About the Book It is 1857 in the American Pacific Northwest where less than 3500 non-natives have begun settlements. Tensions between local indigenous tribes and pioneer settlers are growing. The U.S. territorial governor has called for a "war of extermination" against natives. Complicating it all, the local British and U.S. Armies begin preparing for war in a boundary dispute. Haida native Anah-nawitka, widely known by native foes and white settlers as "The Black Wind," addicted to the … [Read more...] about Featured PermaFree eBook: Widow Walk by Gar LaSalle
Interview with Author – C.M. Huddleston
About C.M. Huddleston: Connie M. Huddleston loved history and dreamed of writing a book even as a child. However, she got sidetracked. She became an Army wife, a mother, an elementary school teacher, an archaeologist, and an historic preservation consultant, before publishing her first book! In 2017, she published her ninth and tenth volumes, all dealing with her first love, our nation’s past. While four are written for children under the name C.M. Huddleston, her other works are histories … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – C.M. Huddleston
Buyer’s Guide: The True Story Of Kill Or Be Killed In The Real Old West by Eva Gillhouse and Frank “Pistol Pete” Eaton
Targeted Age Group: 18-34 Category: US History - Local and Regional Print book price range: 17.97 eBook price range: 8.49 About The True Story Of Kill Or Be Killed In The Real Old West: OLD WEST GUNFIGHTER’S FORGOTTEN MEMOIR FOUND Long forgotten memoir by one of the most feared (yet virtually unknown today) 1870’s Old West gunfighter, hired gun regulator and lawman was recently discovered hidden away in a stage coach trunk in abandoned barn near of all places – -Disney World in … [Read more...] about Buyer’s Guide: The True Story Of Kill Or Be Killed In The Real Old West by Eva Gillhouse and Frank “Pistol Pete” Eaton
Interview with Author – Donna Thorland
About Donna Thorland: Currently a writer on the WGN historical drama, SALEM, Donna Graduated from Yale with a degree in Classics and Art History and managed architecture and interpretation at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem for several years. She earned an MFA in film production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, has been a Disney/ABC Television Writing Fellow and a WGA Writer’s Access Project Honoree, and has written for the TV shows Cupid and Tron: Uprising. The director of several … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Donna Thorland
A Diamond in the Rough by Rich Fogel
Set in the world of minor league baseball in the 1950s, this imaginative retelling of the Snow White story follows eleven-year-old orphan Whitney Snow as she tries to escape from her villainous aunt who is bent on stealing her inheritance. On the road, Whitney encounters a scruffy minor league baseball team that adopts her as their unofficial team mascot. With the help of these good-hearted players, Whitney learns how to handle the curveballs that life has thrown at her. It's a nostalgic and … [Read more...] about A Diamond in the Rough by Rich Fogel
Interview with Author – Rich Fogel
About Rich Fogel: Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Rich Fogel has worked in television animation for over 30 years. He has written for many popular shows, including The Smurfs, The Flintstones, Muppet Babies, Pinky & the Brain, The New Superman/Batman Adventures, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Transformers: Animated. Over the years, Rich’s writing has won many honors, including two Emmy Awards, a Prism Award and a Genesis Award. In 2005, he was also nominated for a Writers Guild Award … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Rich Fogel
The Clever Mill Horse by Jodi Lew-Smith
A young woman’s gift could weave together the fabric of a nation... 1810, upstate New York. 21-year-old Ella Kenyon is happiest gliding through the thick woods around her small frontier town, knife in hand, her sharp eyes tracking game. A gift for engineering is in her blood, but she would gladly trade it for more time in the forest. If only her grandfather's dying wish hadn't trapped her into a fight she never wanted: for a flax-milling machine that could rescue both her family and her … [Read more...] about The Clever Mill Horse by Jodi Lew-Smith
Bargain Book: Passion’s Prize by E.E. Burke
This book is bargain priced from 01/01/2015 until 04/01/2015 Three women caught up in a fierce competition between two powerful railroads discover that passion can be as dangerous as ambition. Their stories are told in this novel in three parts, written by award-winning authors E.E. Burke, Jennifer Jakes and Jacqui Nelson. Passion's Prize is part of the series Steam! Romance and Rails, inspired by true events in the history of America's railroads. Recommended for fans of American historical … [Read more...] about Bargain Book: Passion’s Prize by E.E. Burke
African American Medicine in Washington, D.C.: Healing the Capital During the Civil War Era by Heather Butts
Explores the important role played by African Americans in medicine during the Civil War era in Washington, D.C. Region Your Book Covers: Washington, D.C. What Inspired You to Write History Books? I have been interested in history since I was a child. Learning about aspect of our country and world that had happened decades or centuries earlier but still had relevance to my life and to the lives of those around me was a constant source of fascination. My love of history grew through … [Read more...] about African American Medicine in Washington, D.C.: Healing the Capital During the Civil War Era by Heather Butts
Storykeeper by Daniel A. Smith
This book is bargain priced from 11/18/2013 until 11/24/2013 Winner of the 2013 BEST INDIE BOOK AWARD, Storykeeper is an epic adventure, based on historic sixteenth-century Spanish documents from the expedition of Hernando de Soto through the southern regions of the United States. However, the story is told from the perspective of the people of the Mississippi River Valley, who lived and survived America’s deadliest invasion. Targeted Age Group: Young Adults and up Book Price: … [Read more...] about Storykeeper by Daniel A. Smith
