Clear, concise yet wide-ranging, The Ancient World in Minutes is the quickest way to understand the great civilizations of the distant past.From the first-ever cities of Sumeria and Babylon around 3500 BCE to the fall of Rome and the bloody demise of the Aztecs, here - in 200 mini-essays - are the critical leaders and wars; ideas and inventions; myths and religions; and art and architecture of the first 5000 years of recorded history.Discover the s...

A young gunfighter and fomer slave become friends during the Civil War. Having participated in the Tubman Raid and numerous cavalry battles, they head West to find their fortune. After rescuing an Apache girl, they must aid in saving girls being carried away by slave traders. The decision to leave justice to the three tribes means journeying into the Apache and Comanche culture. Misunderstandings and cultural confusion lead to romance and life changing decisions.

This is an account of Charles’ travels in France between June 1994 and July 2000. During that time as well as visiting Paris on several occasions including using it as a base, he also visited Boulogne, Rouen, Reims, Bayeux, Bourges, Chartres, Troyes, Amiens, Tours, Dijon, Arles, Avignon, Aix-en-Provence, Nimes, Marseille, Bordeaux, Limoges, Periguex and La Rochelle. The book though is much more than the places that he visited. It describes his experience being in Paris at the 50th annivers...

Maldon – A History is the story of Maldon, which is the second oldest town in Essex, from pre-historic times until the present day. It has information on Bronze and Iron Age Maldon, Roman Maldon , Anglo-Saxon Maldon including the Battle of Maldon, Medieval Maldon including the granting of the first charter of the borough in 1171 by King Henry 2, its monastic institutions, Maldon’s port and its involvement in wars, Maldon at the time of the reformation, its involvement in the civil war, its...

The purpose of this Book is to help others to understand the Gospel given by Jesus Christ when He was on this earth. Matthew 4:23—Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues, preaching the “Gospel.” My friend, whoever you are and no matter how far you have gone away from God, this book I hope will help you find your way back to the Love and Truth of the Gospel of Love. The sacrifice of Jesus on the cross settled everyone’s account for our sin’s, but we must accept Christ’s a...

A comprehensive history of three British railway lines, "nicely illustrated [and] impressively informative" ( Midwest Book Review).This is the history of the Great Eastern Railway's lines from Shenfield to Southend, Wickford to Southminster, and Woodham Ferrers to Maldon, including their ancestor. It is the only comprehensive history of all three lines and was researched using both previously published and unpublished material. The history...

Explores the transformation of the Great Eastern Section from a backwater to a modernized railway hub from 1923 to 2023.This book is the sequel to the author’s two previous volumes on the history of the Great Eastern covering the Early Years from 1811 to 1862 and the Late 19th Century and early 20th Century from 1862 to 1924. This book cover the years 1923 to 2023 describes how the Great Eastern Section of the London and North Eastern Railway was transformed from b...

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These short stories were writtewn for children and grandchildren of all ages. As young people dream of fairies, dragons, knights, witches and other grand adventures. It is my hope that these storuies bring joy to all who read them.

The Great Eastern Railway's history from its formation in 1862 to 1924, detailing its expansion, infrastructure developments, and strategic alliances and challenges. This is the second volume of the history of the Great Eastern Railway from 1811 to 1924. This volume covers from 1862 when the Great Eastern Railway was formed to 1924 when with the absorption of the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway and the Mid Suffolk Light Railway into the LNER, the cessation of locomotive building at Strat...

Persecuted on earth for their faith residents of "The Ark" must fine a new earth. Two heroes from 200 years past change their lives and point the way.

This book is the first of two which covers the history of the Great Eastern Railway and its predecessors from the first proposal for a railway in the eastern counties in 1811 for a railway from Islington to Wallasea Island and Mucking to its absorption into the London and North Eastern Railway under the 1923 Grouping of Railways. This volume covers the period from 1811 up to the formation of the Great Eastern Railway in 1862. The history is the first history of the GER since Cecil J. Allen...