"Geschichte der USA - Rasanter Aufstieg zur Weltmacht.
Der erfahrene Autor und Herausgeber Bert Alexander Petzold nimmt uns mit auf eine faktenreiche Zeitreise und erläutert verständlich, unterhaltsam und strukturiert Basiswissen zur Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika.
Der italienische Seefahrer Columbus entdeckt 1492 Amerika. In den nachfolgenden Jahrhunderten beginnt eine intensive Einwanderung durch europäische Siedler. 1607 ist Jamestown erste englische Siedlung, 13 Kolonien folgen bis 1733. Ein starkes Unabhängigkeitsgefühl der Siedler führt zu Kriegen gegen den Anspruch Englands, die Oberhand in der neuen Welt zu behalten. George Washington schafft es letztlich, die Briten zu besiegen und als Besatzungsmacht zu vertreiben. Am 4. Juli 1776 wird die amerikanische Unabhängigkeitserklärung unterschrieben, 1783 die Autonomie anerkannt. Das 19. Jahrhundert ist stark geprägt durch Landaufteilungen und Umverteilungen. 1803 findet der Louisiana Purchase statt, bei dem die Union ihr Gebiet nahezu verdoppelt. Sie kauft von Frankreich ein riesiges Gebiet westlich des Mississippi. Daraus entstehen weitere 13 Staaten. Für die Ureinwohner Amerikas, die Indianer, bringt das 19. Jahrhundert weitere Konflikte. Der 'weiße Mann' breitet sich unerbittlich aus, tötet Tausende von Büffeln, die Nahrungsgrundlage der Ureinwohner, und verbannt diese in Reservate. Der Süden und Südosten der USA hat mit anderen Problemen zu kämpfen. Die dort herrschende Sklaverei und Bestrebungen der nördlichen Staaten unter Präsident Lincoln, diese zu beenden. Das führt zwischen 1861 und 1895 zum amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg und endet mit einem Sieg des Nordens. Die Landnahme im Westen der USA geht mit weiteren Indianerkriegen einher. Parallel wird das riesige Land durch den Ausbau eines Schienennetzes völlig erschlossen. Durch verstärkte Industrialisierung der Großstädte in den nachfolgenden Jahrzehnten steigen die Vereinigten Staaten zur weltweit führenden Wirtschaftsmacht auf. Sie schaltet sich in beide Weltkriege ein, um sich als Führungsmacht der freien Welt zu präsentieren. Mit der Mondlandung 1969 und weiteren erfolgreichen Weltraumprojekten zeigen die Amerikaner, dass sie auch im Bereich der Wissenschaften führend auf der Welt sind. Im Kalten Krieg sind die USA Schutzmacht Westeuropas. Die enormen Veränderungen durch die Digitalisierung werden maßgeblich von amerikanischen Unternehmen vorangetrieben, die in dem Bereich innovativ und tonangebend sind.
Das Hörbuch liest der erfahrene Sprecher René Wagner mit gewohnt angenehmer Stimme."
"Geschichte Deutschlands - Von der Kleinstaaterei zum Exportweltmeister.
Der erfahrene Autor und Herausgeber Bert Alexander Petzold nimmt uns mit auf eine faktenreiche Zeitreise und erläutert verständlich, unterhaltsam und strukturiert Basiswissen zur Geschichte Deutschlands.
Mit der Schlacht um 9 nach Christus im Teutoburger Wald erheben sich die Germanen unter Führung von Hermann dem Cherusker, Arminius genannt, gegen die römischen Besatzer, die feste Behausungen und Straßen bauen. Das Imperium der Römer geht im 3. Jahrhundert unter, völliges Chaos herrscht. Völkerwanderungen marodierender, germanischer Stämme beginnen, die erst Kaiser Karl um 800 stoppt. Er schafft ein gemeinsames Reich mit der christlichen Kirche als Ordnungsmacht. 843 entsteht das Heilige Römische Reich Deutscher Nation. Klöster werden gegründet, reiche Zünfte prägen die wachsenden Städte, zügig ändert sich das mittelalterliche Leben.
