A Sinister Splendor

Author : Mike Blakely
Publisher : Forge Books
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429943611

Get Book

A Sinister Splendor by Mike Blakely Pdf

Pairing extensive research with a brilliance for reviving the past in gripping narrative, Spur Award-winning author Mike Blakely has penned an epic, historical novelization of the Mexican-American War in A Sinister Splendor 1845. Texas joins the union. Mexico threatens war over the disputed Texas border. But much more than the Rio Grande Valley lies at stake—expansionists dream of an America that sprawls all the way to the Pacific Coast. Can a conflict with an already war-torn Mexico satisfy this lust for territory? President James K. Polk sends troops the Texas border to test Mexico’s appetite for war. General Zachary Taylor, known as “Old Rough and Ready,” leads the invasion south. A 24-year-old lieutenant named Ulysses S. Grant gets his first taste of battle. Texas Rangers John Coffee Hays and Sam Walker expand their reputations as fearless fighting men. An Irishman, John Riley, quits the U.S. Army—along with hundreds of other mistreated immigrant soldiers—and forms a Mexican battalion of U.S. deserters. Army laundress Sarah Bowman is celebrated as a heroine on her way to becoming a frontier legend. The infamous Mexican warlord, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, returns to power through intrigue and political persuasion. The Mexican-American war becomes the heroic proving ground for future Civil War generals and presidents of the United States, Mexico and the Confederacy. But the glories of victory are tempered by the horrors of war—lives lost, bodies battered, souls shattered, dreams crushed, whole cities razed and innocence forever dashed. With a sinister splendor two very different cultures clash in an epic adventure of duty, patriotism and courage to the death. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Johnny Terris
Publisher : Blurb
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1320812155

Get Book

Sinister Splendor and Broken Glass by Johnny Terris Pdf

A dark but touching coming-of-age story of Aaron, a middle-class teenage misfit from a small town, growing up in the 1970's and 1980's as he finds his personality and the importance of friendship while going through the pain of adolescence and the heart tugging reality of becoming an adult. (mature audiences only)

Author : Mike Blakely
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1999-05-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466836099

Get Book

Comanche Dawn by Mike Blakely Pdf

In Comanche Dawn Mike Blakely does for the Comanche nation what Ruth Bebe Hills did for the Sioux in Hanta Yo. This landmark novel is the first time the story has been told from the point of view of the Comanches themselves. We witness the rise of one of the most powerful mounted nations in history through the eyes of a young warrior named Horseback. Born on the very day that the first horse comes to his people, Horseback matures into a leader of unquestionable courage and vision. He assumes powerful medicine granted to him by spirits encountered on a grueling vision quest, and he takes Teal, the most beautiful young woman of his tribe, as his wife and lifelong love. Guided by forces more powerful and dangerous then even he can control or explain, Horseback will face death time and time again with only his medicine and Teal to stand beside him. Failure will mean destruction not only for himself, but for his people. Success will mean unimaginable wealth for his new nation. Ancient enemies will seek to destroy him. Strange newcomers with pale skin and treacherous ways will attempt to enslave him. Even his own inner spirit powers threaten always to consume him, should he fail to respect them. Only the bravest of True Humans dare to follow Horseback on his great adventure down a trail that can lead only to glory or annihilation. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Feliks Feliksovich I︠U︡supov (kni︠a︡zʹ)
Publisher : Helen Marx Books
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1885586582

Get Book

Lost Splendor by Feliks Feliksovich I︠U︡supov (kni︠a︡zʹ) Pdf

Rasputin's is one of the most famous deaths in history. Now, his assassin's thrilling memoir is finally back in print. Born to great riches in the days before the Russian Revolution, and married to the niece of Czar Nicholas II, Prince Felix Youssoupoff observed at close range the rampant corruption and intrigues of the imperial court, which culminated in the rise to power of the sinister monk Rasputin. In 1916, Prince Felix and several aristocratic cohorts killed Rasputin, which more than any other single event brought about the cataclysmic upheaval of Tsarist Russia.

