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A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history of how artisans created America, from the nation’s origins to the present day. At the center of the United States’ economic and social development, according to conventional wisdom, are industry and technology - while craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated to a bygone past. Renowned historian Glenn Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this innovative account, revealing makers’ central role in shaping America’s identity.

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography A groundbreaking study of the first Black female novelist and her life as an enslaved woman, from the biographer who solved the mystery of her identity, with a foreword by...

THE MULTIMILLION COPY BESTSELLER THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SURVIVING ANYWHERE The SAS Survival Guide is an essential companion for adventurers everywhere. From making camp and finding food in the wild to security and self-defence in the streets, be prepared on land or sea. This unrivalled guide from...

Immerse yourself in the thrilling journey of Anderson, the courageous third officer on board the renowned opium clipper, Eamont. Built in Cowes, the Eamont played a pivotal role in the opening of Japan to foreigners in 1858, acting as a dispatch boat between Nagasaki and Shanghai. This vessel was instrumental in the negotiations for Japans first commercial treaty, despite facing significant opposition. The Eamonts crew experienced the wonders of uncharted territories, witnessing history in the making. They withstood the devastating September Typhoon of 1858, where they had to cut away her ...

The craft project est un média fondé par Raphaëlle Le Baud engagé à faire grandir l’appétit pour les métiers d’art en donnant la parole à ceux qui les exercent. Un artisan d’art est un homme ou une femme qui choisit de faire apparaître de nouveaux objets sur la planète et consacre à cette tâche son corps, son âme et son esprit en mêlant la technique du virtuose, la malice de l’inventeur et la poésie du créateur. Professionnels des métiers d’art, étudiants, institutions, écoles, passionnés… au carrefour de tous les acteurs du secteur, nous écoutons, nous ...

While an exhaustive account of Canadas rich water history would require volumes, this podcast takes an engaging first look at the diverse elements that shape it. Explore the evolution of Indigenous kayaks and canoes, the transition to oar and sail-powered small craft, and the majestic sailing vessels that navigated Canadian waters and beyond. Discover the significance of steamers in boosting Canadian enterprise and the vital fisheries that once captivated great minds like Lord Bacon. We‚ll also delve into Canada‚s trade relations with nations that traverse the great waters and pay homage ...

NameCraft is a podcast hosted by Pauline Nakirya, where each episode unveils the artistry of names, delving into their meanings, origins, and the profound connections they forge with personal identities, intertwined with poetic interpretations that add a creative and introspective dimension to the exploration.Join us every week and let's explore this together.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/vens-adams/celebrate-the-sunLicense code: R18KODZPRXL8FBVE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join true crime author and content creator Alexyss Rubjerg to investigate and discuss true crime cases ranging from murders, missing persons, cults, and more Covering a mix of well known and forgetten cases keeps her on her toes when looking into the facts and fiction surrounding each case. She'll analyze each inconsistency within the cases and form her own opinions while still sticking to the facts the police set out.https://linktr.ee/morbidcraft

Travel with us as we visit Scotland's gin distilleries. Listen as we chat with the distillers and their teams about the stories behind their gins. Learn what makes Scottish craft gin the wonderful creation that it is.

Beer has been creating community, laughter, inspiration, and just plain awesome stories for centuries. Join us as we talk with fellow craft beer lovers and adventurers about being entrepreneurs, avid hikers, crazy-ass mountain bikers, parents, home-brewers, volunteers, and anyone who is living their Stout Life. So grab your favorite craft beer, embrace your favorite person, and get ready to be inspired to live your Stout Life.We are Ken and April Pishna, and we created The Craft Beer Travel & Adventure Podcast with Living a Stout Life to drink good beer, yes, but to also share the stories that...

“It can start with a knock on the door one morning. It is the local Indian agent, or the parish priest, or, perhaps, a Mounted Police officer.” So began the school experience of many Indigenous children in Canada for more than a hundred years, and so begins the history of residential schools prepared by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC).

Based on extensive archival research as well as interviews with the movement's key players going back to the 1960s, this acclaimed book is the most comprehensive chronicle yet of one of the most interesting and lucrative culinary trends in the US since World War II. Acitelli weaves the story of the rise of American craft beer into the tales of trends like Slow Food and the rebirth of America's urban areas, and paints an unforgettable portrait of plucky entrepreneurial triumph.

Written in 1860 in the language of the day by William and Ellen Craft, Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom tells the story of a husband and wife's plight to escape slavery in 1848 Georgia. Unlike many slaves who escaped in the dead of night chased by slave hunters and bloodhounds, the Crafts traveled in first-class trains, dined with a steamboat captain, and stayed in the best hotels during their escape to Philadelphia and freedom. Ellen, who was nearly white, disguised herself as a young male cotton planter traveling with his slave, William.

Ronald Hutton is known for his colorful, provocative, and always exhaustively researched studies on original subjects. This work is no exception: the first full-scale scholarly study of the only religion England has ever given the world, that of modern pagan witchcraft, which has now spread from English shores across four continents. Hutton examines the nature of that religion and its development, and offers a microhistory of attitudes to paganism, witchcraft, and magic in British society since 1800.

Join us as we delve into the harrowing and inspiring journey of Ellen and William Craft, a courageous couple who escaped the bonds of slavery in 1848. With Ellen disguising herself as a white, literate man and William posing as her enslaved companion, their remarkable story unfolds—a testament to their resilience and determination in the pursuit of freedom. Please be advised that some scenes may contain distressing themes and language. (Summary by Newgatenovelist)

On a moonless night in January 1991, a dozen US aircraft appeared in the skies over Baghdad. To the Iraqi air defenses, the planes seemed to come from nowhere. Each aircraft was more than 60 feet in length and with a wingspan of 40 feet, yet its radar footprint was the size of a ball bearing. Here was the first extensive combat application of Stealth technology. And it was devastating.

Caroline Johnson was an unlikely aviator candidate. A tall blonde debutante from Colorado, she could have just as easily gone into fashion or filmmaking, and yet she went on to become an F/A-18 Super Hornet Weapons System Operator. She was one of the first women to fly a combat mission over Iraq since 2011, and she was the first woman to drop bombs on ISIS. Jet Girl tells the remarkable story of the women fighting at the forefront in a military system that allows them to reach the highest peaks and yet is in many respects still a fraternity.

The First Counterspy is the story of spy, counterspy, and an American family unwittingly caught in its web. Until this case, the FBI had never recruited civilian counterspies to catch a Soviet agent. The first two were Larry Haas, a leading aviation engineer at Bell Aviation, and Leona Franey, head librarian at Bell's technical library. The FBI pitted them against Andrei Ivanovich Schevchenko, operating legally as one of the highest Soviet officials in the United States during WWII, and illegally as head of a wide-ranging spy network hidden within the American aviation industry.

What defended the US after the attack on Pearl Harbor, defeated the Soviet Union in the Cold War, and is an essential tool in the fight against terror? Aircraft carriers. For 70 years, these ships remained a little-understood cornerstone of American power. In his latest book, On Wave and Wing, Barrett Tillman sheds light on the history of these floating leviathans and offers a nuanced analysis of the largest man-made vessel in the history of the world.

This work contains sections in which the author chronologically recounts individual legal cases involving witchcraft, citing about three instances in each section. He examines the reasonable explanations for the supernatural accusations, as well as the cultural us context that explains the fervor with which many of the supposed witches were persecuted.