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  Swallowed by the Great Land -...

  Seth Kantner

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  "Seth Kantner illuminates an Alaska most of us will never know." —Andrea Barrett, author of Ship Fever 
   
   
   
  When Seth Kantner's Ordinary Wolves was published it was a literary revelation of sorts. In a raw, stylized voice it told the story of a white boy growing up with homesteading parents in Arctic Alaska and trying to reconcile his largely subsistence and Native-style upbringing with the expectations and realities tied to his race. It hit numerous bestseller lists, was critically acclaimed, and won a number of awards. 
   
   
   
  Seth's nonfiction second book, the memoir Shopping for Porcupine, was even more compelling for many—the same raw details of a homesteading upbringing, but intensely personal. Now, in Swallowed by the Great Land, he once again brings us into his lyrical wilderness existence. 
   
   
   
  Swallowed by the Great Land features slice-of-life essays that further reveal the duality in the author's own life today, and also in the village and community that he inhabits—a mosaic of all life on the tundra. Unique characters, village life, wilderness and the larger landscape, a warming Arctic, and hunting and other aspects of subsistence living are all explored in varied yet intimate stories.

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  The Battle for the Pacific

  Donald Macintyre

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  An absorbing and compelling study of the most intensive naval struggle the world has ever seen.Beginning with Pearl Harbor, renowned historian Donald Macintyre charts the course of the Pacific war through the major battles that shaped World War Two: Java Sea, Coral Sea, Midway, Philippine Sea, and Leyte Gulf.Of course, the Pacific theater was shaped not only by naval actions but also by closely interlocking military campaigns. Macintyre brings these amphibious struggles, which were more ferocious and wide-ranging than the world had ever seen, to the forefront of listeners' minds and demonstrates just why the Allies were able to emerge victorious.Macintyre, a veteran of the U-boat war in the Atlantic, explores how the Japanese were able to utilize the tactical advantage of their fleet air arm with its superiority in carrier-born fighters and torpedo planes to initially gain the upper hand of the conflict. It was only through military intelligence breakthroughs, the vast American industrial capacity, and brilliant naval and military leadership that the Allies were able to defeat the Japanese even in the face of terrifying kamikaze attacks.

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  When Washington Burned - The...

  Robert P. Watson

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  Perhaps no other single day in United States history was as threatening to the survival of the nation as August 24, 1814, when British forces captured Washington, DC. This unique moment might have significantly altered the nation's path forward, but the event and the reasons why it happened are little remembered by most Americans. 
   
   
   
  When Washington Burned narrates and examines the British campaign and American missteps that led to the fall of Washington during the War of 1812. Watson analyzes the actions of key figures on both sides, such as President James Madison and General William Winder on the United States side and Rear Admiral George Cockburn and Major General Robert Ross on the British side. He pinpoints the reasons the campaign was such a disaster for the United States but also tells the redeeming stories of the courageous young clerks and the bold first lady, Dolley Madison, who risked their lives to save priceless artifacts and documents from the flames, including the Constitution. The British invasion was repulsed over the coming weeks and months, and the United States ultimately emerged stronger. 
   
   
   
  General listeners interested in the history of Washington, United States history, and military history will be fascinated by this book.

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  Dickensland - The Curious...

  Lee Jackson

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  The intriguing history of Dickens's London, showing how tourists have reimagined and reinvented the Dickensian metropolis for more than 150 years 
   
   
    
  Tourists have sought out the landmarks, streets, and alleys of Charles Dickens's London ever since the death of the world-renowned author. Late Victorians and Edwardians were obsessed with tracking down the locations—dubbed "Dickensland"—that famously featured in his novels. But his fans were faced with a city that was undergoing rapid redevelopment, where literary shrines were far from sacred. Over the following century, sites connected with Dickens were demolished, relocated, and reimagined. 
   
   
    
  Lee Jackson traces the fascinating history of Dickensian tourism, exploring both real Victorian London and a fictional city shaped by fandom, tourism, and heritage entrepreneurs. Beginning with the late nineteenth century, Jackson investigates key sites of literary pilgrimage and their relationship with Dickens and his work, revealing hidden, reinvented, and even faked locations. From vanishing coaching inns to submerged riverside stairs, hidden burial grounds to apocryphal shops, Dickensland charts the curious history of an imaginary world.

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  Progressive Era The: A...

  Captivating History

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  Fifty years transformed America. In the Progressive Era, an industrial giant awakened, as did the conscience of a nation. 
  The Progressive Era, a time of social, political, and economic reform in the United States, spanned the years 1877 to 1929—the end of the Civil War to the beginning of the Great Depression. In those decades, the rural way of life was replaced by the siren call of teeming cities filled with new immigrants, agitators, and unruly women. 
  The period saw the rise of major reform movements, such as women’s suffrage, Prohibition, and the fight for child labor laws. The Progressives were a diverse group of people who wanted to use the government’s powers to improve society. 
  Inspired by the challenges of rising poverty, inequality, and corruption in government, the Progressives saw democracy as a tool to achieve their goals and worked to increase participation in the political process. Regarded as visionaries by some and troublemakers by others, the Progressives dragged America into the modern age. 
  This captivating guide tells the story of an era that began in the days of horse-drawn carriage and rail lines and ended with the mass production of the Ford Model T and manned flights in crude but thrilling airplanes. It explores the major reform movements of the age and the people who led them, tracing the story of the transformation of American politics and government. 
  Here is just a peek at what you will learn in the audiobook:The effects of the Industrial Revolution on the American economyThe accumulation of massive wealth by robber baronsThe plight of immigrants in American cities and factoriesThe shocking revelations of muckraking journalistsThe rise of the labor movement 
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  Bedtime Stories for Kids

  Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana

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  Does your toddler have a tough time falling asleep at bedtime? Are you looking for a fun, comfortable way to interact with your children at storytime? Do you want to relax and develop reading and listening skills for your child?The Bedtime Stories for Kids is a fun and educational collection of cute animal stories, short adventures, and kids’ poems that your pre-K and early elementary school-aged child will love to read along with and learn valuable morals and life lessons about honesty, gratitude, and teamwork!Our soothing, easy-to-read selections are great imagination-builders for all children:·       Children’s Stories and kids’ poems specially written for toddlers, boys, girls, early readers, and early listeners·       All Bedtime Stories for Kids feature positivity, lovable characters, and cute animals that your child will want to read about every night, from the story of Tony the Barn Cat to The Caterpillar’s New Home and the funny tales of Strong Like a Monkey to Bones the Skeleton Had a Problem·       Inspirational Level 1 reading book for children who may be reluctant readers or have short attention spans·       Allows parents to have valuable bonding time with their youngsters each night, as families read together aloud and learn valuable life lessons from their favorite charactersThe Bedtime Stories for Kids is perfect for developing a bedtime routine that parents and children will look forward to every night. All the stories are relaxing and inspirational and encourage children to read along with their parents or grandparents as they fall asleep dreaming about their favorite characters!Page Up and Order Now.

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