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The audiobook contains beautiful memories of Representative Elijah Cummings narrated by Laurence Fishburne and Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, with a foreword written and read by Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Included are the eulogies from his funeral delivered by Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2020 TORONTO BOOK AWARD A bracing, provocative, and perspective-shifting book from one of Canada's most celebrated and uncompromising writers, Desmond Cole. The Skin We're In will spark a national conversation, influence policy, and inspire activists. In his...

Dissatisfaction with the Emancipation Proclamation and lack of military victory heightens the discontent with the administration. Trouble comes with the destructive rivalry within the army and the threat of the French intervening on behalf of the Confederacy. The president's decision concerning the Minnesota Sioux Uprising infuriates the West. Lincoln must decide what to do with a demoralized army of the Potomac. His compassion with the troops increases his popularity within the military. General Lee begins his second invasion of the North.

This point in Lincoln's life is marked by a sudden return to the practice of law. Highly moral and judicious, he often took little or no money for cases, and would not represent a client if he didn't believe in his case. Lincoln tried to settle many cases out of court. He developed a persona of being affable and open, especially to juries, giving him a noted advantage. He also served on the circuit courts, where lawyers had to prepare cases quickly and where lodging was often quite difficult to find.

Camillo Benso conte di Cavour si spegne il 6 giugno 1861 a Torino, a soli 51 anni, dopo una settimana di dolori, vomito quotidiano e febbre altissima, lasciando dietro di sé una schiera di medici increduli e un sottile sospetto che si aggira nei salotti della neonata Italia: potrebbe trattarsi di avvelenamento? Analizzando il ruolo che ebbero le persone a lui più vicine, questo saggio biografico dal taglio quasi poliziesco utilizza diari, lettere e testimonianze dell'epoca per ricreare gli eventi che in soli otto giorni portarono all'inaspettata morte di Cavour.