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Rudyard Kipling American Notes
"In American Notes", the Anglo-Indian Rudyard Kipling visits the USA, and the travel-diary that came out of it offers an interesting view of the America of the 1880's. Kipling affects a wide-eyed innocence and expresses astonishment at features of American life that differ from his own, not least the freedom (and attraction) of American women. However, he scorns the political machines that make a mockery of American democracy, and whilst exhibiting the racist attitude that has made him controversial...
Engels | 2 uur 45 minuten (119 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Charles Rivers The Earp Brothers
"The Earp Brothers" weaves the lives of the Earp brothers into one entertaining and educational narrative. It explains the origins of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the controversial details that continue to be debated today. Of all the colorful characters that inhabited the West during the 19th century, the most famous of them all is Wyatt Earp (1848-1929), who has long been regarded as the embodiment of the Wild West. Charles Rivers (Editors) in an independant publisher, which had created...
Engels | 2 uur 46 minuten (123 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Ambrose Bierce Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War
In "Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War: Bits of Autobiography," Bierce recounts some of his experiences as a soldier. At the outset of the American Civil War, Bierce enlisted in the Union Army's 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment. In February 1862 he was commissioned First Lieutenant, and served on the staff of General William Babcock Hazen as a topographical engineer, making maps of likely battlefields. Bierce fought at the Battle of Shiloh (April 1862), a terrifying experience that became a source...
Engels | 1 uur 39 minuten (73 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Louisa May Alcott Little Women
Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy are four sisters trying to support the family and keep their spirit up while their father is at war. Each one of them has a unique vivid personality which helps them overcome the hardships of poverty. Showing the transition from childhood to womanhood, "Little Women" together with its sequels: "Good Wives", "Little Men", and "Jo's Boys", has been one of the most widely read novels in the world. It has inspired numerous adaptations including a 2019 movie starring Emma Watson...
Engels | 10 uur 12 minuten (445 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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R. J. Belle After
Meet eight combat-injured men who sustained life-altering injuries. Hear eight inspiring stories of heroism and the re-building of independent, productive and fulfilling lives after seemingly impossible circumstance. Hear how these incredible men manage to reshape their lives after combat. It also sets these stories within the context of current veteran healthcare, and injury, suicide, and disability statistics, and looks briefly at the impacts on the caregivers who support these men. R. J. Belle...
Engels | 3 uur 41 minuten (160 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Allan Pinkerton The Expressman and the Detective
"All history proves that no one can hug a secret to his breast and live (...) This is especially noticeable in persons who have committed criminal acts." When a trusted employee is suspected of stealing from the Adams Express Company in Alabama, the organization reaches out to the Pinkertons, the world‘s first private detective agency. Recounting true events, `The Expressman and the Detective‘ (1874) tells a fascinating and suspenseful story of an investigation in which all that can prove a person‘s...
Engels | 7 uur 14 minuten (334 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Albert A. Anderson Fading of the Light
A Love Story
"The Fading of the Light: A Love Story" is Albert A. Anderson’s touching account of the loss of his wife to Alzheimer’s disease. The poems contained in this collection were a way for him to deal with the effects this incurable illness had not only on his wife, but on him and their nearest and dearest. In publishing this incredibly personal journey, he hopes he can bring some solace to readers in a similar situation, who have to deal with a slow yet inevitable loss. Albert A. Anderson, Ph.D.,...
Engels | 56 minuten (41 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Shannon Gibney The girl I am, was, and never will be
a speculative memoir of transracial adoption
Verhaal van twee meisjes op twee verschillende tijdlijnen die af en toe worden overbrugd door een mysterieus portaal en hun gedeelde zoektocht naar een compleet beeld van hun afkomst.
Fictie | Biografie
Engels | 237 pagina's | Dutton Books, New York | 2023
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Gore Vidal Lincoln
a novel
Het leven van en de moord op de Amerikaanse president Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865).
Fictie | Biografie | Historische roman | Politieke roman
Engels | 657 pagina's | Random House, New York | 1984
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Maya Angelou Singin' and swingin' and gettin' merry like Christmas
Derde deel van de autobiografie van een zwarte Amerikaanse zangeres en danseres, waarin zij langzamerhand meer succes krijgt.
Fictie | Biografie
Engels | 269 pagina's | Virago, London | 1985
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John Steinbeck Šarq ʿadan
Familiekroniek spelend in Connecticut en in Californië, die de tijd van de Amerikaanse burgeroorlog tot het eerste kwart der 20e eeuw omspant en een veelheid van excentrieke karakters ten tonele voert.
Fictie | Biografie | Historische roman
Arabisch | Engels | 292 pagina's | al-Ahliyya, ʿAmman | 2010
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Thomas Pynchon Mason & Dixon
Avontuurlijke dubbelbiografie van de astronomen/landmeters Mason & Dixon, die rond 1765 in Amerika de naar hen vernoemde, de Noordelijke en Zuidelijke staten scheidende grens trokken.
Fictie | Avonturenroman | Biografie | Historische roman
Engels | 773 pagina's | Cape, London | 1997
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Janis Cooke Newman Mary
a novel
De weduwe van de vermoorde Amerikaanse president Lincoln wordt in 1875 wegens haar enigszins manisch-depressieve gedrag door haar zoon in een inrichting geplaatst, waar ze heimelijk werkt aan haar vrijlating en haar levensbeschrijving.
Fictie | Biografie | Historische roman
Engels | 620 pagina's | Harcourt, Orlando [etc.] | 2007
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