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Author : Allen R. Coggins
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1681390213
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (813 download)
Download or read book Escape from Bone Cave—A Civil War Saga written by Allen R. Coggins and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Delisted
Author : Allen Coggins
Publisher : Page Publishing, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781681390208
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Escape from Bone Cave-A Civil War Saga written by Allen Coggins and published by Page Publishing, Incorporated. This book was released on 2015-01-26 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel takes place in Civil War torn Middle Tennessee. It opens as George, an abused slave, is brought into a prisoner of war camp at a place called Big Bone Cave. There he meets Luke, a Union prisoner of war. Luke, a Western Pennsylvania Quaker, takes pity on George and they quickly become friends and confidants. Together they face brutal prison guards and the grueling task of mining cave soil from which is extracted saltpeter, used in production of gunpowder. Union blockades of gunpowder and saltpeter into the South have made it necessary for the Confederate Army to acquire its own sources of the valuable commodity from privately owned caves, some worked by prisoners and slaves. In the process of digging soil deep within the cave, Luke and George accidentally discover a back entrance from which to escape. Unfortunately, they have no knowledge of where to go if they do escape and no provisions to see them through a long journey to freedom. In short, escape seems futile. After a few weeks, they meet Roger, a Confederate Army deserter who is also brought to the cave as a prisoner. Although he is a bigoted and unsavory character at first, they soon realize that he may be their only hope for escape and survival. In time he warms up to George despite their racial differences. Born and raised in Middle Tennessee, Roger knows the country well and hence can guide them to freedom. Furthermore, he has friends and relatives willing to assist. Seeing no alternative, they take Roger into their confidence. We can get you out of here, they say, if you can guide us north as far as the Kentucky line. Meanwhile, Union Army scouts discover the covert saltpeter mining operation at Big Bone Cave and determine that it is the prize for which they have been searching, the largest such operation in the South. Within hours, Union troops are marching eastward to capture it. As the Confederate Army prepares to retreat with their equipment and prisoners, Luke, George and Roger make their escape after overcoming guards. As they leave under the cover of darkness, Roger reveals that he has overheard a conversation that leads him to believe that the civilian owners of the saltpeter works have hidden a large cache of gold near the cave. They decide to delay their journey north until both armies have left the area and then return to the cave to search for the treasure. They eventually find more gold than they can physically carry, so they bury most of it and take the rest with them. Escaping the cave was nothing in comparison to their suspenseful and arduous flight northward, traveling by night and hiding and resting by day. Escape from Bone Cave is a suspenseful story of hardship and friendship, set in a dynamic time in our nation s history."
Author : Laurie Myers
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1429974966
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Escape by Night written by Laurie Myers and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten-year-old Tommy and his sister Annie are intrigued by the new soldiers arriving in their Georgia town. Since the Civil War started, wounded men waiting to be treated at the local church-turned-hospital have been coming in by droves. When Tommy sees a soldier drop his notebook, he sends his dog, Samson, to fetch it. Tommy soon meets the soldier and is faced with the hardest decision he's ever had to make: whether or not he should help a Yankee escape to freedom. Filled with intriguing suspense and tackling difficult questions about slavery, this story, told in accessible short chapters, will appeal to history buffs as well as those who appreciate a faithful dog.
Author : Fred H. Holmes
Publisher : Dyna-Tyme Genetics Time Travel
ISBN 13 : 9781624870514
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (75 download)
Download or read book Escape from Helmira written by Fred H. Holmes and published by Dyna-Tyme Genetics Time Travel. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sent back in time against his will, Rumfeld "Rummy" Dixon finds himself in the infamous Elmira Federal Prison for Confederate prisoners. Two options face him. Either do nothing and die in this hell hole, or join a group of ten fellow prisoners in their attempt to dig a tunnel out of the stockade to freedom. In present time, Lida Mitushi, Rummy's lover and partner in his aborted attempt to change the results of the American Civil War, is doing everything in her power to rescue him from his likely demise. She can handle everything except make the trip herself, given that it's a prison full of men. Finding the right man for the job won't be easy, but when she does, revenge will be within her grasp. With the past, present, and future at stake, only one question remains: can the Dyna-Tyme team prevent them from wreaking havoc in time? * * * * * Find out by reading the latest installment of the Dyna-Tyme Genetics series by Fred H. Holmes, inspired by true events surrounding the greatest escape attempt to occur at the Elmira Federal Prison.
