Book description
By the late 1810s, a global revolution in cotton had remade the U.S.-Mexico border, bringing wealth and waves of Americans to the Gulf Coast while also devastating the lives and villages of Mexicans in Texas. In response, Mexico threw open its northern territories to American farmers in hopes that cotton could bring prosperity to the region. Thousands of Anglo-Americans poured into Texas, but their insistence that slavery accompany them sparked pitched battles across Mexico. An extraordinary alliance of Anglos and Mexicans in Texas came together to defend slavery against abolitionists in the Mexican government, beginning a series of fights that culminated in the Texas Revolution. In the aftermath, Anglo-Americans rebuilt the Texas borderlands into the most unlikely creation: the first fully committed slaveholders' republic in North America. Seeds of Empire tells the remarkable story of how the cotton revolution of the early nineteenth century transformed northeastern Mexico into the western edge of the United States, and how the rise and spectacular collapse of the Republic of Texas as a nation built on cotton and slavery proved to be a blueprint for the Confederacy of the 1860s.
Black Mustard
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Cumulo
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Contrary Mary
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Tweety Bun Bun
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Yellow Menace
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AxelRoad
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Referee
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Jelly Camber
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Freesia
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Austin Shamrock
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Viceswerve
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Gold Dahlia
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Natural Gold
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Sleepwalker
ListenBook's library organization and book groups help me keep my content neatly sorted. ListenBook's dedication to delivering a top-notch experience is evident in every detail. ListenBook has all the features I need in an audiobook app. My top choice! The equalizer is a great addition. It really enhances the audio quality.
TrinitySoul
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Sky Trinity
I'm thrilled that ListenBook offers both basic and advanced features to cater to all types of users. I'm amazed at how this app has expanded my reading horizons. The quick access to chapters and controls makes the app a joy to use. I'm always in control. Makes listening to audiobooks easy and enjoyable. Thank you, ListenBook!
Sokol
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Nessie
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Beo
ListenBook's sleek design and easy chapter access make navigation a breeze. π± A world of books at my fingertips β this app's user-friendly design makes it a true reading companion. ππ±
Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience