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James Morris

The Wallachian revolution of 1848 was exactly the kind of event that European statesmen feared in the decades after the Congress of Vienna of 1815. Unlike most of the mid-century revolutions, which began as spontaneous manifestations of popular grievances, the Wallachian one was planned by a small coterie of young men who saw an opportunity to effect change in the wake of what was known as the ‘Springtime of Peoples’. Instead of street fighting and violence, their movement began peacefully...

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James H Morris

Police in Hunt, Nebraska, are working quickly to determine who is responsible for the increased number of missing children that have been reported. It has taken the detectives at the Hunt Police Department long hours to finally solve the case. Their findings, however, have been even more surprising than they could have imagined. For more insights into how detective work can be crucial to bringing justice to criminals terrorizing a small town, read my novel STOPPING TRAFFIC.

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James M. Morris

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Communications and Media Studies

Today, seventy-three years after his death, journalists still tell tales of Charles E. Chapin. As city editor of Pulitzer’s New York Evening World , Chapin was the model of the take-no-prisoners newsroom tyrant: he drove reporters relentlessly—and kept his paper in the center ring of the circus of big-city journalism. From the Harry K. Thaw trial to the sinking of the Titanic , Chapin set the pace for the evening press, the CNN of the pre-electronic world of journalism.In 1918, at ...

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James Morris

How did two ragged, uneducated prospectors manage to scam the wealthiest bankers on Wall Street, the founder of Tiffany & Co., and a former Union general out of millions of dollars? The Great Diamond Hoax of 1872 is a masterclass in the absolute blinding power of corporate greed. Philip Arnold and John Slack purchased cheap, low-grade uncut diamonds in London, traveled to a remote plateau in Wyoming, and literally planted them in the dirt—a practice known as "salting." They then guided eli...

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James McGrath Morris

This biography of the early 20th-century newspaper giant who became news after killing his wife "has the pace and detail of an engrossing historical novel" ( Boston Herald).As city editor of Joseph Pulitzer's New York Evening World, Charles E. Chapin was the quintessential newsroom tyrant: he drove reporters relentlessly, setting the pace for evening press journalism with blockbuster stories from the Harry K. Thaw trial to the sinking of the Titan...

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James Morris

Lucas Turner is an ordinary teenager with an extraordinary genetic mutation: the cure for cancer rests in his body. When his father discovers that the only way to harvest the cure will result in the death of his son, he kidnaps him from the hospital, setting off a calamity of events from which there is no turning back.Meanwhile, the doctor, intent on a cure at any cost, hires a female bounty hunter to bring the boy back by any means. She's never failed before and doesn't intend to ...

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James Morris

Murder and madness infect a small townFor sixteen-year-old Ruthie Stroud, life on tiny Hemlock Island in the Pacific Northwest is an endless sea of boring green, in a place where everybody knows everybody’s business and nothing ever happens. Then her world is ripped apart when her parents divorce and a new man enters her mother’s life. But worse is yet to come.When she drifts ashore on the mainland, hideously burned, Ruthie has a harrowing tale to ...

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James Morris

Kent Lippink's dead body was left on a hiking trail near Hope, Alaska, an hour from Anchorage. He was discovered by utility workers making their way to a job. But perhaps because of the conditions on that remote hillside, or because of the carefulness of the murderers, no physical evidence was found that could have tied anybody to the crime.What little evidence there was, and common sense, pointed towards roommates Mechele Hughes and John Carlin, but not enough to bring them to tria...

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James Morris

This is the fi rst in a trilogy of books based on occultism in modern times. Occultism has been with us for centuries yet in these modern day fast moving times the prospect and impact of occultism is viewed as heresy and fantasy. Occultism is very real within our society, it is hidden and constantly waiting in the wings for an opportunity to raise its evil head. Paul Warren is the central character, SAS trained and sceptic of anything that he cannot feel and touch or easily rationalise. Ho...

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James Morris

The Water Nation is in chaos. Citizens of the Water Nation are not quite themselves these days. Madness is everywhere and the residents are split into violent factions. Brother is turning on brother and the Hubs they call their homes are being destroyed. What is going on? Fifteen-year-old Sam Cutter has every intention of finding out. It doesn't matter that it's only been a day since Sam fought against the New Power in their assault against the Sky Nation. When one of the world's five eter...

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James Morris

The Earth is split into three kingdoms: One that resides in the sky, one that lies beneath the waves, and one that remains on the surface. Life on the surface is less than spectacular; in fact, it's quite the opposite. For fifteen year-old Sam Cutter, that’s enough reason to risk everything and head for the Sky Nation. Sam has determined that nothing will stop him. The severe punishment for being caught leaving the surface has deterred all attempts at escape. If Sam can successfully flee t...

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James McGrath Morris

Like Alfred Nobel, Joseph Pulitzer is better known today for the prize that bears his name than for his contribution to history. Yet, in nineteenth-century industrial America, while Carnegie provided the steel, Rockefeller the oil, Morgan the money, and Vanderbilt the railroads, Pulitzer ushered in the modern mass media.James McGrath Morris traces the epic story of this Jewish Hungarian immigrant's rise through American politics and into journalism where he accumulated immense powe...