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The Demon of Unrest
- A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
- De: Erik Larson
- Narrado por: Will Patton, Erik Larson
- Duración: 17 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,734
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,493
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,493
On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Vividly Told History of the Start of the Civil War
- De WLC en 05-01-24
- The Demon of Unrest
- A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
- De: Erik Larson
- Narrado por: Will Patton, Erik Larson
Sumter's Signifigance
Revisado: 07-29-24
Before audibling this presentation, I'd never grasped the intrigue, political machinations and military preparations that preceeded the battle at Ft. Sumter, or it's importance. My illiterate conception was that the Confederates rashly lobbed a few shells at the fort and that the Yankees may or may not have left, Civil War to follow. Grateful to Eric for dispensing that notion.
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Dakota
- The Story of the Northern Plains
- De: Norman K. Risjord
- Narrado por: William Williams
- Duración: 8 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 7
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 7
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 7
The northern plains are often ignored by the rest of the nation or, if not, are mentioned in the context of the weather, Mount Rushmore, or the Black Hills. However, North Dakota and South Dakota have a colorful past - and present - deserving of greater recognition. Norman K. Risjord relates the remarkable histories of these two states, from the geological formation of the Great Plains to economic changes in the 21st century.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Flawed pronunciations give you pause
- De Dr8n59 en 09-21-23
- Dakota
- The Story of the Northern Plains
- De: Norman K. Risjord
- Narrado por: William Williams
Flawed pronunciations give you pause
Revisado: 09-21-23
Chapt. 1: Informational beyond what I, a North Dakotan, thought I knew about the Northern Plains. However stout his presentation. though, the orator's numerous mispronunciations were like fingernails across the blackboard. My home county and the town mentioned are pronounced "Pem-bah-nah," not "Pem-bee-nay". North Dakotans say "Sa-ka-ka-we-ah," as in Lake Sakakawea, not "Saca-ja-we-ja". The old governor and senator was Bill "Lang-er," not "Lang-ger".
The politician from Wisconsin was "Lah-fall-et" (accent on "fall"), not "Lah-vo-let". The large reservoir below Bismarck is pronounced "Oh-hay," not "Ow-ie" (or somesuch).
Pronunciation of the town Belle Fourche along U.S. 85 in S.D. is "Bell Foosh," not "Bell Furch".
There were more, alas. Otherwise, well delivered.
Indeed, population of each state has shrunk since the thirties, though not necessarily because of weather, poor crops (N.D. has never had a statewide crop failure), or markets. A huge factor has been federal agricultural policies and draconian USDA practices that disfavor the family farm both in the Dakotas and nationwide to the benefit of large, corporate agri-businesses.
RHJ
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