Author : C. W. Whitehair
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781091293809
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (938 download)
Download or read book Escape Across the Potomac written by C. W. Whitehair and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-20 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On September 14, 1862, the were 14,000 Federal soldiers at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, under the command of Colonel Dixon S. Miles. They were surrounded by 23,000 Confederate soldiers under the command of Major-General Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson force, in what would be known as the Siege at Harpers Ferry. Sharing in the Federal garrison's fate were 1,600 cavalrymen, who refused to surrender, but instead were willing to make an escape attempt. Follow their story, and the events leading up to, their daring "Escape Across the Potomac." The information for "Escape Across the Potomac" was taken from diaries of military and civilian participants, personal letters, and newspaper articles. Included are reports from the "Official Records of the Rebellion," period newspaper articles and photographs. CW Whitehair has portrayed both a military and civilian Civil War re-enactor. he is a former volunteer Historical Interpreter and Living Historian for the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and member of the Florida Writers Association.Whitehair has written ten books, fiction and non-fiction, fifty articles, and a bestselling short story on the Civil War. He has appeared in several historical documentaries and several movies on the Civil War. CW is also a guest speaker at Civil War Roundtables, historical societies, schools, re-enactments, libraries, and book festivals. Whitehair lives in Central Florida with his wife, Rhonda, and their poodle, Mosby.
Author : Gene Hackman
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 9780312587598
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (875 download)
Download or read book Escape from Andersonville written by Gene Hackman and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An explosive novel of the Civil War about one man’s escape from a notorious Confederate prison camp---and his dramatic return to save his men. July 1864. Union officer Nathan Parker has been imprisoned at nightmarish Andersonville prison camp in Georgia along with his soldiers. As others die around them, Nathan and his men hatch a daring plan to allow him to escape through a tunnel and make his way to Vicksburg, where he intends to alert his superiors to the imprisonment and push for military action. His efforts are blocked by higher-ups in the military, so Parker takes matters into his own hands. Together with a shady, dangerous ex-soldier and smuggler named Marcel Lafarge and a fascinating collection of cutthroats, soldiers, and castoffs, a desperate Parker organizes a private rescue mission to free his men before it’s too late. Exciting, thoroughly researched, and dramatic, Escape from Andersonville is a Civil War novel filled with action, memorable characters, and vividly realized descriptions of the war’s final year.
Author : Edward H. Bonekemper
Publisher : Regnery Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A Victor, Not a Butcher written by Edward H. Bonekemper and published by Regnery Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civil War buffs will be enlightened, entertained and infuriated by this passionate and provocative military biography of Ulysses S. Grant, which includes photos and maps.
