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Napoleon and Wellington: and the War of 1812

A couple months ago, I visited a used bookstore. Now, when I visit used bookstores, I go in with no list and an open mind. (On this occasion, that led to buying a dozen books!) One of the books I bought was Andrew Roberts’ Napoleon and Wellington. It examines their rise and their mutual interaction.…

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The Wonder Of the Century

In 1861, a stranger in tattered robes arrived in Cuba, and found instant acclaim as “The Wonder of the Century.” His picture was taken and someone made a pile of money off of selling his likeness. He was a Italian hermit who had taken vows of traveling the earth. He is also a real historical…

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The Only Two Who Could

Council Grove, Kansas, was a bustling last stop on the Santa Fe Trail. Hordes of settlers, cowboys, and soldiers passed through on a daily basis. And from a distance watched a man named George Copley. He had wrung a fortune from the crowds of travelers- some of it legitimate, and some of it not! Copley…

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The epic story of Sherlock Holmes in cowboy boots! It seemed to most folks that Smoky Walker just suddenly materialized in the middle of bad situations. It was like a ghost that came in out of the desert. Outlaws lived in fear of his appearance. They knew he was fast (after all, no one had ever drawn on him and lived to tell the tale), but what filled their hearts with dread was his ability to uncover crimes and clues and evidence that no one else ever thought of or found. But for once, Smoky may have met his match- a ghost rustler who steals herds, only to disappear into thin air. The tracks head for the desert and then just stop, like a line had been drawn in the sand. Smoky could track Geronimo across bare rock, but could even he track a ghost rustler through thin air?

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Luke Tucker was up against superhuman odds. But then, Luke Tucker was no ordinary man. A cross between the strong, silent cowboy and Sherlock Holmes, he was a sheriff when he was twenty, and he had outshot three gunslicks, all at the same time! But that seemed tame compared to having famous assassins hunting him and a double-faced lawyer and the fastest man in the west planning his funeral! Luke may have to sacrifice everything, even his life, to save his uncle, a town, and the girl he loves from certain destruction!

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