In his first novel, Acclaimed author and military historian Flint Whitlock thrusts us back to the turbulent ‘60s and captures the tenor of the times in one of the most powerful and emotionally compelling stories to ever chronicle the Vietnam Era.
Moving deftly from the epic to the personal and the hilarious to the heart breaking, Internal Conflicts follows Peter Luton, a young, sensitive, idealistic army officer as he searches for sex, love, identity, and meaning in a world turned upside down.
Not every eleven year old can defend his mother with a sword…!
The Rapier Robber’s attack on Château St. Croix brings acclaim to Jordan and Julien. Their parents experience a startling surprise. Their sons have been practicing with their rapiers! The robbery also helps the boys realize how careful they must be to protect the secret that only they know—the swords can take them through time.
Jordan and Julien St. Croix return for their second adventure in The Reluctant Prince. The boys are eleven year old cousins born on the same day. They accidentally discovered the swords’ secret during their first adventure, The Enchanted Rapiers. Now, the swords beckon them into the past once more.
Jordan trips across a cryptic clue while searching for something to read. That leads them to a hidden room filled to the brim with unknown objects. They explore the treasure trove. The cousins discover something startling. They are described in a diary from 450 years in the past! The discovery throws them headlong into their second trip through time.
Far in the past, they meet some unusual people. First, they find a small boy who needs love and encouragement to grow into the person he must become. The cousins also must mold Tyson, the Baron’s son. He cannot become the next Baron St. Croix until he learns humility. Finally, they encounter a very lonely ten year old prince. This young man must learn independence and strength of will as he faces the possibility of becoming the next King of France.
Swordfights and chivalry abound as the cousins charge from one exciting scrape into another.
Staking a homestead claim in the untamed Canadian frontier of the 1880s was a hard proposition. When the manager of a large cattle company, Portis Martin, runs roughshod over the settlers, Hank James takes a stand.
Martin had been using every trick he knew against the homesteaders, but then James and his partner arrive to take him on.
Fighting against the land-grabbing cattle company, James decides he wants it all, including the woman he loves. He finds Sharon calling herself Miss Sadie and running a bordello. The true grit of Western settlers is tested in this historic saga.
Former buffalo soldier Jacob Keever enjoys a hard-won peace with Mea-a-ha, his beautiful Apache squaw, in their secluded mountain hollow. It's a dream realized, or so they think. Everything changes one wintry night, as a valiant warrior, clinging to his pony and to life, finds his way to his arch enemy's front door. Jacob must take him in because he is one of Mea-a-ha's people. The warrior brings news of the massacre at Tres Castillo, news that puts the soldier and his new bride at odds. Jacob wants nothing more than to remain in his mountain retreat protecting those he loves, but fate works against him. To save his family, he must lead them in harm's way. An unlikely rabble with strikingly diverse racial and cultural backgrounds joins the deadly adventure. For Keever's family to survive, a price must be paid. Not everyone will return. Will the Mimbre Riders save a remnant of Mea-a-ha's people, or will they perish themselves? Will their own prejudice prove more dangerous than the enemy? In this sequel to the much acclaimed Jacob's Hollow, Duane Vadron Evans weaves romance and endearing characters into a historical backdrop that provides a glimpse into the last days of the Mimbre Apaches.
Thomas Morrissey, a Georgetown University graduate, taught American and European history for over thirty years in Philadelphia. Mr. Morrissey, the married father of two children, performed extensive scholarly research for Donegan and the Panama Canal, a fictional account of how the United States obtained the Panama Canal in 1903. Mr. Morrissey is also the author of Donegan and the Splendid Little War, an historical novel of the 1898 Spanish-American War.
Robert Hart arrived in China in 1854. By the time he left in 1908, he was the most powerful Westerner in China's history and the only foreigner the Emperor of China trusted. His love and dedication to China was born from the love for one woman—a love story Robert wanted to hide from the world. I spent a decade exploring China and Hart's life to discover this story.
In 1872, young Nate Henderson travels from Texas with his family, dreaming of gold in the Black Hills. But on the way, tragedy strikes in Nebraska, and for the next four years his life, as well as his dreams, are transformed. As Nate grows into manhood, he develops a strong relationship with both the largest Lakota Sioux tribe and with their sacred Black Hills. He eventually moves to the frontier town of Stonewall where he discovers first-hand the might of the Seventh Cavalry and the intentions of its leader, George Armstrong Custer, to remove all Indians from the Dakota Territory. Though told by many whites that nothing can be done to prevent what he believes would be a tragedy, Nate, placing himself in great peril, secretly devises an intricate plan to reverse the seemingly inevitable and catastrophic fate of the Sioux and their allies. Lakota Dreams is an intriguing revision of frontier history and offers excitement, romance, suspense, and many colorful characters. It is a novel that will entertain, stir imaginations and that will leave readers asking, “what if?”
Something’s turned up at a road construction site in Alton, Illinois. A pair of skeletal remains is causing a sensation in the local papers, and it falls on archaeologists Daniel and Lauren French to determine whether the project can go forward. But when further study turns up dozens of graves,each containing female remains, an ordinary dig turns into a major archaeological expedition. Then things really start to get weird.
It Was Supposed to Be an Ordinary Dig. It Could End Up Changing History!
Now, Daniel and Lauren are faced with failure just as they’re on the cusp of an incredible discovery that would change our archeological knowledge forever. Who were these women, and what do they tell us about ancient beliefs, culture, and even migration patterns? The answers might be too incredible to believe... Spanning the continents and the ages, Witches of Cahokia is a thought-provoking novel that will keep you guessing right up to the shocking conclusion.
In 1801 little is known about the wild Northwest Coast beyond difficult anchorages, hostile tribes, tales of vanished ships and violent storms. Some came for fur, others to claim land they feared to tread. When Wolf Comes is the story of a young man thrust upon this wild place by circumstance.
He was made a slave by his own people, then sold as a slave in a beautiful, savage land to a fierce tribe with strange spiritual ways. Escape was impossible, survival only a dream. Friendship and love were the last things he expected.
In Book One... Annie and her two year old daughter travel to America to join up with Joe, the love of her life. Come with her and experience the numerous trials of a 1912 Atlantic crossing, the many tests and exams that Ellis Island demands and the long three day journey by train... taking them to their new home in Utah, over 4,000 miles from her home in Italy.
What was life like back then? What could an immigrant from Sicily expect to find in a state like Utah?
Experience what she experiences as you follow her through her everyday life in America. See for yourself, the many new discoveries and changes that took place during the Industrial Revolution and how it affected the common folk. Learn about great inventions and how electricity changed lives. See what people had to do to survive. Feel for yourself how WWI interrupted the lives of the entire nation and learn why this war was fought.
In Book Two... Continue your journey with Annie and Joe Bondi as they return to America, only to find many things have changed. How did Prohibition and the Great Depression affect our immigrant family? What tactics did they use to ensure their survival? See how the school systems in Utah, and across the nation, tried to change the immigrant children, encouraging them to reject their foreign traditions to make them more American. Follow the lives of Annie’s children as they grow into adulthood and have children of their own.
WWII, the Korean conflict and the Vietnam War each impacted the citizenry of Utah. Find out interesting information on how these wars were fought and how Utah benefited from them.
Finally, see how the 1960s was truly a decade of rebellion and transformation, one that improved our country and made it stronger.