Author : Julian Jaynes
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547527543
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)
Download or read book The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind written by Julian Jaynes and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2000-08-15 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Book Award Finalist: “This man’s ideas may be the most influential, not to say controversial, of the second half of the twentieth century.”—Columbus Dispatch At the heart of this classic, seminal book is Julian Jaynes's still-controversial thesis that human consciousness did not begin far back in animal evolution but instead is a learned process that came about only three thousand years ago and is still developing. The implications of this revolutionary scientific paradigm extend into virtually every aspect of our psychology, our history and culture, our religion—and indeed our future. “Don’t be put off by the academic title of Julian Jaynes’s The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. Its prose is always lucid and often lyrical…he unfolds his case with the utmost intellectual rigor.”—The New York Times “When Julian Jaynes . . . speculates that until late in the twentieth millennium BC men had no consciousness but were automatically obeying the voices of the gods, we are astounded but compelled to follow this remarkable thesis.”—John Updike, The New Yorker “He is as startling as Freud was in The Interpretation of Dreams, and Jaynes is equally as adept at forcing a new view of known human behavior.”—American Journal of Psychiatry
Author : Stephen L. Moore
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399583564
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (995 download)
Download or read book As Good As Dead written by Stephen L. Moore and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[A] truly uplifting tale of deliverance from certain death . . . A deeply personal read, in which the reader is drawn into the highs and lows of the action, the tragedy, and the salvation, because Moore has so successfully drawn out the characters. . . . Compelling reading and hard to put down.”—Naval History The heroic story of eleven American POWs who defied certain death in World War II, As Good as Dead is an unforgettable account of the Palawan Massacre survivors and their daring escape. In late 1944, the Allies invaded the Japanese-held Philippines, and soon the end of the Pacific War was within reach. But for the last 150 American prisoners of war still held on the island of Palawan, there would be no salvation. After years of slave labor, starvation, disease, and torture, their worst fears were about to be realized. On December 14, with machine guns trained on them, they were herded underground into shallow air raid shelters—death pits dug with their own hands. Japanese soldiers doused the shelters with gasoline and set them on fire. Some thirty prisoners managed to bolt from the fiery carnage, running a lethal gauntlet of machine gun fire and bayonets to jump from the cliffs to the rocky Palawan coast. By the next morning, only eleven men were left alive—but their desperate journey to freedom had just begun. As Good as Dead is one of the greatest escape stories of World War II, and one that few Americans know. The eleven survivors of the Palawan Massacre—some badly wounded and burned—spent weeks evading Japanese patrols. They scrounged for food and water, swam shark-infested bays, and wandered through treacherous jungle terrain, hoping to find friendly Filipino guerrillas. Their endurance, determination, and courage in the face of death make this a gripping and inspiring saga of survival.
Author : Leigh Bardugo
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1627795227
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (277 download)
Download or read book Six of Crows written by Leigh Bardugo and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with the Netflix series, Shadow and Bone -- Season 2 streaming now! Meet Kaz Brekker and his crew: Jesper, Inej, Wylan, and the star-crossed Nina and Matthias, on the heist of a lifetime in Six of Crows from #1 bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo. Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone. . . . A convict with a thirst for revenge. A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager. A runaway with a privileged past. A spy known as the Wraith. A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums. A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don't kill each other first. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo returns to the breathtaking world of the Grishaverse in this unforgettable tale about the opportunity—and the adventure—of a lifetime. Read all the books in the Grishaverse! The Shadow and Bone Trilogy (previously published as The Grisha Trilogy) Shadow and Bone Siege and Storm Ruin and Rising The Six of Crows Duology Six of Crows Crooked Kingdom The King of Scars Duology King of Scars Rule of Wolves The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic The Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of Magic The Lives of Saints
Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 336831078X
Total Pages : 778 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (683 download)
Download or read book The Mysterious Island written by Jules Verne and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-10-19 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.
Author : Leigh Bardugo
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 9781780621104
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (211 download)
Download or read book The Gathering Dark written by Leigh Bardugo and published by Orion. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shadow Fold, a swathe of impenetrable darkness, crawling with monsters that feast on human flesh, is slowly destroying the once-great nation of Ravka. Alina, a lonely orphan, discovers a unique power that thrusts her into the lavish world of the kingdom's magical elite - the Grisha.
