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Now the Wolf Has Come: The Creek Nation in the Civil War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: White, Christine Schultz / White, Benton R., PUBLISHER: Texas A&M University Press, In the winter of , nine thousand Native Americans in Indian Territory took a chance. Drawing on little else but wits, raw courage, and unshakable faith in the old gods, and their aging leader, Opothleyahola, they made a desperate escape from Confederate troops that were closing in. Seeking to reach the protection of federal forces in Kansas, their dramatic journey, recounted here from a unique Creek/Muskogee perspective, was filled with hazards; their destination, with disillusion and despair. The fleeing tribes suffered on the trek from blizzards, disease, and starvation. Constant harassment and desperate pitched battles with rival bands of the Creek Nation led by the Confederate-allied McIntosh family, adjoining Cherokees under Colonel Stand Waitie, and Texan Confederate sympathizers whittled away the number of survivors. When they finally straggled into Kansas, two thousand were dead or missing. Even then, their trials were not over: Federal "protection" proved to be hollow and harsh. Along with many others, Old Opothleyahola himself died in one of the bleak Federal camps. The complexity of the relationship between Opothleyahola and McIntosh--and the Native American strategies they represented--the passion of the Civil War, and the drama of battles and pursuits fill the pages of this story of an earlier day's refugee plight. Told from the Native American view of the events, never before written, this narrative account relies heavily on Creek oral tradition. Personal interviews with members of the Muskogee Nation have been supplemented with academic research in state, federal, and university archives and in the records of the Museum of the Muskogee Nation in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Not only students of Native American history but also those interested in the Civil War will find this volume invaluable reading.

Pleasant Surprises

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Melby, Becky / Wienke, Cathy, PUBLISHER: Barbour Publishing, Due to her newfound convictions, Angel's event planning company now offers only wholesome entertainment. Clients who booked bachelor parties months ago are furious and demanding refunds.In a desperate move to pull her business out of its downward spiral, Angel compromises...and a teenage girl is rushed to the hospital. She compromises a second time and almost loses the rescuer she's always dreamed of.Wade stops to help a damsel in distress on the highway and ends up falling for the feisty redhead. But is he willing to wait while Angel figures out how to do things God's way?

A Place of Exile: The European Settlement of New South Wales

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: MacKay, David, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, In recent years, historians have argued that commercial or strategic reasons lay behind the European settlement of New South Wales. This revisionist work reexamines the founding of Botany Bay and reaches quite a different conclusion: that severe penal pressures in Britain were the real impetus for the decision. Drawing on the latest research on crime and punishment in Britain, Mackay uncovers the financial, political, and logistical problems plaguing the British penal system from to , which finally forced the Pitt ministry to look to New South Wales for a quick and desperate solution.

Ryder's Wife

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sala, Sharon, PUBLISHER: Thorndike Press, First comes marriage... Heiress Casey Ruban needed a husband -- fast. So she raced to the nearest bar and made her offer -- full marital privileges in exchange for a wedding ring. It was an offer one man couldn't refuse. Then comes love? Once, Ryder Justice had everything. Now all he had was nothing to lose. But when the brooding ex-pilot agreed to marry the desperate woman in front of him, just for a year, he soon realized that not only did he have something to lose, he'd already lost it. His heart -- and it belonged to his wife. Acquista Ora

Bounty Man

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Patten, Lewis B., PUBLISHER: G. K. Hall & Company, Before all the shooting started, Ross Dunbar thought Dry Creek looked like a good place to settle down. But if the pair of tough, desperate men who now had him trapped had their way, he'd likely be settling down in a shallow grave instead. It had all been caused by an act of conscience that got him involved with the wife of a man he had shot. It was only a mission of mercy, for somebody else's wife. But there was no way to explain that now to these two desperados, who shot first and asked questions later...

The Treasures of Timbuktu

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Palmer, Catherine, PUBLISHER: Heartquest, When the Tuareg, a fierce nomadic tribe, come after Tille Thornton, she can't believe they're serious How can they think she's the legendary Tree-Planting Woman--the one who holds the key to the treasure of Timbuktu? But they are serious. Deadly serious. Desperate and on the run, Tille finds herself in an uneasy partnership with Graeme McLeod, a daring adventurer who comes out of nowhere to thwart the Tuareg's attempt to kidnap her. Now the two of them are joined against angry tribesmen, crocodiles, a sandstorm, rampaging hippos, and more as they embark on a quest that could bring them the answers they seek--or cost them everything.

