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]
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]
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 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.”
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
All three selections are usable under Creative Commons
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
This song is in the public domain: License
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”
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[easyazon_link identifier=”1559723629″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]The Mad King: The Life and Times of Ludwig II of Bavaria[/easyazon_link]
The Swan King: Ludwig II of Bavaria by Christopher McIntosh[easyazon_link identifier=”0760706484″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Ludwig II of Bavaria: The Swan King[/easyazon_link]
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 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.
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.”
The Definitive Biography of Edgar Allan Poe is: Edgar Allan Poe, A Critical Biography by Arthur Hobson Quinn. [easyazon_link identifier=”0801857309″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography[/easyazon_link]
A more recent effort is: Edgar Allan Poe: His Life and Legacy by Jeffrey Myers. [easyazon_link identifier=”B009GIPJ08″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Edgar Allan Poe: His Life and Legacy[/easyazon_link]
A brief but comprehensive overview is contained in Edgar Allan Poe: The Fever Called Living by Paul Collins. [easyazon_link identifier=”B00POFIP5I” locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Edgar Allan Poe: The Fever Called Living (Icons) by Collins, Paul (2014) Hardcover[/easyazon_link]
The intro and outro music was the Introduction and Rondo Cappriccioso, Op. 28 by Camille Saint-Saens. This version is in the public domain.
The most extensive biography of Che Guevara is Jon Lee Anderson’s “Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life” [easyazon_link identifier=”080214411X” locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life[/easyazon_link]
A wonderful book about Che and the Korda image is “Che’s Afterlife: The Legacy of an Image. [easyazon_link identifier=”B0082XLMZ4″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Che’s Afterlife: The Legacy of an Image (Vintage Original)[/easyazon_link]
An interesting compendium of pieces on Che is Che: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of a Revolutionary, edited by John Hart.
[easyazon_link identifier=”1560255196″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Che: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of a Revolutionary[/easyazon_link]
Opening and closing music was the song “Who”, second track from the album “Spin Day and the Emotional Godfather”
This music used by virtue of the following Creative Commons License
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