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1) V is for victory: Franklin Roosevelt's American Revolution and the triumph of World War II

Author

Nelson, Craig

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

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Book, Audiobook CD, eBook, Kindle

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"New York Times bestselling historian Craig Nelson reveals how FDR confronted an American public disinterested in going to war in Europe, skillfully won their support, and pushed government and American industry to build the greatest war machine in history, "The arsenal of democracy" that won World War II. As Nazi Germany began to conquer Europe, America's military was unprepared, too small, and poorly supplied. The Nazis were supported by robust...

2) Thomas Paine: enlightenment, revolution, and the birth of modern nations

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Nelson, Craig

Language

English

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Book, Audiobook CD

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John Adams told Thomas Jefferson that "history is to ascribe the American Revolution to Thomas Paine." Thomas Edison called him "the equal of Washington in making American liberty possible." He was a founder of both the United States and the French Revolution. He invented the phrase, "The United States of America." He rose from abject poverty in working-class England to the highest levels of the era's intellectual elite. And yet, by the end of his...

3) The age of radiance: the epic rise and dramatic fall of the atomic era

Author

Nelson, Craig

Pub. Date

2014.

Edition

First Scribner hardcover edition.

Language

English

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"A riveting narrative of the Atomic Age--from x-rays and Marie Curie to the Nevada Test Site and the 2011 meltdown in Japan--written by the prizewinning and bestselling author of Rocket Men. Radiation is a complex and paradoxical concept: staggering amounts of energy flow from seemingly inert rock and that energy is both useful and dangerous. While nuclear energy affects our everyday lives--from nuclear medicine and food irradiation to microwave technology--its...