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Stories your history books won't tell you.1772: Across the globe people struggle for freedom and justice against the stranglehold of entrenched wealth and power. New knowledge and inventions are changing the world at a breathtaking pace, upsetting the old order even as new notions of equality and human rights seize the public conscience. In this world turned upside down young bride Emily McFarland finds herself far from home and safety, living on disputed land in Colonial Georgia while Zoeth Sinclair struggles to keep his fledgling merchant trading company afloat. This is a world of secrets-secrets that could end in catastrophe for themselves or those they care for. While Zoeth struggles against his desire for his own sex, Emily must uncover the truth about her husband's past while protecting what she herself hides. As the times grow ever more perilous one careless revelation or misplaced trust could sweep away everything they have built.

This historical book, based on real events and persons, follows the tumultuous journey of one family--that of John and Elizabeth Holloway--from colonial South Carolina to North Carolina and then to the Natchez District governed by Spain before, during, and after the American Revolution. From the extensive research done by the author and other ancestors of this family, including original documents preserved at the state archives of four different state capitals, many plausible explanations for mysteries surrounding this family and others involved, including some infamous characters, are uncovered. Also included are relevant events and methods used in the decades-long search for this family's story by their ancestors.

In Savannah's Adventures, I would like kids to believe in themselves. I want them to know that you do not have to wear a cape to be a hero. Anyone can be a hero if you help people and animals and live a good life. You can be a hero.

Explores the creation and circulation of political caricatures in early US history. Includes a catalog of caricature prints published between 1789 and 1828.

Nearly two centuries after his death, Thomas Jefferson continues to be the subject of competing claims about his public policy and his private beliefs.In Getting Jefferson Right: Fact Checking Claims About Thomas Jefferson, two conservative scholars examine key claims frequently made by religious conservatives about Thomas Jefferson. Using Jefferson's correspondence, accounts of Jefferson's contemporaries, and other primary sources, Throckmorton and Coulter separate fact from fiction.To address these Christian nationalist claims, Throckmorton and Coulter take on the following questions and much more:-Did Jefferson really believe in the separation of church and state?-Did Jefferson and other Founders finance a Bible in 1798 to get the Word of God to America's Families?-Did Jefferson found the Virginia Bible Society?-Was Jefferson an orthodox Christian, who only rarely expressed questions about orthodox Christian doctrine?-Did Jefferson approve laws providing federal funds to evangelize Indians?-Did Jefferson edit the Gospels of the New Testament to remove sections he disagreed with?-Did Virginia law keep Jefferson from freeing his slaves?-Did Jefferson father children with Sally Hemings?-Did Jefferson attempt to influence the construction of the Bill of Rights?Praise for Getting Jefferson Right:As a historian, reading Getting Jefferson Right consistently elicits in me a dual response: the first is a deep appreciation for the careful, objective and thorough scholarship of Coulter and Throckmorton; the second is incredulous outrage at the numerous historical distortions, misreadings, and outright falsehoods they labor to debunk. Based in a thorough and careful analysis of primary sources in their full context, Getting Jefferson Right is an essential volume for understanding Jefferson in all his complexity, and a robust defense of historical truth against the propagandists who twist the past to serve their agenda.-Aaron Cowan, associate professor of history, Slippery Rock University and author of A Nice Place to Visit: Tourism and Urban Revitalization in the Postwar RustbeltJefferson's legacy as an imperfect, complex figure cuts against the demi-god status some erroneously confer on our Founding Fathers. In Getting Jefferson Right, Throckmorton and Coulter demonstrate in exquisite, painstaking detail how an honest recount of Jefferson's imperfections not only serves as a reliable basis for historical and cultural analysis, but also how Jefferson - like the American experiment itself - was unfinished and evolving, amending and reforming, to hew more closely to ideals often disappointed by the Founders.-Daniel Hanson, Founder of LTZF Capital Management and Senior Fellow, American Enterprise InstituteGetting Jefferson Right is an excellent example of the art of historical contextualization, of trying to tell the whole story, not just part of it. For those reasons, the work should become a standard reference.--Paul Harvey, professor of history, University of Colorado

Soldiers, Witches and Taverns is a historical novel about two families in colonial New York and New England during the 150 years prior to the nation's founding. Many of the events in the story are historical, and most of the men and women really existed and are brought back to life in this gripping tale. Through these people and events, the author has woven an exciting story that ties them together in a way that carries the reader back into 17th and 18th century America.

Das Buch ist die erste historische Darstellung des Tiroler Ständewesens in der zweiten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts. Es wird darin en détail die institutionelle und personelle Entwicklungsgeschichte der Tiroler Landschaft im Zeitalter des Aufgeklärten Absolutismus der Habsburgermonarchie rekonstruiert. Dadurch wird nachgewiesen, dass die vier Stände ¿ Klerus, Adel, Bürger und Bauern ¿ ihren regionalen Herrschaftsanspruch während der maria-theresianischen und josephinsichen Reformära behaupten konnten. Mit der vorliegenden Monographie wird somit der regionalhistorische Topos von der ¿Entmachtung" und dem ¿politischen Stillleben" des Tiroler Ständewesens im späten 18. Jahrhundert widerlegt und gezeigt, dass es den Landesherren nicht gelang, die landständische Selbstverwaltung zu zerstören.

