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Quiet Valor

Unsung Architects of the American Promise

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Quiet Valor

By: Larry Nouvel
Narrated by: Dalan Decker
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In an age of spectacle, we often forget the quiet work that sustains a nation. Quiet Valor is a masterfully told, deeply human tribute to the Americans who shaped the country not with fanfare but with resolve. In this moving and impeccably researched collection, Larry Nouvel lifts the veil on 15 extraordinary individuals whose integrity, courage, and service reshaped the moral architecture of the United States.

From Harry Colmery, the modest lawyer behind the G.I. Bill, to Claudette Colvin, the teenager who challenged segregation before Rosa Parks, to Jonas Salk, who cured a generation and refused to profit from it—these are the unsung architects of justice, equity, and national renewal.

Their stories unfold not in press conferences or war rooms but in school buses, hotel rooms, and quiet laboratories. These are moments where principle triumphed over comfort, and the American promise was advanced not through applause, but through conscience.

For listeners hungry for depth in an era of noise, Quiet Valor offers a reminder: true heroism often arrives without headlines. And history, when told fully, belongs not just to those who held power, but to those who held fast.

©2025 Larry Nouvel (P)2025 Larry Nouvel
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