1534 beendet Martin Luther seine Übersetzung der Bibel ins Deutsche und leitet damit die Reformation ein. Ab 1618 führt der Dreißigjährige Krieg zur Religionsfreiheit, aber ebenso zur Zerstörung und Verarmung der deutschen Länder. Frankreich wird das mächtigste Land in Europa. Erst unter dem Preußenkönig Friedrich dem Großen aus dem Hause der Hohenzollern steigt Deutschland um 1750 zur europäischen Großmacht auf. 1815 ist das Ende der deutschen Kleinstaaten mit dem Beginn des Deutschen Bundes besiegelt. Zuvor wird Napoleon besiegt und in Paris Frieden geschlossen. Wilhelm I. gründet 1871 das Deutsche Reich.
1914-1918 findet der I. Weltkrieg statt, nach dessen Ende das Deutsche Reich erhebliche Reparationen zahlen muss. Mit Beginn der Weimarer Republik 1918 hat Deutschland die erste demokratische Verfassung. Um 1930 erlebt Deutschland mit Weltwirtschaftskrise, Arbeitslosigkeit und politischem Chaos schwere Jahre.
1933 ergreifen die Nationalsozialisten die Macht, schalten binnen weniger Monate sämtliche demokratischen Systeme aus und etablieren eine brutale, antisemitische Diktatur. Adolf Hitler treibt Deutschland in den verheerenden II. Weltkrieg. Nazi-Deutschland wird 1945 durch alliierte Siegermächte geteilt. 1949 werden die Bundesrepublik Deutschland (BRD) und die Deutschen Demokratische Republik (DDR) gegründet. In der BRD folgt in den 50er Jahren ein Wirtschaftswunder. Die DDR baut 1961 die Berliner Mauer, die erst 1989 friedlich fällt.
1990 tritt die DDR der BRD bei, Deutschland wird unter Bundeskanzler Helmut Kohl wiedervereinigt, neue Hauptstadt ist Berlin. Der Aufbau-Ost beginnt. Der Euro wird ab 1999 als gemeinsame europäische Währung in 12 Staaten eingeführt. Angela Merkel wird 2005 erste Bundeskanzlerin. Deutschland wird 2014 Fußball- und ist bereits Exportweltmeister.
Das Hörbuch liest der erfahrene Sprecher René Wagner mit gewohnt angenehmer Stimme."
"In this sequel to The Kinder Poison-which People magazine proclaimed a 'delicious high-stakes adventure'-the magical kingdom of Orkena is on the brink of war, and the only person who can save it is Zahru, the girl they once doomed to death.
After surviving the Crossing, Zahru has sworn off adventures. While Crown Prince Jet navigates the looming threat of war, she's content to simply figure out what the future holds for them. But they're dealt a devastating blow when prince Kasta returns with a shocking claim: he's the true winner of the Crossing and the rightful heir, and he bears the gods' mark as proof. Even more surprising-he's not the only one.
Somehow, Zahru possesses the very same mark, giving her equal right to the throne. The last thing she wants is to rule beside her would-be executioner, but she can't let Orkena fall into his merciless hands. So Zahru, Jet, and their allies must race against the clock to find a way to stop Kasta, because once he's crowned, there's no telling what horrors he'll unleash to win the war.
Zahru will do whatever it takes to keep Kasta from taking the throne...but to stop a villain, is she willing to become one herself?"
"After solving the case of Truly Devious, Stevie Bell investigates her first mystery outside of Ellingham Academy in this spine-chilling and hilarious stand-alone mystery from New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson.
Amateur sleuth Stevie Bell needs a good murder. After catching a killer at her high school, she’s back at home for a normal (that means boring) summer.
But then she gets a message from the owner of Sunny Pines, formerly known as Camp Wonder Falls—the site of the notorious unsolved case, the Box in the Woods Murders. Back in 1978, four camp counselors were killed in the woods outside of the town of Barlow Corners, their bodies left in a gruesome display. The new owner offers Stevie an invitation: Come to the camp and help him work on a true crime podcast about the case.
Stevie agrees, as long as she can bring along her friends from Ellingham Academy. Nothing sounds better than a summer spent together, investigating old murders.
But something evil still lurks in Barlow Corners. When Stevie opens the lid on this long-dormant case, she gets much more than she bargained for. The Box in the Woods will make room for more victims. This time, Stevie may not make it out alive.
* Cosmopolitan Best YA Books of 2021 * People Magazine Best Books of Summer 2021*"
"A piercing, unforgettable love story set in Greenwood, Oklahoma, also known as the 'Black Wall Street,' and against the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.