Happy Are the Poor in Spirit

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Greeley, Andrew M., PUBLISHER: Thorndike Press, Every family has a few skeletons in its closet. But the Cain family has a ghost in theirs, and it's trying to murder the rich and famous Bart Cain. After three attempts on his life, and three phone calls from a woman who is supposed to be dead, the family is desperate enough to call in an exorcist. What they get is Bishop Blackie Ryan, who only believes in spirits of the holy sort. He learns that the ghostly suspect, Mary Anne Haggerty, disappeared in -- after going to the senior prom with Bart Cain. Now Blackie is raising more than the dead: He's raising some very deadly questions...

The Congressman's Civil War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bogue, Allan G. / Fogel, Robert / Thernstrom, Stephan, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, In the historical literature on the Civil War, the President, the generals, and the cabinet secretaries have won the war of words. Of the hundreds of men who served in the House of Representatives during this great struggle, only a handful typically appear in general discussions of the period. Yet without a deeper understanding of the contributions of the members of the Congress to the successful prosecution of the war, we cannot fully appreciate the desperate nature of that war and its significance in the building of the nation. This book explores important aspects of the Civil War from the perspective of Capitol Hill. It is an effort to survey some of the possibilities for understanding the congressmen, their relations with each other, and their interaction with President Lincoln.

Fifth Wheel (Cassidy James Mysteries)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Calloway, Kate, PUBLISHER: Naiad Pr, A sadistic serial killer is abducting young women and leaving their mutilated bodies along Oregon's coastal highway. Kings Harbor policewoman Martha Harper believes the clues lead to a local college, but her superiors don't see it that way. Desperate For help, she turns to her best friend, Cassidy James. Posing as a teaching assistant in the Theater Department, the undercover investigator soon finds herself surrounded by a east of intriguing characters, including the alluring Professor Lauren Monroe - whose talents, Cassidy will soon discover, are not limited tot he classroom. But the more she learns about Lauren and the people around her, the more Cassidy suspects she's not the only one playing a role...

Among the Impostors

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haddix, Margaret Peterson, PUBLISHER: Aladdin Paperbacks, OUT OF HIDING. INTO DANGER. Luke Garner is an illegal third child. All his life has been spent in hiding. Now, for the first time, Luke is living among others. He has assumed a deceased boy's identity and is attending Hendricks School for Boys, a windowless building with cruel classmates and oblivious teachers. Luke knows he has to blend in, but he lives in constant fear that his behavior will betray him. Then one day Luke discovers a door to the outside. He knows that beyond the walls of Hendricks lie the secrets he is desperate to uncover. What he doesn't know is whom he can trust -- and where the answers to his questions may lead him...

Road to London. by Barbara Mitchelhill

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mitchelhill, Barbara, PUBLISHER: Andersen Press, Thomas dreams of becoming an actor, and when Shakespeare comes home to Stratford, Thomas's life changes forever. Thomas is desperate to join 'the players', he'll do anything to watch them perform, even skip school and risk a caning. But when Thomas's rule breaking gets him in trouble with more than just his school master, he has to flee his home and make his way to London. Here he meets his hero, Shakespeare, and his players. But behind the excitement of the theatres is a grimy world of deception, poison and treason. Will Thomas manage to uncover the plot in time? And will he manage to save Shakespeare from a fate worse than death?

Lost in Cat Brain Land

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pierce, Cameron, PUBLISHER: Eraserhead Press, Sad stories from a surreal world. A fascist mustache. A desert inside a dead cat. The ghost of Franz Kafka. Primordial entities mourn the death of their child. The desperate serve tea to mysterious creatures. A hopeless romantic falls in love with a pterodactyl. From a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles where robotic gargoyles are law, to a blighted suburbia where the elephant god Ganesh seeks revenge on a man and his android wife, Cat Brain Land is a place of domestic despair and nightmare foreboding. Where sirloin steaks enroll in daycare and ex-lovers return as tiny dolls. This is a land of camel people and the Lord of Meat. The farther into Cat Brain Land you get, the more difficult it will be to get out.

The Sandman

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Winn, Matthew, PUBLISHER: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing, Rueben "Cracker" Graham is a death row inmate at Starke prison. He is biding his time until his meeting with "Old Sparky" an infamous electric chair that has, on occasion, been known to malfunction. With nothing else to do but read, Cracker whiles away his hours with a book. A book that holds a secret to his freedom.Timothy Duggan has found himself thrust into a realm of nightmares that haunt not only his sleep, but his waking moments as well. Because when he awakes, evidence of his nightmares has crossed over into reality. Now Timothy has to struggle with the knowledge that he is either going completely insane, or he is a cold-blooded serial killer.These are desperate men who's worlds inevitably collide.

