Creek Indians inhabited land that was to become Telfair County. The early population was made up of settlers of Scottish descent. They had to produce almost everything they used, from food to equipment. Named for Edward Telfair, a two-term governor of Georgia, the county was formed in 1807 from a portion of Wilkinson County. Gradually, several counties were formed from parts of Telfair. Since 1870, Telfair County has kept its current boundaries. The original county seat was located in Jack...

The Espionage Novel MEGAPACK® presents 4 classic novels of espionage and adventure. Included are:TIGER MILK, by David GarthThe story of a lone-wolf fight against a Nazi undercover ring in the U.S.THE FIVE ARROWS, by Allan ChaseHigh intrigue in South America, with the future of democracy on the continent at stake!THE SHOCKING SECRET, by Holly Roth"An astonishing book: don't miss it!" -- Boston Globe.THE CORPSE THAT TALKED, by Richard Telf...

A fictional drama centered around a family based in Detroit, MI who often gets viewed sideways. Sideways is a glare given when someone or something don't seem right to them. This is what the Jenkins encountered often, especially the youngest, but why? Doesn't she have every right to be exactly who she was raised to be? Many people don't believe she does and because of that belief her whole life changed...

Inner-city black women open their hearts to share the pain of crack addiction and its consequencesBehind the Eight Ball: Sex for Crack Cocaine Exchange and Poor Black Women documents an American tragedy that highlights the widening gap between social and economic classes. In their own words, poor black womennameless, faceless, and marginalized by povertyshare the details of their lives before and after crack cocaine invaded their communities, each recalling the circumstances of her...

She was two women: one who gave her body willingly...the other kept a promise to a man who had died months before!

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The Boys of Benning highlights the lives of fourteen graduates of a 1962 Infantry Officer Candidate School class-before, during, and way after OCS. These men came from all across America to compete for officership in the United States Army. They emerged victorious from the crucible of OCS, and went on to serve our nation-in and out of the Army. Twelve of these fourteen men served combat tours in Vietnam. Most were wounded in action there; some more than once. They were point men in the so-...

Natural habitats for wildlife in Texas and the many species they support are dwindling at an alarming rate as an ever-growing population continues to develop the land for commercial, industrial, and agricultural uses. To take stock of our current wildlife and land resources, identify challenges facing them, and offer strategies for future management and conservation, this book presents over twenty-five essays by experts from a wide range of governmental and private organizations involved i...