Isaiah Wilson is, on the surface, a town troublemaker, but is hiding that he is an avid reader and secret poet, never leaving home without his journal. Angel Hill is a loner, mostly disregarded by her peers as a goody-goody. Her father is dying, and her family's financial situation is in turmoil.
Though they've attended the same schools, Isaiah never noticed Angel as anything but a dorky, Bible toting church girl. Then their English teacher offers them a job on her mobile library, a three-wheel, two-seater bike. Angel can't turn down the money and Isaiah is soon eager to be in such close quarters with Angel every afternoon.
But life changes on May 31, 1921, when a vicious white mob storms the Black community of Greenwood, leaving the town destroyed and thousands of residents displaced. Only then, Isaiah, Angel, and their peers realize who their real enemies are."
"Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award!
7 starred reviews! ''Monumental.'' —Booklist (starred review) * ''A marathon masterpiece.''—Kirkus (starred review) * ''Necessary.''—SLJ (starred review) * ''Shocking and dramatic.''—Shelf Awareness (starred review) * ''Mesmerizing, confounding and vividly rendered.''—Book Page (starred review) * ''Williams-Garcia’s storytelling is magnificent; her voice honest and authentic.''—Horn Book (starred review)
This astonishing novel from three-time National Book Award finalist Rita Williams-Garcia about the interwoven lives of those bound to a plantation in antebellum America is an epic masterwork—empathetic, brutal, and entirely human—and essential reading for both teens and adults grappling with the long history of American racism.
1860, Louisiana. After serving as mistress of Le Petit Cottage for more than six decades, Madame Sylvie Guilbert has decided, in spite of her family’s objections, to sit for a portrait.
While Madame plots her last hurrah, stories that span generations—from the big house to out in the fields—of routine horrors, secrets buried as deep as the family fortune, and the tangled bonds of descendants and enslaved, come to light to reveal a true portrait of the Guilberts.
Rita Williams-Garcia is one of the preeminent authors of our time. She has been honored with the Children's Literature Lecture Award from the American Library Association."
"Suspenseful and richly atmospheric, June Hur's The Forest of Stolen Girls is a haunting historical mystery sure to keep readers guessing until the last page.
1426, Joseon (Korea). Hwani's family has never been the same since she and her younger sister went missing and were later found unconscious in the forest near a gruesome crime scene.
Years later, Detective Min-Hwani's father-learns that thirteen girls have recently disappeared from the same forest that nearly stole his daughters. He travels to their hometown on the island of Jeju to investigate… only to vanish as well.
Determined to find her father and solve the case that tore their family apart, Hwani returns home to pick up the trail. As she digs into the secrets of the small village-and collides with her now estranged sister, Maewol-Hwani comes to realize that the answer could lie within her own buried memories of what happened in the forest all those years ago.
Praise for The Forest of Stolen Girls:
Junior Library Guild Selection
'The Forest of Stolen Girls is a haunting, breathtaking tale that will have readers on the edge of their seats. With its lush and atmospheric prose, complex character dynamics, and an immersive mystery I was ravenous to uncover, I could not turn the pages fast enough! Hur is an absolute master of mystery, and I will be reading her gorgeous books for years to come.' -Adalyn Grace, New York Times-bestselling author of All the Stars and Teeth
'Haunting and lyrical. Beware, this tale will draw you deeper into the forest than you want to go.' -Stacey Lee, award-winning author of The Downstairs Girl
'A brilliant historical fiction mystery that is suspenseful, gorgeous and absolutely riveting! Hur brings Jeju Island during the early Joseon period completely to life in a rich, evocative manner that reminds me of watching my favorite historical Kdrama. ... I adored this book from start to finish!" -Ellen Oh, author of the Prophecy series"
"From the author of The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets and The Borden Murders comes the absorbing and compulsively readable story of Violet and Daisy Hilton, conjoined twins who were the sensation of the US sideshow circuits in the 1920s and 1930s.
