The true story of a horrifying natural disaster—and the corruption that made it worse—by the New York Times–bestselling authors of Voyage of the Damned.In late April 1902, Mount Pelée, a volcano on the Caribbean island Martinique, began to wake up. It emitted clouds of ash and smoke for two weeks until violently erupting on May 8. Over 30,000 residents of St. Pierre were killed; they burned to death under rivers of hot lava and suffocated under pou...

'Pontifex' is het ware verhaal van de historische 78 dagen, in het jaar 1978, toen er achtereenvolgens drie pausen aan het hoofd van de Katholieke Kerk stonden.In dit verslag van onderzoeksjournalist Gordon Thomas volgen we de laatste drie leiders in het Vaticaanstad van de jaren '80: Paulus VI, Johannes Paulus I en Johannes Paulus II. Het boek gaat ook in op de moordaanslag op paus Johannes Paulus II die in 1981 volgde. Een meer bewogen jaar in de recente geschiedenis van de Katho...

The New York Times bestseller that tells the story of an overheated stock market and the financial disaster that led to the Great Depression of the 1930s.A riveting living history about Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929. Captures the era, the intoxicating expectancy, the hope that ruled men's heart and minds before the bubble burst and the black despair of the decade that followed.

The "extraordinary" true story of the St. Louis, a German ship that, in 1939, carried Jews away from Hamburg—and into an unimaginable ordeal ( The New York Times).On May 13, 1939, the luxury liner St. Louis sailed from Hamburg, one of the last ships to leave Nazi Germany before World War II erupted. Aboard were 937 Jews—some had already been in concentration camps—who believed they had bought visas to enter Cuba. The voyage of the damned h...

A "gripping, can't-put-it-down" chronicle, drawing on eyewitness reports and historical documents, by the New York Times–bestselling authors of Enola Gay ( Los Angeles Herald Examiner).It happened at 5:13 a.m. on April 18, 1906, in San Francisco. To this day, it remains one of the worst natural disasters in American history—and this definitive book brings the full story to vivid life.Using previously unpublished documents from insu...

**This Edgar Award Finalist by two New York Times–bestselling authors provides an "exciting" account of the devastating and mysterious cruise ship fire ( The Washington Post).In the early morning hours of September 8, 1934, the luxury cruise liner Morro Castle, carrying 316 passengers and 230 officers and crew, caught fire a few hours out of the New York harbor on a return voyage from Havana. The fire spread with terrifying swiftness, transforming...

From the New York Times – bestselling coauthors: A "fascinating . . . unrivaled" history of the B-29 and its fateful mission to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima ( The New York Times Book Review ).Painstakingly researched, the story behind the decision to send the Enola Gay to bomb Hiroshima is told through firsthand sources. From diplomatic moves behind...

The story of Paul VI, John Paul I, and John Paul II—and an assassination plot—by the New York Times–bestselling coauthors of The Day the World Ended.The Vatican has remained one of the last unexamined mysteries of the modern world. For centuries, pomp and pageantry have hidden from view the dramatic, sometimes sinister, realities that haunt the office of Supreme Pontiff and the men who make up his papacy. Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan Witts now bri...

Ce livre retrace l’histoire de Thomas Jefferson, le troisième président des Etats-Unis d’Amérique.Thomas Jefferson devint président en 1801 après quatre années de présidence de John Adams. Jefferson a toujours gardé une foi sublime dans la nature humaine et dans la justice des principes républicains. "Ma conviction, disait-il, c’est que si les choses tournent mal à tout moment, le peuple les rétablira par l'exercice pacifique de son droit d’électeur." Qualifié d’honnête dans sa vie...

In 1939 vertrokken bijna duizend Joodse vluchtelingen uit Hamburg met het idee dat ze naar Cuba konden gaan. Daar werden ze echter niet toegelaten, zelfs niet als toerist. Zouden de Verenigde Staten of Canada uitkomst bieden?In dit ooggetuigenverslag, zorgvuldig samengesteld uit dagboekfragmenten, interviews en andere documenten, laten de schrijvers zien hoe de hele wereld de passagiers van deze boot de rug toekeerde. Een groot deel van hen zou uiteindelijk in concentratiekampen om...

A collection of the country's most respected historians, philosophers, and theologians examines the role of religion in the founding of the United States. This collection of never before published essays, originally delivered at the Library of Congress, presents the most original and recent scholarship on a topic that still generates considerable controversy. Anyone interested in colonial history, religion and politics, and the relationship between church and state will benefit by reading ...

"In God We Trust?" The separation of church and state is a widely contested topic in the American political arena. Whether for or against, debaters frequently base their arguments in the Constitution and the principles of the American founding. However, Americans' perception of the founding has narrowed greatly over the years, focusing on a handful of eminent statesmen.By exploring the work of nine founding fathers, including often overlooked figures like John Carroll and George Ma...