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The Triumph of Liberty: A 2,000-Year History, Told Through the Lives of Freedom's Greatest Champions

AUTHOR Johnson, Paul; Powell, Jim; Riggenbach, Jeff
PUBLISHER Blackstone Publishing (09/01/2002)
PRODUCT TYPE Audio (MP3 CD)

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Of humankind's great achievements over the past 2,000 years, one towers above all the rest: the arduous, painstaking process of wresting liberty from tyranny's iron fist. The Triumph of Liberty chronicles this inspiring story through sixty-five biographical portraits. From the millions of men and women whose struggles and successes have made freedom possible, Jim Powell has chosen a few talented, courageous individuals whose lives illustrate the triumphing will of the human spirit. Some of these people, like Martin Luther King Jr., remain famous; others, like John Lilburne, who spent most of his adult life in prison battling England's infamous Star Chamber, are almost unknown. Some of Powell's choices--Ludwig van Beethoven, Louis L'Amour--may be surprising. Others still--like Milton Friedman or Margaret Thatcher--are controversial. Woven together, their moving life stories tell a brilliant epic saga of the triumph of liberty as a whole.

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ISBN-13: 9780786191673
ISBN-10: 0786191678
Binding: CD-Audio (MP3 Format)
Content Language: English
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Carton Quantity: 100
Product Dimensions: 5.30 x 0.60 x 7.40 inches
Weight: 0.20 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Unabridged
Country of Origin: US
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History | World - General
History | Civil Rights
History | Political Freedom
Grade Level: College Freshman and up
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Of humankind's great achievements over the past 2,000 years, one towers above all the rest: the arduous, painstaking process of wresting liberty from tyranny's iron fist. The Triumph of Liberty chronicles this inspiring story through sixty-five biographical portraits. From the millions of men and women whose struggles and successes have made freedom possible, Jim Powell has chosen a few talented, courageous individuals whose lives illustrate the triumphing will of the human spirit. Some of these people, like Martin Luther King Jr., remain famous; others, like John Lilburne, who spent most of his adult life in prison battling England's infamous Star Chamber, are almost unknown. Some of Powell's choices--Ludwig van Beethoven, Louis L'Amour--may be surprising. Others still--like Milton Friedman or Margaret Thatcher--are controversial. Woven together, their moving life stories tell a brilliant epic saga of the triumph of liberty as a whole.

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Author: Powell, Jim
Jim Powell, a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, is the author "The Triumph of Liberty", "FDR's Folly, " "Wilson""'s War" and "Bully Boy". His articles have appeared in the "New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Town & Country, Esquire "and" Americana", among other publications. He has lectured in Argentina, Brazil, Great Britain, Germany and Japan. He lives in Westport, Connecticut.
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Foreword by: Johnson, Paul
Paul Johnson is a historian whose work ranges across the millennia and the whole gamut of human activities. He contributes a weekly essay to "The Spectator" and a monthly column to "Forbes", and lectures around the world. He lives in London.
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Read by: Riggenbach, Jeff
Jeff Riggenbachhas narrated numerous titles for Blackstone Audio. An author, contributing editor, and producer, he has worked in radio in San Francisco for the last thirty years, earning a Golden Mike Award for journalistic excellence.
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