Indian Legends

This book recounts the slugger's life before, during, and after his headline season of 1961, when the taciturn North Dakota native topped Babe Ruth's all-time record by hitting 61 homers. From his youth as a star high-school athlete and American Legion baseball player, Maris went on to big-time sports with the Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals.

OUTLAWS AND LEGENDS OF THE WILD WEST - SPECIAL 15 STORY BOX SET Do you like true stories of the Wild West? You should love these tales of outlaws and gunslingers then Of course you will have heard of most of them as many have become infamous legends. Some are not so quite well known however, but they were all dangerous and ruthless criminals and all had their "15 minutes of fame", leaving trails of death and mayhem behind them. Most did not live to an old age, and those that did were probably in jail. Their escapades were daring and reckless and many paid the ultimate price in the end. ...

Jeremiah Tucker grew up believing that there was more gold out there somewhere. There had to be. Even though he was born too late for the gold rush he was always able to make a living at prospecting. All that was about to change after he meets a mysterious old man in an old western boomtown. In the tradition of American western cliffhangers, The Legend of Striker's Gold harkens back to the time of simpler heroes of the American West. It is a story of virtue and trust; of hard luck and hard work. It has the elements of an instant American classic. The first installment of this series.

The legend of White Buffalo. Let me share this story whose roots are rich in sacred indigenous culture. Unbeknownst to me at the time, this legend has been around for 2,000 years, shared through tribal storytellers at many sacred ceremonies and council meetings. Grab my hand and let’s slip through a tiny tear in the fabric of consciousness to meet face-to-face with spirits from the Lakota Sioux Nation. We’ll throw a grappling hook into the past and bring ancient wisdom to the present. Let’s step beyond our human limitations and march into the ethers of the unknown to meet White ...

In the Bloodswamp, a northern battlefield, the healer Aslaug discovers a baby lying next to a dying warrior. Having recently lost her two infant sons, she decides to keep it for her own, defying the judgment against his vanquished people. The blacksmith Eckehart helps her keep the secret. They name the boy Kitt and this is his story. Kitt grows up on a remote island in the grey northern sea. He works hard to become a master blacksmith, reads many books and daydreams about faraway lands and glittering cities. And he never doubts that he knows everything about his parents - unaware of the ...

In the exciting sequel to The Legend of Ghostkiller, Kyle and Nina Ghostkiller struggle with new revelations regarding Nina's past — something Kyle chose to keep to himself. Angry over the deception, Nina strikes out on her own to unravel her biological family secrets. Instead, she finds herself stranded in time where dark entities linger for revenge, and the dangers of living in the past threaten her very existence. Captured by the British, Nina must choose to stay in the past and fight to save the Cherokee people or travel back to the future and lose them to certain death. Which will ...

This is an expanded edition of the original story. Same story, same great ending, but more details! Awinita, The Legend. It is a fictional story inspired by old family stories handed down for generations in the author’s family. This is fiction and in no way indicates the life lived of the woman who inspired the story. It is a story of a Native American woman taken as a child by accident when a group of four settlers tracked down the Indians that had taken three of their young daughters. During the still of the night, the men quietly slipped into the Indian's camp and stole the young girls...

Esha is reeling from Kunal’s betrayal, but she has a kingdom to rule from behind a thin smokescreen - pretending to be Princess Reha while she sends her most trusted soldiers to collect Reha and Kunal by any means necessary. Traitors, after all, must be punished. But the Yavar are attacking from every front - tracking down Kunal and Reha in the remote mountains, kidnapping Harun - in search of legendary artifacts that will give them the power to break the precarious janma bond and release the destructive magic back into the lands.

Star-Touched Stories by Roshani Chokshi combines three lush and adventurous stories in the Star-Touched World. Death and Night - He was Lord of Death, cursed never to love. She was Night incarnate, destined to stay alone. After a meeting, they wonder if, perhaps, they could be meant for more. Poison and Gold - Now that her wish for a choice has come true, Aasha struggles to control her powers. Rose and Sword - There is a tale whispered in the dark of the Empire of Bharat-Jain. A tale of a bride who loses her bridegroom on the eve of her wedding.

