Nonfiction/History

	Advancing the Frontier The Life of Hezekiah Boone and His Descendents By: Donald B. Wigley Price: $16.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-60862-013-5 Edition: Paperback, 284 Pages Publication Date: March 3, 2009 Other Editions: Hardcover
Whenever the name Boone is mentioned, the public immediately thinks of the name “Daniel Boone”, and associates it with exploration of unknown territory by an early American frontiersman. However, Daniel was not the only Boone who helped push the American frontier from sea to shining sea. There seemed to be a natural proclivity for exploration in the Boone family. They were typically among the first to move into new regions in search of land, adventure, and personal freedom. This book traces the life of one of those “other” Boones, Hezekiah Boone, son of George Boone IV, and the cousin of Daniel Boone. In only two generations, Hezekiah and his son Mordecai Boone moved their families from Pennsylvania, through multiple locations in Virginia, to Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, and finally to Texas, where many of their descendents remain. Affiliated family lines of Wigley, Burt, McGee, Adams, Lane, Altizer, McGregor, Gibbons, Bustinza, and Cavazos are also included.
	Understanding Islam - The Persian Imprint By: Francis Taghert Price: $17.50 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-888-3 Edition: Paperback, 66 Pages Publication Date: January 20, 2009
To an American public opinion, anchored in the belief that Islam is all Arab, “Understanding Islam - The Persian Imprint” demonstrates it to be off the mark. The truth is that Iran (the Persia of old) fractured Islam’s identity twice: causing it to be non Arab, first; and provoking its schism later. Further, the World identifies Islamic Men of Science, and their stellar achievements, as Arab whereas, in fact, they were all Persian and Turkomen. A book whose time has come.
	People of the Sacred Fire By: Henry Heflin Price: $13.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-945-3 Edition: Paperback, 139 Pages Publication Date: October 30, 2008
Before the White Man, the discovery and exploration by Hernando de Soto, landing at Port Charlotte, Florida in 1539, until after the Second Creek War of 1836. The Principal Chiefs of the Confederacy, with their portraits, are covered. (The Upper Towns - War Towns, known as “Red Sticks” and the Lower Towns - Peace Towns, known as White Towns). Full descriptions of the Muscogee Peoples, the Creeks, with emphasis on their physical appearance, life, habits, ceremonies, dress, communities, customs and symbols. Their own political intrigues with ever-encroaching Spain, Britain, France and the New Colonists. A Glossary on Muscogee Words and Spanish Words. Maps. The Battle at Horseshoe Bend with Andrew Jackson and his Tennessee Militia, Cherokee and Creek allies against Menawa and his “Red Stick” Creek warriors. The adventurer William A. Bowles, British Loyalist, who settled in among the Creeks in then Spanish north Florida and became their Director General; his capture of Fort Marks and wars in West Florida, taking scalps. This is not “a book.” It is an adventure.
	Tippecanoe and Tyler Too The Story of Two Forgotten Presidencies By: Andrew J. Richter Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-922-4 Edition: Paperback, 147 Pages Publication Date: September 22, 2008
Eight men served as President of the United States between Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln and all eight have been forgotten. William Henry Harrison and John Tyler are two of them. Harrison only served a month in office and Tyler died as a member of the Confederate Congress and this has ruined their historical reputations. But no presidency has been irrelevant in American History and Harrison and Tyler have a story to tell. This book brings their ignored presidencies to life.
	The Nile of No Return By: Francis Taghert Price: $17.50 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-825-8 Edition: Paperback, 79 Pages Publication Date: June 3, 2008
No History is as convoluted as is Egypt’s. A foreign religion, Islam, and a foreign language, Arabic, neither of which she wanted, fractured her identity. She claims to be Arab. Which she is not. Governed by foreign rulers since Alexander, no native-born assumed power till Nasser in 1953. The recipient of USA free wheat for a population of 65 million: forecast to reach the 100 level come 3001.
