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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, initially published in 1843, the novel has since become a classic, a story that is commonly seen every year at Christmas time. The story has stood the test time, and has become so popular since its original release, that it has been adapted in many different forms over 200 times! From Silent Short-Films, to Theatrical Releases, Television Specials, Stage Plays, Radio, Opera, etc. In whatever form the story is presented, it has become a worldwide phenomenon, and has been printed in multiple different languages over the years. It was even so popular on its first printing in 1843, that the first edition of 6000 copies was sold out in just one day! Join ...

Two brothers go to Texas to learn cattle and save their wages to get a ranch for their mother and younger siblings. The people they meet and the situations they encounter very much change and influence the rest of their lives in ways they would never have ever thought.

In rising above their enemies, Alpin and the clans of Dalriada secured their sacred freedom from tyranny. Yet, how long can such a priceless treasure be safeguarded while enemies still loom – from without and within! Destiny’s Stone unfolds the climactic conclusion of the epic tale of Dalriada. Enjoy the final book in C. H. Connor’s heart-wrenching trilogy of the Scots and their passion for family, peace, and freedom in their beloved land of Dalriada.

The names of many of the characters in the story are the neighbors and shirttail relatives I knew or heard about from my mother and her siblings. Some characters are real with fictitious names; some characters are fictitious with names of real people. I played with Sandra Rae and Mickey Wells, and Barbara Ann Bennington. Wendell Patterson took me for a short ride on his two-wheeler bicycle when I was four. Lucille Patterson Mauk was my mom’s best friend since early childhood. They attended the Woodland School and McKell High School. Our family attended the Brick Union Christian Church. James Douglas White is a friend from college. He was my orchestra director and classical vio ...

Rheged and three orphaned children are the sole survivors of a barbarian raid. They escape to the Alps of Rhaetia. Rheged must carve out a new life for herself with little more than her bare hands and the help of a stranger with a mysterious past. Set in Sixth Century Europe, this well researched historical novel tells traces the peregrinations of the Arians, a persecuted Christian minority, to their last refuge in the high mountain valleys

Pawns in the Sugarcane is an action-packed story based on American covert operations on the island of Cuba months before the outbreak of the Spanish American War. This work of Historical Fiction tells the story of an American officer and his six Marines that were sent to Cuba under orders in the guise of army deserters. Their mission was to train members of the Cuba Libre and survey possible landing sights for potential offensive operations against the occupying Spanish. Our hero finds intrigue when his orders take him to places he wasn't supposed to go. He and his men find themselves in situations that test the boundaries of his authority and mission when they collide with the realitie ...

Pontius tries to maintain peace, swept into a world of constant rebellions and military massacres as recorded by the respected Hebrew historian Flavius Josephus. Includes the Biblical accuracy in this complete, unabridged, composite drama, The Trial of Yeshua Ha Mashiach,(Jesus The Messiah), as reported by the Gospel writers. Recalled to Rome to be confronted by the hideous Emperor Caligula, charged with killing the defenseless Samaritans and the Prince of Peace. His life in jeopardy, Pontius must find an escape for himself, Claudia and their loyal friends.

The Journal of Virgil Fray Lovejoy, 'My Struggle Through the Civil War,' (Small Print Version) is a gripping novel taken straight from the letters, newspaper articles, first-hand accounts, and journals of Civil War soldiers. This extensively researched work is the brainchild of author Chris Jacobellis who spent over 30 years as a Civil War living historian hobbyist. Follow Virgil from his days as a college student to his farm during the last days of the Civil War. Take this journey back in time before political correctness, when the truth was pure and factual, not contrived to serve a particular agenda. The language is rough and honest. Virgil Lovejoy will grow as a man and a human bei ...

When the founder of the California missions, Junipero Serra, has his heart cut out the day of his death in 1784, it is stuck in a ceramic jar, and rode off on horseback. Within the day, it is lost and for the next two hundred years the heart, floating in brandy, is handed from owner to owner until it ends up at the El Fornio Historical Society in modern day California. During the annual Old Spanish Days festival, the heart is stolen and curator Hank Peabody, Jr., and his “cousin” Janet Librado are called to action with their band of misfit friends to find the thief of the heart and set things right. “Whoever controls the heart” Janet reminds Hank, “Controls history.” Hank, however ...

Is there really a Virgin Birth narrative in the earliest New Testament manuscripts, or has the nativity story of Jesus been misinterpreted? Was Mary, the mother of Jesus, really "impregnated" with child? Or was she, rather, "found" with child? Was Mary really shocked that she was going to get pregnant? Or was she, rather, shocked that her son was expected to become the one who would fulfill the Jewish messianic mission and reign "for ever"? Join DS Waggoner on a journey back in time to discover unknown facts about earliest New Testament manuscripts, as they were presented to her by an elderly Jewish man in a library.