President McKinley
Architect of the American Century
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Robert W. Merry
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Republican President William McKinley transformed America during his two terms as president. Although he does not register large in either public memory or in historians' rankings, in this revealing account, Robert W. Merry offers "a fresh twist on the old tale . . . a valuable education on where America has been and, possibly, where it is going" (The National Review).
McKinley settled decades of monetary controversy by taking the country to a strict gold standard; in the Spanish-American war he kicked Spain out of the Caribbean and liberated Cuba from Spain; in the Pacific he acquired Hawaii and the Philippines; he developed the doctrine of "fair trade"; forced the "Open Door" to China; forged our "special relationship" with Great Britain. He expanded executive power and managed public opinion through his quiet manipulation of the press. McKinley paved the way for the bold and flamboyant leadership of his famous successor, Teddy Roosevelt, who built on his accomplishments (and got credit for them). Merry writes movingly about McKinley's admirable personal life, from his simple Midwestern upbringing to his Civil War heroism to his brave comportment just moments before his death by assassination. Lively, definitive, and eye-opening, President McKinley resurrects this overlooked president and places him squarely on the list of one of the most important.
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De: Karl Rove
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President Garfield
- From Radical to Unifier
- De: CW Goodyear
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 17 h y 54 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 112
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In “the most comprehensive Garfield biography in almost fifty years” (The Wall Street Journal), C.W. Goodyear charts the life and times of one of the most remarkable Americans ever to win the Presidency. Progressive firebrand and conservative compromiser; Union war hero and founder of the first Department of Education; Supreme Court attorney and abolitionist preacher; mathematician and canalman; crooked election-fixed and clean-government champion; Congressional chieftain and gentleman-farmer; the last president to be born in a log cabin; the second to be assassinated.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De Krmartin en 08-19-23
De: CW Goodyear
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A Man of Iron
- The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland
- De: Troy Senik
- Narrado por: Pete Simonelli, Troy Senik
- Duración: 12 h y 3 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 255
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Grover Cleveland’s political career—a dizzying journey that saw him rise from obscure lawyer to president of the United States in just three years—was marked by contradictions. A politician of uncharacteristic honesty and principle, he was nevertheless dogged by secrets from his personal life. A believer in limited government, he pushed presidential power to its limits to combat a crippling depression, suppress labor unrest, and resist the forces of American imperialism.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Worth the Wait!
- De Brian S Cunningham en 09-21-22
De: Troy Senik
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Martin Van Buren
- America's First Politician
- De: James M. Bradley
- Narrado por: Paul Woodson
- Duración: 26 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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This new biography of Van Buren—the first full-scale portrait in four decades—charts his ascent from a tavern in the Hudson Valley to the presidency, concluding with his late-career involvement in an antislavery movement. Offering vivid profiles of the day's leading figures (Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, John Quincy Adams, DeWitt Clinton, James K. Polk), James Bradley's book depicts the struggle for power in the tumultuous decades leading up to the Civil War.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Woke
- De sriaknal en 06-06-25
De: James M. Bradley
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A Country of Vast Designs
- James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent
- De: Robert W. Merry
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 18 h y 58 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 556
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When James K. Polk was elected president in 1844, the United States was locked in a bitter diplomatic struggle with Britain over the rich lands of the Oregon Territory, which included what is now Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Texas, not yet part of the Union, was threatened by a more powerful Mexico. And the territories north and west of Texas---what would become California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and part of Colorado---belonged to Mexico.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A Decent Overview of Polk's Presidency
- De James en 06-20-10
De: Robert W. Merry
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Penman of the Founding
- A Biography of John Dickinson
- De: Jane E. Calvert
- Narrado por: Kitty Hendrix
- Duración: 24 h y 12 m
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Despite the key part he played in the country's founding, few Americans today have heard of John Dickinson. Early chroniclers and historians, seeking to create a patriotic narrative and taking their cues from his political enemies, cast him as a coward and Loyalist for not signing the Declaration. Many later historians have simply accepted and echoed this distorted and dismissive view. Jane Calvert's fascinating, authoritative, and accessible biography restores him to a place of prominence in the nation's formative years.
