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This book chronicles the historic impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe & Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain on the American Civil War. American political, social, religious, literary, legislative, economic and military history interlaces with the story of an author who wrote a novel that ignited a firestorm and a college professor who save the Union at Gettysburg and oversaw the surrender at Appomattox Court House.

Stories From Maine II: The Legends Continue is the second book to chronicle many of the odd and legendary tales from of America's 23rd State of Maine. Fascinating facts, dates, events and people, mixed with legend, capture these amazing and entertaining stories. This is the history you were not taught in school.

He is the man of his age, a living legend. He can carry a four ton gate upon his shoulders and fight off entire armies on his own. He poses riddles for fun and judges an entire tribe with charming ease. Nothing and no one get the better of Samson. Until . . . the woman. Witness the astonishing story of Samson like you've never seen it before: faithful to Scripture. Samson was not a morally weak man, as he has always been portrayed in media. Rather, he was a colossus, a hero with the faith of a Moses and the strength and swagger of a god! He was also introspective and humble enough to repent...

A battered strongbox, rescued from a trash pile after the death of the real-life Myrtha, is crammed full with letters, postcards, and photographs she saved over a lifetime. Starting with the missive from Walt that changed her heart, these letters follow Myrtha through courtship and the early years of marriage, seeing her family scatter during the Great Depression, the excitement of the war years and the exuberance of the decades that follow. The author shares this treasure so readers can better know the woman and family they have come to love. A supplement to "The Alexander Saga."

Every success story begins with a single step in the right direction. Pem Dorjee Sherpa's journey began with a determination to break the cycle of poverty and abuse he was born into. To do that, Pem will have to summon the resilience, courage, and resolve to do what others only dream of: summit Mt. Everest.

Ladd Hamilton's vivid storytelling brings to life the infamous murder of popular Lewiston merchant Lloyd Magruder in the Bitterroot Mountains during the 1860s Idaho-Montana gold rush.

1945: The story continues as the next generation, Myrtha's and Louie G's children, adjust to a new world order that is both exciting and terrifying. Ernest, newly released from the Navy, confronts bigotry in his home state of Texas and struggles to settle into a life that is expected of him but cannot make him happy. Rose is determined to be the perfect wife and mother in a world that is coming apart at the seams. Carolyn, unsure of her future, leaves San Francisco to wait for her husband to return home. Dolores begins her career in a business world that wants her to go back home and stay ...

Second in the series, "The Alexander Saga." Dahomey (Benin), West Africa 1717: Bess leaves home to work her plot in the village garden, never to return. Swept up in the brutal slave trade of the Middle Passage, she seizes an opportunity to survive the Atlantic crossing. The 'Cateret' is the first slave ship to sail into Charles Town harbor after the siege and starvation of the Yamasee War, where Bess is thrust onto the auction block and sold as a slave. Interwoven with her rice-planting masters in the South Carolina colony, her legend of survival begins a two-century legacy of lineage and ...

What happens when one man decides to rely on prayer alone to meet every need? Sincere attempts to define George Müller as a preacher, evangelist, or a man who cared for the poor, fail to illustrate why you should read about him. The man who cared for over 10,000 orphans and established 120 schools is best remembered for the principles by which he lived his life — principles that are now within your reach.

From the ashes of collapsed democracies to the fear-fueled rise of totalitarian regimes, The Rise of Dictators is a riveting exploration of how authoritarian leaders seize and sustain power. In this powerful audiobook, bestselling historian Isabella C. Hayes takes listeners on a sweeping journey through the minds and methods of history’s most dangerous rulers—from Hitler and Stalin to today’s emerging strongmen.

Four sisters, two wars, one epidemic, the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression. Beginning in rural Missouri in 1911 and ending in San Francisco during the final days of World War II, this is the story of the four Alexander sisters, all with very different lives. They are the granddaughters of first settlers of the Missouri wilderness and daughters of an iron-willed woman who buried four of her five children before the sisters were born. The eldest sister is a practical and outgoing business woman. Second is the beautiful, selfish and self-righteous farm wife. Third is the main ...

A contemporary of Samuel Adams, John Adams, George Washington, and the Marquis de Lafayette, Hancock had a list of contacts that read like a who’s who of the American Revolution. But shockingly little has been written about Hancock himself. John Hancock tells the story of a man who deserves far more credit for his contribution to the American Revolution than he previously received—and award-winning scholar Willard Sterne Randall is determined to give him his due at last.