The Mind Invaders

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hunt, Dave, PUBLISHER: Harvest House Publishers, Spine-tingling action follows this incredible breakthrough in mind research. Opening doors to the unlimited power of the mind, aliens from another dimension share their gift of psychic power -- promising a new era of peace. But when governments get involved... Discovering the CIA and Russian Intelligence's battle for psychic control, famed journalist Carla Bertelli joins the fray as she delves into the power behind the alien minds who identify themselves as the Archons (the "Nine"). Convinced they are benevolent, she is devastated when Ken renounces the paranormal and embraces Christianity. Torn between her love for Ken and her contempt for his demon theory, Carla plunges into a search for the truth. The suspense deepens when Carla discovers the shocking truth and begins a desperate race against time...

Celia, a Slave

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McLaurin, Melton A., PUBLISHER: Harper Perennial, In , fourteen-year-old Celia became the property of Robert Newsom, a prosperous and respected Missouri farmer. For the next five years, she was cruelly and repeatedly molested by her abusive master--and bore him two children in the process. But in , driven to the limits of her endurance, Celia fought back. And at the tender age of eighteen, the desperate and frightened young black woman found herself on trial for Newsom's murder--the defendant in a landmark courtroom battle that threatened to undermine the very foundations of the South's most cherished institution. Based on court records, correspondences and newspaper accounts past and present, "Celia, A Slave" is a powerful masterwork of passion and scholarship--a stunning literary achievement that brilliantly illuminates one of the most extraordinary events in the long, dark history of slavery in America.

Ten Thousand Eyes: The Amazing Story of the Spy Network That

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Collier, Richard, PUBLISHER: Lyons Press, When France fell to the Germans in , a slight, scholarly twenty-eight-year-old captain of engineers and professor escaped to England, and with General Charles De Gaulle and Andre Dewavrin, he organized an intelligence service with one goal -- to secure a blueprint for Germany's Atlantic Wall and place it in the hand of the Allies. What follows is a remarkable story of a clandestine spy network comprised of sailors, farmers, painters, housewives, and children all unified in one purpose -- the fall of the Third Reich. Richard Collier tells the story of how ordinary men and women from all walks of life risked torture and death in German-occupied Normandy to furnish the Allied forces with detailed information of the German coastal defenses, knowledge essential for D-Day success. Working from material both published and unpublished, Collier has created an authentic record of one of the most remarkable episodes of World War II, a human story of a group of ordinary people whose faith paved the way for Eisenhower's great sweep on D-Day.

Midnight: A Dark Age Dawning Novel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Connor, Ellen, PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Inc, Second in a stunning post-apocalyptic paranormal romance trilogy. Three years of wandering the postapocalyptic wasteland has stripped Dr. Chris Welsh of hope. A harrowing loss drove him from his home, and he hasn't stopped moving-until he encounters Valle de Bravo, a haven of civilization amid the chaos of the Change. Soldiers take their orders from Rosa Cortez-the iron hand within a velvet glove. The last thing Rosa needs is a feral loner upsetting the town's tentative balance. However, for the good of her people, she lets Chris stay, and as bloodthirsty raiders strike again and again, Chris and Rosa battle hellhounds and dust pirates while also fighting desperate attraction. To save them, love must overcome the pain of the past-and build a future in this brutal Dark Age...

Tiger in the Shadows

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wilson, Debbie / Wilson, Debra, PUBLISHER: Kregel Publications, Stefanie Peng abandons her comfortable American life for a desperate quest--gaining the release of her grandfather, an underground pastor, from an oppressive Chinese labor camp. But the "Beijing Tiger," a Chinese master spy, stalks her every move; clawing for leverage over America through her father, a world-renowned physicist, and the leaders of the Chinese church. Only the courage of the enigmatic man who loves her can save her. From the labor camps to illegal union meetings, from prison to the underground church, Stefanie comes face-to-face with the value of her freedom and the cost so many pay for the faith. A Guaranteed Fiction Title The author--a member of Human Rights in China--knows the Chinese situation A dramatic look at the living conditions of persecuted brothers and sisters in ChristTouches a growing global consciousness

Coq Au Vin: A Nanette Hayes Mystery

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carter, Charlotte, PUBLISHER: Mysterious Press, Nanette's Aunt Vivian vanished into the jet set years ago, leaving her favorite niece with only fond memories of disco jumpsuits and serial husbands. So when Nanette's mom receives a desperate telegram from Viv in Paris, Nanette jumps at the chance to go and help her beloved aunt. After all, she got her wild streak from Viv, and besides, it's France. When she arrives, Aunt Viv is nowhere to be found, but her abandoned suitcase holds clues that date back to an old scam in the jazz clubs of Paris, and, apparently, an old murder. Now it's up to Nanette, and her new amour, Andre, to wade through a pool of dangerously eccentric characters to find her wily old aunt -- and Nanette would really prefer to find her alive...

