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Bindlestiffs, Fruit Tramps, and the Harvesting of the West

by Mark Wyman ...

When the railroad stretched its steel rails across the American West in the 1870s, it opened up a vast expanse of territory with very few people but enormous agricultural potential: a second Western frontier, the garden West. Agriculture quickly followed the railroads, making way for Kansas wheat and Colorado sugar beets and Washington apples. With this new agriculture came an unavoidable need for ... Read more

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When the railroad stretched its steel rails across the American West in the 1870s, it opened up a vast expanse of territory with very few people but enormous agricultural potential: a second Western frontier, the garden West. Agriculture quickly followed the railroads, making way for Kansas wheat and Colorado sugar beets and Washington apples. With this new agriculture came an unavoidable need for
... Read more
The Wisconsin Frontier

by Mark Wyman ...

This "highly readable, balanced account [tells] a fascinating story of the gains and perils, ebbs and flows that characterize the American frontier saga" (Western Historical Quarterly).From seventeenth-century French coureurs de bois to lumberjacks of the nineteenth century, Wisconsin's frontier era saw thousands of settlers arriving from Europe and other areas to seek wealth and opportunity. As ... Read more

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This "highly readable, balanced account [tells] a fascinating story of the gains and perils, ebbs and flows that characterize the American frontier saga" (Western Historical Quarterly).From seventeenth-century French coureurs de bois to lumberjacks of the nineteenth century, Wisconsin's frontier era saw thousands of settlers arriving from Europe and other areas to seek wealth and opportunity. As
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Immigrants in the Valley

Irish, Germans, and Americans in the Upper Mississippi Country, 1830-1860

by Mark Wyman ...

Thousands of newcomers flocked into the Upper Mississippi country in the decades leading up to the Civil War. Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, and Minnesota received immigrants from most areas of Europe, as well as Americans from the Upper South, New England, and the Middle Atlantic states. They all carried with them religious beliefs, experiences, and expectations that differed widely, ... Read more

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Thousands of newcomers flocked into the Upper Mississippi country in the decades leading up to the Civil War. Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, and Minnesota received immigrants from most areas of Europe, as well as Americans from the Upper South, New England, and the Middle Atlantic states. They all carried with them religious beliefs, experiences, and expectations that differed widely,
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DPs

Europe's Displaced Persons, 1945–51

by Mark Wyman ...

"Wyman's book is the only one that comprehensively, and sensitively, depicts the plight of the postwar refugees in Western Europe."—M. Mark Stolarik, University of Ottawa"This is a fascinating and very moving book."—International Migration Review"Wyman has written a highly readable account of the movement of diverse ethnic and cultural groups of Europe's displaced persons, 1945-1951. An analysis ... Read more

$11.99 USD

"Wyman's book is the only one that comprehensively, and sensitively, depicts the plight of the postwar refugees in Western Europe."—M. Mark Stolarik, University of Ottawa"This is a fascinating and very moving book."—International Migration Review"Wyman has written a highly readable account of the movement of diverse ethnic and cultural groups of Europe's displaced persons, 1945-1951. An analysis
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Winter’s Tale

by Mark Helprin ...

Narrated by Oliver Wyman ...

Unabridged

27 hours 45 min

A #1 New York Times Bestseller: Mark Helprin’s masterpiece transports you to New York of the Belle Epoque, to a city clarified by a siege of unprecedented snows…A Winter’s Tale is a major motion picture starring Colin Farrell, Russell Crowe, and Jennifer Connelly.This is a book about the beauty and complexity of the human soul, about God, love, and justice, and yet you can lose yourself in it as ... Read more

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A #1 New York Times Bestseller: Mark Helprin’s masterpiece transports you to New York of the Belle Epoque, to a city clarified by a siege of unprecedented snows…A Winter’s Tale is a major motion picture starring Colin Farrell, Russell Crowe, and Jennifer Connelly.This is a book about the beauty and complexity of the human soul, about God, love, and justice, and yet you can lose yourself in it as
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Naked in the Rideshare

Stories of Gross Miscalculations

by Rebecca Shaw, Ben Kronengold ...

Narrated by Rebecca Shaw, Ben Kronengold, Mark Sanderlin, Oliver Wyman, Pete Cross, Lisa Flanagan, Emeka Emecheta ...

Unabridged

5 hours 43 min

From Rebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold, the youngest comedy writers ever for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and masterminds behind the viral 2018 Yale graduation speech, comes a hilarious collection of short stories taking on coming-of-age, memes, sex, politics, relationships, and Goop, with satire, self-deprecation, and utter irreverence.Showing off their trademark humor and writing chops ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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From Rebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold, the youngest comedy writers ever for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and masterminds behind the viral 2018 Yale graduation speech, comes a hilarious collection of short stories taking on coming-of-age, memes, sex, politics, relationships, and Goop, with satire, self-deprecation, and utter irreverence.Showing off their trademark humor and writing chops
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The Big Year

A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession

by Mark Obmascik ...

