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Jonathan Eig
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The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories that made America? We'll take you to the events, the times and the people that shaped our nation. A...
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Presented by the Hit Podcast American History Tellers
This new book details dramatic scenes from American history that occurred at the White House, covering events from its foundation in 1792 to President Obama's approval of the raid against Osama bin Laden.
Starring the American History Tellers, Wondery and William Morrow present the new book, The Hidden History of the White House.
— Episode: Encore: The Space Race | Starting Gun |...
This new book details dramatic scenes from American history that occurred at the White House, covering events from its foundation in 1792 to President Obama's approval of the raid against Osama bin Laden.
Starring the American History Tellers, Wondery and William Morrow present the new book, The Hidden History of the White House.
Order The Hidden History of the White House now in hardcover or digital edition wherever you get your books.
An American Life
This was mentioned as the new book authored by the guest historian, Edward J. Larson.
He is also author of the new book "Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership" (William Morrow, 2020).
— Episode: Rebellion in the Early Republic - How Ea...
This was mentioned as the new book authored by the guest historian, Edward J. Larson.
He is also author of the new book "Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership" (William Morrow, 2020).
He is also author of the new book, Franklin and Washington, The Founding Partnership.
1783-1789
This book, authored by Edward J. Larson, was listed among his additional works.
Additional books by Edward J. Larson: "The Return of George Washington: Uniting the States, 1783-1789" (William Morrow, 2015)
— Episode: Rebellion in the Early Republic - How Ea...
This book, authored by Edward J. Larson, was listed among his additional works.
Additional books by Edward J. Larson: "The Return of George Washington: Uniting the States, 1783-1789" (William Morrow, 2015)
Larson's authored at least three books, The Return of George Washington, Uniting the States, 1783 to 1789
The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Campaign
This book by Edward J. Larson was listed as one of his previous publications.
"A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800" (Free Press, 2008)
— Episode: Rebellion in the Early Republic - How Ea...
This book by Edward J. Larson was listed as one of his previous publications.
"A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800" (Free Press, 2008)
A Magnificent Catastrophe, The Tumultuous Election of 1800
A Novel
This account was published by the lawyer Thomas R. Gray after interviewing Nat Turner while he awaited trial. The pamphlet detailed Turner's religious inspirations for the rebellion and his vivid descriptions of the killings, which helped make Turner infamous.
Gray published an account of the interview titled The Confessions of Nat Turner.
— Episode: Rebellion in the Early Republic - Nat Tu...
This account was published by the lawyer Thomas R. Gray after interviewing Nat Turner while he awaited trial. The pamphlet detailed Turner's religious inspirations for the rebellion and his vivid descriptions of the killings, which helped make Turner infamous.
Gray published an account of the interview titled The Confessions of Nat Turner.
The pamphlet sold tens of thousands of copies.
The Virginia Slave Conspiracies of 1800 and 1802
The book was mentioned as a resource the podcast drew upon for information regarding Gabriel's Rebellion.
If you'd like to learn more about Gabriel's Rebellion, we can recommend a book we drew on for this episode, Gabriel's Rebellion, the Virginia Slave Conspiracies of 18...
— Episode: Rebellion in the Early Republic - Gabrie...
The book was mentioned as a resource the podcast drew upon for information regarding Gabriel's Rebellion.
If you'd like to learn more about Gabriel's Rebellion, we can recommend a book we drew on for this episode, Gabriel's Rebellion, the Virginia Slave Conspiracies of 1800 and 1802 by Douglas Eagerton.
Presented by the Hit Podcast American History Tellers
This new book was promoted as a companion to the podcast, promising to bring listeners inside fierce power struggles and world-altering decisions within the White House, from its foundation to modern times.
Inspired by the hit podcast American History Tellers, Wondery and William Morrow present the new book, The Hidden History of the White House.
— Episode: Rebellion in the Early Republic - Gabrie...
This new book was promoted as a companion to the podcast, promising to bring listeners inside fierce power struggles and world-altering decisions within the White House, from its foundation to modern times.
Inspired by the hit podcast American History Tellers, Wondery and William Morrow present the new book, The Hidden History of the White House.
Order The Hidden History of the White House now in hardcover or digital edition wherever you get your books.
The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
This book was recommended for listeners who wanted to learn more about the Spanish influenza pandemic in greater detail.
If you'd like to learn more about the Spanish Influenza, we recommend The Great Influenza, the story of the deadliest pandemic in history by John M. Barrie.
— Episode: Encore: What We Learned from Fighting th...
This book was recommended for listeners who wanted to learn more about the Spanish influenza pandemic in greater detail.
