Nazi dreams of conquest, plus the greed of a Russian-American industrialist profiteer, partnered to swap munitions for gold at Jekyll Island, weeks before Pearl Harbor propelled the US into WWII.It could have worked except “Murphy's Law”, a crop-duster, a Redneck poacher, a society dame, Club staff and a Royal Navy hero joined forces to thwart the best laid plans of the “Master Race”.

British writer Jack Owen served in the Royal Navy as a boy. Then wised up. He evolved into a local newspaper reporter and feed stop-press snippets to national media in England.Part of that beat ranged from Broadmoor Institute for the Criminally Insane to Sandhurst Military Academy. Difficult to separate, sometimes. Then he spent half a century covering, and uncovering, crime and society in the Palm Beaches as a staff writer and freelance journalist. He also became an antiquarian bo...

I'm tickled pink to reissue Palm Beach – An Irreverent Guide almost three decades after it was penned.Its just as corny and “ineptly illustrated” (according to one early newspaper critic) as ever. However, it entertained visitors and residents alike for 10 seasons before the naughtier, Palm Beach Scandals – An Intimate Guide, bumped it off the shelves. Now they are both available in “tree and E-versions”.Much has changed on “The Islan...

Nazi dreams of conquest plus the greed of a Russian-American industrialist profiteer, partnered to swap munitions for gold at Jekyll Island, weeks before Pearl Harbor propelled the US into WWII. It could have worked except "Murphy's Law", a crop-duster, a Redneck poacher, a society dame, Club staff and a Royal Navy hero joined forces to thwart the best laid plans of the "Master Race".

One Halloween the US Navy would like to forget, played a terrible trick on LIEUTENANT DAVID PORTER, in 1803.He, along with 306 other shipmates aboard the 38-gun frigate USS Philadelphia, including Captain William Bainbridge, were caught by pirates at Tripoli It took guile and courage to free them from their 18-month slavery in the grip of a murderous, despotic Pasha, and a renegade Scot-turned-Turk pirate. Plus the politicking of a President, Emperor and Pope.It also introduc...

Tea and taxes are quickly cited as the reason colonial America broke away from England. It was the cause of 'Free Trade and Sailors Rights' which sustained an infant force of iron men, who gladly served aboard the few wooden ships, of the Continental Navy. Davy Porter, in a lifetime of fights and feuds, shares the courage of ancestors who earned their name during the Holy Crusades, with warriors of the New World.

The unexpected arrival of America, the most famous yacht in the world, in a Florida backwater creek, imperiled the lives of all within the Confederate community. One false move could bring the wrath of a Union gunboat upon the residents of Walaka. Only the firm leadership of a cavalry captain and plantation owner over his unruly riders, saved lives on both sides of the conflict which tore families apart.

A cartooney and photographically illustrated book of anecdotes gathered following years of boat deliveries Up and Down the ICW [Intracoastal Waterway], sheltered behind America's Atlantic coast.No journey can escape that stowaway Murphy whose law 'Anthing that Can go wrong WILL go wrong', doubly applies to all things that float.There's also also a bonus story: 'Blue Baron - Green Sailor' recording an eyewitness report of a 10-day slog from Palm Beach to New York, through a ...

Gold on the Glades – a Palm Beach YarnThis Palm Beach story of thuggery, buggery, society and piracy, hits a record high for seasonal scandal in this tight little town.The date is now securely etched into world history. Indians, drug lords, sugar barons, assassinations and squished Chihuahuas all dwell within this seasonTrue events, (for the most part) real characters, actual greed and debauchery. A great read for fans of society, scandal, ...

Discover Proven Strategies and Techniques To Deal With Narcissistic In Your Surroundings With Ease!Do you feel like you have a narcissist in your surroundings, leeching your emotional energy?Are you looking for a means to break free from the cycle of abuse?Physical wounds heal quickly, but the mind takes much longer to recover. That's why narcissists' emotional abuse is usually more harmful than any physical wound.Once de...

Originally published in 1902, Owen Wister' s The Virginian pre-dates the classic novels of Zane Grey and Max Brand and is considered by many to be the original Western. Dedicated to Wister' s friend and fellow outdoorsman Theodore Roosevelt, this timeless tale almost single-handedly established the cowboy archetype in literature. A quiet, noble foreman of a Wyoming cattle ranch in the 1870s, the Virginian falls for pretty schoolteacher Molly Wood. But when a rival suitor challenges his hon...