Insightful, telling, ironic, and moving, 14 Native-American legends reflect a nomadic non-property-owning culture, with a reverence for all things natural.

Legends of the wild frontier such as the likes of Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, and General Andrew Jackson are all synonymous with early American adventures. But there was one brave frontiersman of whom the world never knew – that is until now. His name? David Bowie, a young lad of only thirteen. David was head over heels in love with Rebecca West age fifteen, the prettiest girl he had ever set eyes on. Her younger sister Olivia age twelve was his best friend and secretly in love with him. While retrieving water from a nearby stream, the two young girls were taken captive by Creek warriors...

At the young age of nineteen Billy Hayes was forced to kill a man who challenged him to a dual. Seeking to avoid revenge from the man’s three brothers, Billy joins the Confederate Army where he teaches himself to shoot and draw with accuracy and speed. After he returns to Texas a series of unfortunate events gain him a reputation as a gunslinger. Billy wanders from town to town trying to stay one step ahead of his unwanted reputation. He assumes a new identity and eventually ends up in Durango, Colorado, helping a beautiful woman stand up against a bully who is trying to take away the ...

“Blue Moon”Summary The Indian legend stated that a red-haired white boy, born of earthquake and comet in a month with two full moons, would save the tribes along the Mighty Mississippi from oppression by the white-skinned invaders from the east. As the first steamboat to navigate the western waters, under the charter of Robert Fulton, himself, made its appearance, the early pioneers were terrified by the noise and the smoke. Calling it the devil’s invention in superstitious awe, and perhaps more accurately, a “floating teakettle,” the magnificent boat traversed the unknown with a ...

An imperial monster masquerades as a mercantile company. From gunpowder to opium, the East India Company uses every weapon to bring an entire sub-continent to its knees. Even Tipu, the fearsome Tiger of Mysore, falls prey to British military might. As a century of deceit and cruelty unfolds - the oppressed thirst for retribution. Delhi is the first to drown in blood, as a violent sepoy uprising engulfs all of Hindustan. The seat of the crumbling Mughal empire emerges as the epicenter of the ghadar. An unforgettable poet laments the destruction of his beloved city and a senile Badshah’s ...

Jungle Nama is a beautiful verse adaptation of a legend from the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. It tells the story of the avaricious rich merchant Dhona, the poor lad Dukhey and his mother; it is also the story of Dokkhin Rai, a mighty spirit who appears to humans as a tiger, of Bon Bibi, the benign goddess of the forest, and her warrior brother, Shah Jongoli.

Calais-born Olivier Le Vasseur aka La Buse is infamous for his 1721 attack on a Portuguese ship docked at Bourbon (modern day Réunion), the island where he eventually met his fate on the gallows in 1730. The raid yielded one of the most spectacular treasure hauls in the recorded history of piracy. The value of the plunder taken - and a fabled incident that occurred on the day La Buse was hanged - have led to enduring claims about the supposed buried treasure of this ill-fated pirate. The recorded facts of Le Vasseur’s life – and their importance in debunking the legend- are the subject...

Born of parents who traveled through time ensuring the birth of a great legend, Raven Kangee has her own destiny to fulfill. Her disbelief in fairy tales is shattered when four books mysteriously appear. Conceived over a century ago and born in the 21st century, Raven’s purpose for the Real People would manifest in unexpected and extraordinary ways. She would witness a world fading back to the past, as she effortlessly moved between eras, ensuring the safety of future prominent Native American figures. Unlike her mother’s purpose, her destiny extended far beyond the boundaries of the ...

Nestled within the deep Alabama forest lies a community built on ancient Indian burial ground and almost completely hidden away from the world if not for the winding main road which leads to it from the highway. Within this community rests scenic streets, quaint suburban homes, happy families...and ghostly legends that will chill your bones. Here lies a collection of some of the scariest Southern ghost stories.

Presenting a collection of stories from BookBox: Legendary Lives Level 4 stories, by APJ Abdul Kalam with Arun Tiwari.

Discover the origins of an epic journey in "The Beginning," as it sets the stage for heroic tales and introduces legendary characters. This story serves as the foundation of a timeless narrative filled with valor and virtue.