The Arizona desert provides splendid examples of ghost towns (Ruby, Duquesne, Courtland) and historic towns (former boom towns that have survived into the 21st century - Jerome, Tombstone, Oatman). Echoes from famous figures from the boom town days, such as Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp, can still be heard today. From abandoned sites such as Old Hachita and San Pedro to historic towns that have survived until today (Columbus, Mesilla, Lincoln), New Mexico is rich in old mining, ranching and railroading towns. The ghosts of Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, John Chisum, and even Pancho Villa, all...
The Arizona desert provides splendid examples of ghost towns (Ruby, Duquesne, Courtland) and historic towns (former boom towns that have survived into...
The focus of this book is on people who changed, influenced, or brought larger audiences to Christian music, whether it is music used during a worship service or to the broader public. It is not a musical history, but rather an historical one. It includes indivduals from the earliest days of the church (St. Gregory the Great, St. Benedict of Nursia) to today (Johnny Cash, the Gaithers). Being a musician is not an absolute criteria for making this list. Billy Graham makes the list, for example, because his Billy Graham Crusades exposed Gospel music to millions of people - or tens of millions...
The focus of this book is on people who changed, influenced, or brought larger audiences to Christian music, whether it is music used during a worship...
The Top 20 Railroad Songs of All Time looks at songs from the 19th and 20th century, in England and America, and attempts to rank them from #20 to #1. Now, of course, any ranking of this type that is not done strictly based on numbers - say, record or sheet music sales - is subjective, and in the opinion of the author. Various criteria was examined to come up with the rankings, including: - Popularity of the song, both when it was released and now - Is the song really about railroads or railroading, or does it simply mention railroads or railroading? - How evocative is the song in terms of...
The Top 20 Railroad Songs of All Time looks at songs from the 19th and 20th century, in England and America, and attempts to rank them from #20 to #1....
While we often think of spies and spy networks as a 20th century innovation, the Civil War was filled with both. Men and women on both sides rallied to their respective cause, and volunteered to pass information to either the North or South. The Civil War also saw many innovations in spying, including the use of invisible ink, the use of advanced cryptography, and numerous women risking their lives to act as spies. Among the spies and spymasters covered are Belle Boyd, Jacob Thompson, Rose O'Neal Greenhow, James J. Andrews, Pauline Cushman, Colonel George H. Sharpe, Elizabeth Van Lew, General...
While we often think of spies and spy networks as a 20th century innovation, the Civil War was filled with both. Men and women on both sides rallied t...
The author has written several books about ghost towns in the Southwest - Death Valley, the Mojave, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada. Those books have very much been about places. This book, focused on gunslingers and lawmen, is very much about people - the sort of people that populated many of the Western towns in the post-Civil War "Old West." The gunslinger category is focused on people famous for handling a gun, who were not (primarily) in law enforcement. This could include scouts, outlaws, target shooters, and "quick draw artists." Among the names in the "Top 10" Annie Oakley, Butch...
The author has written several books about ghost towns in the Southwest - Death Valley, the Mojave, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada. Those books have v...
The author has written several books about ghost towns in the Southwest - Death Valley, the Mojave, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada. Those books have very much been about places. This book, focused on gunslingers and lawmen, is very much about people - the sort of people that populated many of the Western towns in the post-Civil War "Old West." The gunslinger category is focused on people famous for handling a gun, who were not (primarily) in law enforcement. This could include scouts, outlaws, target shooters, and "quick draw artists." Among the names in the "Top 10": Annie Oakley, Butch...
The author has written several books about ghost towns in the Southwest - Death Valley, the Mojave, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada. Those books have v...
"The 25 Most Influential Protestant Leaders in the United States" looks at twenty-five men and women who influenced the path of Protestantism in this country. To make the list, the person had to have spent a significant amount of time in the United States, even if they weren't born here (some examples of foreign-born leaders who made the list - Mother Ann Lee, George Whitefield and William Penn). The selection criteria was primarily focused on the impact these people had on Protestantism itself, but in a couple of cases, the impact was greater than just on Protestantism. The views of William...
"The 25 Most Influential Protestant Leaders in the United States" looks at twenty-five men and women who influenced the path of Protestantism in this ...
Women acted in many roles during the Civil War. In addition to homeowner and plantation/farm manager (while their husbands were at war), they also acted as nurses, vivandieres, spies, soldiers, matrons of hospitals, authors and (in one case) co-conspirators in the murder of a President. One Union women, Mary Walker, acted as a medical doctor, and won the Congressional Medal of Honor. This book will examine 25 women that had an exceptional influence on the Civil War, including Elizabeth Van Lew, Dorothea Lynde Dix, Clara Barton, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Kate Cummings, Lucy...
Women acted in many roles during the Civil War. In addition to homeowner and plantation/farm manager (while their husbands were at war), they also act...
"The Top 20 Most Influential Leaders of the Civil War" looks at people who had a large influence on the Civil War in non-battlefield capacities, including politicians, cabinet members, political philosophers, War strategists and planners, and diplomats and ambassadors. Among those included: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Edwin Stanton, Charles Sumner, John C. Calhoun, Lafayette Baker, Rose Greenhow and Howell Cobb. 39 photos are included.
"The Top 20 Most Influential Leaders of the Civil War" looks at people who had a large influence on the Civil War in non-battlefield capacities, inclu...
In May 1864, William Tecumseh Sherman invaded Georgia, and began his Atlanta Campaign. His successful capture of Atlanta was the beginning of the end for the Confederacy. This book tells the story of Sherman's Atlanta Campaign through the mechanism of looking at what remains today (monuments, buildings, trenches, etc.) at 37 sites associated with those events. It also lists museums that contain artifacts or displays from the Atlanta Campaign. Where possible, addresses are included for GPS units. Over 100 photos, maps and newspaper pages are included in this book.
In May 1864, William Tecumseh Sherman invaded Georgia, and began his Atlanta Campaign. His successful capture of Atlanta was the beginning of the end ...