If you'd like to learn more about the Spanish Influenza, we recommend The Great Influenza, the story of the deadliest pandemic in history by John M. Barrie.
The guest attorney and historian had authored several books focusing on the Tulsa Race Massacre, which the interviewer hoped would shed light on the event and help the community heal.
Our guest today is Hannibal B. Johnson, an attorney and historian who has written several books on the massacre.
— Episode: Tulsa Race Massacre Update: Excavating M...
The guest attorney and historian had authored several books focusing on the Tulsa Race Massacre, which the interviewer hoped would shed light on the event and help the community heal.
Our guest today is Hannibal B. Johnson, an attorney and historian who has written several books on the massacre.
He is an author and historian who has written multiple books on the Tulsa race massacre.
A Chronological Journey through Secret Societies and Hidden Histories (Union Square & Co. Chronologies)
This slim hardbound book was given to Job Harriman, and it was said to have laid out a very good case against the aqueduct and against Harris Notice and the land speculators. Copies of the book were spreading all over the city, and Harriman felt it contained everything he had talked about in his mayoral campaign, suggesting Mulholland and the aqueduct were rotten to the core.
The Conspiracy by W.T. Spillman. This is everything you were talking about in your mayoral campaign. This fella has gone through and laid out a very good case, both against the aqueduct and against Ha...
— Episode: California Water Wars - “There It Is—Tak...
This slim hardbound book was given to Job Harriman, and it was said to have laid out a very good case against the aqueduct and against Harris Notice and the land speculators. Copies of the book were spreading all over the city, and Harriman felt it contained everything he had talked about in his mayoral campaign, suggesting Mulholland and the aqueduct were rotten to the core.
The Conspiracy by W.T. Spillman. This is everything you were talking about in your mayoral campaign. This fella has gone through and laid out a very good case, both against the aqueduct and against Harris Notice and the land speculators.
I've never heard of Spillman.
Yeah this is incredible. It's just like you were saying in the campaign. Mulholland and his aqueduct are both rotten to the core.
Many of these were cribbed from a book by W.T. Spillman called The Conspiracy, which went to great lengths to prove the city's new water source was less about civic interest and more about personal profiteering.
Presented by the Hit Podcast American History Tellers
This new book presents stories from inside the White House, covering power struggles, world-altering decisions, and shocking scandals from its foundation in 1792 up to President Obama approving the raid on Osama bin Laden.
Inspired by the hit podcast American History Tellers, Wondery and William Morrow present the new book, The Hidden History of the White House. Each chapter will bring you inside the fi...
— Episode: California Water Wars - “There It Is—Tak...
This new book presents stories from inside the White House, covering power struggles, world-altering decisions, and shocking scandals from its foundation in 1792 up to President Obama approving the raid on Osama bin Laden.
Inspired by the hit podcast American History Tellers, Wondery and William Morrow present the new book, The Hidden History of the White House. Each chapter will bring you inside the fierce power struggles, the world-altering decisions, and shocking scandals that have shaped our nation.
Order The Hidden History of the White House now in hardcover or digital edition wherever you get your books.
William Mulholland spent his nights reading this technical book while working on the Los Angeles Water Company system.
At night, he stayed up reading Thomas Fanning's Practical Treatise on Hydraulics and John Troutwine's Civil Engineers' Pocketbook.
— Episode: California Water Wars - A River in the D...
William Mulholland spent his nights reading this technical book while working on the Los Angeles Water Company system.
At night, he stayed up reading Thomas Fanning's Practical Treatise on Hydraulics and John Troutwine's Civil Engineers' Pocketbook.
Mensuration, Trigonometry, Surveying, Etc. (1883)
William Mulholland was reported to be reading this book alongside another technical text at night while working to clear brush and debris from the Los Angeles River.
At night, he stayed up reading Thomas Fanning's Practical Treatise on Hydraulics and John Troutwine's Civil Engineers' Pocketbook.
— Episode: California Water Wars - A River in the D...
William Mulholland was reported to be reading this book alongside another technical text at night while working to clear brush and debris from the Los Angeles River.
At night, he stayed up reading Thomas Fanning's Practical Treatise on Hydraulics and John Troutwine's Civil Engineers' Pocketbook.
Presented by the Hit Podcast American History Tellers
This book, inspired by the American History Tellers podcast, was described as bringing the listener inside fierce power struggles, world-altering decisions, and shocking scandals that shaped the nation's history, from its foundations to modern times.
Inspired by the hit podcast, American History Tellers, Wondery and William Morrow present the new book, The Hidden History of the White House.
