Hunting History

Proctor is a youth with ambitions beyond his station. Quick witted and with an uncanny knack for mimicry, he can impersonate anyone. Spotting an opportunity for financial gain, and an improvement in his social standing, he accepts the position as an understudy to a puritan minister. But, living in the home of his benefactor, he meets and falls in love with a girl he shouldn't. That's where matters take a turn. After a duel with the girl's uncle, he moves away from London, and then on to the American colonies, where he founds the township of Salvation. But boredom ensues, and Proctor embarks...

Fly fishing, historian Mark Kurlansky has found, is a battle of wits, fly fisher vs. fish - and the fly fisher does not always (or often) win. The targets - salmon, trout and char; and for some, bass, tarpon, tuna, bonefish and even marlin - are highly intelligent, wily, strong and athletic animals. The allure, Kurlansky learns, is that fly fishing makes catching a fish as difficult as possible. There is an art, too, in the crafting of flies.

International Best Seller on Amazon WINNER - GLOBAL EBOOK AWARD, THRILLER Historian Christa Devlin answers a desperate call from her father. Find the Turquoise or all will be lost. The sacred Turquoise is one of seven gemstones stolen from the powerful Breastplate of Aaron. Soon, she is in a fight for survival against shapeshifters and sharpshooters in a remote cliff dwelling. Her unexpected find? An armillary sphere hidden during the time of the conquistadors. But this is only the first puzzling clue to a conspiracy that spans the globe and the centuries. Her ruthless adversary will stop ...

Behind Japanese Lines has a great deal to say about the relations with the Filipinos and about the problems of dealing with and fighting the Hukbalahaps, the communist guerrillas or, indeed, in opposing the Japanese. This book adds considerable insights into the significance of guerrilla warfare as it relates to modern warfare in general

I broke the rules and now we’re sworn enemies playing with fire. My duty was clear, infiltrate and report back. I’ve dedicated my life to the law and never failed. Until now. Locking eyes with the alpha should have meant cuffs and a cell. For him. Instead, his gaze stirs my soul, fracturing the icy walls around my heart. And now, I’ve given in to this scorching heat between cop and outlaw. As a woman and detective, I was unprepared for the growling rebel biker to ignite chaos. When corrupt tyrants and betrayal force me to imprison him, I forge a criminal alliance that blurs all lines....

Loyalty to your people. Loyalty to Rome. Only one can remain... Centurion Faustus Valerianus has already proven his bravery and skill, marching alongside Julius Agricola for six gruelling years to conquer the north of Britain. But that was just the beginning... With Agricola back in Rome, Faustus is given a new mission: to journey to Hibernia with exiled Irish prince Tuathal Techtmar and help him reclaim his rightful throne.

In THE JAGUAR GOD, the fifth and final book in the bestselling Cash Cassidy series, the famous adventure author and her son travel to Greece for a sunny winter getaway. While there, she meets Laura, a refugee volunteer with a background in ancient history and fluent in Greek. Together, they set out on a treasure hunt to find the legendary ivory box that once held the Jaguar God, a solid gold statue gifted to Caesar and his wife. As they search for clues in Greece’s rugged back country, they must also outwit other relic hunters determined to obtain the treasure at any cost. Follow Cash on ...

American Fisherman traces the impact fishing has had in shaping America's history, and reveals the influential role it has played in defining our lives. Willie Robertson persuasively argues that America became what it is today in no small part because of the anglers that call it home. From harvesting New England cod to fly fishing for Yellowstone trout to raising Pacific Northwest salmon, the fishing industry has long played an essential role in the establishment of many of the nation's earliest ports.

In the shadowed swamps of Revolutionary South Carolina, General Francis Marion—the Swamp Fox—waged a war of wits against the British Empire, turning mud and moonlight into weapons of liberty. With a ragtag militia, he struck like thunder, vanishing before the redcoats could strike back, his name a whispered legend of defiance. Now, in The Swamp Fox Unleashed, retired Marine Colonel Daniel Hunter Wilson reveals how Marion’s guerrilla genius echoes through centuries, shaping the Marine Corps’ modern doctrine of maneuver warfare.

A rosary once passed from Queen Isabella of Spain to King Charles disappeared long ago. While Queen Isabella possessed it, she claimed to receive spiritual visions from the Virgin Mary, which may have begun the Inquisition. Chyna Stone and her remaining Found History team partners go on a quest for Queen Isabella’s rosary. While it’s believed to possess great spiritual power, legend has it that anyone outside her bloodline who touches her rosary will go mad. When Chyna and the Found History team hear reports of a growing disturbance that mimics the legend, they fly to Cordoba to seek ...