	THE MAJOR By: Ellen Fitzgerald Price: $23.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-742-8 Edition: Paperback, 545 Pages Publication Date: February 21, 2008
Michael John Fitzgerald - From Immigrant to Officer in the Indian Fighting Army The story of Michael Fitzgerald is the story of a nine-year-old Irish boy who traveled across the Atlantic without his parents to live in the slums of Baltimore. At the age of seventeen, young Michael enlisted in the Army at Fort McHenry and began a military life that would take him to key areas of America’s growth. He was a young Army private in the Artillery sloshing through the Florida Everglades in the Third Seminole War. He and his family were held prisoners by the rebellious mob in Charleston, South Carolina after Major Anderson fled with the folks at Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter. For his efforts as a field medic he became a hospital steward and helped care for the thousands of men wounded and killed at Antietam. For his actions in Frederick during this time he became a commissioned officer, serving on the West Coast and the Great Plains. During his career he married four wives, the first two in the frontier wilderness. Michael Fitzgerald was a witness and participant in American History. This book follows Michael’s life and directs our attention to how and where his life intersected with the making of America.
	Kaleidoscope German School Girls During World War II By: Marianne Herdani-Lombard Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-759-6 Edition: Paperback, 129 Pages Publication Date: January 11, 2008
Reminiscences of a group of school girls growing up in Germany during WWII, including the naivety, fellowship and propaganda of grade school Hitler Youth camps, growing disillusion during the war, hardships and survival within total destruction at the end, and the search for an education after the war.
	Old Hickory as the Chief The Presidency of Andrew Jackson By: Andrew J. Richter Price: $12.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-749-7 Edition: Paperback, 161 Pages Publication Date: January 1, 2008
Like every American president, Andrew Jackson’s legacy is up for debate. In this book I try to put aside personal bias and preconceived notions to give a fair look at Jackson’s eight turbulent years in the White House. In doing so I found there were two different Jacksons. There was the traditional Jackson who won the Bank War and thwarted nullification and then there was the unsure and sensitive Jackson who craved friendship and loyalty. Historians have described Jackson as everything from a criminal dictator to heroic patriot. I’ll let you judge where the truth lies.
	Woodstock '69 Festival 3 Days of Peace and Music By: Christopher Van Loan Price: $8.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-753-4 Edition: Paperback, 53 Pages Publication Date: December 20, 2007
Come to the Catskills for three days of peace and music. That’s how the Woodstock Festival was advertised to sell tickets. What the promoter expected was a crowd of 10,000 to 50,000 people. But what came to Woodstock was not what they expected. A crowd of more than 500,000 people showed up. This book is a behind the scenes look at what went on at the Woodstock ‘69 Festival.
	From First to Last The Peace Society By: Andrew Henry Heflin Price: $12.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-725-1 Edition: Paperback, 188 Pages Publication Date: October 29, 2007
There are millions of words that have been written on the divisive history of the War Between the States, commonly referred to as, “The Civil War.” Thousands of stories have been placed in book form. Robert S. Heflin lived a truly remarkable life at a time in our country’s development and change which required a special courage, a steadfast and resolute commitment. It was his country, above all else, that he pledged to support. He felt it to be his duty. At risk were the bonds of love and the nurturing of his wife and children, his father and mother, his brothers and sisters and his friends and neighbors. It was the Union of the United States for which he risked all of this. It was for more than honor; much more.
	Cinema Salem - A Cinematic Guide to the Witch City By: Peter Mac Price: $23.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-700-8 Edition: Paperback, 348 Pages Publication Date: October 1, 2007 Other Editions: Hardcover
This book is a detailed compendium of the moving image relative to Salem, Massachusetts, and the infamous Witch Trials of 1692. It is a vibrant account of television and film productions where Salem (aka “The Witch City”) is a plot point, reference or locale. The one and only guide for the historian, film buff, and/or Witch in your life. This tome, penned by film historian and author Peter Mac, is filled with never seen before pictures; interviews with those associated with the town and productions; as well as reviews, editorial essays, TV episode guides and much much more!