Schon kurz nach seiner Hochzeit wird Commander Henry du Valle mit seiner Sloop Mermaid zurück ins Mittelmeer beordert. Auf See ist die Royal Navy zwar die uneingeschränkte Herrscherin, doch an den Küsten sind ihre Feinde auf dem Vormarsch. Besonders der junge französische General Napoleon Bonaparte eilt in Ägypten von Sieg zu Sieg. Als er sich nach Norden wendet, scheint ihn niemand aufhalten zu können. Im alten Kreuzfahrerhafen Akkon stellt sich ihm Kommodore Sir Sidney Smith entgegen. Henry du Valle soll ihn in seinem Kampf gegen die französische Übermacht unterstützen.

Gately's "Tobacco" tells the epic story of an unusual plant and its unique relationship with the history of humanity, from its obscure ancient beginnings, through its rise to global prominence, to its current embattled state today.

Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Davy Crockett, who grew up to become a pioneer, statesman, and hero.

The Prince's Own 10th Regiment of Dragoons has just returned from a tour of duty in the Caribbean, with little scheduled for the regiment other than training. The war against France is going badly for England and her allies, so the 10th will not be sent to France with the possibility of being beaten or worse, captured. New leadership is needed in all of England's armies.Taking advantage of Lieutenant Cole Buckley's knowledge and friendship, with many of Deal's smugglers; the secret division of the Foreign Service calls on young Buckley. With the promise of being able to spend more time with his young wife, Cole agrees to take the assignment. Through treacherous times, beautiful women and deadly spies, Cole's ability to survive is put to the test.

Tauche ein in die taktischen Meisterzüge und blutigen Gefechte des Siebenjährigen Krieges im Herzen der späteren Provinz Posen. Dieses fesselnde Buch wirft einen detaillierten Blick auf Strategien, Marschwege und Schlachten, die dieses Land geprägt haben. Preußen und Russland kämpfen erbittert, wobei die Preußen ein entscheidendes Ziel verfolgen: die Zerstörung von Nachschub und Verpflegungsdepots. Die Schlachtfelder erstrecken sich über das gesamte Posener Land, während benachbarte Provinzen wie Schlesien, Pommern und die Neumark in den Wirren dieses Krieges nicht unerwähnt bleiben. Siege und Niederlagen sind ständige Begleiter, die den Weg für die praktische Besetzung Polens ebnen. Durch die Linse dieses historischen Konflikts, beleuchtet das Buch das Verhalten der Polen und beantwortet die fesselnde Frage: Warum markierte dieser Krieg den Anfang vom Ende Polens? Tauchen Sie ein, in eine Zeit, in der Schlachten das Schicksal ganzer Nationen entschieden.

Mystery surrounds James Ricketts, a New Jersey officer in the King's service during the American Revolution. Unable to return home because of the war, he leaves his first posting in the West Indies for Scotland to rendezvous for his marriage to Sarah Livingston, daughter of a prominent New York patriot. Their hosts include a British general. From then on they become entangled in disturbing plots. A duel to the death develops between James and an archenemy, the venomous Peter Cartwright. After training recruits at St Augustine, James comes to grips with slavery on the family sugar plantation in Jamaica. Transferred to New York, his career increasingly centers on the bitter struggle between loyalists and rebels. Taking refuge in London, James and Sarah encounter some of his former foes with surprising results.The story is ground-breaking in opening up an ignored chapter in American history - the persistent connections maintained with Britain by many Americans, including some who enthusiastically espoused the cause of independence. Family connections make it possible for James and Sarah to marry under the protection of the Montgomeries of Eglinton Castle in Ayrshire. The British general who is their host had served in the French and Indian Wars and knows America well. This relationship proves to be a mixed blessing since the general is obliged to put James to a test of his loyalty to the Crown. How James handles that predicament and the unforeseen results for the couple, running up unavoidably against a renegade Scot who loathes the Hanoverian dynasty on the British throne, is one of the intriguing aspects of the story.James also has the mission of searching out the intentions of a fellow New Jersey officer of the 60th Royal Americans. How he honorably copes with this officer, Thomas Hutchins, later Geographer of the United States, reveals more of the complex character of James.James's loyalty in another respect is tested by an increasing entanglement with a troubled and irresistible woman of Savannah, where James serves during the successful defense of that city against the Franco-American siege of 1779. Plots interweave in that Cartwright has a hold over the lady, putting James in danger - a danger which dogs both James and Sarah throughout their three-year stay in New York with Army headquarters. What will the British departure from the city mean for the family? What outcome awaits their unexpected meetings with former enemies?