IS HISTORY THE AGREED UPON LIE? Historical Fact & Historical Fiction.
Monday, May 16, 2022
Clancy Tucker's Blog: 16 May 2022 - THE SPANISH FLU
Clancy Tucker's Blog: 16 May 2022 - THE SPANISH FLU: THE SPANISH FLU G'day folks, In 1918, the world was ravaged by twin catastrophes. World War I was entering its climactic phase, a...
Sunday, May 8, 2022
How Germany Was Divided After World War II from history.com
How Germany Was Divided After World War II
When the Allies celebrated Victory in Europe (VE) Day on May 8, 1945, the British military commander Bernard Law Montgomery cautioned his troops, “We have won the German war. Let us now win the peace.”
Months before Germany’s unconditional surrender in World War II, the “Big Three” Allied powers—the United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union—met at the Yalta Conference to discuss Germany’s future. They all wanted to avoid a repeat of what had happened after World War I, when a postwar economic collapse in Germany fueled nationalist resentment and the rise of the far-right Nazi Party.
Friday, May 6, 2022
Nonfiction, Hispanic History--- Cinco de Mayo: What Is Everybody Celebrating? 2nd Edition by Donald W. Miles
Cinco de Mayo: What Is Everybody Celebrating?
2nd Edition
by Donald W. Miles
Genre: Nonfiction, Hispanic History
Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a holiday so popular that in the United States it draws larger crowds than here in the United States. About half a million people turn out for the annual event in Los Angeles alone, but exactly what is everybody celebrating? They're there for the music - and the half-priced margaritas - but if you ask around, you won't find many people who can tell you what happened in Mexico on that day. There are very few adult-level books currently on the market about that subject, but readers can now learn how the Mexicans took back their country after a five-year struggle against the French army in this 90,000-word book, Cinco de Mayo: What is Everybody Celebrating? (2nd Ed.)
The original 2006 edition has now been upgraded to include color photographs in every chapter and maps to help readers navigate the story. There's also a new cover that has already won graphics awards for the book design firm that created it. The photos were taken by the author and his wife (who is originally from Mexico City, ) during more than 50 years of family visits and travel to as many as 53 cities in Mexico.
Don Miles’ professional career of almost 50 years was split about evenly between teaching and broadcasting. He was News Director for radio stations in NYC, NY, CT, FL, NE, and Texas. He won AP’s “Best Newscast” award in Nebraska, his news teams in Florida and Nebraska have won numerous awards, and he has judged broadcast news awards for UPI Rhode Island. He has taught at the Universities of Florida and Nebraska, at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, and at elementary schools in New York, Connecticut, and Texas.
He is the author of two books in the field of broadcast news: Broadcast News Handbook and Broadcast Newswriting Stylebook. He has a bachelor's in education from the State University of New York at New Paltz and a master's in journalism and Communications from the University of Florida.
This is Don’s fifth book. There was a 2006 edition of this current volume, but several new features appear in the new version including maps to help the reader navigate the text and color photos in every chapter. There was also Cinco de Mayo, the Novel, published in 2012.
Don’s inspiration for this book came mainly from his late wife, Dr. Minerva Gonzalez-Angulo Miles. Minerva grew up in Mexico City near Emperor Maximilian’s Chapultepec Castle, and would often visit the castle and view the portrait of the emperor and empress whose story is featured as part of the history you’ll follow as you read the book.
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Sunday, May 1, 2022
Clancy Tucker's Blog: 1 May 2022 - THE SECRET MISSION OF RUDOLF HESS
Clancy Tucker's Blog: 1 May 2022 - THE SECRET MISSION OF RUDOLF HESS: THE SECRET MISSION OF RUDOLF HESS G'day folks, Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess , mysteriously parachuted into Scotland on this d...
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Search For the Holy Grail Volume 1 by MJL Evans & GM O'Connor Genre: Historical Pirate Adventure
Search For the Holy Grail
Volume 1
by MJL Evans & GM O'Connor
Genre: Historical Pirate Adventure
Volume
1 of 3
Hanover
is under attack, which propels the countess Aurora of Calenberg and
her handmaiden, Helena Braunschmidt, on a mission of survival. The
Holy Grail sets
sail only to be pursued by the worst pirates and cutthroats in the
Caribbean.
Series
Description
Every
pirate in the Caribbean is searching for The
Holy Grail—a
ship carrying the treasury of Hanover and the countess Aurora of
Calenberg, suspected of orchestrating the theft. Prinz Maximilian
will stop at nothing to catch her and regain the fortune, even if it
means following her into the deepest, darkest recesses of Samaná
Bay. With pirates and cutthroats at every turn, will she be reunited
with her handmaiden, Helena and her portrait painter, Dodo? Aurora’s
only solace is in a bottle of Cognac with a chaser of coca-leaf
powder in this vibrant, fast-paced chase through the Caribbean.
No Quarter: Dominium
Volume 1
by MJL Evans & GM O'Connor
Genre: Historical Pirate Adventure Romance
Ye
All Are Warned – be gone if you abhor sex, foul language, crude
humor, and beaky parrots.
