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American History Tellers
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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Al Capone
Deirdre Bair
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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
William J. Helmer
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Murder & Mayhem on Chicago's North Side
Troy Taylor
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This Land Is Their Land
David J. Silverman
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Thundersticks
David J. Silverman
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Of Plymouth Plantation (Illustrated)
William Bradford
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The Mayflower | Cutthroats | 4
The Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
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Secrets of Divine Love
A. Helwa
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Tombstone
Tom Clavin
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The Last Gunfight
Jeff Guinn
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Ride the Devil's Herd
John Boessenecker
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Get Capone
The Secret Plot That Captured America's Most Wanted Gangster
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Drink
A Social History of America
This book contained a great chapter discussing the failure of controls and the legacy of prohibition in state liquor laws.
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Andrew Barr's *Drink: A Social History of America* contains a great chapter about the failure of controls and the legacy of prohibition in state liquor laws and the relationship betwe...
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This book contained a great chapter discussing the failure of controls and the legacy of prohibition in state liquor laws.
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Andrew Barr's *Drink: A Social History of America* contains a great chapter about the failure of controls and the legacy of prohibition in state liquor laws and the relationship between California's wine industry and repeal is well documented in *When the Rivers Ran Red* by Vivienne Sosnowski.
Al Capone's Beer Wars
A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago during Prohibition
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When the River Ran Red
Murders and Massacres of the Ohio River Valley, 1770-1795
The relationship between California's wine industry and repeal was well documented in this book.
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Andrew Barr's *Drink: A Social History of America* contains a great chapter about the failure of controls and the legacy of prohibition in state liquor laws and the relationship between California's w...
— Episode: Prohibition - We Want Beer | 6
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Episode: Prohibition - We Want Beer | 6
The relationship between California's wine industry and repeal was well documented in this book.
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Andrew Barr's *Drink: A Social History of America* contains a great chapter about the failure of controls and the legacy of prohibition in state liquor laws and the relationship between California's wine industry and repeal is well documented in *When the Rivers Ran Red* by Vivienne Sosnowski.
Imbibe! Updated and Revised Edition
From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar
This book was considered required reading for catching up with bartenders bringing back pre-Prohibition cocktails.
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To catch up with the bartenders who are bringing back pre-Prohibition cocktails, David Wondrich's *Imbibe* is required reading.
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Episode: Prohibition - We Want Beer | 6
This book was considered required reading for catching up with bartenders bringing back pre-Prohibition cocktails.
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To catch up with the bartenders who are bringing back pre-Prohibition cocktails, David Wondrich's *Imbibe* is required reading.
The Devil in Babylon
Fear of Progress and the Birth of Modern Life
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This Land Is Their Land
The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving
This book was mentioned as being written by David Silverman, a professor of history at George Washington University. The host mentioned discussing the Wampanoag perspective of the first encounter with the Pilgrims with the author in the next episode.
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In the next episode, I speak with David Silverman, professor of history at George Washington University. He's the author of This Land Is Their Land, The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Co...
— Episode: The Mayflower | Cutthroats | 4
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Episode: The Mayflower | Cutthroats | 4
This book was mentioned as being written by David Silverman, a professor of history at George Washington University. The host mentioned discussing the Wampanoag perspective of the first encounter with the Pilgrims with the author in the next episode.
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In the next episode, I speak with David Silverman, professor of history at George Washington University. He's the author of This Land Is Their Land, The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and The Troubled History of Thanksgiving.
Bloody Williamson
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One Hundred Percent American
The Rebirth and Decline of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s
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Elmer Gantry
The novel, which lampooned supporters of Prohibition, sparked significant controversy upon its release in March 1927 and was banned in at least three cities.
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It was called, Elmer Gantry, and it featured a womanizing, drunken, greedy, and ambitious preacher.
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Episode: Prohibition - Poisoning the Well | 4
The novel, which lampooned supporters of Prohibition, sparked significant controversy upon its release in March 1927 and was banned in at least three cities.
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It was called, Elmer Gantry, and it featured a womanizing, drunken, greedy, and ambitious preacher.
When it came out in March 1927, it sparked off a firestorm of controversy and was banned in at least three cities.
There were calls for Lewis to be imprisoned or sent to the electric chair.
America and the World Liquor Problem
The author, a famous leader of the Anti-Saloon League, published this book arguing that America could never be safe until the whole world eradicated alcohol.
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He published a book called America and the World Liquor Problem.
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The author, a famous leader of the Anti-Saloon League, published this book arguing that America could never be safe until the whole world eradicated alcohol.
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He published a book called America and the World Liquor Problem.
He argues that until the whole world has eradicated alcohol, America can never be safe.
The Origin of Species
This transformative book introduced Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection to the world on November 24, 1859. The publisher initially agreed to print it without even reading the manuscript due to Darwin's secrecy, though sales proved to be impressive immediately upon release. The book was controversial because it suggested evolution occurred without a creator and included humans as just another species subject to evolutionary pressures.
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On The Origin of Species, by means of natural selection or the preservation of favored races in the struggle for life.
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Episode: History Daily: Darwin’s Origin of Species
This transformative book introduced Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection to the world on November 24, 1859. The publisher initially agreed to print it without even reading the manuscript due to Darwin's secrecy, though sales proved to be impressive immediately upon release. The book was controversial because it suggested evolution occurred without a creator and included humans as just another species subject to evolutionary pressures.
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On The Origin of Species, by means of natural selection or the preservation of favored races in the struggle for life.
From so simple a beginning, endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.
In his 500-page book, Darwin is proposing that the vast variety of life on Earth has evolved from earlier forms of life.
Darwin's theory of natural selection seems to remove God entirely.
Darwin revised and rewrote On The Origin of Species multiple times.
Secrets of Divine Love
A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam (Studying Qur'an & Hadith)
A man stumbled upon this book in a library looking for answers and it led him into a world of radicalism and eventually to joining Al-Qaeda. The towering, ginger-haired Dane did not know that moment would change his life.
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One afternoon, he stumbles into a library looking for answers. He finds them in the form of a book about Islam.
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A man stumbled upon this book in a library looking for answers and it led him into a world of radicalism and eventually to joining Al-Qaeda. The towering, ginger-haired Dane did not know that moment would change his life.
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One afternoon, he stumbles into a library looking for answers. He finds them in the form of a book about Islam.
The Last Gunfight
The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral-And How It Changed the American West
This book about Tombstone was recommended for listeners who wanted to learn more about the area.
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we recommend The Last Gunfight by Jeff Gwynn
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This book about Tombstone was recommended for listeners who wanted to learn more about the area.
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we recommend The Last Gunfight by Jeff Gwynn
Ride the Devil's Herd
Wyatt Earp's Epic Battle Against the West's Biggest Outlaw Gang
This publication was recommended for listeners interested in learning more about the events discussed.
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and Ride the Devil's Herd by John Bozenegger.
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This publication was recommended for listeners interested in learning more about the events discussed.
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and Ride the Devil's Herd by John Bozenegger.
The Last Gunfight
The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral-And How It Changed the American West
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Ride the Devil's Herd
Wyatt Earp's Epic Battle Against the West's Biggest Outlaw Gang
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