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A Southern belle turned spy and a dashing blockade runner fight a hopeless battle against the British. When Anna Grace Laurens’s parents are murdered by the British and her Charles Town plantation burned, she seizes her only option for escape—a desperate leap into the Cooper River. She’ll do anything to survive…and get revenge. John Cooper Vargas is used to danger as he sails his sloop upriver through war-torn colonies, but seeing a woman plunge into the river amidst Tory gunfire is something he wouldn’t have thought possible. Until now. Rescuing her draws him into a web of ...

The Civil War for Teens: Discover the Battles, Heroes, and Heartbreak that Shaped America!Are you ready to uncover the epic struggle that changed America forever? Step back in time to a nation divided, where brave soldiers, daring leaders, and ordinary people faced hardships and hope on their journey to freedom. This isn’t just a history lesson—it’s a story of courage, unity, and the fight for what’s right. This book explores what caused the war, how it was fought, and the journey to bring the country back together afterward. In this easy-to-read guide, you’ll get all the ...

In 1781, the new United States was nearly bankrupt. As the American and French armies under Generals Washington and Rochambeau surrounded General Cornwallis and the British at Yorktown, James Lovell, Congressman, examined a captured, soiled letter. The numbers in General Cornwallis’s ciphered message might hold the key to the defeat of the British. Expert in encryption, James Lovell knew the answer to British loss could lie in his hands.

In the 30 years after the Civil War, the United States blew by Great Britain to become the greatest economic power in world history. That is a well-known period in history, when titans like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and J. P. Morgan walked the earth. But as Charles R. Morris shows us, the platform for that spectacular growth spurt was built in the first half of the century. By the 1820s, America was already the world's most productive manufacturer and the most intensely commercialized society in history.

In a sweeping account, Atlantic Wars explores how warfare shaped the experiences of the peoples living in the watershed of the Atlantic Ocean between the late Middle Ages and the Age of Revolution.

SHARPER THAN A SERPENT'S TOOTH- A Sequel to The Saratoga Deception. November 1777- A double agent working under the Governor of Connecticut is murdered, but not before muttering a cryptic phrase: “French mission… Charts… Passage below structure…” Who killed the spy? Was his position compromised? Had he stumbled upon a secret too vital to allow him to live? What is the meaning behind the man’s dying words? These vexing questions prompt the governor to appeal to his friend General Washington for aid. The Commander-in-Chief assigns the task to the men who had solved the puzzling ...

With SPYDER defeated, Ben Ripley is looking forward to his life getting back to normal, or as normal as possible when you’re a superspy in training. Until someone bombs the CIA conference room next door. To Ben’s astonishment, the attacker is none other than Erica Hale, the spy-in-training he respects more than any other.

In September 1776, the vulnerable Continental army under an unsure George Washington evacuated New York after a devastating defeat by the British army. Three weeks later, near the Canadian border, one of his favorite generals, Benedict Arnold, miraculously succeeded in postponing the British naval advance down Lake Champlain that might have lost the war. As this book ends, four years later, Washington has vanquished his demons, and Arnold has fled to the enemy. America was forced at last to realize that the real threat to its liberties might not come from without but from within.

Liberty, my wisecracking horse, our old friends Cam, Tommy, Freedom, and I are off to meet some super-brave soldiers in the year 1775. Yep, that’s right. We’ll be visiting with the underdog heroes who fought for American independence, against all odds - and won! But not before eight very real years of danger and uncertainty. Be a part of Rush Revere’s crew as we rush, rush, rush into a time when British rule had become a royal pain, and rebellion was in the air.

Embark on a riveting journey through the tumultuous era that birthed a nation—The American Revolution. This audiobook is more than just a history; it's an exploration into the heart and soul of early America, through battlefields, diplomatic strife, and the forging of a new identity.

Faced with an overwhelming infestation of living dead on the US mainland, the US Pacific Fleet manages a strategic withdrawal of civilians and supplies. Aboard the USS Ronald Reagan, Dr. Henry Damico advises the remnants of the civilian government and military leadership on how to survive in a world overrun with zombies.

December 1777- When a militiaman is found murdered outside of the Valley Forge encampment a clue could link the killing to a plot against General Washington. Just twenty miles away in occupied Philadelphia, a soldier from Captain Andre’s company is murdered, as is his personal valet. Impressed with his previous investigative successes the commander of the Pennsylvania militia enlists Captain Shelby to solve the murder of the militiaman and determine if there is indeed a conspiracy against Washington. Meanwhile, Shelby’s old investigative colleague the Quaker-warrior Ezra Fox is plying ...

It was 1778, and the recent American victory at Saratoga had netted the US a powerful ally in France. Many, including General George Washington, presumed France’s entrance into the war meant independence was just around the corner. Meanwhile, having lost an entire army at Saratoga, Great Britain pivoted to a 'southern strategy'. The army would henceforth seek to regain its southern colonies, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, a highly profitable segment of its prewar American empire.

They were legalized pirates empowered by the Continental Congress to raid and plunder, at their own considerable risk, as much enemy trade as they could successfully haul back to America's shores. They played a decisive role in America's struggle for independence and later turned their seafaring talents to the slave trade, revealing the conflict between enterprise and morality central to American history.

Could the mysterious death of a young woman hold the key to the outcome of the American Revolution? In the summer of 1777 British general John Burgoyne aspires to execute an elaborate plan to grab control of New York State thereby driving a wedge between New England and the rest of the colonies. If successful, the stratagem could doom the idealistic rebellion. However, north of Albany the general’s Indian scouts return to camp with the scalp of a young woman, Jane McCrea. They claim that they only took the scalp after the colonial militia accidentally killed her but the Americans contend ...

Welcome to the 1770s, the decade of big hats, big wigs, and big ideas. You might have learned about the American Revolution in history classes, but this book will tell you everything your teachers couldn’t.

George Washington, Paul Revere, and Thomas Jefferson are remembered as heroes of the American Revolution, but they were only a few of many men and women who risked their lives for independence. Learn more about the heroes, both American and European, who were key to the colonists’ success in the American Revolution.

Harris' Brandywine is the first complete study to merge the strategic, political, and tactical history of this complex operation and important set-piece battle into a single compelling account. More than a decade in the making, his sweeping prose relies almost exclusively upon original archival research and his personal knowledge of the terrain. Told largely through the words of those who fought there, Brandywine will take its place as one of the most important military studies of the American Revolution ever written.

In late December 1776, the American War of Independence appeared to be on its last legs. General George Washington's continental forces had been reduced to a shadow of their former strength, and the British Army had chased them across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania. Desperate times call for desperate measures, however, and George Washington responded to this crisis with astonishing audacity. On Christmas night 1776, he recrossed the Delaware as a nor'easter churned up the coast, burying his small detachment under howling sheets of snow and ice.

In "Rising Flames: America's Battle for Freedom," author Rev George Stoddard presents a gripping tale of an unprecedented invasion of the United States by China and Russia. As these powerful nations unleash a devastating attack using EMPs and cutting-edge weaponry, the American government is forced to declare martial law. Amidst this chaos, the question arises: will control be handed over to the United Nations? In this thrilling narrative, readers witness the resilience and determination of American Patriots as they rise up to defend their freedom. As they take up arms against the invaders,...