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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. American ideals still prevail in the arena of ideas. For 250 years, the principles that gave birth to the American Experiment have inspired people around the world. Liberty. Self-government. Personal responsibility. Federalism. These ideas have endured...

The year 1776 is undoubtedly iconic for Americans. After all, it is the year of the Declaration of Independence—the paradigm-shifting document that birthed a new vision of government and brought the United States into being. But the groundbreaking events of 1776 went far beyond the American Revolution. The Years That Changed History: 1776 invites you to take a uniquely different look at the events of this famous year, in a brilliant and surprising excavation of world history.

The United States was creeping ever closer to independence. The shot heard round the world still echoed in the ears of Parliament as impassioned revolutionaries took up arms for and against King and country. In this captivating blend of careful research and rich narrative, Derek W. Beck...

In The Democracy We Must Keep, historian David O. Stewart takes readers inside the nine key documents that shaped the formation of the United States. Through the words of seven visionary founders—Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Gouverneur Morris, and others—Stewart shows how a fragile experiment in self-government took shape. These men were not saints. They argued passionately. Yet together, they forged the principles that must still define American democracy.

A revelatory account of how words and actions combined to destroy Britain's colonial rule and secure Washington's American victory The American Revolution was not only fought on bloody battlefields, it was waged with the ink of pen and print. George Goodwin shows how the leaders of the American...

Bestsellerautor Walter Isaacson unternimmt eine faszinierende Tiefenbohrung in die Entstehung eines der revolutionärsten Sätze der amerikanischen Geschichte: »Wir halten diese Wahrheiten für selbstverständlich, dass alle Menschen gleich erschaffen wurden, dass sie von ihrem Schöpfer mit gewissen unveräußerlichen Rechten ausgestattet wurden, wozu Leben, Freiheit und das Streben nach Glück gehören.« Im Sommer 1776 von Thomas Jefferson formuliert und dann von Benjamin Franklin und John Adams überarbeitet, bildet dieser Kernsatz der Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitserklärung das Fundament der jungen amerkanischen Republik.

“Does Thomas Jefferson still matter?” ask two leading historians on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson has been reinvented more than perhaps any American president in history. In the nineteenth century, slavery’s defenders invoked Jefferson’s...

An acclaimed historian presents a sweeping new look at the Declaration of Independence, focusing not on the lofty principles of the preamble but on the list of grievances leveled against King George III. For the 250 years since it was written and proclaimed to the world, the Declaration of...

New York Times Bestseller Editors' Choice —New York Times Book Review ""Ricks knocks it out of the park with this jewel of a book. On every page I learned something new. Read it every night if you want to restore your faith in our country."" —James Mattis, General, U.S. Marines (ret.) & 26th...

The Founding Fathers series includes: George Washington by James MacGregor Burns and Susan Dunn In this thoughtful and incisive biography, Burns and Dunn dissect the strengths and weaknesses of Washington's presidential leadership, from his lasting foreign and economic policies to his polarizing...

Common Sense by Thomas Paine is one of the most influential political pamphlets in American history, a bold and persuasive argument for independence, liberty, and self-government. Written in clear, direct language, Paine’s revolutionary work helped shape public opinion during the American...

In this lively book, Warren Throckmorton, coauthor of Getting Jefferson Right, investigates the gloss that Christian nationalist storytellers put on history and equips listeners to debunk seven myths that they propagate. Working in the tradition of muckraking journalists, Throckmorton picks a...

Rediscover the Revolutionary War as a global fight for freedom What does Bunker Hill have in common with a jungle in Central America, a fort in India, and the towering Rock of Gibraltar? The answer—that they were all battlefields in the Revolutionary War—might astonish you. Blending modern...

'Fascinating' – The New Yorker 'A cracking read' – The London Standard 'Delightfully readable' – The Wall Street Journal 'Intricate and layered' – Financial Times 'Engaging . . . Pearsall's book does so much to illuminate' – The New York Times 'Kaleidoscopic' – New Statesman...

The Declaration of Independence was a history-changing document, calling for a new form of government resting on a radical philosophical framework. It has inspired over 100 other declarations of independence over the last 250 years. In these 12 lectures, Professor Bell offers you far-reaching reflections on the meaning, the power, and the influence of the Declaration.

The surprising story of how the plain black suit became a symbol of masculinity, democracy, and modernity. How did black suits become so ubiquitous? Why has men's business clothing been so plain for the last 250 years? How did a style adopted by the Founding Fathers to differentiate themselves...

How should we remember George Washington's entanglement in slavery? Americans have argued over that question for nearly 250 years. More than any other Founding Father, Washington's ties to slavery have vexed us. He enslaved more people than any of his fellow founders, yet he was the only one of...

There has never been a nation like the United States of America. Its impact on the world is unprecedented in all of human history. After two and a half centuries of existence, it is difficult to imagine what the world would be like without it. But how did it come into existence? Who has really done justice to this astonishing story? Innumerable books have been written about the American Revolution, but the definitive treatment of the full story simply does not exist—certainly not in our generation.

The Growth of the American Republic tells the story of how an insignificant string of colonies on the Eastern Seaboard transformed itself into the richest and most powerful nation in history.

Tracing the moments after its creation, this groundbreaking story follows how news of the Declaration of Independence spread to people throughout the thirteen colonies and the Atlantic world. In 1776, people could hear the Declaration of Independence proclaimed in public squares and could read...