10 days that unexpectedly changed america audiobook

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A companion book to The History Channelʼ special series of ten one-hour documentaries10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America pinpoints pivotal days that transformed our nation. For the series and the book, The History Channel challenged a panel of leading historians, including author Steven M. Gillon, to come up with some less well-known but historically significant events that triggered change in America.

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A companion book to The History Channel® special series of ten one-hour documentaries10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America pinpoints pivotal days that transformed our nation. For the series and the book, The History Channel challenged a panel of leading historians, including author Steven M. Gillon, to come up with some…

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This audiobook will serve as the companion to the History Channel's ten-hour documentary series Ten Days That Changed America set to air in April 2006. As the name indicates, the audiobook profiles ten historical events that shaped our national history, culture, and consciousness. Although the publication will be tied directly to the History Channel's series, the essays will explore themes and topics not developed in the documentaries.

This audiobook will be a must-have for any history buff or patriot interested in some of the most significant historical events that shaped our culture, explored in grandiose, passionate detail and understood as necessary stepping stones toward the state of society today. The History Channel selected these ten dates after a long, deliberative process utilizing the expertise of a dozen of the country's leading historians. Needless to say, choosing between the events that have shaped our boisterous country and ranking them was an unprecedented challenge. Consider some of these profound moments in our past - can you figure out which ones qualified in their debates?

1607 - Jamestown founded * 1793 - Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin * 1803 - Louisiana Purchase

1836- The Battle at the Alamo * 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg and Vicksburg * 1890- Sherman Antitrust Act passed

1903- Ford Motor Company founded * 1920- Women win the right to vote * 1929 - Stock Market Crash

1941 - Japan attacks Pearl Harbor * 1954- Brown v. Board of Education * 1980- CNN starts broadcasting

Give up? Thankfully, they didn't, and from a much longer list of critical moments similar to these - all highly charged and inherently debatable - the panel eventually agreed on ten chart-toppers which they will be officially announcing in January.

This audiobook of companion essays will pair the historically accurate facts and figures from each day with fascinating characters, well-versed argument, and an awe-inducing philosophical bent. Either perceived as a must-have, gloss over primer for newbies, an engrossing series of adventure and suspense stories, or a detailed, highly focused analysis serving doubly as a debate platform, this approach to our history offers something for everyone. Ten Days That Changed America will bring the excitement and import of our past to life, to the benefit of all the patriots and pundits of the present.

About the Author

Steven M. Gillon is the resident historian of The History Channel and host of HistoryCENTER. Having taught at both Oxford and Yale, he is currently a professor at the University of Oklahoma.

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This excellent audiobook is a companion to the History Channel's documentary series. While the film and essays examine the same days, they use different examples to illustrate events. Stephen Hoye gives a straightforward reading of the surprising list of important--if undervalued--days that shaped the course of American history. The Pequot Massacre at Mystic River (1637), the Gold Rush (1848), the Scopes Trial (1925), Einstein and the creation of the atomic bomb (1939), Elvis's appearance on "Your Show of Shows" (1956), and five others are included. Hoye reads quotes from scholars, government records, and eyewitness accounts with clarity and enthusiasm, making this a painless way to refresh your historical IQ. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/ NOV 06]

Library Ed. • Books on Tape • 2006

CS ISBN 1415929882 $36.00 • Six cassettes

CD ISBN 1415929890 $45.00 • Eight CDs