Brothers of the Red Hand
Brothers of the Red Hand

Author: Charles Dillon

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2000-11-20

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0595155715

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A thrilling story of an island torn in half by ancient influences and outside influences, where the Brothers of the Red Hand act to punish the informers and traitors who betray the aspirations of the Irish people in their struggle for liberty and independence. There is betrayal, arson, and violence committed by both the patriots and the English soldiers. Set on the Emerald Isle in the mid-1840¡_s during the Great Hunger when Irish families faced the potato famine, and where a million people starved to death in their villages and a million others fled overseas. Sufficient food was available in the country to feed the people, but absentee English landlords sent it to England. The story is told against a complex background of adventure and intrigue as the author paints a multicolored picture of unforgettable characters with varying beliefs and loyalties. You¡_ll meet lords and ladies, Republicans and English terrorists, priests and ministers¡ªboth kind and evil¡ªand plain country folk. Irish folklore is woven into the story. Equal importance to the plot of this fine novel is the beauty of the language. So lively is Dillon¡_s style that you can almost smell the fragrant peat fires and taste the porter and poteen. Mr. Dillon has the Irish gift of ¡°passing the time of day¡± in a delightful way.

The Ragan Brothers
The Ragan Brothers

Author: Joe Wayne Brumett

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Published: 2011-02

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1617398500

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Johnny stopped his horse; he could hear shooting in the far distance. 'I'm too far away to give them help. I shouldn't have stayed at the line camp.' He put his horse into a cantor and turned toward the distant shooting. Johnny took his Sharp, hobbled his horse and mules, and climbed a hill overlooking the edge of the battlefield. Eagle Feather and Amos were pinned down by half a dozen rustlers.The Ragan Brothersis Joe Wayne Brumett's second western novel, which catches up with Melody, Tom, Eagle Feather, and the rest of the outfit on the TM Ranch sixteen years after the conclusion toNorth of Big Spring.This time, however, there's a newcomer in the bunkhouse—Johnny Ragan, who quickly proves himself as a fierce shot after Indians attack the ranch. He earns himself a job with Tom McDowell and soon falls in love with Ruth, the daughter of the nearby Indian chief. As word of Johnny's quick hands and loyal heart spread, he is reunited with his long-lost brother, and the two go into business. But their fortune takes a turn for the worse when Ruth files for divorce and a mysterious band of thieves threatens the town. For readers who love the old west, The Ragan Brothers has the perfect mix of romance, adventure, and a cast of unforgettable characters.

When My Brother Was an Aztec
When My Brother Was an Aztec

Author: Natalie Diaz

Publisher: Copper Canyon Press

Published: 2012-12-04

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 1619320339

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"I write hungry sentences," Natalie Diaz once explained in an interview, "because they want more and more lyricism and imagery to satisfy them." This debut collection is a fast-paced tour of Mojave life and family narrative: A sister fights for or against a brother on meth, and everyone from Antigone, Houdini, Huitzilopochtli, and Jesus is invoked and invited to hash it out. These darkly humorous poems illuminate far corners of the heart, revealing teeth, tails, and more than a few dreams. I watched a lion eat a man like a piece of fruit, peel tendons from fascia like pith from rind, then lick the sweet meat from its hard core of bones. The man had earned this feast and his own deliciousness by ringing a stick against the lion's cage, calling out Here, Kitty Kitty, Meow! With one swipe of a paw much like a catcher's mitt with fangs, the lion pulled the man into the cage, rattling his skeleton against the metal bars. The lion didn't want to do it— He didn't want to eat the man like a piece of fruit and he told the crowd this: I only wanted some goddamn sleep . . . Natalie Diaz was born and raised on the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation in Needles, California. After playing professional basketball for four years in Europe and Asia, Diaz returned to the states to complete her MFA at Old Dominion University. She lives in Surprise, Arizona, and is working to preserve the Mojave language.

Brothers of the Cloth
Brothers of the Cloth

Author: George Hand, IV

Publisher:

Published: 2021-04-15

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781735543529

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Master Sergeant (Ret.) George E. "Chik" Hand IV, better known as geo to the public. geo served for 10 years with the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, colloquially known as Delta Force. As the U.S. Army's premier counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and direct action Special Missions Unit (SMU), Delta Force has been at the tip of the spear of the American military ever since the Iranian hostage crisis in 1979. To serve there, a man has to climb physical and mental mountains; to remain there, a man has to show remarkable consistency and professionalism. Before his assignment to Delta, geo served in the 7th and 1st Special Forces Groups as a Green Beret.A rare wordsmith, geo is a master of the English language. But, it takes more than that to create a compelling memoir, especially one so heavily focused on others. Indeed, it takes empathy and emotional intellect. By empathizing with his subjects, geo puts you right next to them. You can see them breaching a door; you can smell their sweat after an operation; you can hear the radio chatter and the Little Bird helicopters whooping above; you can sense the joke that's about to crack and send everyone rolling; you can feel the pain of loss and the emptiness that death carves. That's why readers of all ages and walks of life rally around his stories.

Black Arts
Black Arts

Author: Andrew Prentice

Publisher: David Fickling Books

Published: 2016-05-05

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 1910989053

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London is a teeming warren of thieves and cutthroats. Young Jack fits right in. But when he picks the wrong pocket, he finds himself in a London far more dangerous than he ever imagined. A metropolis of spies and dark magic. A city that will change him. A city where devils are real.