Author : Harriet Kramer Linkin,Stephen C. Behrendt
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-21
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780813184920

Get Book

Romanticism and Women Poets by Harriet Kramer Linkin,Stephen C. Behrendt Pdf

One of the most exciting developments in Romantic studies in the past decade has been the rediscovery and repositioning of women poets as vital and influential members of the Romantic literary community. This is the first volume to focus on women poets of this era and to consider how their historical reception challenges current conceptions of Romanticism. With a broad, revisionist view, the essays examine the poetry these women produced, what the poets thought about themselves and their place in the contemporary literary scene, and what the recovery of their works says about current and past theoretical frameworks. The contributors focus their attention on such poets as Felicia Hemans, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Charlotte Smith, Anna Barbauld, Mary Lamb, and Fanny Kemble and argue for a significant rethinking of Romanticism as an intellectual and cultural phenomenon. Grounding their consideration of the poets in cultural, social, intellectual, and aesthetic concerns, the authors contest the received wisdom about Romantic poetry, its authors, its themes, and its audiences. Some of the essays examine the ways in which many of the poets sought to establish stable positions and identities for themselves, while others address the changing nature over time of the reputations of these women poets.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015030082393

Get Book

Literary World by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Literature
ISBN : PRNC:32101064474990

Get Book

The Literary World by Anonim Pdf

Author : Layton Vanderhoef
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1320132413

Get Book

Sinister Splendor and Broken Glass by Layton Vanderhoef Pdf

In 1987, a small town boy began to create a series of films that viciously portrayed a blood-soaked, shock-slicked combo of overly transgressive, punk-styled violence and complete annihilation of family values and structures. From early childhood to leaving home at 16 years of age armed with a foot high mohawk and a stolen video camera, Sinister Splendor & Broken Glass is an autobiographical account on the life of artist Layton Vanderhoef. From the early beginning shooting vulgar comedy films to the later, more disturbing horror shorts, Sinister Splendor & Broken Glass is a rewarding but often times disturbing look into the mind of an unapologetic artist who continually challenged the mainstream system for over two decades, shattered stereotypes and heavily influenced a new generation of guerrilla filmmakers not afraid to push the boundaries of the archetypical Hollywood formula. MATURE AUDIENCES ON

Author : Donald R. Mandich,Joseph Anthony Placek
Publisher : Dramco
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X002537038

Get Book

Russian Heraldry and Nobility by Donald R. Mandich,Joseph Anthony Placek Pdf

English language adaptation of the Obschii Gerbovnik Dvorianskikh Rodov Vserossiiskoi Imperii (Heraldic register of the Noble Families of the Russian Empire).

Author : Jami Taylor
Publisher : Parylak Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781735163604

Get Book

Beneath the Splendor by Jami Taylor Pdf

A gripping tale of love, murder, and betrayal in the antebellum South. In 1853, Reverend George Carawan was arrested for murder in the small town of Rose Bay, North Carolina. The subsequent trial was a media sensation at the time, with the story being reported in newspapers as far as London, England. The idea of a well-respected preacher shooting an unarmed man would have been enough to gain an audience's attention, but Reverend Carawan was thought to have done many more sinister things in his lifetime, all of which he found necessary in order to maintain his position of power and wealth in the community where he had made a name for himself. Beneath the Splendor tells the story of what might have happened to propel these tragic events just as the corroded foundation of the South began to crack in the years before the Civil War. *** Mary knows she should resist the advances of the charming Reverend Carawan, but she doesn't. All she has ever known is life as a domestic servant, but she has always wanted more. When he proposes marriage while his first wife still clings to life, she accepts. After all, he is the wealthiest and most influential man in Rose Bay, North Carolina, and everything she has ever dreamed of seems within reach. Finally, it is her chance to experience the life she has always been denied in the self-proclaimed glorious South. Unfortunately for Mary, it isn't long before Reverend Carawan's blatant infidelity and violent outbursts shatter the majestic life she had once imagined. He preaches the Word of God, but she only finds true salvation in the arms of the new schoolteacher Clement Lassiter. He is everything Reverend Carawan is not and restores her hope for a better life. But Reverend Carawan doesn't tolerate anything that might tarnish his good name or jeopardize his standing in the community. He is a dangerous man when angry, but when threatened, he is deadly. Having been enamored by what the world seems like rather than what it truly is, Mary finds herself bound to a life not worth living, but a ghostly encounter enlightens her to what lies beneath the splendor, and along with others who have been forced to live in the shadows of the South, she is hopeful that Reverend Carawan will be brought to justice.

