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Edward Hale

Set against the cold and turbulent backdrop of the 1982 Falklands War, Across Two Flags is a heart-wrenching tale of love, duty, and humanity amidst national hostility.The story follows John Taylor, a gentle English primary school teacher and amateur poet, who leaves his quiet life behind after being drafted into the Royal Marines. Sent thousands of miles away to the wind-swept Falkland Islands, John takes only a blank diary and a pen, unaware of the brutal reality awaitin...

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Edward Hale

Set against the turbulent backdrop of the American Civil War in 1863, Coordinates of the Heart by Edward Hale is a powerful and moving tale of love, survival, and human endurance amidst a nation torn apart. As battles rage and uncertainty shadows every horizon, two souls find their lives unexpectedly intertwined. Navigating the brutal realities of war, divided loyalties, and the heavy cost of hope, they must discover if love can truly survive history's darkest hours.A comp...

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Edward Hale

SOME SECRETS SHOULD NEVER BE FOUND.When seasoned MI6 officer Thomas Hart intercepts a catastrophic intelligence ledger in a divided Berlin, he uncovers a high-level conspiracy. Bound to an East Berlin courier, Thomas goes rogue, racing from snowy alpine passes to the Mediterranean sun. A Map of Broken Shadows is a pulse-pounding Cold War thriller of betrayal, truth, and liberation.

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Edward Hale

The Child Who Watched the World DisappearWhat happens when the sky burns, time stops, and the world you love vanishes in a single flash?On the bright, peaceful morning of August 6, 1945, eleven-year-old Yuki sat sketching his family in Hiroshima, completely unaware that history was about to change forever. In an instant, a blinding white light shattered his world, leaving behind a silent, ash-covered wasteland.The Child Who Watc...

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Edward E. Hale, F. O. C. Darley

This is a collection of ten Christmas Stories, some of which have been published before. I have added a little essay, written on the occasion of the first Christmas celebrated by the King of Italy in Rome.The first story has never before been published.It is but fair to say that I have not drawn on imagination for Laura's night duty, alone upon her island. This is simply the account of what a brave New-England woman did, under like circumstances, because it was the duty next her hand.If an...

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Edward E. Hale

"The Man Without a Country" first appeared in the Atlantic Monthlyfor December, 1863. It was the author's wish that it be published anonymously, in the hope that it might be ascribed to some officer of the Navy; but unfortunately, the man who compiled the year's index for the magazine, which was mailed with the December number, recognized Dr. Hale's handwriting, and gave him credit for it in the index.The story was written during the darkest period of the Civil War, and this war is perhaps...

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Edward E. Hale

"The Man Without a Country" first appeared in the Atlantic Monthlyfor December, 1863. It was the author's wish that it be published anonymously, in the hope that it might be ascribed to some officer of the Navy; but unfortunately, the man who compiled the year's index for the magazine, which was mailed with the December number, recognized Dr. Hale's handwriting, and gave him credit for it in the index.The story was written during the darkest period of the Civil War, and this war is...

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Edward E. Hale

This story was written in the summer of 1863. It was meant for the Americans of that day. It has since been introduced as a reading book in schools, and it is largely used in celebrations, especially on the patriotic anniversaries. It came into existence about the time when General Grant was entering Vicksburg, which he had been besieging for many months; and when nearly one hundred thousand men in the Northern army fought with nearly the same number in the Southern Army at Gettysburg.... ...

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Edward Everett Hale

The Life of Christopher Columbus by Edward Everett Hale is a compelling biographical account that delves into the extraordinary life and achievements of the renowned explorer, Christopher Columbus. Hale's narrative takes readers on a captivating journey through Columbus's voyages, his determination to find a new route to Asia, and the lasting impact of his discoveries on world history. With meticulous research and vivid storytelling, the book offers a deep understanding of Columbus's chara...

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Edward L. Hale

Delaware did not begin as a state. It began as a river.Long before it was called the First State, the Delaware Valley was a contested corridor of trade, diplomacy, and empire. Lenape communities moved seasonally along its banks. Dutch merchants mapped its waters. Swedish settlers built forts. English governors claimed authority. By the time revolution arrived, the region had already endured a century of rivalry, negotiation, and reinvention.This narrative history traces Del...

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Edward Everett Hale

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Science Fiction

Complete and unabridged, with 59 full-page plates by John Martin, Frederic Edwin Church and Thomas Eakins. A group of college friends decide to put a hollow sphere of brick into orbit as a navigational aid, and accidentally launch it with people inside. Hale published it in 1869 - the first description in fiction of an artificial satellite, worked out with figures, thirty years before anyone took the idea seriously. Fifty-nine plates of stars, skies and star-gazing by painters including Od...

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Edward Everett Hale

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Literary Classics

Complete and unabridged, with 58 full-page plates by George Catlin, Worthington Whittredge and Winslow Homer. A young officer curses his country at a court martial and is sentenced never to hear its name again, spending fifty years at sea under orders that no one mention America to him. Hale wrote it in 1863 as war propaganda and it became one of the most reprinted American stories ever written. This edition adds fifty-eight plates of paintings by Edvard Munch, Charles Fraser, Winthrop Cha...