De: Jane E. Calvert
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The President and the Assassin
- McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century
- De: Scott Miller
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 13 h y 58 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 352
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In 1901, as America tallied its gains from a period of unprecedented imperial expansion, an assassin's bullet shattered the nation's confidence. The shocking murder of President William McKinley threw into stark relief the emerging new world order of what would come to be known as the American Century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Ideal History Book for the Audio Format
- De Nelson Alexander en 09-30-11
De: Scott Miller
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John Quincy Adams
- A Man for the Whole People
- De: Randall Woods
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
- Duración: 38 h y 22 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 32
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In this masterful biography, historian Randall B. Woods peels back the many layers of John Quincy’s long life, exposing a rich and complicated family saga and a political legacy that transformed the American Republic. This deeply researched, brilliantly written volume delves into John Quincy’s intellectual pursuits and political thought; his loving, yet at times strained, marriage to Louisa Catherine Johnson, whom he met in London; his troubling relationships with his three sons; and his fiery post-presidency rebirth in Congress as he became the chamber’s most vocal opponent of slavery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic listen
- De Christopher L. Gregory en 06-06-25
De: Randall Woods
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The Unexpected President
- The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur
- De: Scott S. Greenberger
- Narrado por: Paul Heitsch
- Duración: 11 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 522
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Despite his promising start as a young man, by his early 50s Chester A. Arthur was known as the crooked crony of New York machine boss Roscoe Conkling. For years Arthur had been perceived as unfit to govern, not only by critics and the vast majority of his fellow citizens but by his own conscience. As President James A. Garfield struggled for his life, Arthur knew better than his detractors that he failed to meet the high standard a president must uphold. And yet, from the moment President Arthur took office, he proved to be not just honest but brave.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exceptional
- De Jean en 07-30-18
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An Ordinary Man
- The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford
- De: Richard Norton Smith
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 36 h y 8 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 114
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From the preeminent presidential scholar and acclaimed biographer of historical figures including George Washington, Herbert Hoover, and Nelson Rockefeller comes this eye-opening life of Gerald R. Ford, whose presidency arguably set the course for post-liberal America and a post-Cold War world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Must-read Polemic
- De allison h eid en 10-17-23
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The Jazz Age President
- Defending Warren G. Harding
- De: Ryan S. Walters
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
- Duración: 8 h y 50 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 140
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 123
He's the butt of political jokes, frequently subjected to ridicule, and almost never absent a "Worst Presidents" list where he most often ends up at the bottom. Historians have labeled him the "Worst President Ever," "Dead Last," "Unfit," and "Incompetent," to name but a few. Many contemporaries were equally cruel. H. L. Mencken called him a "nitwit." To Alice Roosevelt Longworth, he was a "slob."
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent clarification
- De Scott J. Jones MD en 08-03-22
De: Ryan S. Walters
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Mavericks
- Life Stories and Lessons of History's Most Extraordinary Misfits
- De: Jenny Draper
- Narrado por: Jenny Draper
- Duración: 8 h y 21 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 43
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In her first book, popular TikTok historian J Draper uses her characteristic wit and intellect to introduce us to extraordinary figures marginalized by history, and the lessons we can learn from them. Witty and engaging TikTok historian J.D. Draper digs out unusual stories of individuals that have shaped the world, and discovers the lessons their unique experiences can teach us. Breaking away from history as told through the lens of kings, queens and nobles, this book instead lifts the lid on 24 fascinating stories of little-known underdogs, mavericks, trailblazers and oddballs.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great addition to the great stories told by J. Draper
- De Michael Walker en 05-26-25
De: Jenny Draper
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Destiny and Power
- The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush
- De: Jon Meacham
- Narrado por: Paul Michael
- Duración: 25 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,624
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,423
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,421
Drawing on President Bush’s personal diaries, on the diaries of his wife, Barbara, and on extraordinary access to the 41st president and his family, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham paints an intimate and surprising portrait of an intensely private man who led the nation through tumultuous times.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fair and insightful
- De Jean en 12-02-15
De: Jon Meacham
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The Moralist
- De: Patricia O'Toole
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 23 h y 12 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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By the author of acclaimed biographies of Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Adams, a penetrating biography of one of the most high-minded, consequential, and controversial US presidents, Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924). The Moralist is a cautionary tale about the perils of moral vanity and American overreach in foreign affairs.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Reflections on a Changing Presidency
- De Keith en 05-02-18
De: Patricia O'Toole
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John Tyler, the Accidental President
- De: Edward P. Crapol
- Narrado por: Michael Butler Murray
- Duración: 14 h y 2 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 198
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The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) was derided by critics as "His Accidency." In this biography of the 10th president, Edward P. Crapol challenges depictions of Tyler as a die-hard advocate of states' rights, limited government, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution. Instead, he argues, Tyler manipulated the Constitution to increase the executive power of the presidency. Crapol also highlights Tyler's faith in America's national destiny and his belief in boundless territorial expansion.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Terrible book :( Incredibly TEDIOUS.
- De Mike en 10-02-19
De: Edward P. Crapol
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Coolidge
- De: Amity Shlaes
- Narrado por: Terence Aselford
- Duración: 21 h y 4 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 938
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 819
Calvin Coolidge, president from 1923 to 1929, never rated highly in polls, and history has remembered the decade in which he served as an extravagant period predating the Great Depression. Now Amity Shlaes provides a fresh look at the 1920s and its elusive president, showing that the mid-1920s was in fact a triumphant period that established our modern way of life: The nation electrified, Americans drove their first cars, and the federal deficit was replaced with a surplus.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Silent Cal
- De Jean en 02-19-13
De: Amity Shlaes
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Summer of Fire and Blood
- The German Peasants' War
- De: Lyndal Roper
- Narrado por: Rose Akroyd
- Duración: 13 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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The German Peasants’ War was the greatest popular uprising in Western Europe before the French Revolution. In 1524 and 1525, it swept across Germany with astonishing speed as well over a hundred thousand people massed in armed bands to demand a new and more egalitarian order. The peasants took control of vast areas of southern and middle Germany, torching and plundering the monasteries, convents, and castles that stood in their way. But they proved no match for the forces of the lords.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Lost History Recovered
- De C. C. Kissinger en 03-12-25
De: Lyndal Roper