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The Real Jefferson Davis
The Real Jefferson Davis By Landon Knight Narrated by Ron Altman Jefferson Davis (1808 – 1889) was an American politician who became president of the Confederate States during the Civil War. He took his seat in Congress as the representative for Mississippi in 1847. As a Democrat, Davis was an enthusiastic supporter of the expansion of slavery. In 1861, he resigned from the Senate when the…
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin By E. M. Tomkinson Narrated by Ron Altman Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) is today best known as one of the founding fathers of the United States. However, he was a true polymath, active as an author, philosopher, social reformer, scientist, inventor, diplomat, and businessman. Franklin was also a man of principle, who, as the author of this engaging biography states: “He was…
Let Us Follow Him
Let Us Follow Him by Henryk Sienkiewicz Translated by Jeremiah Curtain Narrated by Ron Altman Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846 – 1916) is best known today for his substantial historical novels, the most famous of which is “Quo Vadis,” the idea for which came from the writing of “Let Us Follow Him.” The period of the novella is that of the death of Christ. Antea, the wife of a Roman patrician, ill…
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln By Ernest Foster Narrated by Ron Altman Even to this day Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) remains the most loved and respected of all American presidents. In this heartfelt biography, Ernest Foster reprises the ever-inspiring story of the man who traveled from a log cabin to the White House and presided over one of the momentous periods of change in the nation’s…
Sour Grapes
Sour Grapes: A Book of Poems By William Carlos Williams Narrated by Ron Altman William Carlos Williams (1883-1963) was one of the most prominent members of the Imagist movement, a brief flowering of modernist poetry, in which Ezra Pound was also involved. Williams was also an accomplished painter and art critic. Imagist verse is characterized by a distinct economy of verbiage and freedom of…
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Debate on Capital Punishment
Debate on Capital Punishment
Held at New York, on 27th October 1924 In a public debate held at the Manhattan Opera House, Clarence Darrow argued that not one of the 19 men under sentence of death at Sing Sing Prison would have been convicted if they could have afforded good attorneys. He was opposed by Judge Alfred J. Talley of General Sessions, who argued for the retention of the death penalty for murder. The debate…
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Debate on Prohibition
Debate on Prohibition Held at New York, on 14th December 1924 Under the auspices of the League for Political Discussion, in a meeting held at the Manhattan Opera House, Rev. John Haynes Holmes of the Community Church, taking the positive, and Clarence Darrow, taking the negative, debated the following proposition: “A Resolution that the United States should continue the policy of prohibition as…
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Silence
Silence by Leonid Andreyev Translated by John Cournos Narrated by Ron Altman In this typically gloomy novella, Andreyev explores the stunning finality of death and the futility of regret. Amazon/Audible • iTunes
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