Author : William O. Steele
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 37,13 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780152052133
When Chad and his family flee to a fort in the Tennessee wilderness to escape an attack by Chickamauga Indians, the presence of the family of a white renegade who joined the Indians causes additional tensions.
Author : Adrienne Mayor
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 39,65 MB
Release : 2008-12-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1590203747
"A comprehensive look at WMD's antecedents, from flamethrowers of the Peloponnesian War to plague-bearing booby traps.... Rich and entertaining." -Newsweek Featuring a new introduction by the author. Flamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease... are these terrifying agents and implements of warfare modern inventions? Not by a long shot. Weapons of biological and chemical warfare have been in use for thousands of years, and Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs, Adrienne Mayor's fascinating exploration of the origins of biological and unethical warfare draws extraordinary connections between the mythical worlds of Hercules and the Trojan War, the accounts of Herodotus and Thucydides, and modern methods of war and terrorism. Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs will catapult readers into the dark and fascinating realm of ancient war and mythic treachery-and their devastating consequences.
Author : Daniel Hume
Publisher : Random House
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 30,15 MB
Release : 2017-11-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1473543940
Fire can fascinate, inspire, capture the imagination and bring families and communities together. It has the ability to amaze, energise and touch something deep inside all of us. For thousands of years, at every corner of the globe, humans have been huddling around fires: from the basic and primitive essentials of light, heat, energy and cooking, through to modern living, fire plays a central role in all of our lives. The ability to accurately and quickly light a fire is one of the most important skills anyone setting off on a wilderness adventure could possess, yet very little has been written about it. Through his narrative Hume also meditates on the wider topics surrounding fire and how it shapes the world around us.
Author : Richard Milo Blomquist
Publisher :
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 35,42 MB
Release : 2021-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781736043301
From growing up on a farm in Iowa to becoming a B-17 bomber pilot during World War II, Dick Blomquist shares his memoirs and path towards becoming a peace activist.
Author : Robert Muchamore
Publisher : Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 25,50 MB
Release : 2020-04-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1471408620
A town. A forest. A hero. You can't go far without a quick brain and some rule-bending in a place like Locksley. After its vast car plants shut down, the prosperous town has become a wasteland of empty homes, toxic land and families on the brink. And it doesn't help that the authorities are in the clutches of profit-obsessed Sheriff of Nottingham, in cahoots with underworld boss Guy Gisborne. When his dad is framed for a robbery, Robin and his brother Little John are hounded out of Locksley and must learn to survive in the Sherwood forest, stretching three hundred kilometres and sheltering the free spirits and outlaws. But Robin is determined to do more than survive. Small, fast and deadly with a bow, he hatches a plan to join forces with Marion Maid, harness his inimitable tech skills and strike a blow against Gisborne and the Sheriff.
Author : Walter Michael Moseley
Publisher :
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 35,22 MB
Release : 1792
Category : Archery
ISBN :
Author : J. Michael Butcher
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 32,86 MB
Release : 2016-08-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 152463364X
In the aftermath of Magna Carta, disinherited barons raid the city of Norwich to acquire funds for their failing cause, and they met with little resistance. In fear of hidden support for the rebellion, the king sends agents to Norwich, and thus, Martin Den Helder and Sir Michel DArtois are drawn into a city underworld of murder, extortion, and crime that have some powerful, if secret, backing. Like poking a hornets nest, Den Helder and DArtois feel the backlash of their enquiries. Finally, a vicious murder at the Trinity Fair escalates the atmosphere of tension and resentment between city and church to a full-scale riot, and buildings of the cathedral and city are burned and valuables looted. Violence and murder are unrestrained. Flames of Norwich is a story of murder and mystery woven around real events, people, and places of the city of Norwich in the thirteenth century.
Author : Emigh Cannaday
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 47,49 MB
Release : 2015
Category :
ISBN : 9781311342522
"Don't do it, Annika," he taunted. His eyes were no longer bright and charming but dark and intense, yet they still twinkled. He was tempting, but was he harmful?Aspiring rock star Annika Brisby thinks she knows where her life is going until she steps through a broken portal that leaves her stranded in a realm of fairies, vampires, and other mythical beings. Unable to return until it's repaired, she's rescued by wood nymphs who believe her sudden arrival is no accident.After being taken in by a prominent family of elves, Annika finds herself struggling to resist the seductive spell of their youngest son,Talvi. Equal parts arrogant and alluring, the notorious heartbreaker seems like the perfect distraction for her homesickness. Her new friends warn her that she'll probably regret ever laying eyes on him, and what begins as a casual fling quickly burns too hot to handle. By the time Annika learns the consequences of their forbidden trysts, Talvi's already under her skin and dangerously close to her heart. But on the journey home she discovers that there's a mountain of secrets that he's not telling her, and Annika can't help wondering who's really in danger.You'll enjoy this edgy & dark blend of New Adult Romantic Fantasy and Paranormal Romance if you're a fan of Laurell K. Hamilton, Kresley Cole, Donna Grant, Charlaine Harris, Karen Marie Moning, Jeanine Frost, J.R. Ward and Lynsay Sands.
Author :
Publisher : Peter A. Smalley
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 29,20 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Psychobilly music
ISBN :
Author : Clive Bartlett
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,36 MB
Release : 1999-10-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781855329324
The English military ascendancy which lasted from the mid-14th to the early 16th century was founded upon defensive tactics based on the use of the longbow. This weapon, distinctive in that it was used by English forces alone, was probably the most effective missile weapon of the Late Middle Ages: its arrow had the same penetrative ability as a modern day bullet and the bow's rate of fire was not equalled by any weapon used by English forces until the adoption of the Lee Enfield rifle at the beginning of the 20th century. The English longbowmen's involvement in wars such as the War of the Roses (1455-1485) and One Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) is discussed.