In 1940, Sergei Rachmaninoff, living in exile in America, broke his creative silence and composed a swan song to his Russian homeland—his iconic "Symphonic Dances." What happened in those final haunted years and how did he come to write his farewell masterpiece? Rachmaninoff left Petrograd (now St. Petersburg) in 1917 during the throes of the Russian Revolution. He was forty-four years old, at the peak of his powers as composer-conductor-performer, moving in elite Tsarist circles, as well as running the family estate, his refuge and solace.

How do you steal a library? Not just any library but the most secret archive in the world. The answer is to be a librarian. To be so quiet, that no-one knows what you are up to as you toil undercover over decades and so low key, that even after your escape, aided by MI6, no-one even notices you are gone. The Spy in the Archive is the remarkable story of how Vasili Mitrokhin – an introverted archivist who loved nothing more than dusty files – ended up changing the world.

In a world where cultures clash and traditions evolve, can love and faith guide the modern marriage? Journey into the heart of this crucial question with "Modern Marriage and God," the 7th book in this gripping autobiography series. This isn't just a personal story; it's a thought-provoking exploration of marriage in our ever-changing world. From age-old ceremonies to groundbreaking trends, the author delves deep into the intricacies of love, commitment, and faith in the face of a transforming institution. Why does this matter? Unlock the complexities of modern marriage: As cultures ...

Who needs horror stories when real life has serial killers, cults, and human soup? 20 of the world’s most disturbing real-life crimes - this isn’t fiction. It’s worse! Walk the haunted alleys of Cape Town, navigate Russia’s frozen wastelands, and venture down the shadowed river Thames - each tale expertly written for fans of true crime, murder mystery non-fiction, and gripping criminal investigations. The Iron Box Killer In 1910s Siam, the first documented serial killer in Thai history shocked a nation with his terrifying crimes. The Gatton Murders A peaceful Christmas night ...

For more than 35 years, Oscar Goodman was the country’s pre-eminent defense attorney for alleged gangsters. His endless client list reads like a Who’s Who of mobsters: Meyer Lansky, Nick Civella, Anthony Spilotro, Frank Rosenthal, Jimmy Chagra, Natale Richichi, Nicky Scarfo, and Vinny Ferrara, to name a few. So, was Goodman only what he claims: an attorney who defended his clients based on the simple principle that they, too, have constitutional rights? And if so, how did he manage to mingle with the mob for decades without becoming part of it? After scores of unlikely courtroom ...

"El tiempo demostró la certeza de mis predicciones. Hidalgo y los que lo sucedieron, siguiendo su ejemplo, desolaron al país, radicaron el odio entre europeos y americanos, sacrificaron millares de víctimas, obstruyeron las fuentes de las riquezas, desorganizaron el ejército, aniquilaron la industria, hicieron de peor condición la suerte de los americanos corrompiendo las costumbres; y lejos de conseguir la independencia, aumentaron los obstáculos que a ella se oponían..." En la historia de México, pocas figuras han sido tan elevadas y derribadas con tanta violencia como Agustín de...

"Cadaqués: Multisensorial cuna de los Berenguer" es un cautivador viaje literario y emocional que nos sumerge en las raíces de una familia, entrelazando la historia de un lugar y el vínculo mágico que los conecta. Con la pasión y colaboración de dos primos, Gerald e Isabel, este libro se convierte en un relato único y entrañable. El escenario es Cadaqués, un encantador rincón mediterráneo de paisaje idílico donde las vivencias, recuerdos y lazos familiares se entrelazan para dar origen a la familia Berenguer. Este lugar ha sido testigo de generaciones de esta estirpe, con el mar...

" Je pourrais buter cet enfoiré d’ici les yeux fermés ", propose l’attaché militaire britannique à Berlin qui détaille son plan d’action à sa hiérarchie en 1939. Sur les 42 tentatives d’assassinat recensées pour tuer Hitler , une majorité est due à la résistance allemande qui, très tôt, comprend l’appétence guerrière d’Hitler. De simples citoyens, des ouvriers, des étudiants, des conjurations de généraux échafauderont des attentats et presque tous connaîtront le même sort : décapités, pendus à un croc de boucher ou fusillés.