America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus
Omnibus edition of the series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds
America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus - Boom to Bomb
The Great Depression and the New Deal which got America working again. Plus how America floundered into war after Pearl Harbor and ended hostilities by dropping the atomic bomb.
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America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus - Capital and Labour
The rise of big business and the industrialisation of America. Fortunes were made but poverty and slum living also took hold.
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America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus - Detente and Discontent
As America reels from Watergate, Vietnam and a sagging economy, conservative and evangelical movements born in the country's heartland move to the forefront of public life.
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America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus - East and West
Omnibus edition of David Reynolds's history of America. Thousands migrate west in search of a better life, while Indian tribes who do not assimilate are forced off their land.
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America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus - Empire and Liberties
Omnibus edition of David Reynolds's series charting the history of America. The New England colonists sow the seeds of modern democracy, but slavery is a vital part of the economy.
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America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus - Independence and Republicanism
Omnibus edition of David Reynolds's series charting the history of America. America wins independence and George Washington is inaugurated as the country's first President in 1789.
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America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus - Land and Peoples
The omnibus edition of David Reynolds's series charting the history of America tells the story of America's first inhabitants and the impact of European exploration.
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America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus - Liberty and Security
Omnibus edition of David Reynolds's history of America. The impact of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars on America, and the settling of America's vast interior.
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America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus - North and South
Omnibus edition of David Reynolds's history of America. The years of Civil War: a fight for Southern independence and the end of slavery, with an immense price paid in human lives.
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America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus - Pride and Prejudice
The post-Cold War promise of peace evaporates as the September 11 attacks lead to foreign wars and divisive politics.
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America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus - Red or Dead?
After Second World War, America rebuilds its economy and moves out into the suburbs, while facing up to Soviet communism and the threat of nuclear war.
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America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus - Reform to Expansion
How America reformed its city politics, tried to bring big business to heel, and the history of its expansion overseas and within.
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America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus - Revolution and Democracy
America's power rises once again in the 1980s as the Iron Curtain crumbles and technological changes bring the world closer together, ushering in a new phase in world relations.
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America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus - Rights and Riots
In the 1960s, tensions in American society come bubbling to the surface as liberation movements fight for rights for black Americans and women.
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America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus - Slave or Free
Omnibus edition of David Reynolds's history of America. As more states are admitted to the Union, the debate over whether slavery should to continue reaches a critical point.
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America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus - The Impotence of Omnipotence
Fractious politics at home and the war in Vietnam expose America's weaknesses throughout the tumultuous 1960s.
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America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus - War and Peace
From the sinking of the Lusitania to entry into First World War and the years beyond - the Jazz Age, Prohibition and a growing struggle with a diverse population.
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America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus - White and Black
Omnibus edition of David Reynolds's history of America. The post-Civil War years, during which the North attempts to impose racial equality on the South.
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