The presidential election of 1896 is widely acknowledged as one of only a few that brought about fundamental realignments in American politics. New voting patterns replaced old, a new majority party came to power, and national policies shifted to reflect new realities. R. Hal Williams now presents the first study of that campaign in nearly fifty years, offering fresh interpretations on the victory of Republican William McKinley over Democrat William Jennings Bryan.In tracing the tr...

Pam Robinson and Marian Wortham have been best friends for years, but recent incidents where Marian feels that Pam has stepped in needlessly has erected a wall between them. Pam initiates a meeting to clear the air. As that conversation progresses, Marian reveals that she is seeking a transfer from Washington to Houston. "That's where M.D. Anderson is located," she explains. "I have a malignant tumor in my colon."Along with her daily responsibilities, Pam must invest time in course ...

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Before a second investigation in Shreveport is even completed, Pam Robinson receives a phone call from ATF Director Rick Conroe. "This was a big one," he tells her. A truck bomb has devastated the U.S. Border Patrol facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Working with a chemical analyst from the National Response Team, she discovers new sophistication on the part of the unknown attackers. In Washington, the Senate confirms Ken Cunningham as the new ATF Deputy Director, placing him in the posit...

New home. New job. New responsibilities. All the newness threatens to overwhelm Pam Robinson. She manages to cope with her first few uneventful days in Dallas, but then a major disaster casts her into the spotlight. Her performance on CNN and her astute analysis of the incident garner professional kudos, but nagging self-doubt continues to haunt her. "What if?" is a recurring question that she can neither answer nor escape. Yet she realizes that success in her job will require taking risks...

Pam Robinson is tasked to substitute for a retiring senior ATF agent, but that means spending time in Houston, a city she loathes. Worse, the man she is replacing temporarily has a sour disposition and unloads his venom on her. Before her interim assignment runs its course, she is indirectly involved in a double homicide and directly involved in a shooting incident on a Houston street. Then her boss in Washington tells her he is quitting ATF, which will leave her high and dry.

Post-blast investigation is Pam Robinson's forte, and she works closely with other ATF and FBI agents to identify and analyze explosive events. When not in the field, her regular workdays consist of reviewing incident reports and preparing depositions for use in prosecution of criminal acts involving explosives, tasks that at times become onerous. But when the call for NRT goes out, she must drop everything and respond to the deployment order immediately.In the course of doing her j...

Recently returned from her assignment in Texas and still nursing an arm wounded by a gunman in Mexico, ATF Special Agent Pam Robinson learns that she is to hit the road again. A bomb attack in Cincinnati has all the earmarks of sabotage, but could it be a reprisal over a Chinese takeover bid? Or possibly both?With each new revelation of clues, her assignment becomes more complicated. Her boss sees her as more than a forensic specialist, the top man in Cincinnati sees her as a threat...

Team owner Carl Anderson finds a new sponsor to support a second car. Paul Cord has money to burn, and he spends part of it on brand new Dallara. There is just one problem. He does not have a driver for it."I'm just the test driver," Denton insists, but his contract with Anderson trips him up. He will drive the Cord car or go on unemployment. His first competition outing with the new car goes sour when a rookie driver collides with him, ending his race on the opening lap.His ...

Grady Nash's life becomes extremely complicated when he finds himself caught between two women in competition for his affection.Brunette Lisa Terrell, a coworker, has had her eye on Grady for quite some time, but her subtle flirtations seem to go unnoticed. Her roommate urges her to go after him, but it's not in her nature.Blonde, blue-eyed Cindy is much more direct in her approach. Only two problems may afflict their relationship. First, she is eight years older than Grady. ...

In the dead of Winter 1934, massive amounts of mountain snow force Lakes and Western engineer Caleb McCamy to stop his train. It will be five hours before a railroad snowplow can reach his location. Conditions call for significant decisions, and he relies on Tim Marlow, the train's veteran conductor, to come up with appropriate solutions.Among the passengers, one is particularly upset. Oil man Stephen Coombs needs additional funding to enlarge his enterprise. Delay threatens his sc...

Collins works his way through a maze of government bureacracy and financial complexity. He is attacked more than once, and learning the reason appears impossible. Even the FBI becomes an adversary based on unreliable information. Aided by a comely former FBI agent and distracted by an attractive, amorous neighbor, Collins eventually tracks his suspect into the woods of West Virginia, where it will require all his skill, cunning, and determination just to survive.