Hurricane

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Trueman, Terry, PUBLISHER: HarperCollins, outside, the wind is howling. it is a monster shrieking to get inside. outside, the rain is a solid wall of water. everything is dark. everything is destroyed. everything is gone.... Everything except for the desperate courage of those who survive that terrifying night. After hours of cowering in the dark with no lights, no warmth, and the terrible noises of the rain and wind pounding on the walls, Jose walks out his front door and steps into a nightmare. But his nightmare has only begun as he and the few who are left in his small village start to pull their lives back together. Based on Hurricane Mitch's devastation of Honduras in , Terry Trueman's powerful story is about a young boy's fear and courage in the face of a force of nature too huge to even imagine.

Kronstadt : The Fate of a Soviet Democracy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Getzler, Israel, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is the first major study of revolutionary Kronstadt to span the period from February to the uprising of March . It focuses attention on Kronstadt's forgotten golden age, between March and July , when Soviet power and democracy flourished there. Professor Getzler argues that the Kronstadters' 'Third Revolution' of March was a desperate attempt at a restoration of that Soviet democracy which they believed had been taken from them by Bolshevik 'commissarocracy'. Pointing to continuity in personnel, ideology and institutions linking the Kronstadt experiment in Soviet democracy with the March uprising, the author sees that continuity reflected in the Kronstadt tragedy's central figure, the long-haired, dreamy-eyed student Anatolii Lamanov. Chairman of the Kronstadt Soviet in and chief editor of its Izvestiia, Lamanov became the ideologist of the uprising and was soon after executed as a 'counter-revolutionary'.

Stolen Away

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harvey, Alyxandra, PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury UK, For seventeen years, Eloise Hart had no idea the world of Faery even existed. Now she has been abducted and trapped in the Rath of Lord Strahan, King of Faery. Strahan was only meant to rule for seven years, as Faery tradition dictates, and then give up his crown to another. But he won't comply, and now chaos threatens both worlds. The only one who can break his stranglehold on the Faery court is his wife... Eloise's aunt Antonia. Using Eloise to lure Antonia, Strahan captures his wife, desperate to end the only threat to his reign. Now Eloise must become the rescuer. Together with her best friends Jo and Devin, she must forge alliances with other Fae, including a gorgeous protector named Lucas, and Strahan's mysterious son, Eldric-who may or may not betray them.

Eyes of the Storm

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Jeff / Hamaker, Steve, PUBLISHER: Graphix, In "Eyes of the Storm," book three in the epic BONE series, Gran'ma Ben reveals long-kept secrets about Thorn's royal heritage and the ancient enmities that may lead to war. In "Eyes of the Storm," volume three of the nine-book BONE saga, Lucius, Smiley, and Phoney survive an attack by the rat creatures and return safely to Lucius' tavern in Barrelhaven. Phoney, desperate to win a bet with Lucius, stokes the townspeople's fear of dragons and boasts that he is a professional dragonslayer. Back at the farm, Fone Bone and Thorn are troubled by strange dreams, and Gran'ma Ben's reaction to them is stranger still: She reveals long-kept secrets and warns of great danger. Thorn, Fone Bone, and Gran'ma Ben may have to leave the farm forever.

Anything But Typical

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Baskin, Nora Raleigh, PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Jason Blake is an autistic 12-year-old living in a neurotypical world.Most days it's just a matter of time before something goes wrong. But Jason finds a glimmer of understanding when he comes across PhoenixBird, who posts stories to the same online site as he does. Jason can be himself when he writes and he thinks that PhoneixBird-her name is Rebecca-could be his first real friend. But as desperate as Jason is to met her, he's terrified that if they do meet, Rebecca wil only see his autism and not who Jason really is.By acclaimed writer Nora Raleigh Baskin, this is the breathtaking depiction of an autistic boy's struggles-and a story for anyone who has ever worried about fitting in.

Evil Ways

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gustainis, Justin, PUBLISHER: Solaris, In a story that ranges from Baghdad to Los Angeles, "EVIL WAYS" sees eccentric billionaire Walter Grobius attempt to unleash a devastating magical apocalypse. Quincey Morris and his partner, white witch Libby Chastain, are drawn into their deadliest case yet, but from different directions. In Los Angeles, Quincey is blackmailed by the FBI into investigating a series of ritualistic child murders. In New York, Libby barely escapes an attempt on her life by assassins armed with magical weapons. Both of these threads eventually intertwine, leading the investigators to a conspiracy so vast and diabolical as to defy belief. The final, bloody confrontation takes place at Grobius's isolated Idaho estate, on Walpurgis Night -- the night of the Witches' Sabbath. Quincey and Libby, and their allies, must fight a desperate battle against immensely powerful dark forces that threaten the future of all mankind.

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