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  The Winning of the West Vol 3 -...

  Theodore Roosevelt

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  A Dusty Tomes Audio BookIn Cooperation with Spoken Realms 
  The Winning of the West, Vol. 3: The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths 1784–1790 by Theodore Roosevelt. A Major US History Series in four volumes. G.P. Putnam’s Sons 1894. 
  Narrated by Joseph TablerNote—This book is “read as written.” It was published in 1894. It is in the public domain. 
  We all know of Theodore Roosevelt being the US president from 1901 to 1909, an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, and naturalist. But few know of him being an acclaimed historian. Roosevelt’s The Winning of the West quickly became a bestseller. The first edition of his book sold out in little more than a month and helped establish Roosevelt as a literary man and scholar, placing him on a path toward future greatness. 
  CONTENTS OF THE THIRD VOLUME: 
  CHAPTERI. The Inrush of Settlers, 1784–1787II. The Indian Wars, 1784–1787III. The Navigation of the Mississippi: Separatist Movements and Spanish Intrigues, 1784–1788IV. The State of Franklin, 1784–1788V. Kentucky’s Struggle For Statehood, 1784–1790VI. The Northwest Territory; Ohio, 1787–1790VII. The War in the Northwest, 1787–1790VIII. The Southwest Territory; Tennessee, 1788–1790 
  Dusty Tomes Audio Books are public domain books retrieved from the ravages of time; Available as never before, as audio books, for your edification, pleasure, and consideration.

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  Eugenics and Other Evils

  G. K. Chesterton

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  'Every sane man recognises that infinite possibilities of error may lurk in a phrase of political philosophy.'
  
  A critical essay written in 1922, Eugenics and Other Evils is G.K. Chesterton's damning reckoning with the eugenics movement and the rise of social engineering.
  
  Bold and prophetic, this essay is a scathing critique of eugenics and the danger it poses to both individual freedom and societal structure. With his trademark wit and moral clarity, Chesterton discusses the history of eugenics and the growing admiration of the movement – then gaining popularity amongst various intellectuals and politicians – arguing that this genre of 'improvement' threatens liberty, dignity and the rights of the poor. Meditating on eugenics' philosophical implications, Chesterton emphasises the importance of rigorously challenging the movement before it progresses any further. A powerful warning against dehumanisation and tyranny, Eugenics and Other Evils remains a compelling defence of human freedom. This audiobook edition is brilliantly read by John Hastings.
  Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 – 1936) was an English novelist, philosopher, journalist and critic. A Christian apologist, he is famed for creating the fictional priest-detective Father Brown. His writing was also renowned for his sense of humour: known as 'the prince of paradox', Chesterton often turned common sayings upside down. Admired by several of his literary contemporaries, Chesterton's work is still widely read today.

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  Vanishing Point - The Search for...

  Tom Wilber

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  At the height of World War II, a B-24 Liberator bomber vanished with its crew while on a training mission over upstate New York. The final hours and ultimate resting place of pilot Keith Ponder and seven other US aviators aboard the plane remain mysteries to this day. The tale is at once a compelling instance of loss on the World War II American home front and a more extensive, largely unreported history. Ponder—a twenty-one-year-old from rural Mississippi—and his crew were tragically unexceptional casualties in the monumental effort to recruit and train an air force en masse to counter the global conquest of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. More than fifteen thousand American airmen and, in some cases, women burned, crashed, or fell to their deaths in stateside training accidents during the war—their lives and stories shuffled away in piles of Air Force bureaucracy. 
   
   
   
  The forgotten story of Getaway Gertie was originally inspired by summer evenings around the campfire on the shores of Lake Ontario, where parts of the plane have washed up. Building on those campfire tales, Wilber deftly connects myth with fact and memory with historicity. The result is a vivid portrait of the forgotten soldier of the home front and a new take on the meaning of wartime sacrifice as the last survivors of the Greatest Generation pass away.

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  Darbar Sahib Isda Roohani Rajsi...

  Sirdar Kapur Singh

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  Darbar Sahib Isda Roohani Rajsi Rutba: 
  Sirdar Kapur Singh Ji, authored over a dozen Punjabi and English books and hundreds of articles on Sikh religion, philosophy, politics, and history. In this article, written by Sirdar Sahib almost half a century ago, there is a concise yet deeply meaningful discussion about the spiritual and political status of the sacred central site of the Sikhs, Sri Darbar Sahib. While explaining the unique position of Sri Darbar Sahib within a historical context, Sirdar Sahib also delves into the spiritual significance of this place throughout different historical periods.

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  A Comic History Of Rome - A Wry...

  Gilbert Abbott À Beckett

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  Forget dusty textbooks and noble senators. The real history of Rome is a chaotic, blood-soaked circus of power-crazed maniacs, backstabbing politicians, and enough megalomaniacs in togas to outfit a farce. 
  Behind the marble pillars and glittering triumphs lay a world of two-faced demagogues and ruthless ambition. Gilbert Abbott A Beckett’s legendary Comic History of Rome drags the Eternal City’s glorious past into the gloriously witty gutter where it belongs. 
  This is history as the finest form of satire. Witness the original sibling rivalry between Romulus and Remus, which ended—like so much in Rome—in betrayal. From the daring escape of Cloelia from the Etruscan camp to the grim reality of the gladiatorial arena, no sacred cow is left unskewered. A Beckett’s narrative, both “compendious and correct,” guides you through the chaos with dry, avuncular wit, suggesting we take the reign of Romulus with “an entire cellar of salt.” 
  Now, listen as the venerable figures of antiquity are revived in all their farcical glory: eavesdrop on the Senate’s petty squabbles, follow Hannibal’s troublesome Alpine holiday, and endure the terrible poetry and even worse governance of Emperor Nero. The original illustrations are vividly brought to life through the narrator's sharp performance, preserving the unique charm of this classic. 
  So, don your metaphorical laurel wreath and ready your laughter. This audiobook invites you to experience the hilarious rise and fall of an empire—a story far richer, and funnier, than any textbook would ever dare admit.

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  At the Court of Attila

  Priscus

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  Before 448, the Greeks saw Attila the Hun as simply a frightening, ruthless leader. When the Greek historian Priscus visited his courts that year, however, he had a far different experience to report. Priscus’ first-hand account of life at Attila’s court shows a different side to the vicious king. While his record is undoubtedly covered in bloodshed and brutality, Priscus reveals Attila as a man also capable of courtesy, generosity, and even—occasionally—mercy.  

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