TRUE STORIES OF THE CIVIL WAR collects true tales of the Civil War, meticulously researched by Civil War authority Joseph J. Millard. These classic works, all originally published in TRUE Magazine, are great reading for any Civil War buff! <P> "The Spy Who Saved the Union" – The tale of the amateur spy who single-handed wrecked the greatest treason conspiracy this country has ever known! <P> "Lincoln’s Shootin’ Fools" – ...
The Second G.A. Henty MEGAPACK™ assembles 20 more classic historical adventure novels. Included in this volume are: <P>WITH THE ALLIES TO PEKIN<BR> THE CAT OF BUBASTES<BR> IN FREEDOM’S CAUSE<BR> A KNIGHT OF THE WHITE CROSS<BR> UNDER DRAKE’S FLAG<BR> BY RIGHT OF CONQUEST<BR> THROUGH RUSSIAN SNOWS<BR> SAINT BARTHOLOMEW’S EVE<BR> WITH CLIVE IN INDIA<BR> WITH FREDERICK THE GREAT&l ...
Qurval, the Wizard of Storms, took pride in his madness, exquisite pleasure in the pain of his prisoners. Beautiful Laishalla and her friends, Konarr and The Bowman, knew every day brought them closer to a terrible death, yet they were helpless. Evil and insane, Qurval tormented the universe with catastrophes and howling storms. Through the thunder and lightning called forth to do his bidding, the Wizard's malevolent laughter rang out, defy ...
An immortal…with a mission! A spellmaster…greedy for power! A thief…with strength and cunning! But what strength, what power, can conquer the forces of magic? <P> A thrilling fantasy adventure by the author of STAR BARBARIAN and LORD OF BLOOD! ...
Centuries before, the multiwave-drive ships had come to Morkath of the Caravan Stars – bringing colonists, empires, confederations of plunderers. Finally, the planet was exhausted and left to descent slowly to barbarism. <P> Now, savage tribal leaders fight over the blighted lands. Among these warriors is the young hunter Jamnar, who vows to reclaim Morkath from the demonic powers that grip it – the dark god Shaphath, the priestesses of ...
A trio in danger: Nat – a rugged frontiersman who lives by his own code in an untamed wilderness of early America. Conseco – Nat's closest friend, a proud Mohican who loves his native land and hates the white despoilers. Yvonne – a beautiful French girl stolen from her home and now at the mercy of the savage frontier. Together, they begin an unforgettable odyssey through a countryside torn by fighting among the French, the English, and the ...
The Third Western Megapack collects 21 more great tales of the Old West, with cowboys and conmen, outlaws and gunslingers, as well as lawmen and saloon gals! Included are:<P> ADVERTISED IN ADVANCE, by Johnston McCulley<BR> THERE AIN'T NO MEN IN HEAVEN, by Gary Lovisi<BR> MUSTANG BREED, by Alan LeMay<BR> DESERT VENUS, by Lonni Lees<BR> BAD BLOOD AT DRY ROCK, by Arlette Lees<BR> LADY SHERIFF SEES RED! ...
This novelet features Don Quebranta Huesos, a grim Spanish criminal who is «vicious toward the rich and evil but kind to the poor and good» (Steinbrunner and Penzler). Don Q. may have helped inspire Johnston McCulley's «Zorro» character. Indeed, there are so many similarities that Douglas Fairbanks turned the Don Q. character into the film sequel to «The Mark of Zorro» – as «Don Q., Son of Zorro» – in 1925. ...
This classic tale from the pulp magazines of the early 20th century originally appeared in «All-Story Cavalier Weekly» (Dec. 12, 1914 issue). A tale of rough-and-tumble frontier life and justice, it is a unique piece of Americana. It begins: «Harsh, clamant, wild, the braying of the long tin horn that hung by a rawhide lashing from the tamarack on the American shore of the Madawaska ferry hurled echoes over the far reaches of the river. At its s ...