	Tattoos The Stories Behind the Ink By: Geoffrey L. Domowicz Price: $14.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-428-1 Edition: Paperback, 185 Pages Publication Date: February 7, 2006 Other Editions: Adobe Ebook (read on computer only)
Why is our culture so fascinated with tattoos? Is this just a trend or a true reflection of our modern culture? The reasons why people acquire tattoos in our modern society today are vast and varied. Often people obtain a tattoo for very personal reasons. This text captures the true stories of why eighty-one people decided to get a tattoo. Through personal interviews conducted by the author, the book explains the meanings behind their tattoos and the decisions leading to the placement of that tattoo on their body in their own words.
	Cooke County Chronicles - Part 3 - Red River and Silver City By: Sharon Hess Price: $20.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 1-59824-294-6 Edition: Paperback, 384 Pages Publication Date: September 28, 2006 Other Editions: Adobe Ebook (read on computer only)
The Red is not necessarily the most attractive river in Texas but it certainly deserves its name...ask anyone who has spent a day of fishing along the banks or swimming in the murky waters....your clothes will be stained for some time to come. It is the red clay soil that gives the river its crimson color and thus her name. I believe the Red River must be feminine by the way she meanders her way along. Sometimes she’s as docile as a lamb and her waters flow gently along the banks, the catfish flopping, their tails slapping the calm surface as they return to the depths. At other times she’s as angry and honery as a bumblebee as her waters rise high and the foam whirls and bobs around the debris carried by the swiftly moving currents. Like an angered demon the waters rise and nothing along the banks are safe from her fury....saplings are torn from their home in the sandy Oklahoma soil and decayed fallen trees are picked up by her waves and carried briskly along. W.R. Strong, an early pioneer speaks of Cooke County: “The first road or trail through Cooke County was made by the Mormons when they left Missouri for Salt Lake and it must have been not later than 1843 or 1844. There was a big bunch of them and they left a pretty plain trail which after wards became the old California Trail. “They came from Preston and Whitesboro across the prairie, keeping on the divide between Timber Creek and Mineral Creek (Grayson County), around the head of Pecan Creek and on around both Brushey and Dry Elm, crossed Main Elm at the St. Jo crossing and on the divide between Clear and Farmer’s Creeks on to Young County. “This trail afterwards became the California Trail, and I have seen lots of long wagon trains going over it on their way to California especially during the years ‘49 and ‘50 when the gold fever was on. Also some of our own men followed it-Capt. (W.C.) Twitty, Dr. (J. Pope) Long, Mr. (William) Howeth, Marcus Webster, Joe Worth, Roy Montague and others.”
	Soft Fur and Iron Men By: Professor Aaron Robert Woodard Price: $16.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 1-59824-239-3 Edition: Paperback, 304 Pages Publication Date: June 7, 2006 Other Editions: Adobe Ebook (read on computer only)
A History of the Fur Trade in South Dakota and the Upper Missouri In this fascinating study, Professor Aaron Woodard sheds new light on an old subject - the fur trade in the Upper Missouri. Concentrating particularly on his own state of South Dakota, Woodard weaves a tale of international intrigue, vicious Indian fights and heroic mountain men. Woodard uses government documents and primary evidence to illustrate the grave danger confronting the American fur trading fraternity during the War of 1812. Woodard notes that but for the resolute actions of individual mountain men, the Upper Missouri could well have become another English colony, while the United States as we know it today would never have been created. Woodard also examines the key role played by Native Americans as the fur trade became big business. Indians were not simply tricked into trading with whites - Woodard notes that a complex relationship developed between traders and their Indian partners, often involving marriages and family interaction. The book also profiles individual traders and Mountain Men such as Pierre Chouteau, Manuel Lisa and the legendary Jedediah Smith - all of whom had hair raising adventures in the Upper Missouri. Readers will learn of Smith’s narrow escape from a marauding Grizzly Bear, and of early battles between trappers and Indian tribes. Any reader interested in early American frontier history or the fur trade and Mountain Men will find this an excellent and exciting reading adventure as well as a reliable and useful reference tool. The book is also generously illustrated with maps, western art and drawings by Frederick Remington and George Catlin.
