86 Results for : cushman
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A Visit to Moscow
Powerful and moving, A Visit to Moscow is inspired by the true experience of an American rabbi who travels to the Soviet Union in the 1960s, a dangerous time of uncertainty and fear for Jews in the nation. "Stirring and tragic and hopeful all at the same time. Extraordinary illustrations, compelling words, and a heartbreaking story make it a book to cherish." —Karen Cushman, Newbery Award-winning author "This beautiful, haunting story evokes the tragedy and triumph of Soviet Jewry in a way that few books have managed to do." —Yossi Klein Halevi, New York Times bestselling author "A Visit to Moscow gives the true feeling of the tragedy of Russian Jewry. For seventy years we were isolated, not getting the fresh air of Yiddishkeit—we almost starved. And still, Soviet Jewry survived against all odds." —Yosef Mendelevitch, Prisoner of Zion in the former Soviet Union In 1965, an American rabbi travels to the Soviet Union to investigate reports of persecution of the Jewish community. Moscow welcomes him as a guest—but provides a strict schedule he and the rest of his group must follow. One afternoon, the rabbi slips away. With an address in hand and almost no knowledge of the Russian language, he embarks on a secret journey that will change his life forever. Inspired by the true experience of Rabbi Rafael Grossman, A Visit to Moscow captures the formidable perseverance and strength of the Jewish people during the "Let My People Go" movement, a modern exodus that is often overlooked.- Shop: buecher
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A Queer History of the United States , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 629min
Winner of a 2012 Stonewall Book Award in nonfiction The first book to cover the entirety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history, from pre-1492 to the present. In the 1620s, Thomas Morton broke from Plymouth Colony and founded Merrymount, which celebrated same-sex desire, atheism, and interracial marriage. Transgender evangelist Jemima Wilkinson, in the early 1800s, changed her name to “Publick Universal Friend”, refused to use pronouns, fought for gender equality, and led her own congregation in upstate New York. In the mid-19th century, internationally famous Shakespearean actor Charlotte Cushman led an openly lesbian life, including a well-publicized “female marriage.” And in the late 1920s, Augustus Granville Dill was fired by W. E. B. Du Bois from the NAACP’s magazine the Crisis after being arrested for a homosexual encounter. These are just a few moments of queer history that Michael Bronski highlights in this groundbreaking book. Intellectually dynamic and endlessly provocative, A Queer History of the United States is more than a “who’s who” of queer history: it is a book that radically challenges how we understand American history. Drawing upon primary documents, literature, and cultural histories, noted scholar and activist Michael Bronski charts the breadth of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history, from 1492 to the 1990s, and has written a testament to how the LGBT experience has profoundly shaped our country, culture, and history. A Queer History of the United States abounds with startling examples of unknown or often ignored aspects of American history - the ineffectiveness of sodomy laws in the colonies, the prevalence of cross-dressing women soldiers in the Civil War, the impact of new technologies on LGBT life in the 19th century, and how rock music and popular culture were, in large part, responsible for the devastating backlash against gay rights in the late 1970s. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Vikas Adam. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/006200/bk_rand_006200_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Pecos Kid Western #1, July 1950 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 396min
In the post-World War II era, Popular Publications was slow to launch new magazines built around a single character. But when they did, they went completely out of the box. Captain Zero was one of those. In 1950, with the pulp era dwindling, Popular put out The Pecos Kid Western. He was, in the words of editor Mike Tilden, "hardly a regulation Western character". What did Tilden mean by that? Simply that here was a hero who was neither a steely-eyed pulp stalwart, nor a rodeo-shirted Hollywood trick-shooter - both infallible crusaders for justice, but about as realistic as the Lone Ranger. The Pecos Kid was really William Calhoun Warren, late of Texas and the Confederate Army. After the Civil War, he set out to make an honest living, assisted by his saddle mates Big Jim Swing and Hernandez Pedro Gonzales y Fuente Jesus Maria Flanagan. The series was created to reflect the shift toward more mature Western films, which had been growing on Hollywood over much of the 1940s. It would reach its zenith with such cinematic classics as Howard Hawks' 1948 epic Red River, along with High Noon, Shane, and The Searchers, all just around the corner from 1950. According to author Dan Cushman, The Pecos Kid was actually inspired by The Cisco Kid. "The editors at Popular asked me to write a series on a character they devised called the Pecos Kid, a sort of a spinoff." In his debut novel, Riders of the Gunsmoke Rim, Bill Warren and his comrades have just finished driving a herd of cattle up from Cheyenne to the untamed town of Miles in Montana Country when they muscle into a hornet's nest of hate and... but you can hear all the ruckus and ruction for yourself as Milton Bagby narrates Dan Cushman's bullet-torn tale ripped from the pages of Pecos Kid Western, July, 1950. Also included is a novelette by one of the the Pulp West's major stars, Harry ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Milton Bagby. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/020865/bk_acx0_020865_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Lady Romeo
Lady Romeo - The Radical and Revolutionary Life of Charlotte Cushman America's First Celebrity: ab 12.18 €- Shop: ebook.de
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The Signers
The Signers - The Adventures of the Cushman Family: ab 9.99 €- Shop: ebook.de
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Wanderer
The Wanderer is an unique and eclectic expression of music that borrows from styles past and present. The material, some original and some not, runs the gamut from Classical and Folk to music more contemporary and is filtered through the personality and fingers of Josh Philpott, a soft spoken musician from Tennessee, to present to you a rich colorful mixture of sound and tune that will stimulate your heart and mind. Through all this permeates such musical ideals such as strong melodies, intense rhythm, high amounts of expression, and just the right amount of surprise. The instrumentation is all acoustic and the sounds you will here include: guitar, acoustic bass, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, flute, string section, cajon, bongos, and vocals that will touch and excite you. The musicians include a number of different talents such as Josh Philpott, 2008 Tennessee state guitar champion, Jim Wood, five time Tennessee state fiddle champion, banjo extraordinaire Charlie Cushman, Tony Hartman with percussion, Alyssa Sumpter on flute and excellent singing from Inge Wood, Jessica Watson, and Chris Keller.- Shop: odax
- Price: 25.46 EUR excl. shipping