Narrated by Oliver Wyman ...

Abridged

6 hours 15 min

A classic in the making -- an account of the biggest year in birdwatching history.In the USA, some 50 million people lay claim to being bird-watchers or “birders,” spending billions of dollars on birding-related travel and membership fees every year. A select, and utterly obsessed, few compete in one of the world’s quirkiest contests -- the race to spot the most species in North America in a ... Read more

$14.99 USD

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A classic in the making -- an account of the biggest year in birdwatching history.In the USA, some 50 million people lay claim to being bird-watchers or “birders,” spending billions of dollars on birding-related travel and membership fees every year. A select, and utterly obsessed, few compete in one of the world’s quirkiest contests -- the race to spot the most species in North America in a
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High Country

by Willard Wyman ...

Narrated by Ken Marks ...

Unabridged

9 hours 12 min

A wrangler for some 40 years, Willard Wyman landed two Spur Awards for High Country as Best Novel of the West and Best First Novel. Little more than a boy, Ty Hardin is apprenticed to a legendary packer even as the Great Depression takes its toll on American families. "The characters are so well drawn, and the authenticity of detail so finely wrought, you'd think they come from life. And you'd be ... Read more

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A wrangler for some 40 years, Willard Wyman landed two Spur Awards for High Country as Best Novel of the West and Best First Novel. Little more than a boy, Ty Hardin is apprenticed to a legendary packer even as the Great Depression takes its toll on American families. "The characters are so well drawn, and the authenticity of detail so finely wrought, you'd think they come from life. And you'd be
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 2-A

The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Members of The Science Fiction Writers of America

by Poul Anderson, H. G. Wells, others ...

Narrated by Michael David Axtell, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Boyett, Graham Halstead, Oliver Wyman, Kevin T. Collins, Cary Hite, Josh Hurley, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Roger Clark, Fred Berman, various narrators, L.J. Ganser ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Series
Unabridged

24 hours 53 min

Eleven essential classics in one volumeThis volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas published between 1929 and 1964, containing eleven great classics. No anthology better captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field.Published in 1973 to honor stories that had appeared before the institution of the Nebula Awards, the Science Fiction Hall of Fame ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Eleven essential classics in one volumeThis volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas published between 1929 and 1964, containing eleven great classics. No anthology better captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field.Published in 1973 to honor stories that had appeared before the institution of the Nebula Awards, the Science Fiction Hall of Fame
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I am Dolly Parton

by Brad Meltzer ...

Narrated by Alison Fraser, Bailey Carr, James Fouhey, Angel Pean, Maggi-Meg Reed, Mark Sanderlin, Oliver Wyman ...

Series series Ordinary People Change the World
Unabridged

19 min

The legendary country musician, reading advocate, and philanthropist Dolly Parton is the 28th in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8, adapted for audio.This audiobook spotlights Dolly Parton, known for her beloved country songs, who has also sent over 150 million free books to children through her Imagination Library.This friendly, fun biography series ... Read more

$5.99 USD

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The legendary country musician, reading advocate, and philanthropist Dolly Parton is the 28th in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8, adapted for audio.This audiobook spotlights Dolly Parton, known for her beloved country songs, who has also sent over 150 million free books to children through her Imagination Library.This friendly, fun biography series
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Brave the Wild River

The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon

by Melissa L. Sevigny ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Wiley ...

Unabridged

10 hours 53 min

In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off to run the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious and entrepreneurial expedition leader, a zoologist, and two amateur boatmen. With its churning waters and treacherous boulders, the Colorado was famed as the most dangerous river in the world. Journalists and veteran river runners boldly proclaimed that the motley crew ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off to run the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious and entrepreneurial expedition leader, a zoologist, and two amateur boatmen. With its churning waters and treacherous boulders, the Colorado was famed as the most dangerous river in the world. Journalists and veteran river runners boldly proclaimed that the motley crew
... Read more

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To See Every Bird on Earth

A Father, a Son, and a Lifelong Obsession

by Dan Koeppel ...

Narrated by John McDonough ...

Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

Richard Koeppel's obsession began at age twelve, in Queens, New York, when he first spotted a Brown Thrasher, and jotted the sighting in a notebook. Several decades, one failed marriage, and two sons later, he set out to see every bird on earth, becoming a member of a subculture of competitive bird watchers worldwide all pursuing the same goal. Over twenty-five years, he collected over seven ... Read more

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Richard Koeppel's obsession began at age twelve, in Queens, New York, when he first spotted a Brown Thrasher, and jotted the sighting in a notebook. Several decades, one failed marriage, and two sons later, he set out to see every bird on earth, becoming a member of a subculture of competitive bird watchers worldwide all pursuing the same goal. Over twenty-five years, he collected over seven
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