On February 5, 1908, Kate Skinner, a 21-year-old unmarried barmaid in Brighton, England, gave birth to twin girls. They each had ten fingers and ten toes, but were joined back to back at the base of the spine. Freaks, monsters--that's what they were called. Mary Hilton, Kate's employer and midwife, adopted Violet and Daisy and promptly began displaying the babies as 'Brighton's United Twins.' Exhibitions at street fairs, carnivals, and wax museums across England and Scotland followed. At 8 years old, the girls came to the United States, eventually becoming the stars of sideshow, vaudeville, and burlesque circuits in the 1920s and 1930s. In a story loaded with questions about identity and exploitation, Sarah Miller delivers a completely compelling, empathetic portrait of two sisters whose bonds were so sacred that nothing - not even death- would compel Violet and Daisy to break them."
"1780, Maine: Though Dark Days May Come...
The darkness descending over coastal Maine leaves George no choice but to leave childhood behind for good. Despite living in the shadow of America's most crushing naval defeat in the ongoing Revolution, George’s life is pretty simple, if dull. A beautiful girl and a deadly conspiracy against the British occupation change all of that nearly overnight. In the blink of an eye, he’s in up to his neck. Tenderness and terror alike leave his head spinning. Will the arrival of an American scientific expedition bring salvation, or rip away everything that matters to him?
The Darkness is set in Maine as part of the Tales From a Revolution series, in which each standalone novel examines the American War of Independence as it unfolded in a different colony or future state. If you like exciting stories of nearly forgotten events involving people who didn't quite make it into the pages of history, you'll love The Darkness.
Buy The Darkness today and experience the American Revolution up close and personal!"
"From National Book Award Finalist and Sibert Honor Author Albert Marrin, a timely examination of Red Scares in the United States, including the Rosenbergs, the Hollywood Ten and the McCarthy era.
In twentieth century America, no power--and no threat--loomed larger than the communist superpower of the Soviet Union. America saw in the dreams of the Soviet Union the overthrow of the US government, and the end of democracy and freedom. Meanwhile, the Communist Party of the United States attempted to use deep economic and racial disparities in American culture to win over members and sympathizers.
From the miscarriage of justice in the Scotsboro Boys case, to the tragedy of the Rosenbergs to the theatrics of the Hollywood Ten to the menace of the Joseph McCarthy and his war hearings, Albert Marrin examines a unique time in American history...and explores both how some Americans were lured by the ideals of communism without understanding its reality and how fear of communist infiltration at times caused us to undermine our most deeply held values. The questions he raises ask: What is worth fighting for? And what are you willing to sacrifice to keep it?
This timely audiobook from an award-author brings to life an important and dramatic era in American history with lessons that are deeply relevant today."
"Set in Northern California in the late ’70s, this timeless coming-of-age story examines the nature of evil, the art of storytelling, and the possibility of redemption.
Fifteen-year-old RJ Armante has never known a life outside his deadend hometown of Arcangel, CA. The Blackjacks rule as they have for generations, luring the poorest kids into their monopoly on petty crime. For years, they’ve left RJ alone, but now they have a job for him: prey upon an old loner in town.
In spite of the danger, RJ begins to resist. He fights not only for himself, but for his younger brother, Charley, whose disability has always made RJ feel extra protective of him. For Roxanne, the girl he can’t reach, and the kids in his crew who have nothing to live for. Even for the old loner, who has secrets of his own. If RJ is to break from the Blackjacks’ hold, all of Arcangel must be free of its past."
"A dark and intricate fantasy, City of the Uncommon Thief is the story of a quarantined city gripped by fear and of the war that can free it.
'Guilders work. Foundlings scrub the bogs. Needles bind. Swords tear. And men leave. There is nothing uncommon in this city. I hope Errol Thebes is dead. We both know he is safer that way.'
In a walled city of a mile-high iron guild towers, many things are common knowledge: No book in any of the city's libraries reveals its place on a calendar or a map. No living beasts can be found within the city's walls. And no good comes to the guilder or foundling who trespasses too far from their labors. Even on the tower rooftops, where Errol Thebes and the rest of the city's teenagers pass a few short years under an open sky, no one truly believes anything uncommon is possible within the city walls. But one guildmaster has broken tradition to protect her child, and now the whole city faces an uncommon threat: a pair of black iron spikes that has the power of both sword and needle on the rib cages of men has gone missing, but the mayhem they cause rises everywhere. If the spikes are not found, no wall will be high enough to protect the city-or the world beyond it.
And Errol Thebes? He's not dead and he's certainly not safe."
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