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Benjamin Franklin was the oldest of the founding fathers—he was indeed a whole generation ahead of George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson—and yet he was the most forward-looking of the group and the most modern of the founders. The Greatest American shows just how much of an impact Benjamin Franklin had on American politics and daily life.

In June of 1961 Stuart Wayne Campbell graduated from high school, turned 18, and joined the Navy. An artist at heart, the Navy is not a career path Stuart would have chosen for himself, but one that was thrust upon him as an option to jail. During his time in service, Stuart, nicknamed "Butch" by his family, faithfully wrote many, many letters home. These letters were kept in tact for more than 60 years, until I typed them up to store digitally. I remember my Uncle Butch, but I didn't really know him until I read these letters. His life was short, but eventful, and dramatic. His story ...

True Stories of 5 Incredible Women Who Pushed the Boundaries of Women's Roles in War So often, women are ignored in military chronicles, especially those that took place during war where women were barred from participating in military occupations outside of office work and nursing. Herein lies the stories of women who pushed through these stereotypical roles and ended up being taken captive by the enemy. We remember war heroes as men completing great feats of strength on the battlefield, saving the lives of their fellow soldiers. There have been multiple books, films, and articles written ...

On the night of April 14, 1865, the nation reeled in horror as President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre by the famed actor John Wilkes Booth. In this gripping 19th-century account, journalist George Alfred Townsend delivers a detailed and chilling narrative of Booth’s descent into infamy, the conspiracy that rocked the nation, and the relentless manhunt that followed.

Tal vez Moreno es el personaje que mejor sintetice el tránsito del virreinato hacia los primeros meses del alumbramiento Patrio. Es referente innegable e indiscutido de nuestros primeros conflictos. En tan sólo siete meses de su tránsito por la gestión pública nos ha legado una marca e influencia imborrables en nuestra idiosincrasia; hasta el día de hoy. El pendón de Mariano Moreno ha sido enarbolado por liberales y progresistas; por nacionalistas y cosmopolitas; porque su propia polémica personalidad ha dado para que mucho se predique y escriba respecto de él.

In a life of towering achievement and unprecedented disgrace, Richard Nixon remains one of the most compelling and confounding figures in American history. He was the visionary statesman who opened relations with China and negotiated landmark arms treaties with the Soviet Union, fundamentally reordering the landscape of the Cold War. Yet he was also the architect of his own downfall, the only president to resign from office in the face of certain impeachment and criminal prosecution. This biography traces Nixon’s journey from the citrus groves of Southern California, where a pious Quaker ...

In a dozen brilliant and bloody years, a young man from the mountainous kingdom of Macedonia shattered the old world and forged a new one in his own image. Alexander the Great led his army across deserts and mountains to topple the greatest empire ever known, becoming a legend in his own lifetime. This is the epic story of how the prince of a rugged kingdom became the undisputed master of Asia before his thirty-third birthday. This book chronicles his entire journey, from the fractious Macedonian court under his formidable father, Philip II, to his audacious crossing into Asia to challenge ...

Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph of Islam, was the son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad (S). It is widely known that Muhammad (S) had said, “I am the city of knowledge, and Ali is its gate." In this short compilation some wise sayings and maxims from this great personality of Islam is shared. This book is intended for readers who like to take a dip into the vast ocean of spirituality to become better human beings and/or become guides for others.

Known as "The Scourge of Princes" by some and labeled a rogue and scoundrel by others, Pietro Aretino, a sixteenth-century figure, emerges in this new biography as a multifaceted character. He was a poet, satirist, journalist, publicist, propagandist, art critic, social climber, lothario, pornographer, and blackmailer of Kings, Popes, and Emperors. Aretino's astonishing life journey began as the penniless son of a cobbler and a town harlot, but he quickly rose to captivate Pope Leo X, provoke Pope Adrian VI with his acerbic pasquinades, and befriend Pope Clement VII. Knighted by the Knights...

¿Crees conocer la historia de la Patagonia? Prepárate para descubrir el costado que los manuales callaron: el de las mujeres que escribieron su propia epopeya en la “tierra de los hombres”. Por qué leer Mujeres en Tierra de Hombres Protagonistas reales, más audaces que la ficción Ana María Castellanos: ideó la fuga de soldados del Fuerte del Carmen y desafió al gobernador español. Gertrudis Sánchez: con su temple sostuvo la defensa de Malvinas durante la invasión inglesa. Elena “la Inglesa” Greenhill: secuestró a un comisario y se convirtió en leyenda al pie de los ...

After I'd got him out of harm's way, I dived back in yet again and swam out past the surf-break, out to where the other two lads were floundering. Then, one at a time, I took them back onto the rocks – all done against the raging rip and wild surf. By then an hour or so had passed. Still, severe cuts, bruises and abrasions aside, I'd successfully saved the lives of the four young people who, in all probability, would've otherwise drowned.