Released
for the first time with illustrations!
Volume
1 of 6 begins in 1689 Port Royal, Jamaica with Atia Crisp and her
sister Livia shipwrecked and sold into slavery. They are separated
and Atia is used as a pawn in a deadly card game at the Swiftsure
Tavern until she is liberated by sugar merchant Capitaine la Roche.
Hunted at every turn, they take refuge at Cherry Red's Boutique
(brothel) and meet up with allies including the medication loving Dr.
Strangewayes.
Series
Description:
1689
Port Royal, Jamaica. Atia Crisp and her sister Livia are shipwrecked
and sold into slavery. They are separated and Atia is used as a pawn
in a deadly card game at the Swiftsure Tavern until she is liberated
by sugar merchant Capitaine la Roche. They take refuge at Cherry
Red's Boutique (brothel) and meet up with allies including the
medication loving Dr. Strangewayes.
Capitaine
la Roche (also known as the pirate, Gator Gar), has a past stained
with blood and grief. La Roche works with a network of friends and
allies including local strumpet, Cherry Banks, Theodore Binge the
card shark and the kindly, Dr. Strangewayes. Soon after Atia and la
Roche are ushered away to safety after a mysterious outbreak of
scarlet fever wreaks havoc on the city.
Within
the luxuriant tropical confines of Dr. Strangewayes's plantation at
the foothills of the Blue Mountains, bonds of friendship are formed
and the fierce love between Atia and Capitaine la Roche becomes
absolute.
However,
nowhere is safe as spies seek out both Atia and la Roche for the
bounties on their heads.
Neither
of them can escape the shadows of their former lives. Their journey
leads them to an inevitable conflict that threatens their world, but
inches them closer towards freedom.
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No Quarter: Wenches
Volume 1
by MJL Evans & GM O'Connor
Genre: Historical Pirate Adventure, Romantic Suspense
Released
for the first time with illustrations!
The
adventures from No Quarter: Dominium continue with wenches!
Volume
1 of 5 begins in 1689 Port Royal, Jamaica, where Atia Crisp is
imprisoned, awaiting trial, while refugees from Strangewayes's
plantation seek their new home. Guided by Capitaine la Roche, they
face pursuit by the pirate hunter Big Dick and the perilous terrain
of Bocas del Toro. Their future home of Sérénité hangs in the
balance, complicated by the outbreak of war with France.
Series
Description:
Behind
every successful pirate is a cunning wench!
In
1689, Atia Crisp finds herself imprisoned in the wickedest city on
earth, Port Royal, Jamaica, while the refugees from Strangewayes’s
plantation in the Blue Mountains are on the run and seeking a new
home, deep in the Caribbean. Captain Jean-Paul la Roche must get them
to safety and find a way to liberate the woman he loves while waging
a war against the English with the pirate Laurens de Graaf.
While
besieged people suffer and starve, a group of women form a secret and
illegal society deep from within the bowels of the city called:
Wenches. A network that deals with smugglers, merchants, cutthroats
and thieves. Dragged into the struggle for supremacy of the
Caribbean, the women are divided and find themselves engulfed in
bloodshed. The pirates of Port Royal and former enemies may be their
only hope of escape.
This
edition was awarded the gold quality mark by BooksGoSocial, their
highest award.
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MJL EVANS wanted to be a writer since she was ten years old and in 2014 she finally got her act together and pursued her dream. She is the author of No Quarter: Dominium, No Quarter: Wenches, and Search for the Holy Grail. A huge fan of Monty Python, Red Dwarf, and other BBC shows, her time is devoted to acrylic painting, photography, catering to her senior cat, and of course, writing.
You can connect with MJL Evans on Instagram at @mjlevans or meganjlevans@gmail.com
GM O’CONNOR is a huge movie fan, writer and visual artist. A lover of sci-fi and history, half his brain lives in the 17th century while the other half sails perpetually through space. He is the author of No Quarter: Dominium, No Quarter: Wenches, and Search for the Holy Grail. He hopes to one day bring the No Quarter Series to film and/or graphic novel format.
You can connect with GM O’Connor on Twitter at @gm_oconnor or noquarterseries@gmail.com
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Double-Edged Sword by J.D.R.Hawkins
The Civil War has ended.
Confederate cavalryman, David Summers, returns home to Alabama, taking his new wife, Anna, with him. Upon arrival, he understands how much the war has changed him and has scarred his homeland. Faced with challenges of transition, he learns how to navigate his new world, along with the pain and trauma of his past. He is also forced to confront his foes, including Stephen Montgomery. Their hatred for one another inevitably boils over into a fierce confrontation, whereby David is arrested.Will the jury believe his side of the story, even though he is an ex-Confederate? Or will he be hung for his crime?
