Mud, Blood, and Gold
Mud, Blood, and Gold

Author: Rand Richards

Publisher: Heritage House Publishers

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9781879367067

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San Francisco in 1849 was a time and place like no other in American history. As word of the discovery of gold in California spread, people from all over the world descended on San Francisco--ground zero for the avalanche of humanity and goods pouring into the fabled El Dorado. There have been many books on the Gold Rush, but Mud, Blood, and Gold is the first to focus solely on San Francisco as it was at the peak of the gold frenzy. With a 'you are there' immediacy author Rand Richards vividly brings to life what San Francisco was like during the landmark year of 1849. Based on eyewitness accounts and previously overlooked official records, Richards chronicles the explosive growth of a wide-open town rife with violence, gambling, and prostitution, all of it fueled by unbridled greed.

Mud, Blood and Poppycock
Mud, Blood and Poppycock

Author: Gordon Corrigan

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Published: 2012-12-20

Total Pages: 525

ISBN-13: 1780225547

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The true story of how Britain won the First World War. The popular view of the First World War remains that of BLACKADDER: incompetent generals sending brave soldiers to their deaths. Alan Clark quoted a German general's remark that the British soldiers were 'lions led by donkeys'. But he made it up. Indeed, many established 'facts' about 1914-18 turn out to be myths woven in the 1960s by young historians on the make. Gordon Corrigan's brilliant, witty history reveals how out of touch we have become with the soldiers of 1914-18. They simply would not recognize the way their generation is depicted on TV or in Pat Barker's novels. Laced with dry humour, this will overturn everything you thought you knew about Britain and the First World War. Gordon Corrigan reveals how the British embraced technology, and developed the weapons and tactics to break through the enemy trenches.

Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales

Author: Nathan Hale

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 2014-05-13

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781419708084

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Adapts an engaging selection of true stories from World War I in a graphically illustrated format in the style of the creator's popular Hazardous Tales, sharing accessible introductions to well-known battles and lesser-known secrets. By the award-winning creator of Rapunzel's Revenge.

Mud, Blood and Motocross
Mud, Blood and Motocross

Author: Mick Wade

Publisher:

Published: 2011-12

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 9780984978908

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MUD, BLOOD AND MOTOCROSS "There is no way Billy did this That's not what you're saying is it?" Even as the police drag Billy Mackenzie away from the crime scene of a murdered girl, Nick Bishop cannot believe his friend is guilty. But as he uncovers the truth about Billy's relationship with the beautiful victim, Nick finds himself in a race against time and on a terrifying collision course with a ruthless drug ring. Mud, Blood and Motocross is full of action at breakneck speed, but you don't need to be a fan of extreme sports to be carried away by this exhilarating ride.

Mud Blood
Mud Blood

Author: Joan Del Monte

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2008-11

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0595489257

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Vera Moonachie is writing a mystery with criminal lawyer Fulton Yee. He won't tell her the murderer, so she won't drop hints. Abruptly, Fulton disappears. Now caught in a murder investigation, Vera goes to the storied Sacramento Delta to unravel the tangled skein of a bloody murder planned to resolve an old Sacramento Delta land dispute. Vera is drawn into the bizarre lives of an aging actor, a chef, and the hornet's nest of Fulton's feuding trio of lovers. As she walks a knife's edge between brutal rivals in an authorship dispute, Vera must find Fulton; find out why he disappeared; and find out who is the murderer in her own novel. And then, against an approaching book deadline, someone tries to kill Vera. Old agreements can be murder.

The Unofficial Harry Potter Character Compendium
The Unofficial Harry Potter Character Compendium

Author: The Editors of MuggleNet

Publisher: Media Lab Books

Published: 2020-06-23

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781948174442

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This compendium showcases EVERY character ever mentioned in the Harry Potter books, films and play: the good, the bad and the misunderstood. With more than 700 entries, this book is packed from cover to cover! J.K. Rowling’s collection of mystical multitudes is what makes the wizarding world so enchanting. To dive into Harry’s story is to immerse yourself in the richness of a magical universe filled with wizarding history, culture and lore. A world of witches, wizards, owls, elves, non- magical people, anti-non-magical-people people, folks who can talk to snakes and snakes who used to be folks. There are mind-readers, shape-shifters, centaurs, giants, ghosts (nearly headless and fully formed) and one enormous, extremely ill- tempered tree. This massive tome details every character created by J.K. Rowling and appearing in the official Harry Potter canon of books, movies and plays. Each entry highlights one character, where you will find details of when the character was first mentioned, appearance, wizard school, house, patronus, wand, related family members, skills and achievements, personal history and more. The Compendium also include genealogical charts and family trees for the major characters, world maps detailing important locations, homes and schools, as well as charts detailing alliances between characters.

One Dead Spy: Bigger & Badder Edition (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #1)
One Dead Spy: Bigger & Badder Edition (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #1)

Author: Nathan Hale

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2021-11-30

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1647007771

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Experience the New York Times bestselling graphic novel—now as a deluxe, oversized edition featuring 15 brand-new pages of mini-comics The Bigger & Badder editions of Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales continues! Nathan Hale (the author’s namesake) was America’s first spy, a Revolutionary War hero who famously said “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” before being hanged by the British. In Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, author Hale channels his historical döppelganger to present history’s roughest, toughest, strangest stories. This book tackles the story of Nathan Hale himself, who was an officer for the American rebels in the Revolutionary War and was eventually hanged for spying. This special edition of One Dead Spy features a larger trim size, a deluxe package, and 16 pages of bonus material, including research photos, sketches, and mini-comics from the author. Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales are graphic novels that tell the thrilling, shocking, gruesome, and TRUE stories of American history. Read them all—if you dare!

Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: Bigger & Badder Edition Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #4)
Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: Bigger & Badder Edition Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #4)

Author: Nathan Hale

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2024-10-22

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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World War I gets the Hazardous Tales treatment in this story of warfare, treachery, strategy, and more World War I set the tone for the 20th century and introduced a new type of warfare: global, mechanical, and brutal. Nathan Hale has gathered some of the most fascinating true-life tales from the war and given them his inimitable twist. Easy to understand, funny, informative, and lively, this series is the best way to be introduced to some of the most well-known battles (and little-known secrets) of the infamous war. Each of the Bigger & Badder editions of Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales features 16 pages of new content, plus an oversize trim and a gorgeous gifty cover.

Roughstock
Roughstock

Author: Ty Murray

Publisher: Western Horseman Book

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780962589874

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Famed rodeo rider Ty Murray shares recollections of his career in the roughstock events of bareback, saddle bronc, and bull riding, the most dangerous in the sport of rodeo.

Mud, Blood, and Ghosts
Mud, Blood, and Ghosts

Author: Julie Carr

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2023

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 1496228022

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""Mud, Blood, and Ghosts" is a thoughtful, creative, and deeply researched story about the origins of Populism in America and its anti-immigrant and racist attitudes"--