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Pathfinder: John Charles Fremont and the Course of American Empire , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1231min
The career of John Charles Frémont (1813-90) ties together the full breadth of American expansionism from its 18th-century origins through its culmination in the Gilded Age. Tom Chaffin's biography demonstrates Frémont's vital importance to the history of American empire and illuminates his role in shattering long-held myths about the ecology and habitability of the American West.As the most celebrated American explorer and mapper of his time, Frémont stood at the center of the vast federal project of Western exploration and conquest. His expeditions between 1838 and 1854 captured the public's imagination, inspired Americans to accept their nation's destiny as a vast continental empire, and earned him his enduring sobriquet, the Pathfinder.But Frémont was more than an explorer. Chaffin's dramatic narrative includes Frémont's varied experiences as an entrepreneur, abolitionist, Civil War general, husband to the remarkable Jessie Benton Frémont, two-time Republican presidential candidate, and Gilded Age aristocrat.“Pathfinder is the most eloquent, understanding, and yet very candid biography of Frémont that has appeared to date. A major contribution to American historical writing.” (Howard R. Lamar, Yale University)“In his mesmerizing biography, Tom Chaffin brings to life not only Frémont but the amazing personalities who populated his world.” (Landon Jones, former managing editor, People magazine)“In clear and vivid language, Tom Chaffin's Pathfinder re-creates the life of John C. Frémont...” (Elliott J. Gorn, Purdue University) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Douglas R Pratt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/133696/bk_acx0_133696_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Strong Ambitions: Emmett Strong Westerns, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 395min
Tiny yet prospering Benficklin, Texas, wants a clean, respectable town marshal to safeguard their pristine community from the kind of riffraff that turned neighboring Santa Angela into a raucous string of blood-spattered saloons and bawdy sporting houses. Former Texas Ranger Emmett Strong seems to be just the man Benficklin’s town fathers are looking for, once they're satisfied that his Chinese wife, Li, is "sufficiently civilized". Reputations aside, Benficklin - not Santa Angela - is the town with the next scandal on its hands, when the ravaged body of a young, murdered Mexican girl is found lying in the middle of Main Street. Initial signs suggest hard-drinking cowboy Quirt Langdon may have done the deed. Emmett, however, senses that things aren’t exactly as they appear. Nearby Fort Concho’s Captain Roderick Prentiss seems peculiarly interested in what is clearly a civilian case. And Santa Angela’s most eccentric resident gambler, Nate Chaffin, gives the impression he knows things he’s not telling. To top it all off, two of Benficklin’s leading citizens end up assassinated in their own backyard. While local officials pressure Emmett to hastily hang either a suspect or a scapegoat, honor drives the former Ranger to seek true justice for the poor murdered girl, as well as for the two prominent citizens. Ill-tempered townsfolk, pilfered evidence, and somebody taking potshots at him and his wife make Emmett wonder whether he’ll live to unravel the mystery or become the next corpse folks find in the dusty streets of Benficklin. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alex Zonn. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/107876/bk_acx0_107876_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Explore Arches and Canyonlands National Parks , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 241min
Welcome to the Yellow Cat Explore Series. We believe that half the fun of seeing a new place is discovering things for yourself. We’ll tell you the basics, but we won't bore you with how great our own experiences were or how amazing you're going to feel. We get you there and then let you truly discover and explore for yourself. In this guide to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, after making sure you can find your way around the park, have a place to camp, as well as food and gas (and plenty of water), we’ll help you truly explore the park’s geology, history, prehistory, wildlife, plants, and people. For example, did you know that there was a major meteor impact in Canyonlands that left a crater three miles wide and had the effect of an 8.0 earthquake on nearby rocks, deforming them for miles? And that little 10-year-old Wiladeane Chaffin once herded cattle all alone in some of the most rugged and remote country known (the Maze)? And how about the photographer who decided to try a unique technique for lighting up Delicate Arch and ended up getting himself banned from the park? And is it really possible that you’re being followed by the same raven from site to site?Our guide has lots of interesting facts you won’t find elsewhere. And who else has an in-the-field expert (Quoth the Raven) who’s spent their entire life in the park?Join us in exploring the legendary canyon country! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Richard Henzel. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/194132/bk_acx0_194132_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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