What the hell is shoegaze? A scene? A movement? A sound? Back in the Nineties, many would have said the so-called genre was entirely fabricated. The term itself, an offensive piss-take given by the notoriously catty and scene-obsessed British music press, was plainly rejected by the absurdly small collection of bands to which it supposedly applied. In this ambitious oral history of a genre that has eluded definition for three decades, Ryan Pinkard unearths the first wave of shoegaze, following the core bands, their sounds, their influence, and their journeys in and out of obscurity.

June 1940: Europe has fallen to Adolf Hitler’s army, and Britain is his next target. Winston Churchill exhorts the country to resist the Nazis, and the nation seems to rally behind him. But in secret, some British citizens are plotting to hasten an invasion. Agent Jack tells the incredible true story of Eric Roberts, a seemingly inconsequential bank clerk who, in the guise of “Jack King”, helped uncover and neutralize the invisible threat of fascism on British shores.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1953: An impoverished Cherokee named Buster Youngwolfe confesses to brutally raping and murdering his 11-year-old female relative. When Youngwolfe recants his confession, saying he was forced to confess by the authorities, his city condemns him, except for one man - public defender and Creek Indian Elliott Howe. Recognizing in Youngwolfe the life that could have been his if not for a few lucky breaks, Howe risks his career to defend Youngwolfe against the powerful county attorney’s office.

This comprehensive, landmark history chronicles our ongoing battle against al-Qa’ida, the greatest threat the West has faced in the modern era. An internationally recognized authority on terrorism and counterinsurgency, Seth G. Jones presents a dramatic narrative of the on-the-ground police work; the elaborate, multiyear investigations led by the CIA, FBI, and Britain’s MI5; and the shifting and deadly alliances between terrorist groups that have characterized the conflict.

The beginning of modern Europe was a time of confusion, excitement, suspicion, hope, despair, and ideas. It was a time of a lot of change spread out over just a few hundred years, but the end result was a completely different world than the one that had come before it. This audiobook includes details of the transition from the Middle Ages to the early modern era, where Europe saw significant shifts across the continent in phases.

Are you curious about the history of coastal Sonoma County, while learning about archaeology and memory studies? Look no further! Whether you’re a student of history or landscape studies, a visitor who wants to learn more about the beautiful northern Sonoma County coastline and its history or interested in learning how to uncover invisible cultural landscapes, this is the book for you. What’s included in this book: A detailed history of Sea Ranch and its environs Maps and photos illustrating the area’s history Photographs of the industrial town of Black Point, which once stood along ...

Inseparable. That's what Jessie and I are... or used to be. The years have a way of distorting the truth and digging up family skeletons that are best left alone. The very thing that brought us together is tearing us apart, and I've had enough. If Jessie wants to pick up that war that our families started all those years ago with that treasure, then I'm going to finish it... even find that buried loot myself and do what I do best, run! And if Jessie tries to catch me? The storm that blew out the sky the first night we kissed is going to be nothing to what's going to happen between us!

From the political storytelling of the Bayeux tapestry's anonymous embroiderers and Mary, Queen of Scots' treasonous stitching, to the sewing of First World War soldiers suffering from PTSD and the banner makers at Greenham Common, Threads of Life stretches from medieval France to 1980s America, from a Second World War POW camp in Singapore to a family attic in Scotland. It is as much about identity, protest, memory and politics as craft and artistry.

During one of the earliest blockade actions of the Civil War, Sergeant Alexander Philips of the United States Marine Corps witnesses an unspeakable horror. With no explanation, he finds himself in charge of a group of hotheads and misfits in a strange, unorthodox unit. His new commander is the enigmatic Lieutenant Addison Green, who knows nothing about the military, but a great deal about something else entirely. He comes bearing a collection of weapons geared toward fighting something other than Confederates.

What would drive a man to rewrite the Gospels? Tatian, a bold thinker and student of Justin Martyr, didn’t just want to interpret Christianity—he sought to transform it. In Tatian for Beginners: The Revolutionary Mind Behind the Diatessaron, you’ll discover how one man’s unflinching vision challenged the very fabric of early Christian thought, leaving a mark that reverberates to this day. Unlock the secrets of the enigmatic Diatessaron. Learn how Tatian’s groundbreaking harmony of the four Gospels created a seamless narrative that reshaped the way early Christians understood their...