	When Katrina Stood Down We Came Running, But Rita Tripped Us By: Shandra Love Price: $12.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-268-3 Edition: Paperback, 175 Pages Publication Date: May 31, 2006 Other Editions: Adobe Ebook (read on computer only)
This book is the only one that will take you inside the psychological aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Each heart-wrenching tale will leave you shaking your head and counting your blessings. The testimonies are forthright and will allow you to see beyond the picture that the media has painted of them. They’re still in shock, still without official word of where some loved ones are, and to add insult to injury, they’re having to make defiant declarations that they deserve better than what they’ve been getting.
	French-Creoles: A Shattered Nation Louisiana French-Creole Culture By: Gilbert E. Martin, Sr Price: $23.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 1-59824-178-8 Edition: Paperback, 438 Pages Publication Date: March 2006 Other Editions: Adobe Ebook (read on computer only)
French-Creoles: A Shattered Nation traces the origin, evolution and development of Louisiana Creole culture from the great Mali Empire of ancient Ghana to its current existence in New Orleans today. It details the sequence of connections between Africa, Europe, the French West Indies, and America. America’s past and present confrontations with French Creoles in Haiti and in Louisiana are described in detail.
	The Miseducation of Nat Turner By: Anthony P. Johnson, M.A. Price: $8.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 1-59824-127-3 Edition: Paperback, 57 Pages Publication Date: January 25, 2006 Other Editions: Adobe Ebook (read on computer only)
Some have called him a slave, minister, a family man, murderer, and a revolutionary. Nat Turner is the controversial figure who rose from the ashes of obscurity to leaving and indelible impression of religious rigor and bloodshed on the very fabric of America; and quite possibly the world. Here is the story of a slave who was one of body but not of the mind and the spirit. Nat Turner, a slave himself, who would lead (60) other slaves to commit the unthinkable…the murder of (55) white women and children during the slave revolt at Southampton, Virginia in 1831. Even after his eventual capture and subsequent execution, Nat Turner stood by his actions and convictions because he believed that he was an instrument of God, and if it required the killing of white women and children to bring America into the light that its own hands were purged in the blood of the African slave; so be it! In this book I plan to chronicle who the real Nat Turner was…a slave, minister, and finally, an African American hero. I will utilize scholarly books from noted authors who proved that many of us have been mis-educated about Nat Turner. Patrick Henry who history scholars call one of the Founding Fathers once said “Give me liberty or give me death”. Nat Turner attempted to take liberty by force for the freedom of all African American slaves, and in the end welcomed death with open arms.
	“151” - Thinker’s Thoughts of All Fascinations By: Dakota Diamond Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 1-59824-118-4 Edition: Paperback, 157 Pages Publication Date: December 2005 Other Editions: Adobe Ebook (read on computer only)
“Trance” It’s always interesting to hear another person’s thoughts or philosophy about life. Some people are so boring they put you to sleep. Others can be so amusing. Some could change the way you think for the rest of your life. The lines, paragraphs and/or statements herein could be against all your beliefs. Then again, it could be right up your alley and change your life for the better. The reason for this book is to provoke thoughts for the wondering. The book contains a massive variation of thoughts, it should be read slowly to ensure enjoyment and maximum comprehension of all brain interaction processes. I thank you kindly for your interest at this point. Don’t stop, for most don’t know what they read, until it’s complete. I know this much, you won’t ever forget this book. Reading and acknowledgment is the beauty of it all. Don’t ever doubt anything in this world. A positive influence in any representative being is where you coincide. I love this world, I know you do too! This book contains short stories, ponders, wonders and answers to some of the simplest of life’s questions. This book is for entertainment purposes and enjoyment, simple poetry and powerful statements. Enjoy!                                                           Most Sincerely,                                                           Dakota Diamond