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Brian McGinty
Supported by a provisional army of 21 men, Brown hoped to rouse the slaves in Virginia to rebellion. But he was quickly captured and, after a short but stormy trial…
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Brian Boone
For kids ages eight and up, this is the perfect book for at home, at school, or any battle royale! You’ll enjoy telling these sidesplitting jokes to your friends and…
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Alan Natali
Through the Minds, hearts, and voices of some of the best-loved Browns, Alan Natali follows his bestselling Woody’s Boys with a sprawling testament to the man, team, and era that…
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This volume explores the many unique motivations driving the rapid growth of the esports industry from a variety of perspectives and theoretical vantage points. Contributors examine the traditions, cultures, expectations…
Alan Jaques
Memories of my life as a National Serviceman in the RAF in Cyprus during the period 1956 to 1958.
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Alan Brown
The Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab comes to life in this new D-I-Y book. Step-by-step instructions illustrated with 215 color photographs, will help both the beginner and advanced woodcarver learn how…
Matthew Brown, Will Fowler, Josep M. Fradera, Carrie Gibson, Brian Roger Hamnett, Maurizio Isabella, Iona Macintyre, Scarlett O'Phelan Godoy
Builds upon recent advances in the history of colonialism and imperialism by studying former colonies and metropoles through the same analytical lens, as part of an attempt to understand the…
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This work contains a collection of ghostlore from the state of Alabama, USA. The book also includes an analysis of the folk motifs and themes that run through the ghostlore…
Contains everything the new or intermediate piano player needs to know to get to grips with making music. Play Piano and Keyboard Made Easy leads you from the basics to…
The untold, dark but hilarious, history of Guernsey and the West Country, follows the lives of happy Houmits (residents of the piece of land broken away from mainland Dorset, to…
Horses graze peacefully in the bucolic pastures of the Bluegrass State, but this surface beauty is offset by a violent past of Indian wars and Civil War battles. This book…
Ghost stories from the Big Bend region of Florida –
A collection of tales from Georgia’s historic past. It contains stories of phantom pirates from the coast and restless Civil War spirits from Sherman’s March and Andersonville Prison.
A modern adaptation and dramatization of the classic tale of a clever cat who gains a fortune for his master.
Alan Brown’s pantomimes recreate those of Victorian times, blending traditional elements - including Harlequin interludes and suggestions for period songs - with subtle updatings to suit modern young audiences.
Alan Brown’s pantomimes recreate those of Victorian times, blending traditional elements - including Harlequin interludes and suggestions for period songs- with subtle updatings to suit modern young audiences.
The Golden Triangle is an institutional hub, but restless spirits of Native Americans, Civil War soldiers and slaves also wander this region. Tales of a mysterious watchman who patrols the…
A dazzling debut ( People ), Alan Brown’s novel tells the story of 23-year-old Toshi who moves to Tokyo, where he finds a thrilling metropolis full of Americans. Intelligently and…
Jane Collins gave birth to twin boys. One died shortly after childbirth. The other had emotional challenges and lacked self-confidence. Dennis Collins had a difficult childhood. His father was an…
Throughout the Southwest, ghostly fiends and tragic figures creep in the shadows of some of the most popular and historic spots. Phantom battle cries ring across the wide prairie, spectral…
The battle for Vicksburg roils still, the outcome of the Union siege undecided as specters reload and carry on. The Pascagoula River sings out in grief, and a three-legged lady…
Lean back into Louisiana lore with an earful of New Orleans jazz and a bellyful of Cajun cuisine. But when the music dies down and the lights flicker out, hushed…
Kentucky is known primarily for horse racing, bourbon and fried chicken, but the Dark and Bloody Ground has a mysterious side as well. Kentuckians talk about their own Hillbilly Beast…
Settle in for a juicy bushel of Peach State bafflement.
In early 1966 Alex finds himself out of school and a prime candidate to be drafted. Like many people his age he is in the process of finding out who…
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Forty-four years after the vanishing of three boys from Hannibal, MO. The mystery has yet to solved. Thousands of hours searching by hundreds of volunteers and professional hunters…
Flying for freedom
Southerners love the South. And some souls never leave. Savannah, New Orleans and St. Augustine are among the most haunted places in America, and chilling stories abound nearly everywhere below…
Ghost stories from the American South have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!
The haunted history of cities across the southeast come to life–even when the main…
Ghost stories keep the haunted history of the Southwest alive.
From the eerie vestiges of the Sloss Furnaces to the unexplained (and un-booked) performances in the Alabama Theatre and rather otherworldly room service at the Tutwiler Hotel, Birmingham is truly…
Ghosts seem to be found everywhere in Tennessee, from the bucolic small towns to the weathered historic districts of its metropolitan centres. This title features the spirits of the Battle…
This 320pp new book brings together an impressive range of well-loved masterpieces. Featuring popular pieces like Handel’s ‘Queen of Sheba’ and Grieg’s ‘Morning Mood’ alongside all-time greats by Beethoven, Mozart…
A bewitching convocation of Dixie’s most frightening ghost tales. Shadows and Cypress: Southern Ghost Stories is a Dixie seance that summons ghost tales from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana…
Pensacola may boast the world’s whitest beaches, but the sands of time reveal a dark history in America’s first settlement. It’s no surprise that one of the nation’s oldest cities…
Ghost stories from the Southwestern United States have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! The haunted history of the Southwest comes to life–even when the main players…
Alabama has a historic and haunted side. This book highlights the most interesting sites and stories, from Auburn and Birmingham to Tuscaloosa and Mobile.
The only collection of ghost stories from the entire Gulf coast of Florida from Pensacola to Key West.
Before Alan Brown wrote Haunted Places in the American South, only the locals knew what was lurking in these locations. This book collects ghost stories from fifty-five historically haunted sites…
Contains fifty-three accounts from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Balancing the history with the legends of each supernatural locale, Alan…
The forty-four ghost hunting groups profiled in this book pack cameras, Geiger counters, thermal scanners, oscilloscopes, tape recorders, computers, and dowsing rods to record elusive proof of supernatural activity. With…
