NARRATIVE OF THE SUFFERING & DEFEAT OF THE NORTH-WESTERN ARMY UNDER GENERAL WINCHESTER:MASSACRE OF THE PRISONERS; SIXTEEN MONTHS IMPRISONMENT OF THE WRITER AND OTHERS WITH THE INDIANS AND BRITISHPREFACE....I think it proper that the rising generation should know what their fathers suffered, and how they acted in the hour of danger; that they sustained the double character of "Americans and Kentuckians." This narrative has been made as concise as I could ...

This memoir dating from 1812ff, but only published in 1840s is a strikingly profound contrast with our modern materialism and comfort. It is personal and at the same time very formal and reserved. As a foot soldier traipsing about the wild countryside of the Midwest, hardly after the Louisiana Purchase, against British/Canadian/Native mercenaries, the story is one of looking through the wrong end of a telescope, as one not understanding the forces/motivations at play with the writer's life...

In his poignant work, "Narrative of the Suffering & Defeat of the North-Western Army, Under General Winchester," William Atherton offers a meticulous account of the harrowing experiences faced by the North-Western Army during the War of 1812. Written in a reflective yet gripping narrative style, Atherton employs vivid imagery and firsthand observations, effectively drawing readers into the experiences of soldiers grappling with adversity, deprivation, and despair. The work stands as a vita...

Across a string of cases set in early-twentieth-century America, a federal investigator is dispatched wherever local boundaries give criminals room to operate. A moonshine network in rough country, confidence schemes in growing cities, and border-side rackets all demand the same thing: evidence that will stand when money and intimidation close in.Each episode follows the slow, methodical work—cultivating informants, testing alibis, tracking documents, and laying traps that rely on ...

May I ask you to close your eyes for a moment and conjure up the picture that is filed away in your mind under the heading, "detective"? There! You have him. He is a large man of middle age. His tendency is toward stoutness. The first detail of him that stands out in your conception is his shoes. In stories you have read, plays you have seen, the detective has had square-toed shoes. You noticed his shoes that time when the house was robbed and a plain clothes man came out and snooped about...

Mystery and Investigation: The story revolves around a complex mystery or crime that Uncle Sam is tasked with solving. This could involve a range of criminal activities, such as theft, espionage, or political intrigue.Patriotic Elements: Uncle Sam's investigations are imbued with patriotic themes, and his actions are guided by a strong sense of American nationalism. The plot may include elements that reflect broader concerns or values related to American identity and interests.Resolution: ...

From Elmore Leonard, the author who has influenced more writers than any other, comes a thrilling story of law in the Old West, upheld by the barrel of a six-gun.Deputy Paul Scallen will earn his one hundred fifty dollars if he can get his prisoner Jim Kidd on the train to Yuma Prison. But the members of Kidd's gang have determined that Scallen won't live long enough to make the Three-Ten to Yuma.Performed by Henry Rollins, this classic of bullets and bad men demonstrate th...

In such films as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and The Seven Year Itch, Marilyn Monroe enchanted and captivated the world. Sixty years after her death, devotion to the pop culture icon is as strong as ever, and the truth about her mysterious death continues to fascinate fans and experts alike. With explosive revelations concerning the "National Security Matter" that led to the cover-up of her murder, The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe provides a fascinating and riveting ...

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into sentences and paragraphs that ease themselves from the shadows and are sudden...

A classic anthology now available on audioWith narration by Kristin Atherton, who presents the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories from myths and fairy tales to jokesCaptured centaurs and satyrs, incompetent seers, people who suddenly change sex, a woman who remembers too much, a man who cannot laugh—these are just some of the colorful characters who feature in the unforgettable stories that ancient Greeks and Romans told in their daily lives. Tog...

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. Obviously for most of humanity’s time people couldn’t read and texts couldn’t be publishe...

The story of Montreal, as far as authentic historical documents are concerned, begins with Saturday, October 2, 1535. On that day, the Indian natives of Hochelaga had been quickly apprised that two strange large vessels containing many palefaced wanderers, wonderfully attired and speaking an unknown tongue, had come up the river, and were now lying off its sloping margin. The people immediately prepare quickly to receive them with a hospitality of which we shall hear. The women busy themse...