— Episode: The Legacy of The Triangle Fire | 5
This book, inspired by the American History Tellers podcast, was described as bringing the listener inside fierce power struggles, world-altering decisions, and shocking scandals that shaped the nation's history, from its foundations to modern times.
Inspired by the hit podcast, American History Tellers, Wondery and William Morrow present the new book, The Hidden History of the White House.
Order The Hidden History of the White House now in hardcover or digital edition wherever you get your books.
Presented by the Hit Podcast American History Tellers
This book, inspired by the podcast, was presented as a new hardcover or digital edition that brings readers inside major events and power struggles in the White House's history.
Inspired by the hit podcast American History Tellers, Wondery and William Morrow present the new book, The Hidden History of the White House.
— Episode: Dutch Manhattan - The One-Legged Soldier...
This book, inspired by the podcast, was presented as a new hardcover or digital edition that brings readers inside major events and power struggles in the White House's history.
Inspired by the hit podcast American History Tellers, Wondery and William Morrow present the new book, The Hidden History of the White House.
Order The Hidden History of the White House now in hardcover or digital edition, wherever you get your books.
Van der Donk wrote this book about the colony to recruit settlers, and it became a bestseller that extolled the virtues and bright future of America, describing the landscape and trade possibilities.
He wrote a book about the colony, The Description of New Netherland, which became a bestseller.
— Episode: Dutch Manhattan - The One-Legged Soldier...
Van der Donk wrote this book about the colony to recruit settlers, and it became a bestseller that extolled the virtues and bright future of America, describing the landscape and trade possibilities.
He wrote a book about the colony, The Description of New Netherland, which became a bestseller.
He poured out his heart in the book, extolling the virtues of America.
Van der Donk's book was so successful that hundreds of people who read it marched to the port ready to sail to America.
Presented by the Hit Podcast American History Tellers
The hosts advised listeners to order this book now in hardcover or digital edition wherever they get their books, detailing events surrounding the White House from its laying in 1792 to modern times.
Order The Hidden History of the White House now in hardcover or digital edition wherever you get your books.
— Episode: Dutch Manhattan - Henry Hudson’s Big Mis...
The hosts advised listeners to order this book now in hardcover or digital edition wherever they get their books, detailing events surrounding the White House from its laying in 1792 to modern times.
Order The Hidden History of the White House now in hardcover or digital edition wherever you get your books.
The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi (Blacks in the New World)
The speaker mentioned reading this book in 2003 while teaching a race and rhetoric course at Florida State University.
When I was teaching here at Florida State back in 2003, I was teaching a race and rhetoric course and we were reading a book called Local People by John Dittmer.
— Episode: Remembering Emmett Till | 7
The speaker mentioned reading this book in 2003 while teaching a race and rhetoric course at Florida State University.
When I was teaching here at Florida State back in 2003, I was teaching a race and rhetoric course and we were reading a book called Local People by John Dittmer.
The Story of Emmett Till
This book was mentioned as one of the first published works on the Emmett Till case, appearing a couple of years after the documentary Eyes on the Prize aired in 1987.
A couple of years later, we get one of our first books by Stephen Jay Whitfield at Brandeis, who recently retired, called A Death in the Delta.
— Episode: Remembering Emmett Till | 7
This book was mentioned as one of the first published works on the Emmett Till case, appearing a couple of years after the documentary Eyes on the Prize aired in 1987.
A couple of years later, we get one of our first books by Stephen Jay Whitfield at Brandeis, who recently retired, called A Death in the Delta.
The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb
This book served as the basis for the podcast episode discussed. It focuses on the Alsos Mission, nicknamed the Bastard Brigade, which was tasked with gathering intelligence on Hitler's nuclear weapons program. The narrative includes the exploits of Colonel Boris Pash and the mission to secure French scientist Frdric Joliot-Curie.
This episode is written by Sam Keen based on his book The Bastard Brigade, edited by Dorian Marina, and produced by Marshall Louis, created by Hernan Lopez for Wondery.
— Episode: The Bastard Brigade - The Most Wanted Me...
This book served as the basis for the podcast episode discussed. It focuses on the Alsos Mission, nicknamed the Bastard Brigade, which was tasked with gathering intelligence on Hitler's nuclear weapons program. The narrative includes the exploits of Colonel Boris Pash and the mission to secure French scientist Frdric Joliot-Curie.
This episode is written by Sam Keen based on his book The Bastard Brigade, edited by Dorian Marina, and produced by Marshall Louis, created by Hernan Lopez for Wondery.
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