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THEY CALLED THEMSELVES THE KKK: THE BIRTH OF AN AMERICAN TERRORIST GROUP [AUDIOBOOK]

They Called Themselves the KKK
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Bartoletti
Author's First Name: 
Susan Campbell
Narrator's First Name: 
Dion
Narrator's Last Name: 
Graham
Publisher: 
Brilliance Audio
Publication Date: 
2010
Narrator Dion Graham's softly-cadenced voice is the perfect foil for the tumultuous events of post-Civil War Reconstruction. Carefully differentiating Bartoletti's narrative from the first-hand accounts of freed slaves, former owners, and Confederate generals, Graham paints a disturbingly human picture of the Southern culture that gave birth to the KKK and its white supremacy movement.

YOU NEVER HEARD OF SANDY KOUFAX?!

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Winter
Author's First Name: 
Jonah
Illustrator's First Name: 
André
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Carrilho
Publisher: 
Schwartz & Wade
Publication Date: 
2009

From extraordinary highs to devastating lows, the shy rookie was as likely to pitch a wild ball as a strike. With minimal colors throughout, angular action contrasts with quiet mood scenes, to tell the story of quiet determination to succeed.

TEEDIE: THE STORY OF YOUNG TEDDY ROOSEVELT

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Brown
Author's First Name: 
Don
Publisher: 
Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 
2009

Our strapping and charismatic 26th president began life as "Teedie", an under-sized and severely asthmatic child who strengthened his body to match his mental prowess through a steady diet of weight-lifting, rowing, horse-back riding, and boxing.

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