Americas Garden

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    • America's War Horse
    • By: Robin Hutton
    • Narrated by: Susan Boyce
    • Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 07-28-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 607 ratings
    • This is the complete and captivating account of how a would-be Korean racehorse became one of the greatest Marine Corps wartime heroes....

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    • A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails
    • By: Wayne Curtis
    • Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
    • Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 11-08-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 328 ratings
    • And a Bottle of Rum tells the raucously entertaining story of America as seen through the bottom of a drinking glass. With a chapter for each of 10 cocktails....

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    • The Past and Future of America's Whiskey
    • By: Reid Mitenbuler
    • Narrated by: Brian O'Neill
    • Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 05-13-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 542 ratings
    • Unraveling the many myths and misconceptions surrounding America's most iconic spirit, Bourbon Empire traces a history that spans frontier rebellion....

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    • How Italian Food Became American
    • By: Ian MacAllen
    • Narrated by: Paul Bellantoni
    • Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 10-25-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
    • In Red Sauce, Ian MacAllen traces the evolution of traditional Italian-American cuisine, often referred to as "red sauce Italian," from its origins in Italy to its transformation in America into a new, distinct cuisine....

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    • And How It Got This Way
    • By: Paul Freedman
    • Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
    • Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 10-15-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 32 ratings
    • With an ambitious sweep over 200 years, Paul Freedman's compelling history shows that there actually is an American cuisine....

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    • A Culinary History of the Great Depression
    • By: Jane Ziegelman, Andrew Coe
    • Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
    • Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 12-20-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 81 ratings
    • The decade-long Great Depression, a period of shifts in the country's political and social landscape, forever changed the way America eats....

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    • Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy
    • By: Ethan J. Kytle, Blain Roberts
    • Narrated by: Tom Perkins
    • Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 04-03-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 55 ratings
    • A book that strikes at the heart of the recent flare-ups over Confederate symbols in Charlottesville, New Orleans, and elsewhere, Denmark Vesey's Garden reveals the deep roots of these controversies and traces them to the heart of slavery in the United States: Charleston....

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    • From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar
    • By: David Wondrich
    • Narrated by: David Colacci
    • Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 08-22-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 162 ratings
    • Cocktail writer and historian David Wondrich presents the colorful, little-known history of classic American drinks and the ultimate mixologist's guide....

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    • The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang
    • By: David Philipps
    • Narrated by: David Colacci
    • Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 10-10-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 144 ratings
    • In a powerful blend of history and contemporary reporting, New York Times reporter David Philipps traces the rich history of wild horses in America....

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    • A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New Melting-Pot Cuisine
    • By: Edward Lee
    • Narrated by: David Shih
    • Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 12-28-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 68 ratings
    • American food is the story of mash-ups. But for Edward Lee, who is as much a writer as he is a chef, that first surprising bite is just the beginning. Lee decided to hit the road and spent two years uncovering fascinating narratives from every corner of the country....

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    • The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World
    • By: Mark Pendergrast
    • Narrated by: Matthew Boston
    • Length: 16 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 08-14-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 82 ratings
    • Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks. In this updated edition of the classic work, Mark Pendergrast reviews the dramatic changes in coffee culture over the past decade....

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    • How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World
    • By: Lizzie Collingham
    • Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
    • Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 10-03-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 72 ratings
    • In The Taste of Empire, acclaimed historian Lizzie Collingham tells the story of how the British Empire's quest for food shaped the modern world. Told through 20 meals....

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    • The Remarkable People and Incredible Stories behind America's Favorite Dishes
    • By: David Page
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
    • Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 04-13-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
    • What is American cuisine? What national menu do we share? What dishes have we chosen, how did they become "American", and how are they likely to evolve from here? In Food Americana, David Page answers all these questions and more....

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    • Food Shaming and Race in America
    • By: Psyche A. Williams-Forson
    • Narrated by: L. Malaika Cooper
    • Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 07-19-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
    • Psyche A. Williams-Forson is one of our leading thinkers about food in America. In Eating While Black, she offers her knowledge and experience to illuminate how anti-Black racism operates in the practice and culture of eating....

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    • La verdadera historia de las hermanas Mirabal y su lucha por la libertad
    • By: Dede Mirabal
    • Narrated by: Adriana Sananes
    • Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 02-05-10
    • Language: Spanish
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
    • Four sisters (known as the Butterflies) founded a movement defying Trujillo’s Dominican dictatorship, and three died for their beliefs....

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    • The WPA's Portrait of Food in Pre-World War II America
    • By: Mark Kurlansky
    • Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
    • Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 06-10-09
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 77 ratings
    • Mark Kurlansky's new book takes us back to the food of a younger America....

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    • A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States
    • By: Andrew Coe
    • Narrated by: Eric Martin
    • Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 07-20-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 54 ratings
    • Andrew Coe's Chop Suey is a fascinating tour of America's centuries-long appetite for Chinese food. Always illuminating, often exploding long-held culinary myths, this book opens a new window into defining what is American cuisine....

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    • David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic
    • By: Victoria Johnson
    • Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
    • Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
    • Release date: 07-18-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 101 ratings
    • When Dr. David Hosack tilled the country's first botanical garden in the Manhattan soil more than 200 years ago, he didn't just dramatically alter the New York landscape; he left a monumental legacy of advocacy for public health and wide-ranging support for the sciences....

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    • By: Paul Freedman
    • Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
    • Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 09-22-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 312 ratings
    • From Delmonico's to Sylvia's to Chez Panisse, a daring and original history of dining out in America as told through 10 legendary restaurants....

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    • The History of America's Craft Beer Revolution
    • By: Tom Acitelli, Tony Magee - foreword
    • Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
    • Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 07-02-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 52 ratings
    • Discover the underdog story of how America came to dominate beer stylistically in the second edition of Tom Acitelli's The Audacity of Hops: The History of America's Craft Beer Revolution, the most comprehensive history yet of American craft beer....

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