Author : Layton Vanderhoef
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1320125387

Get Book

Sinister Splendor & Broken Glass by Layton Vanderhoef Pdf

In 1987, a small town boy began to create a series of films that viciously portrayed a blood-soaked, shock-slicked combo of overly transgressive, punk-styled violence and complete annihilation of family values and structures. From early childhood to leaving home at 16 years of age armed with a foot high mohawk and a stolen video camera, Sinister Splendor & Broken Glass is an autobiographical account on the life of artist Layton Vanderhoef. From the early beginning shooting vulgar comedy films to the later, more disturbing horror shorts, Sinister Splendor & Broken Glass is a rewarding but often times disturbing look into the mind of an unapologetic artist who continually challenged the mainstream system for over two decades, shattered stereotypes and heavily influenced a new generation of guerrilla filmmakers not afraid to push the boundaries of the archetypical Hollywood formula. MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY

Author : B.R. Myers
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780063209848

Get Book

A Dreadful Splendor by B.R. Myers Pdf

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “This gem of a book sparkles with wit and originality. . . . There is no shortage of tricks and feints in this excellent novel and Genevieve is a delightful character.” — The Globe and Mail “A spooky gothic romance with impeccable vibes. I loved this!" — Erin Sterling, New York Times bestselling author of The Ex Hex and The Kiss Curse In this wickedly whimsical Gothic murder mystery brimming with romance, betrayals, and chills, a fake spiritualist is summoned to hold a séance for a bride who died on the eve before her wedding, but as nefarious secrets are revealed, the line between hoax and haunting blurs. Be careful what you conjure... In Victorian London, Genevieve Timmons poses as a spiritualist to swindle wealthy mourners—until one misstep lands her in a jail cell awaiting the noose. Then a stranger arrives to make her a peculiar offer. The lord he serves, Mr. Pemberton, has been inconsolable since the tragic death of his beautiful bride-to-be. If Genevieve can perform a séance persuasive enough to bring the young lord peace, she will win her freedom. Soothing a grieving nobleman should be easy for someone of Genevieve’s skill, but when she arrives at the grand Somerset Park estate, Mr. Pemberton is not the heartbroken lover she expected. The surly—yet exceedingly handsome—gentleman is certain that his fiancée was murdered, even though there is no evidence. Only a confession can bring justice now, and Mr. Pemberton decides Genevieve will help him get it. With his knowledge of the household and her talent for illusion, they can stage a haunting so convincing it will coax the killer into the light. However, when frightful incidents befall the manor, Genevieve realizes her tricks aren’t required after all. She may be a fake, but Somerset’s ghost could be all too real… A Dreadful Splendor is delicious brew of mystery, spooky thrills, and intoxicating romance that makes for a ghoulishly fun and page-turning read. "A delightful mix of gothic, mystery, and romance. I had such fun reading this book!" — Gwenda Bond, New York Times bestselling author of Not Your Average Hot Guy

Author : George Castor Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Reference
ISBN : WISC:89077934628

Get Book

The Martin Family by George Castor Martin Pdf

Author : Alexander Deuchar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1817
Category : Heraldry
ISBN : NYPL:33433081806139

Get Book

British Crests by Alexander Deuchar Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Trials
ISBN : HARVARD:32044024482911

Get Book

Remarkable Trials of All Countries by Anonim Pdf