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William Foulks has been through a whole lot over the past 95 years. Many things have changed, but one thing that remains the same is his place of residence. He has lived in the small town of Lakehurst, NJ his whole life. At only one square mile in size, and only taking two minutes to pass through by car, no one passing by thinks much of the town "Wise Old Bill" calls home. Mr. Foulks has heard all about how great a city life can be, but sometimes, living a small town life can be much more rewarding. Hear his story of tragedy and triumph as he goes through the "true American Struggle" in "A Small Town Life" by Cedric Derecho.

Acolyte of Ares is a book about love and war, taken from the perspective of a Roman farmer.. Follow Gaius in his journey to save Rome, and seek vengeance against one of his beloved Greek gods god. He had everything taken from him, a man broken ever since the first page. Each letter spelling out disaster for this young man. Atop his throne of vengeance, can the power he derives spare him the pain of loosing anymore.

The Civil War is finally over, in the small town of Monterey, Virginia., people find themselves tryng to reach a normalcy in the rubble that the war left behind, but the hearts of many remain deeply affected and forever changed. Around this time, a man by the name E. D. Atchison wanders into town. No one has heard of him before, but soon everyone knows his name. Where E. D. Atchison goes, trouble seems to follow. The townfolk. wanting to protect their families from fear of the unknown in this unsable time of regrowth, take matters into their own hands. In this riveting and colorful Back To The Alleghenies sequel, Harold Crist explores the circumstnces that led a group of men i ...

Pawns in the Sugarcane Book III, "Empire of Blood," is the last in a three-book series spanning the days just before the end of the Spanish American War into the Philippine Rebellion of 1901. The hero of this series, Major Luke Sheehan, who journeyed from being a frontier cavalry officer in 1897 (Pawns In the Sugarcane) to an active participant during the Spanish American War (Pawns in the Sugarcane Book II) comes to the end of his service as a Secret Service agent operating in the Philippines during the 1899 Philippine rebellion, within these pages. The situations in this fictitious work are based on actual historical persons and actual events that transpired between 1899 and 1901 duri ...

A journey through time that begins in September 1873 with a horrific event and the aftermath that haunts one family’s descendants. For nearly a century these consequences have devastated this small Wisconsin village. The ancestors of those who perpetrated the horror have remained in power in this village until the present day in September 1963. They are responsible for deep, dark secrets, which will affect all the children of their community forever. The story takes place during the 1960s when the fabric of society is shredding and social morals are changing. A social revolution is materializing which will transform America in ways that cannot be reversed. This was the beginn ...

A young girl named Jess and her father Russ living in the late 1800's in Minnesota settle on a small piece of land on the rugged banks of Lake Superior. Jess discovers and raises 2 orphaned timber wolf pups while befriending a young Ojibwa boy. Set in a simpler time, Up North is a coming of age story full of excitement and adventure with the beautiful but dangerous north woods as its backdrop. Travel with Jess "Up North" and discover it for yourself. Recommended for ages 6 and up.

This book attempts to show that the Jews took an active part in the development of new lands and geographical discoveries, starting from ancient times (the Canaanites), and long before Christopher Columbus. The events taking place in the novel may seem like fiction, sometimes even mysticism, but in many ways they reflect the reality of time, existence and life of the people, their desire to survive in adverse conditions, adapt to the world around them and strive to know it.