An excellent firsthand account of the famed cowboy movie star.Tom Mix (1880–1940) was an American motion picture actor, director, and writer whose career spanned from 1910 to 1935. During this time he appeared in 270 films and established himself as the screen's most popular cowboy star. Mix's flair for showmanship set the standard for later cowboy heroes such as Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. His horse Tony also became a celebrity who received his own fan mail.

New perspectives on Caribbean historical archaeology that go beyond the colonial plantationHistorical Archaeologies of the Caribbean: Contextualizing Sites through Colonialism, Capitalism, and Globalism addresses issues in Caribbean history and historical archaeology such as freedom, frontiers, urbanism, postemancipation life, trade, plantation life, and new heritage. This collection moves beyond plantation archaeology by expanding the knowledge of the div...

As a curate in the tiny village of Polblaze, John Gosling leads an exceptionally quiet life, with little to worry him beyond the weekly sermon and the dilapidated state of the church tower. But when a visiting millionaire is found murdered on the cliff path, the young clergyman is forced to admit that the tranquil haven of Polblaze is home to a ruthless killer. With the help of a visiting journalist, Gosling sets out to find the culprit.  Originally published in 1929, thi...

This book traces how Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher, during their respective years as Conservative Opposition Leaders (1965-70 and 1975-79), managed their Party’s attempts to ensure a return to government, each after two electoral defeats. They did so in the context of an emergent New Conservatism, championed by the likes of Enoch Powell, Keith Joseph and Nigel Lawson, which betokened a long-term change from the post-war Butskellite settlement.Against a national background of d...

Mancing is a quiet town, unused to sensation. But this all changes when Jeremiah Harding goes missing, along with £500 belonging belonging to the local lodge of the Oddfellows fraternity. Not long afterwards, Mancing is rocked by the gruesome discovery, in a local millpond, of a headless corpse with both hands removed. Scotland Yard arrives on the scene in the person of Inspector Bulcraig, who has also enlisted the help of forensic experts Arnold Keene and Bernard Young. Together with the ...

Ethelred Betts is a reporter on a country paper in the East Anglian town of Swalechurch, on the island of Poldey. When Professor Jago disappears on New Year's Eve, he spies a scoop. On New Year's Day, however, the story takes an even more sensational turn when the local constabulary are approached by a farm labourer, who has discovered the Professor's body: stabbed, beaten and tied to a pole in the middle of a cornfield. In conjunction with his old university tutor, Betts sets out to inves...

A pleasure trip to Belfast becomes a busman's holiday for forensic experts Arnold Keene and Bernard Young, when they are called upon by Inspector Addy to help discover the murderer of Sir Robert Dunmorrow. Soon, Keene is hot on the trail of a dead kangaroo, while Young pursues a romance with a local philanthropist. But as the bodies start to pile up, it becomes clear that the pair are up against a ruthless, cold-blooded and very dangerous adversary....Originally published in 1937, ...

This is the incredible story of the scientists who created a coronavirus vaccine in record time.In Longshot, investigative journalist David Heath takes readers inside the small group of scientists whose groundbreaking work was once largely dismissed but whose feat will now eclipse the importance of Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine in medical history. With never-before-reported details, Heath reveals how these scientists overcame countless obstacles to give the w...

Weird Tales magazine is known for launching a number of sub-genres of fiction—cosmic horror, swords & sorcery, dark fantasy, and others. It has also greatly added to existing genres like science fiction, horror, and—a personal favorite of editor Jonathan Maberry—weird mystery stories. Or, as they became known—occult detective tales. Here are all-original tales about people who peer into the shadows in order to solve a mystery. Sometimes successfully … and sometimes the darkness wi...

Lassie is Joe Carraclough's best friend. So when his parents are forced to sell her, he is devastated. But, unbeknownst to Joe, Lassie has made her escape. So begins an arduous journey, in which the extraordinary collie is forced to overcome overwhelming obstacles, and face insurmountable odds, in order to make her way home...A classic of children's literature, "Lassie Come-Home" is a moving and exciting story of the importance of belonging - and the resilience of man's best friend...

Norman Gorringe has been found dead in his London flat. The police originally suspect suicide - but a friend of the deceased manages to convince Scotland Yard that this is a case of murder. The counsel for the defence is less convinced, however, and calls in forensic experts Arnold Keene and Bernard Young to look into the affair. As their investigation proceeds, the pair uncover a fiendish plot to incriminate an innocent man. But discovering the true culprit will be far from easy...

Mancing is a quiet town, unused to sensation. But this all changes when Jeremiah Harding goes missing, along with £500 belonging belonging to the local lodge of the Oddfellows fraternity. Not long afterwards, Mancing is rocked by the gruesome discovery, in a local millpond, of a headless corpse with both hands removed. Scotland Yard arrives on the scene in the person of Inspector Bulcraig, who has also enlisted the help of forensic experts Arnold Keene and Bernard Young. Together with the ...