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After Harding's untimely death in 1923, a variety of attacks and unsubstantiated claims left the public with a tainted impression of him. Rumors circulated of the president's death by poison, either by his own hand or by that of his wife; allegations of an illegitimate daughter were made; and question were raised concerning the extent of Harding's knowledge of the Teapot Dome scandal and of irregularities in the Veterans' Bureau.

No two men are more synonymous with what it means to be “American”. From leading the Continental Army in the battle for American Independence and being the first president of the United States to the writer of the Declaration of Independence and one of the most popular leaders in American History, these two embody what it means to be free. In this two-book set, you'll learn not only what made them American legends, but also what shaped their early years and made them who they were.

We’ve learned a lot about George Washington - some of it myth, most of it true. What we often forget to understand are the motivations that caused him to drive the quest for independence to its successful conclusion. The causes can’t be distilled into a few areas or moments in time; rather, it is best to look at his life and understand the elements that surrounded him and preceded him. Washington’s life was unlike most men in his position.

Author William G. Hyland Jr. pierces Jefferson's private family veil and reveals poignant little-known scenes of the relatives closest to Jefferson in his last years. Thomas Jefferson: Family Secrets is the first biography to uncover the dynamic relationship Jefferson had with his adult grandchildren. With a novelist’s skill and a scholar’s meticulous detail, Thomas Jefferson: Family Secrets explores new ground in Jefferson’s autumn years as a waning patriarch, enduring physical illness and family strife.

Much is misunderstood about the man who bequeathed us with a framework of what it means to be free and live in a democracy. As a Founding Father, Thomas Jefferson was instrumental in defining and disseminating what it meant to be an American before an America existed. Washington may have won the battles on the field, but Jefferson won the battles in our hearts. That is why he is still fondly remembered and cherished. To understand America, one has to understand Jefferson. It is a course in citizenship.

Venice, 1522. Intelligence arrives from the east confirming Europe's greatest fear: the vastly rich Ottoman Sultan has all he needs to wage total war - and his sights are set on Rome. With Christendom divided, Suleyman the Magnificent has his hand on its entrails. From the palaces of Istanbul to the blood-soaked fields of Central Europe and the scorched coasts of North Africa, The Lion House pioneers a bold new style of eye-witness history to tell a true story of power at its most glittering, personal and perilous.

No two men are more responsible for the shaping of American than these two powerhouses. From "trust-busting" and the "square deal" to abolishing slavery so that all Americans can enjoy the freedoms of this country, these two embody exactly what it means to be “American”. In this two-book set, you'll learn not only what made them legends, but also what shaped their early years and made them who they are - from their childhood struggles and what kept them moving forward to their early years in politics and the personal battles they fought. It’s all here.

There is so much to know about President Lincoln that goes beyond the typical points of data that characterize him and his presidency. To truly get to know him and what drove his thoughts and actions, we need to dive into some of the events that occurred behind the scenes. That’s what you will find in this audiobook. The forces that were active during his lifetime and the pain within that drove him in the direction that it did. The heart and mind of Lincoln is woven into the foundation of America.

America has a soul, and that soul is named Theodore Roosevelt. The America we have today stands as a consequence of his policies. Our prominence is the direct result of his “people first” outlook. He is the reason we are who we are on the world’s stage. This audiobook is derived from the evidence of his own words and deciphered from his actions. It begins with his childhood and then quickly uncovers the major events that shaped his spirit and America’s soul.

As a child growing up on his family’s plantation, young Thomas Jefferson had to find ways to entertain himself. He would spend hours reading, studying, and observing the plantation that surrounded him. He never expected that he would change the world one day. These little things that he did would add up, and once he grew older, he became the man we know him as today. The main author of the Declaration of Independence, a founding father, and ultimately, the third president of the United States.

Anker Jørgensen er den eneste statsminister, Danmark har været på fornavn med – kendt og elsket som en mand af folket. I denne bog kommer vi tæt på mennesket og de mindre belyste sider af hans væsen: videbegæret, filosofien og litteraturen. Forfatteren begiver sig sammen med Anker ud for at besøge nogle af de steder, der har spillet en rolle i hans liv. Tilbage til Christiansborg, til den gamle skole og ud på Vestre Kirkegård, hvor hans Ingrid ligger og venter på ham.

En Hitler. La encarnación del mal, se recorre la vida de uno de los personajes más controversiales de la historia universal. Quizá muy pocos despierten tanta curiosidad y morbo, mezclados con fuertes dosis de indignación y animosidad, como el austriaco renegado Adolfo Hitler. Su personalidad vengativa, combinada con su habilidad oratoria y su sed de poder, dejaron un legado macabro y sus crímenes contra la humanidad son símbolo del odio y del racismo.

El fallecimiento de Santiago Carrillo el 28 de octubre de 2012 puso fin a noventa y siete años vividos intensamente y en primera fila de la política. Hijo de Wenceslao Carrillo, dirigente socialista, su primer recuerdo era visitar a su padre en prisión. Aún adolescente participó en la huelga de 1934 y pasó por la cárcel, donde se radicalizó.

Abraham Lincoln, our greatest president, believed that our national character was defined by three key moments: the writing of the Constitution, our declaration of independence from England, and the beginning of slavery on the North American continent.

"El método Merkel" profundiza en la historia de la primera mujer canciller de Alemania. Dirk Kurbjuweit trabaja en el periódico "Spiegel" y ha escrito mucho sobre Angela Merkel. En este documental sonoro, nos resume los años de su cancillería y, además, dos décadas de historia europea. Con grabaciones originales de múltiples discursos, repasaremos la carrera política de una de las personalidades más fascinantes de Alemania.

“I’d rather win a Pulitzer Prize than be President of the United States,” John F. Kennedy confided to author Margaret Coit shortly after his election to the Senate in 1953. Kennedy got his wish four years later, when his book Profiles in Courage was awarded the Pulitzer for biography — even though it wasn’t among the finalists for the prize.

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."

How do you solve a problem like James Madison? The fourth president is one of the most confounding figures in early American history; his political trajectory seems almost intentionally inconsistent. He was both for and against a strong federal government. He wrote about the dangers of political parties in the Federalist Papers and then helped to found the Republican Party just a few years later. This so-called Madison problem has occupied scholars for ages.

A timely, “solidly researched [and] gracefully written” (The Wall Street Journal) biography of President Andrew Jackson that offers a fresh reexamination of this charismatic figure in the context of American populism—connecting the complex man and the politician to a longer history of division, dissent, and partisanship that has come to define our current times.

Margaret Thatcher var en formidabel politisk leder. Meningerne om Thatchers indsats som britisk premierminister 1979-90 er imidlertid stadig meget delte. For den britiske centrum-venstrefløj var hun en katastrofe, hvis nyliberalistiske reformer polariserede det britiske samfund, ydmygede fagbevægelsen, ødelagde den britiske fremstillingsindustri, demonterede velfærdsstaten og bar griskhed, småborgerlighed og snæversynet nationalisme frem som bærende samfundsværdier.