Read and Excerpt from Double-Edged Sword
David helped Anna down after tying the mule, and followed her inside. A lanky man who stood behind a counter looked up from the hotel register as they entered. David nodded to the man, led Anna into the dining hall, and sat down beside her at a small round table. Like before, the room was nearly unoccupied. Three Union officers sat in the far corner, drinking whiskey and smoking cigars. Two men stood near the back of the room. One was playing a fiddle while the other attempted to sing a slow ballad in a low, baritone voice. The room was bright with sunlight, and lace curtains hung over the long windows. A thin, balding gentleman with an apron wrapped tightly around his waist appeared, pencil and paper poised in his hands.
“How do,” he said softly. “What would y’all like to order?”
Anna smiled up at him, but he only stared back.
“Well,” she began, “what is your specialty?”
“And more importantly, how much is it?” added David.
The waiter laughed. “More than you can afford, I’ll wager!”
David chuckled. “We have two dollars. Bring us whatever that provides.”
He glanced at his wife, who glared at him.
“It ain’t Confederate currency, is it?” the man asked.
“Silver,” responded David.
The waiter grinned and walked off into the kitchen.
Anna was still glaring. “The money you earned in prison?”
David nodded.
“You should hold on to that, sweetheart. We might need it for something important.”
He smiled. “You’re important,” he answered. “You said you needed to eat, and I’m starvin’. What could be more important than that?”
The musicians began to play another melody, and the couple listened to the lyrics.
“We shall meet but we shall miss him, there will be one vacant chair.
We shall linger to caress him, while we breathe our ev’nin’ prayer.
When a year ago we gathered, joy was in his mild blue eye.
But a golden cord is severed. And our hopes in ruin lie.”
David couldn’t help but think of the loss of his best friend. The lyrics saddened him deeply, searing his soul, rekindling the painful remembrance of discovering Jake’s lifeless body on the battlefield. He drew a heavy sigh, and took his beloved’s hand.
“It’ll be all right,” she comforted.
He nodded in confirmation, relieved when the song finally ended and the musicians broke into a lively tune.
About the Author:
About the Author:
J.D.R. Hawkins is an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling, award-winning author. She is one of a few female Civil War authors, uniquely describing the front lines from a Confederate perspective. Her "Renegade Series" includes "A Beautiful Glittering Lie," winner of the 2013 John Esten Cooke Fiction Award and the 2012 B.R.A.G. Medallion. The sequel, "A Beckoning Hellfire," is an Amazon bestseller and winner of the 2022 B.R.A.G. Medallion. "A Rebel Among Us," the third book in the series, is the recipient of the 2017 John Esten Cooke Fiction Award and winner of the 2022 B.R.A.G. Medallion. Double-Edged Sword is the newly-published, fourth book in the series. These books, published by Westwood Books Publishing, LLC, tell the story of a family from north Alabama who experience immeasurable pain when their lives are dramatically changed by the war. Ms. Hawkins has also published a nonfiction book about the War Between the States, titled "Horses in Gray: Famous Confederate Warhorses," with Pelican Publishing. She is a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the International Women's Writing Guild, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and Pikes Peak Writers. Ms. Hawkins is also an artist and a singer/songwriter.
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Thursday, April 21, 2022
The Adventure of the Purloined Portrait The Early Case Files of Sherlock Holmes Book 4 by Liese Sherwood-Fabre Genre: Historical Mystery
The Adventure of the Purloined Portrait
The Early Case Files of Sherlock Holmes Book 4
by Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Genre: Historical Mystery
A
long-buried past. A stolen portrait. The artist’s murder. Can
Sherlock discover the connection between the three before he’s
stopped permanently?
Sherlock
can’t shake his apprehension about a family trip to Paris. His
mother’s unflappable confidence vanished months ago, and her
anxiety has set the whole family on edge. His greatest fears are
realized when they witness the death of one of Mrs. Holmes’ former
suitors.
As Sherlock seeks to unravel the reason behind the
artist’s murder, he unearths a long-buried secret about his mother
and survives several attempts to keep him from getting to the
truth.
Can he bring a murderer to justice before he’s buried
with these hidden secrets forever?
The
Adventure of the Purloined Portrait is
the gripping fourth case in The Early Case Files of Sherlock Holmes.
If you enjoy traditional historical mysteries, you’ll love this
origin series about the world’s greatest consulting
detective.
Buy The
Adventure of the Purloined Portrait to
learn how Sherlock’s past shaped the sleuth he became.
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Liese Sherwood-Fabre knew she was destined to write when she got an A+ in the second grade for her story about Dick, Jane, and Sally’s ruined picnic. After obtaining her PhD, she joined the federal government and worked and lived internationally for more than fifteen years. Returning to the states, she seriously pursued her writing career, garnering such awards as a finalist in RWA’s Golden Heart contest and a Pushcart Prize nomination. A recognized Sherlockian scholar, her essays have appeared in scion newsletters, the Baker Street Journal, and Canadian Holmes. She has recently turned this passion into an origin story series on Sherlock Holmes. The first book, The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife, was the CIBA Mystery and Mayhem 2020 winner.
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