Author: Jake Logan
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780425127377
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196

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Author: Peter C Newman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451686153
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Esteemed Canadian author Peter C. Newman recounts the dramatic journey of the United Empire Loyalists—their exodus from America, their resettlement in the wilds of British North America, and their defense of what would prove to be the social and moral foundation of Canada. In 1776, tensions in the British colonies were reaching a fever pitch. The citizenry was divided between those who wished to establish a new republic and those who remained steadfast in their dedication to the British Empire. As the tensions inevitably boiled over into violence, fault lines were exposed as every person was forced to choose a side. Neighbours turned against each other. Families divided. Borders were redrawn. The conflict was long and bloody, and no side emerged unscathed. But there is one story that is often overlooked in the American Revolutionary canon. When the smoke from the battles had settled, tens of thousands of individuals who had remained loyal to the crown in the conflict found themselves without a home to return to. Destitute, distraught, and ostracized—or downright terrorized—by their former citizens, these Loyalists turned to the only place they had left to go: north. The open land of British North America presented the Loyalists with an opportunity to establish a new community distinct from the new American republic. But the journey to their new homes was far from easy. Beset by dangers at every turn—from starvation to natural disaster to armed conflict—the Loyalists migrated towards the promise of a new future. Their sacrifices set the groundwork for a country that would be completely unlike any other. Neither fully American nor truly British, the Loyalists established a worldview entirely of their own making, one that valued steady, peaceful, and pragmatic change over radical revolution. The Loyalists toiled tirelessly to make their dream a reality. And as the War of 1812 dawned, they proved they were willing to defend it with their very lives. In Hostages to Fortune, Peter C. Newman recounts the expulsion and migration of these brave Loyalists. In his inimitable style, Newman shines a light on the people, places, and events that set the stage for modern Canada.

Author: Jake Logan
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440635153
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196

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Slocum sticks his neck out for a woman wronged. When Slocum meets lovely young Perla, he learns that the New Mexican woman’s haughty manner masks fear. The Booster Brothers—rustlers who raped and robbed her, killed women and children, and murdered her husband—are leaving a trail of blood along the Rio Grande. After Slocum agrees to escort Perla to her ranch, he takes another job —as avenging angel. But before he brings the gang to justice, Slocum finds you ride one hell of a road to carry out good intentions.

Author: Charles Elihu Slocum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 700

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Author: Charles Elihu Slocum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 716

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Author: Jake Logan
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101179546
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146

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Slocum stumbles into a deadly family feud… Along the seamy San Francisco waterfront, Slocum is on the hunt for Michael Porges, whose wealthy father wants the young man found and herded back home. But when he rescues his quarry from being shanghaied, only to stand helpless as the youth is gutshot, Slocum figures that there is much more to this than just a father-son tiff. From Michael’s domineering father and dangerously deceptive wife, to his sweetly seductive sister, this family has a barrel full of secrets covered by a blanket of lies. And now, Slocum will learn more about them than he ever wanted to—if he lives long enough to find out the truth…

Author: Jake Logan
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101179554
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Slocum’s on the run from a crazed Comanche… Slocum signs on to guard a wealthy Comanchero trader for some quick cash—never expecting to get a white squaw in the bargain. The woman was abducted by brutal Comanche Chief Black Horn, who’s only willing to part with her for a very high price—a mess of repeating rifles, to be exact. Slocum and his boss are unwilling to provide the violent tribe with even more dangerous firearms. So they leave without the lady—or so they think. Soon she’s caught up with them, and Slocum’s saddled with the job of finding her a safe place to settle. But just because decent folk won’t sell rifles to the Comanches doesn’t mean no one else will. And on his quest to find safe haven for the blue-eyed runaway, Slocum’s about to cross trails with some very unsavory characters—who just might lead him to lock horns with Black Horn himself.

Author: Jake Logan
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0515154814
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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Slocum's on a mission for the military--and up against a devil of a dame When Slocum stops in the town of Pico Alto, Nevada, a late night at the saloon leads to a brutal encounter with a trio of thieves and ends when a redheaded angel brings him home to tend to his wounds. All in all, things could have been worse--like if those thieves got ahold of the secret documents Slocum is transporting for the military. But when Slocum arrives at his destination, he learns that a single page is missing from the parcel. And the officer in charge is none too pleased. Now Slocum is riding back to Pico Alto to retrieve the highly sensitive item, come hell or high water. And he's about to discover that his redheaded angel is anything but innocent.

Author: Jake Logan
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101622024
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138

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Slocum learns that trouble is all in the family. When Slocum’s good friend Colonel Gill McKee makes a trade for two sisters who were captured by Comanches, he agrees to return Elania and Katrina Proctor to their wealthy merchant father in Santa Fe. But with winter raging, Slocum won’t be able to transport his precious cargo until the spring. At least he has some female company to keep him warm. But when a band of outlaws murders McKee’s men, Slocum puts romance on the back burner in order to find their leader, a ruthless gunslinger named King. After all, there’s nothing Slocum enjoys more than some well-deserved payback.

Author: Robert McAlister
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614237239
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 131

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Born at sea on his father's whaling ship in 1861, Captain Abram Jones Slocum learned the seafaring life in New Bedford, Massachusetts, as part of the last generation of iron men aboard commercial wooden sailing ships in the Atlantic. His voyages often took him around Cape Hatteras to Georgetown, South Carolina, to load lumber bound for northern cities. He sailed in all seasons, through storms and hurricanes, for twenty years as captain of two schooners, the Warren B. Potter and the City of Georgetown. He was respected in Georgetown, where he wooed his wife. His ship sank in a collision with an ocean liner in 1913, but he survived, only to be lost at sea a year later as captain of another schooner. Local author and wooden boat enthusiast Robert McAlister recounts Slocum's epic life through the end of the Age of Sail.