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American Legends: The Life of Andrew Carnegie , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 78min
While the law [of competition] may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it insures the survival of the fittest in every department. We accept and welcome, therefore, as conditions to which we must accommodate ourselves, great inequality of environment, the concentration of business, industrial and commercial, in the hands of the few, and the law of competition between these, as being not only beneficial, but essential for the future progress of the race. - Andrew Carnegie A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. The Gilded Age and the dawn of the 20th century are often remembered as an era full of monopolies, trusts, and economic giants in heavy industries like oil and steel. Men like John Rockefeller built empires and financiers like J.P. Morgan merged and consolidated them. The era also made names like Astor, Cooke, and Vanderbilt instantly recognizable across the globe. Over time, the unfathomable wealth generated by the businesses made the individuals on top incredibly rich, and that in turn led to immense criticism and an infamous epithet used to rail against them: robber barons. Dozens of these men would be pilloried as "robber barons", but few of them were as wealthy or influential as Andrew Carnegie, who built America's foremost steel empire. Ironically, Carnegie epitomized the American Dream. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kenneth Ray. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/078836/bk_acx0_078836_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Live at the Brushwood Lounge
Before all else, Patrice Pike is a tremendous songwriter, a fact sometimes obscured by the seductive powers of her vocal dexterity. She is also an astute social observer and critic. A committed activist, her lyrics and delivery reveal an emotional intensity that is often applied not only to the stuff of life, but to deeply held convictions on a broad range of issues. Her stylistic breadth is rare, and this inability to pigeonhole her only adds to her appeal. Few artists have ever swung so effortlessly from alt-country to jazz to folk to R&B. I believe her greatest gifts are amplified by the pared down acoustic landscape of this live recording. On the evening of Tuesday March 2, 2004, the mythical Brushwood Lounge happened to manifest at our home venue, the venerable Black Bart Playhouse in the tiny Sierra foothill burg of Murphys, California. Full house, great vibe, and Patrice and her longtime friend and musical companion Wayne Sutton put on a spectacular show. The result is a recording that feels and sounds handcrafted, honest, and intensely personal. To me, the music of Patrice Pike is a refreshing find. After casting about in that increasingly bleak mass media wasteland, it's a joy to find there is often great art being made along the cultural side streets and back alleys. Sometimes it takes a little effort to seek this music out, but then there is that undeniable pleasure of discovery. If you like what you hear, we hope you will share this music, preferably in a manner that insures the artists are justly compensated! - Pride S. Wright, Brushwood Institute.- Shop: odax
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