Author : Leigh Bardugo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1250063167
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Ruin and Rising written by Leigh Bardugo and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army. Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection of the Apparat and the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Yet her plans lie elsewhere, with the hunt for the elusive firebird and the hope that an outlaw prince still survives. Alina will have to forge new alliances and put aside old rivalries as she and Mal race to find the last of Morozova's amplifiers. But as she begins to unravel the Darkling's secrets, she reveals a past that will forever alter her understanding of the bond they share and the power she wields. The firebird is the one thing that stands between Ravka and destruction--and claiming it could cost Alina the very future she's fighting for. Ruin and Rising is the thrilling final installment in Leigh Bardugo's Grisha Trilogy.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 886 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Examiner written by and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chuck Wendig
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 1101966971
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Empire's End: Aftermath (Star Wars) written by Chuck Wendig and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Following Star Wars: Aftermath and Star Wars: Life Debt, Chuck Wendig delivers the exhilarating conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy set in the years between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. EVERY END IS A NEW BEGINNING. As the final showdown between the New Republic and the Empire draws near, all eyes turn to a once-isolated planet: Jakku. The Battle of Endor shattered the Empire, scattering its remaining forces across the galaxy. But the months following the Rebellion’s victory have not been easy. The fledgling New Republic has suffered a devastating attack from the Imperial remnant, forcing the new democracy to escalate its hunt for the hidden enemy. For her role in the deadly ambush, Grand Admiral Rae Sloane is the most wanted Imperial war criminal—and one-time rebel pilot Norra Wexley, back in service at Leia’s urgent request, is leading the hunt. But more than just loyalty to the New Republic drives Norra forward: Her husband was turned into a murderous pawn in Sloane’s assassination plot, and now she wants vengeance as much as justice. Sloane, too, is on a furious quest: pursuing the treacherous Gallius Rax to the barren planet Jakku. As the true mastermind behind the Empire’s devastating attack, Rax has led the Empire to its defining moment. The cunning strategist has gathered the powerful remnants of the Empire’s war machine, preparing to execute the late Emperor Palpatine’s final plan. As the Imperial fleet orbits Jakku, an armada of Republic fighters closes in to finish what began at Endor. Norra and her crew soar into the heart of an apocalyptic clash that will leave land and sky alike scorched. And the future of the galaxy will finally be decided. Praise for Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath “Star Wars: Aftermath [reveals] what happened after the events of 1983’s Return of the Jedi. It turns out, there’s more than just the Empire for the good guys to worry about.”—The Hollywood Reporter “The Force is strong with Star Wars: Aftermath.”—Alternative Nation “The Star Wars universe is fresh and new again, and just as rich and mysterious as it always was.”—Den of Geek! Aftermath: Life Debt “Compulsively readable, the kind of caramel-corn book you just keep stuffing in your face until it’s gone.”—Tordotcom “Man oh man, this is good stuff. [Life Debt] reveals what Han and Chewie were up to after Return of the Jedi.”—io9 “Gripping reading . . . [This novel] hits the ground running.”—New York Daily News
Author : Leigh Bardugo
Publisher : Square Fish/Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 125004443X
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Siege and Storm written by Leigh Bardugo and published by Square Fish/Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hunted across the True Sea and haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. This edition of the second novel of the Grisha TrilogyNthe follow-up to the "New York Times" bestseller "Shadow and Bone"Nincludes bonus content.
Author : S. C. Gwynne
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416597158
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)
Download or read book Empire of the Summer Moon written by S. C. Gwynne and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award* *A New York Times Notable Book* *Winner of the Texas Book Award and the Oklahoma Book Award* This New York Times bestseller and stunning historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West “is nothing short of a revelation…will leave dust and blood on your jeans” (The New York Times Book Review). Empire of the Summer Moon spans two astonishing stories. The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. The second entails one of the most remarkable narratives ever to come out of the Old West: the epic saga of the pioneer woman Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son Quanah, who became the last and greatest chief of the Comanches. Although readers may be more familiar with the tribal names Apache and Sioux, it was in fact the legendary fighting ability of the Comanches that determined when the American West opened up. Comanche boys became adept bareback riders by age six; full Comanche braves were considered the best horsemen who ever rode. They were so masterful at war and so skillful with their arrows and lances that they stopped the northern drive of colonial Spain from Mexico and halted the French expansion westward from Louisiana. White settlers arriving in Texas from the eastern United States were surprised to find the frontier being rolled backward by Comanches incensed by the invasion of their tribal lands. The war with the Comanches lasted four decades, in effect holding up the development of the new American nation. Gwynne’s exhilarating account delivers a sweeping narrative that encompasses Spanish colonialism, the Civil War, the destruction of the buffalo herds, and the arrival of the railroads, and the amazing story of Cynthia Ann Parker and her son Quanah—a historical feast for anyone interested in how the United States came into being. Hailed by critics, S. C. Gwynne’s account of these events is meticulously researched, intellectually provocative, and, above all, thrillingly told. Empire of the Summer Moon announces him as a major new writer of American history.
