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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
Luisterboek (digitaal)
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
Luisterboek (digitaal)
Eddie Rickenbacker Fighting the Flying Circus
"Fighting the Flying Circus" is fighter ace Eddie Rickenbacker WWI memoir. He fought in and eventually became commander of the 94th "Hat-in-the-Ring" Squadron, which ended the war with the highest number of air victories of any American squadron. The circus mentioned in the title refers to the German squadron commanded by the famous Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen. Eddie Rickenbacker (1890-1973) was an American World War I pilot. He was the most successful fighter ace in that war and received...
Engels | 10 uur (437 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
Luisterboek (digitaal)
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
Luisterboek (digitaal)
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
Luisterboek (digitaal)
Walter Parks Jesus
The Missing Years
The Bible tells us of Jesus' birth and of His being in the temple in Jerusalem when He was a boy of 12. But then there is no further mention of Him until about 20 years later when He starts His ministry. Where was He? Why did the Bible not say? After an intensive search and study of The Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient documents, I found where God gave instructions, through His Prophets, for the preparation of a place in the wilderness for His Son Jesus. The instructions were followed. A place...
Engels | 4 uur 11 minuten (183 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
Luisterboek (digitaal)
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
Luisterboek (digitaal)
Luc Rombouts Singing bronze
a history of carillon music
Geschiedenis van het klokkenspel.
Non-fictie
Engels | 369 pagina's (PDF, 8,9 MB) | Lipsius Leuven, Leuven | 2017
E-book
Dirk W. de Jong Rock and soul deep south
Overzicht in woord en beeld van muzikanten en steden in het diepe zuiden van de Verenigde Staten. Het gebied waar de rock-'n-roll onstond.
Non-fictie
Engels | 168 pagina's | Concertobooks, Amsterdam | 2017
Gedrukt boek
Samuel Otte | Henk Otte Citizen of two worlds
G.H. Kersten
Non-fictie
Nederlands | Engels | 252 pagina's | Fw:Books, [Amsterdam] | 2018
Gedrukt boek
Dirk W. de Jong American Blues
De 25-jarige loopbaan van muziek- en reisfotograaf Dirk W. de Jong, toegespitst op zijn lievelingsonderwerp: de Amerikaanse (zwarte) blues. Met foto's en interviews met Amerikaanse artiesten.
Non-fictie
Engels | 170 pagina's | Knipscheer Publishers, Haarlem | 2015
Gedrukt boek
Alan Berger Systemic design can change the world
Lezing over het principe van Systemic Design, een multidisciplinair onderzoeksproject naar de inrichting en het hergebruik van gedeïndustrialiseerde gebieden wereldwijd.
Non-fictie
Engels | SUN, Amsterdam | 2009
Gedrukt boek
The last great American picture show
new Hollywood cinema in the 1970s
The American cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s has remained a Golden Age. As the old studio system gave way to a new generation of American auteurs, directors such as Peter Bogdanovich, Bob Rafelson, Martin Scorsese and Robert Altman helped create an independent cinema. The protests against the Vietnam War, the Civiel Rights movement and feminism saw the emergence of an entirely different political culture.
Non-fictie
Engels | 391 pagina's | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2004
Gedrukt boek
Frederick Baldwin | Wendy Watriss Looking at the U.S. 1957-1986
Fotorapportage over verschillende aspecten van het Amerikaanse leven van de internationaal bekende fotografen Frederick Baldwin en Wendy Watriss.
Non-fictie
Frans | Engels | 207 pagina's | Mets & Schilt, Amsterdam | 2009
Gedrukt boek
Luc Rombouts Singing bronze
a history of carillon music
Geschiedenis van het klokkenspel.
Non-fictie
Engels | 368 pagina's | Lipsius, Leuven | 2014
Gedrukt boek
Gregor Langfeld German art in New York
the canonization of modern art 1904-1957
Studie naar de ontvangst van Duitse kunst uit de eerste helft van 20e eeuw in de Verenigde Staten
Non-fictie
Engels | 231 pagina's | Amsterdam University Press, [Amsterdam] | 2015
Gedrukt boek
Lawrence Webb The cinema of urban crisis
seventies film and the reinvention of the city
Studie over hoe de politieke en sociale crisis in Amerikaanse en West-Europese steden tijdens de jaren zeventig weerspiegeld werd in speelfilms uit diezelfde periode.
Non-fictie
Engels | 423 pagina's | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2014
Gedrukt boek