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The Great Auk, a NovelThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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The Falcon at the Portal"Between Amelia Peabody and Indiana Jones, it's Amelia--in wit and daring--by a landslide."--New York Times Book Review New York Times bestselling Grandmaster Elizabeth Peters transports us to the Land of the Pharoahs--and leaves us in the most capable hands of intrepid archeologist and adventurer...
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The Killing SiteHeld captive by a ruthless gang of kidnappers, Liberty Lane must call on all her investigative skills to discover who has taken her - and why. July, 1847. Now a happily married mother-of-two, Liberty Lane is undertaking very few private investigative assignments. But when...
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The Girl from the Channel IslandsIncludes an author Q&A and discussion questions.Author: Jenny LecoatPublisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintPublished: 02/03/2021Pages: 451Binding Type: Library BindingWeight: 1.40lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00dISBN: 9781432885311
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The BetrothedThe action takes place in the Welsh Marches during the latter part of the reign of Henry II, after 1187. Eveline, the 16-year-old daughter of Sir Raymond Berenger, is rescued from a Welsh siege by the forces of Damian Lacy. She is betrothed to...
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The Death of the Two Party SystemAt the moment, the two party system seems to be alive and well. But, not so fast! Given partisan stiffness, one might say otherwise. This writing presents the lead into the death of the two party system ...and the likely aftermath of it as...
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The Boy Captive in CanadaBased on a remarkable true story, The Boy Captive in Canada, Book 2 in the "Boy Captive" series, completes the story of Stephen Williams, one of the captives taken by French and Indian forces after an attack on the frontier town of Deerfield, MA...
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The Council of Nicaea A.D. 325: A Historical Novel - When Crisis Threatened The Early Christian ChurchCHRISTIANITY BECOMES LEGAL AND PERSECUTIONS STOP BUT HERESY THREATENS THE YOUNG CHRISTIAN CHURCH. IT IS UP TO THE BISHOPS TO SETTLE THE CRISIS. It is the night of October 27, A.D. 312 and Constantine, Caesar Augustus of the Western Roman Empire, stands outside the...
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The Great UnknownA wet nurse in a lively Scottish household goes by an assumed name, but longs to know the identity of her father. A quarryman furtively extricates a remarkable fossil from an island off the Northumberland coast and promptly smuggles it abroad to Paris. A...
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The Angels' Lament: Etched in Granite Historical Fiction Series - Book Two1872. Alone and determined, 17-year-old Sarah Hodgdon boards a train, trading farm life in New Hampshire for the textile mills of Fall River. Woefully disillusioned, she finds herself trapped in a brutal factory and living in a filthy tenement. She is tormented when she...
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The French Baker's WarABSENCE ISN'T A HOLE. IT'S A PRESENCE LIVING INSIDE YOU, EATING ITS WAY OUT.Occupied France, 1943. Returning home from the daily hunt for the rationed ingredients necessary to keep his family pâtisserie open, André Albert finds his four-year-old son in the street, his wife...
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The Bishop's BroodA Sir Geoffrey Mappestone mystery Southampton 1070 Sir Geoffrey Mappestone and his loyal friend Roger seek passage on one of the many ships due to sail to Normandy and then on to the Holy Land. The two knights have been away from the Crusade...
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The Coming SpringThe Coming Spring (Przedwiosnie), Zeromski's last novel, tells the story of Cezary Baryka, a young Pole who finds himself in Baku, Azerbaijan, then a predominantly Armenian city, as the Russian Revolution breaks out. He becomes embroiled in the chaos caused by the revolution, and...
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The Caves of San Pietro"The author vividly captures the harshness of Nazi rule and the bravery of the Allied soldiers dedicated to the liberation of Italy. An intriguing and earnest... war tale." -Kirkus ReviewsAfter he and his buddy survive the bloody landing on the beaches of Salerno, Frank...
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The Comet's Tale: A Novel About Sojourner TruthFrom Publishers Weekly First-timer Sheehan offers an uneven but emotionally and lyrically powerful novelization of the life of Sojourner Truth. Born Isabella at the beginning of the 19th century, the future crusader for equality and justice spends nine years on a New York State...
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The Fires of Lilliput: A Holocaust story of courage, resistance, and loveAFTER REVIEWING HIS LIFE for nearly thirty years, the Vatican wants to declare Polish farmer and stigmatic Jakub Chelzak a Roman Catholic saint. His miraculous healings and Crucifixion wounds brought true believers-and die-hard skeptics-from across Europe during its darkest hour.But before the Pope can...
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The Girls' Weekend MurderAn oceanfront estate in the beautiful New England town of Twin Oaks is the ideal setting for Isabelle Walsh and her close-knit group of friends to celebrate their annual girls' weekend in 1953.While off to a promising start, the weekend quickly goes awry as...
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The General's WomenSet during the chaotic years of World War II, The General's Women tells the story of the conflicted relationship between General Dwight Eisenhower and Kay Summersby, his Irish driver/aide, and the impact of that relationship on Mamie Eisenhower and her life in Washington during...
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The Knights of the CrossThe Knights of the Cross or The Teutonic Knights is a 1900 historical novel written by the eminent Polish Positivist writer and the 1905 Nobel laureate, Henryk Sienkiewicz. Its first English translation was published in the same year as the original. The book was...
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The DressmakerFrom international bestselling author Posie Graeme-Evans comes the passionate tale of a woman ahead of her time. Ellen Gowan is the only surviving child of a scholarly village minister and a charming girl disowned by her family when she married for love. Growing up...
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