DescriptionFrom Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC's Hardball, star of NBC's The Chris Matthews Show, and the best selling author of Now, Let Me Tell You What I Really Think, comes this celebration of the American spirit. Fiercely independent, in love wit…
DescriptionFrom the author of North and South comes this remarkable story, chronicling America during the turbulent period from 1906 to 1917. American Dreams follows the children of the German-immigrant Crown family first introduced in Homeland: Fritz, an actress who leaves Broadway for California and meets the movers and shakers of the silent film industry, Griffith, Pickford, even Chaplin. Carl is a car racer, aviator, and overall thrill-seeker whose fast-paced lifestyle leads him to an encounter with Henry Ford and ultimately to the war-torn skies over WWI France. Finally, there's Paul, a moviemaker and famous newsreel cameraman who finds his destiny filming the devastation of that war.
DescriptionYour son asks you about The Battle of the Bulge. You blame it on your metabolism. You need the facts. Fast. With this audio program, you can become an Instant Genius™ on the subject of U.S. wars after 1900 in about an hour. What started World War I? What was going on in Korea and how did the United States get involved? And how did we go from isolationism to Vietnam? Instant Genius™ U.S. Wars After 1900 takes listeners through the military conflicts of this century, discussing the hows, whys, and wheres, as well as the legacies of these devastating wars.
DescriptionIf the people raise a howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity-seeking. If they want peace, they and their relatives must stop the war. These are the words of General William T. Sherman, with whom "scorched earth policy" will forever be linked. In his memoirs, the Union general describes the waning days of the American Civil War and his famous march through Georgia, culminating in the capture and burning of Atlanta. With frank, forceful words, the listener is brought to the front lines as Sherman wipes out 20, 000 Confederate soldiers and sacks Atlanta - and in the process boosts Abraham Lincoln's re-election campaign.
