Jared Cram has narrated 3 audiobooks on Listento.it by 2 authors. The most-rated is Neon Revenge.
The Bank War
Summary
In The Bank War: Andrew Jackson, Nicholas Biddle, and the Fight for American Finance, historian Paul Kahan explores one of the most important and dramatic events in American political and economic history, from the idea of centralized banking and the First Bank of the United States to Jackson's triumph, the era of "free banking", and the creation of the Federal Reserve System. Relying on a range of primary and secondary source material, the book also shows how the Bank War was a manifestation of the debates that were sparked at the Constitutional Convention - the role of the executive branch and the role of the federal government in American society - debates that endure to this day as philosophical differences that often divide the United States. The book is published by Westholme Publishing. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.
©2016 Paul Kahan (P)2019 Redwood Audiobooks
The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant
Summary
Until recently, scholars have portrayed Grant as among the country’s worst chief executives. Though the scholarly consensus about Grant’s presidency is changing, the general public knows little, if anything, about his two terms, other than their outsized reputation for corruption. While scandals are undoubtedly part of the story, there is more to Grant’s presidency: Grant faced the Panic of 1873, the severest economic depression in US history, defeated the powerful Senator Charles Sumner on the annexation of Cuba, and deftly avoided war with Spain while laying the groundwork for the “special relationship” between Great Britain and the United States. Grant’s efforts to ensure justice for African Americans and American Indians, however, were undercut by his own decisions and by the contradictory demands of the various constituencies that made up the Republican Party. In The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant: Preserving the Civil War’s Legacy, historian Paul Kahan focuses on the unique political, economic, and cultural forces unleashed by the Civil War and how Grant addressed these issues during his tumultuous two terms as chief executive. A timely reassessment, The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant sheds new light on the business of politics in the decade after the Civil War and portrays an energetic and even progressive executive whose legacy has been overshadowed by both his wartime service and his administration’s many scandals. The book is published by Westholme Publishing. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks. "Paul Kahan paints a revealing portrait…should change your thinking.” (Stephen Puleo, author of The Caning)
©2018 Paul Kahan (P)2021 Redwood Audiobooks
Neon Revenge
Summary
In the not so distant future, there came a point in time when mankind had waged war with itself to the point of certain extinction. The scant number that survived the self-genocide were left with an ultimatum: Devise a new way in which to live in peace or face destruction. Among their wisest leaders stepped forward a man who claimed to hold the key to their salvation. He was known as Prime Vonn. He shared his vision of the future. A place where the human race could live in peace and prosperity, away from the molestations of war. For this gift of emancipation, he asked for only one thing in return: the people’s unquestioning loyalty and obedience.... Enter Sanctum-One. A place where all could thrive under the wise leadership of Prime Vonn. Shielded and protected from the natural sins of man, it slowly became a shining example of how civilization should have conducted itself from the very beginning. At last, the sons and daughters of a bygone era could flourish into a golden age where anything was possible.... But it was all a lie. A smokescreen where mankind’s savior was, in fact, her cruel dictator; seizing control of her free will with the aid of his Inner-Sanctum. A secret organization extricating anyone who sees through the veil of distortion Vonn has blinded his citizens with. Enter Lex. Betrayed by the lie she’d sworn to protect, she’s left with nothing but the will and determination to find those responsible for the death of the one person she cherished most in the world. One of the few who knows Sanctum-One for what it really is and fueled by an all-consuming rage, she wreaks a one-woman rampage across Sanctum-One, one high-ranking official at a time. To Vonn’s Inner-Sanctum, she is known as "The Woman". And she will have her vengeance. She will have her retribution.She will have her revenge.
©2019 Graeme John Greenan (P)2019 Graeme John Greenan