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In a series of episodes as fantastic as any fiction, a powerful civilization crumbled at the hands of a small band of warriors. Written by one of America's great historians, this gripping chronicle draws upon the firsthand accounts of eminent sixteenth-century captains and statesmen to relate the overthrow of the Inca empire by the Spanish adventurers under Pizarro's command. Author William H. Prescott's immensely readable narrative crackles with...
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Get the Summary of Michael Lewis's Flash Boys in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Flash Boys is about a small group of Wall Street guys who figure out that the U.S. stock market has been rigged for the benefit of insiders and that, post—financial crisis, the markets have become not more free but less, and more controlled by the big Wall Street banks. Working at different firms, they...
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#1 The mood in the helicopter was upbeat, especially from Ronnie Means. He had taken a job building concrete silos before joining the Army, and he looked like he was giddy. I didn't hit it off with him until we spent five hours together on a bus.
#2 I had always known cold and snow in December, but here, the air was so thick and muggy that I struggled to take deep breaths....
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The land of the free and home of the brave. How much do you know of the history of modern-day America? From its discovery by Columbus to its participation in World war 1 and 2 we can see that America has left its mark on the world. It hasn't all been plain sailing and nobody should dare say otherwise, but has it been a success? Jump into this concise retelling of American history and judge for yourself as we attempt to take a neutral approach to the...
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First printed in 1970, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee has become known as one of the great classics of Native American literature. This groundbreaking novel foreshadowed Indian civil rights movements like AIM, and galvanized political activists like Russell Means and Marlon Brando, among others. This very sad story, which ends with the murders of many Lakota men, women and children, symbolizes the End of Time for Native American people. The majority...
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#1 The men in the canoes were skilled, but they knew disaster was just a moment away. They were navigating among the islands of wbanakik, a beautiful but dangerous edge of the world.
#2 The Wapánahki were not a unified people. The languages spoken by those living far away were similar but subtly different from those of Ktə̀hαnəto and his relatives. They knew that...
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Spanish accounts and Mesoamerican ruins have ensured that 500 years later, people remain fascinated by civilizations like the Maya and Aztec, as well as sites such as Chichen Itza and Tikal. What is often overlooked is that the Maya and Aztec established kingdoms on lands that had been inhabited for millennia before them, and ancient cultures had not only left ruins but also influenced the civilizations that came after them. Thus, while sites like...
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Este volumen recoge una serie de artículos, fruto del esfuerzo de colaboración de algunos de los principales historiadores argentinos y brasileños sobre Estados Unidos de América. Esto no quiere decir que sean los únicos que estudian este país, pero sí que ellos lo hacen desde la Historia y desde posturas independientes. A pesar de que sus visiones no representan la verdad absoluta de los hechos narrados, sus aproximaciones históricas se apoyan...
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#1 Fitz and I had arrived in Pucallpa, Peru, three days earlier than expected. We were ready to go around the world, but I was nervous about how we were going to afford it. We had a rough itinerary in our hands.
#2 When we returned to Pucallpa, the airport had dried enough for use the next morning. We were first in line, but were quickly pushed aside when the clerk opened...
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#1 In 1814, the American lookout at the Pleasure House near Cape Henry saw 46 sails heading up the Chesapeake Bay. The ships were the third year of war with Britain, and now the fighting was moving south from the Canadian border to the nation's front door.
#2 When the British sent a letter to President Madison in June 26 supporting his fears that the war would...
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#1 The stories of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett are among the most famous in New Mexico. They are the ghosts that come to haunt us. They were two of the greatest legends of the Old West, and their deaths were not justifiable. But their ghosts are still there.
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#1 The Lincoln myth is that he invaded the South to free the slaves. However, Lincoln never said this, and most certainly did not believe it. He was perfectly willing to see Southern slavery persist past his own lifetime as long as the Southern states remained in the Union and continued to pay federal taxes.
#2 The second myth is that Lincoln saved the Union. In...
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#1 On January 14, 1905, Jane Stanford, the wealthiest woman in San Francisco, was murdered in her bedroom. She was 76 years old and the cofounder of Leland Stanford Junior University. She was never alone, as she was always surrounded by servants.
#2 The story of how strychnine was put in Jane Stanford's Poland Spring Water is full of contradictions and explanations....
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#1 The Cuban exile community in Miami is where the chorus waits to comment on the action, and sometimes joins in. The exiled Fidel Castro Ruz came to Miami in 1955 for money to take the 26 Julio into the Sierra Maestra, and got it from Carlos Prío.
#2 The opera known as exile, which has been ongoing since 1959, has affected the way Miami has developed. The actions of...
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#1 Gotti and Castellano had been itching to kill each other for years, but underboss Aniello Dellacroce had kept them from doing so. Gotti and the other captains loyal to Dellacroce deeply resented Castellano, who they felt was sharing in the union income.
#2 The mob had a rule against drug trafficking, and it was widely known that Castellano had dealers around him....
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#1 John Wilkes Booth, 26 years old, was a member of a famous theatrical family. He was the son of the legendary actor and tragedian Junius Brutus Booth. His day began in the dining room of the National Hotel, where he was seen eating breakfast with Miss Carrie Bean.
#2 The Lincolns' timing was perfect. Good Friday was a slow night, and the news that the president...
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Book Preview: #1 The Italian airship Italia crashed into the ice in 1928, and the crew members survived by huddling on the ice. They were never seen again.
#2 The Norwegian government was planning a rescue expedition, but Mussolini refused all assistance from Norway. The French government approved the use of a Latham twin-engine biplane equipped with pontoons, and a crew, to be put...
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Book Preview: #1 I stood on the frozen ocean 20 miles off Cape Mamen, Mackenzie King Island, and looked at the moon reflected in the sea ice. The sky had no depth because of the fullness of the moon, but stars shone brightly.
#2 The Arctic was seen as an inhospitable place by the Old World, but by the Greeks it was a land of rich lacustrine soils, gentle breezes, and fecund animals....
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