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Podcast Book and Music Information and Purchase

Georg Elser’s 1939 Beer Hall Bomb Plot To Kill Hitler (Book and Music Information)

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The information for this podcast came primarily from two books:

Bombing Hitler, by Helmut Haasis

[easyazon_link identifier=”1616087412″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Bombing Hitler: The Story of the Man Who Almost Assassinated the Führer[/easyazon_link]

The Lone Assassin, by Helmut Ortner

[easyazon_link identifier=”1616083832″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler[/easyazon_link]

Georg Elser was interrogated many times by the Nazi government.  These interrogations were preserved which is why much of what he did is public knowledge and discussed in these books in detail.

 

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Michelangelo, Giant of the Renaissance (Book and Music Information)

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The information for the Michelangelo podcast came primarily from two books:  “Michelangelo”, by Howard Hibbard

[easyazon_link identifier=”B004HOYH9K” locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Michelangelo 2ND EDITION[/easyazon_link]

and “Michelangelo, The Artist, The Man and His Times”, by William Wallace

[easyazon_link identifier=”1107673690″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man and his Times[/easyazon_link]

 

 

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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railway (Book and Music Information)

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The information for this podcast came from primarily two books:

Bound For the Promised Land, by Kate Clifford Larson

[easyazon_link identifier=”0345456289″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman: Portrait of an American Hero[/easyazon_link]

and Harriet Tubman, The Road to Freedom by Catherine Clinton

[easyazon_link identifier=”0316155942″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom[/easyazon_link]

 

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Alexander Hamilton, His Life and Legacy (Book and Music Information)

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Two books were used in the production of this podcast:

“Hamilton”, by Ron Chernow [easyazon_link identifier=”0143034758″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Alexander Hamilton[/easyazon_link]

Also, “Alexander Hamilton, A Life” by Willard Sterne Randall [easyazon_link identifier=”0060954663″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Alexander Hamilton: A Life[/easyazon_link]

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Francis Scott Key and The Star Spangled Banner (Book and Music Information)

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There were three books used in constructing this podcast:

Through the Perilous Fight, by Steve Vogel[easyazon_link identifier=”B00HTCJVFW” locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Through the Perilous Fight: Six Weeks That Saved the Nation by Vogel, Steve (2013) Hardcover[/easyazon_link]

The Star Spangled Banner, The Making of An American Icon, by Lonn Taylor [easyazon_link identifier=”0060885629″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]The Star-Spangled Banner: The Making of an American Icon[/easyazon_link]

The Dawn’s Early Light, by Walter Lord [easyazon_link identifier=”0393054527″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]The Dawn’s Early Light[/easyazon_link]

The version of the Star Spangled Banner was recorded by The US Army Band.  It is in the Public Domain:

The Star Spangled Banner

The other musical selections came from the Audioblocks royalty free music website and in order are: “Modern Elegance”, “Rich Man Going Crazy”, “Logro”, “Birth of a New Morning”, “All Across America.”

 

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Amelia Earhart, Lost Heroine (Book and Music Information)

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The best biography of Amelia Earhart is “The Sound Of Wings, The Life of Amelia Earhart” by Mary S. Lovell.

[easyazon_link identifier=”0312587333″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]The Sound of Wings: The Life of Amelia Earhart[/easyazon_link]

“Amelia Earhart, The Mystery Solved” is an excellent analysis of Amelia Earhart’s final flight that provides very specific information.

[easyazon_link identifier=”0684860058″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved[/easyazon_link]

All three musical selections are by Chris Zabriskie:

Virtues Inherited, Vices Passed On

Pick Up A Convict On Alcatraz

Prelude No. 18

All three selections are usable under Creative Commons

Creative Commons License

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Paul Gauguin, Beauty and Bitterness (Book and Music Information)

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A remarkably detailed biography of Paul Gauguin is “Paul Gauguin: A Life” by David Sweetman [easyazon_link identifier=”0684809419″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Paul Gauguin[/easyazon_link]

“Gauguin” by Henri Perruchot is another competent effort [easyazon_link identifier=”B00GD1D9O4″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Gauguin[/easyazon_link]

For information about Gauguin in Polynesia, consult “Gauguin in the South Seas”, by Bengt Danielson [easyazon_link identifier=”B01003POR0″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Gauguin in the south seas / Bengt Danielson ; translated by Reginald Spink[/easyazon_link]

Music used for this podcast included “Parisian” by Kevin MacLeod

Parisian

This song is in the public domain:   License

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Jack Johnson, Heavyweight Champion of the World (Book and Music Information)

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The definitive biography of Jack Johnson is Unforgivable Blackness, by Geoffrey Ward.[easyazon_link identifier=”0375710043″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson[/easyazon_link]

Another good biography of Jack Johnson is Papa Jack: Papa Jack and the Era of White Hopes, by Randy Roberts.[easyazon_link identifier=”0029269008″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Papa Jack: Jack Johnson And The Era Of White Hopes[/easyazon_link]

The musical selections are Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer” and “The Maple Leaf Rag”

The Entertainer

Maple Leaf Rag

 

 

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King Ludwig II of Bavaria, A Beautiful Madness (Book and Music Information)

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Most of the information contained in this podcast came from: “The Mad King: The Life and Times of Ludwig II of Bavaria”, by Greg King

The Swan King: Ludwig II of Bavaria by Christopher McIntosh

Both pieces of music at the beginning and conclusion of this podcast are by Richard Wagner.

The introduction is from the Wagner opera “Die Walkure” and is better known as “The Ride of the Valkyries.”  It is performed here by the US Marine Band.

The Ride of the Valkyries

The conclusion is from “The Funeral March and Finale” from the opera “Siegfried.”  It is also performed by the US Marine Band.  Both selections are in the public domain.

Funeral March From Siegfried

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Billie Holiday, Lady Day (Book and Music Information)

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There are several excellent biographies about Billie Holiday: Billie Holiday, by Stuart Nicholson[easyazon_link identifier=”1555533035″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Billie Holiday (Music)[/easyazon_link]

Billie Holiday: Wishing on the Moon, by Donald Clarke[easyazon_link identifier=”0306811367″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Billie Holiday: Wishing On The Moon[/easyazon_link]

Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth by John Szwed[easyazon_link identifier=”0670014729″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth[/easyazon_link]

Columbia records has reissued Billie Holiday’s output in several versions.  This is probably the best compilation[easyazon_link identifier=”B00005Q47M” locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933-1944)[/easyazon_link]

Excerpts of several Billie Holiday songs were used during this podcast according to the doctrine of fair use.  These songs were “I Can’t Get Started”, “All Of Me”, “Strange Fruit”, “God Bless the Child”,  “You Go To My Head” and “You Better Go Now.”