Plunkitt of Tammany Hall by Plunkitt ~ Full Audiobook [history]

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08/12/23

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183m

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Plunkitt of Tammany Hall by Plunkitt audiobook.

Genre: history

Part memoir, part political primer, Plunkitt of Tammany Hall captures the voice of George Washington Plunkitt, a colorful, plainspoken power broker from New York City's Tammany Hall machine. In a series of candid conversations and speeches, Plunkitt lays out how ward politics really works - from turning out votes and settling neighborhood disputes to rewarding loyalty with jobs and favors. He proudly explains his famous idea of 'honest graft,' arguing that there is a practical difference between profiting from inside knowledge and outright theft, and he dares the reader to decide where the line should be drawn. As reformers, reporters, and rival factions circle, Plunkitt defends the machine as a force that feeds families, keeps order, and gives immigrants a foothold in American life, even as its methods raise urgent questions about corruption and democracy. Witty, blunt, and unexpectedly shrewd, this short classic offers an unvarnished look at patronage, persuasion, and the everyday bargaining that shaped urban politics at the turn of the twentieth century.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:05:28) Chapter 01

(00:12:58) Chapter 02

(00:21:16) Chapter 03

(00:32:22) Chapter 04

(00:39:49) Chapter 05

(00:47:10) Chapter 06

(00:55:06) Chapter 07

(01:02:56) Chapter 08

(01:11:17) Chapter 09

(01:18:13) Chapter 10

(01:25:26) Chapter 11

(01:34:22) Chapter 12

(01:41:02) Chapter 13

(01:46:47) Chapter 14

(01:54:28) Chapter 15

(02:02:04) Chapter 16

(02:07:50) Chapter 17

(02:15:12) Chapter 18

(02:22:57) Chapter 19

(02:29:32) Chapter 20

(02:35:04) Chapter 21

(02:41:57) Chapter 22

(02:45:41) Chapter 23

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The Many-Sided Franklin by Paul Leicester Ford ~ Full Audiobook [biography]

August 11, 2023

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The Many-Sided Franklin by Paul Leicester Ford audiobook.

Genre: biography

A fast-paced, somewhat racey look into the life, accomplishments and idiosyncrasies of Benjamin Franklin. Acclaimed biographer Paul L. Ford uses Franklin’s letters, papers and journals to step us through Franklin's many adventures, to reveal intimate details of his personal life - relations with siblings, wife, children, friends, business partners; his physique, health, illnesses, schooling, personal habits and goals; his opinions on education, philosophy, religion, friendship, industry; his library; his career as printer and publisher, writer and journalist, politician and diplomat, scientist, humorist, jack of all trades; and his relations at home and abroad with the “fairer sex“. Goes beyond the official Autobiography. A must read for Franklin devotees.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:25:24) Chapter 02

(00:53:10) Chapter 03

(01:12:06) Chapter 04

(01:35:52) Chapter 05

(01:58:56) Chapter 06

(02:26:14) Chapter 07

(02:56:16) Chapter 08

(03:16:28) Chapter 09

(03:38:52) Chapter 10

(03:59:51) Chapter 11

(04:29:18) Chapter 12

(05:00:46) Chapter 13

(05:25:22) Chapter 14

(05:52:32) Chapter 15

(06:10:35) Chapter 16

(06:34:00) Chapter 17

(06:55:45) Chapter 18

(07:20:35) Chapter 19

(07:41:34) Chapter 20

(07:57:22) Chapter 21

(08:21:20) Chapter 22

(08:45:47) Chapter 23

(09:10:50) Chapter 24

(09:36:53) Chapter 25

(09:58:14) Chapter 26

(10:19:28) Chapter 27

(10:42:42) Chapter 28

(11:06:22) Chapter 29

(11:28:08) Chapter 30

(11:50:29) Chapter 31

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My Doggie and I by Robert Ballantyne ~ Full Audiobook [family]

August 14, 2023

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274m

My Doggie and I by Robert Ballantyne audiobook.

Genre: family

In Victorian London, young medical student John Mellon prides himself on being practical, but his life is quietly transformed the moment he takes home a small, shaggy dog with a comically unglamorous look and an outsized spirit. John names him Dumps (also called Pompey), and the pair become inseparable as John makes his rounds in the struggling streets around Whitechapel, where illness, poverty, and loneliness press in on every doorstep. What begins as a light, affectionate portrait of a man and his dog soon widens into a chain of encounters: a fiercely independent street waif with a sharp tongue, an elderly woman who needs more than medicine, and a handful of ordinary people trying to do right in a hard city. Through mishaps, narrow escapes, and small acts of courage, Dumps proves to be more than a pet. He becomes the living thread that draws wounded lives together and tests what John believes about duty, kindness, and faith in action. Warm, humorous, and earnest, this classic tale celebrates companionship and the surprising ways compassion can travel on four muddy paws.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:19:19) Chapter 02

(00:38:38) Chapter 03

(00:57:31) Chapter 04

(01:15:04) Chapter 05

(01:36:04) Chapter 06

(01:52:55) Chapter 07

(02:11:21) Chapter 08

(02:28:59) Chapter 09

(02:49:00) Chapter 10