizophrenia.From the centuries of torture of "lunatiks" at Bedlam Asylum to the infamous eugenics era to the follies of the anti-psychiatry movement to the current landscape in which too ... En savoir plus

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    Mark Twain

    A Life

    par Ron Powers ...
    Lu par Ron Powers ...
    Collections series An American Literary History

    Version Abrégée

    10 heure 52 min

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    Flags of Our Fathers

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    13 heure 23 min

    Now abridged for young people, Flags of Our Fathers is the unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history: the raising of the U. S. flag at Iwo Jima. Here is the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the courage and indomitable will of America.In February 1945, American Marines plunged into the surf at Iwo Jima–and into history ... En savoir plus

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