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- Red Dead's History A Video Game, an Obsession, and America's Violent Past [electronic resource] : by Olsson, Tore C..aut; Clark, Roger.nrt; cloudLibrary;
"A must-listen for fans of the beloved game."—Den of Geek This program is read by Roger Clark, the iconic and award-winning full performance-capture actor of Red Dead Redemption 2's Arthur Morgan, who returns to the wildly dramatic and gritty world of the American frontier in this audiobook edition of Red Dead's History. It also features a prologue and epilogue read by the author. A pathbreaking new way to examine US history, through the lens of a bestselling video game Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption II, set in 1911 and 1899, are the most-played American history video games since The Oregon Trail. Beloved by millions, they’ve been widely acclaimed for their realism and attention to detail. But how do they fare as re-creations of history? In this engaging audiobook, award-winning American history professor Tore Olsson takes up that question and more. Weaving the games’ plots and characters into an exploration of American violence between 1870 and 1920, Olsson shows that it was more often disputes over capitalism and race, not just poker games and bank robberies, that fueled the bloodshed of these turbulent years. As such, this era has much to teach us today. From the West to the Deep South to Appalachia, Olsson reveals the gritty and brutal world that inspired the games, but sometimes lacks context and complexity on the digital screen. Colorful, fast-paced, and dramatic, Red Dead’s History sheds light on dark corners of the American past for gamers and history buffs alike. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.- Subjects: Audiobooks.; 19th Century; Civil War Period (1850-1877); West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY);
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- Dish The Inside Story On The World Of Gossip Became the News and How the News Became Just Another Show [electronic resource] : by Walls, Jeannette.aut; CloudLibrary;
From Jeannette Walls, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle, now a major motion picture, comes an incisive study of our obsession with gossip. "A fascinating, dishy story." -Booklist Gossip. It's more than just hearsay, society columns, and supermarket tabloids. It has, like it or not, become a mainstay of American pop culture. In Dish, industry insider Jeannette Walls gives this provocative subject its due, offering a comprehensive, serious exploration of gossip and its social, historical, and political significance. Examining the topic from the inside out, Walls looks at the players; the origins of gossip, from birth of People magazine to the death of Lady Di; and how technology including the Internet will continue to change the face gossip. As compelling and seductive as its subject matter, Dish brilliantly reveals the fascinating inner workings of a phenomenon that is definitely here to stay.- Subjects: Electronic books.; 19th Century; Media Studies; 20th Century; Sociology; 21st Century; United States; World; 21st Century; West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY); Popular Culture;
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- Capturing Kahanamoku : How a Surfing Legend and a Scientific Obsession Redefined Race and Culture. by Rossi, Michael.;
In the 1920's, Henry Fairfield Osborn, a fervent eugenicist and the director of the American Museum of Natural History went to Hawaii to learn how to surf. His teacher was Duke Kahanamoku, the famous surfer. Osborn became obsessed with Kahanamoku, physically perfect, yet belonging to an 'imperfect' race. What happened next changed how we think about race, culture, science, and humanity.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / Indigenous; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Indigenous; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports; HISTORY / Study & Teaching; HISTORY / United States / 20th Century; HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY); NATURE / Regional; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Indigenous / General; SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Surfing;
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