The presidency of Thomas Jefferson began on March 4, 1801, when he was inaugurated as the third President of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1809. In domestic affairs Jefferson sought to put the principles of republicanism into action. In foreign affairs, the major developments were the acquisition of the gigantic Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803, an embargo against trade with both...Read more
The story of one British mother’s desperate search for her son’s remains after he was killed in action during World War I.In May, 1918, Angela and Leopold Mond received a knock on the front door. It was the postman delivering the letter every family in the United Kingdom dreaded: the notification of a loved one’s battlefield death—in their case their eldest child, their son, Lieutenant Francis...Read more
From well-known and award-winning authors—including Bernardine Evaristo, Fred D’Aguiar, and Leone Ross—to previous unpublished writers, this ambitious and intriguing anthology of short stories showcases each author’s most challenging work. These works from writers who are happy to describe themselves as Black British, have a rich variety of styles, forms, and themes, from raw realism, the erotic,...Read more
The first book to chronicle the cleanup of the World Trade Center site from 9/11 through its closing ceremony, told by Lieutenant William Keegan of the Port Authority Police Department—one of the four operations commanders at the site—as he comes to his own closure with the tragedy.On the morning of 9/11, the Port Authority Police Department was the first uniformed service to respond to the attack...Read more
Sean McCarthy lives with the guilt of his father's failure to solve a crime.Years back a child was abducted and as a boy Sean witnessed the abduction.He always remembered the vehicle.Now 40 years later he sees it again.If he cannot unravel the mystery, a heinous crime will go unsolved.He will never have closure....Read more
The illegitimate birth of twin boys in 1945: the infamous Bible John slayings: two present day murders.What is the terrifying link that connects all three?During the late 1960s, the actions of a vicious serial killer prophetically dubbed ‘Bible John’ caused mass hysteria among the young women of Glasgow, holding them in a chilling, vice-like grip of terror. Then, inexplicably, in late 1969, almost...Read more
Soon after the apparent suicide of a close friend, Christopher Cornwell receives several photos the friend mailed before his death. Lee Harvey Oswald is in one of the pictures—but how could Oswald be photographed in a small English village when he was supposed to be living in Russia as a defector at the same time? The mystery deepens as Cornwell becomes the target of a shadowy agency as determined...Read more
Jackie returns in this her fifth adventure. At eighteen years of age she was a security guard in Bedrock, Washington. A lone shooter walks into a restaurant and kills six people. Jackie pursues the gunman to the building roof and during a scuffle throws the man over the edge. He falls ten floors to his death taking to his grave the reason for the massacre. Fourteen years later Jackie receives a...Read more
When the hard-bitten Police Sarge in Traffic Control hears about a broken down vehicle on the motorway from a rookie patrolman and his partner, are they pulling his leg? A whimisical tale set just before dawn on Christmas morning. Set in England....Read more
This eBook edition of "History of the United States During Thomas Jefferson's Administrations" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The presidency of Thomas Jefferson began on March 4, 1801, when he was inaugurated as the third President of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1809. In domestic affairs Jefferson sought to put the...Read more
Every year, over 1,000 public schools are permanently closed across the United States. And yet, little is known about their impacts on American democracy. Closed for Democracy is the first book to systematically study the political causes and democratic consequences of mass public school closures in the United States. The book investigates the declining presence of public schools in large cities...Read more
"Twice in my life, when I've least expected it — relaxed in a bar with acquaintances, a glass of wine in my hand — someone has asked me this question: ‘When did you realise you're not white?' ..."— Elizabeth Chakrabarty, author of Lessons in Love and Other CrimesElizabeth Chakrabarty's 'On Crime and Closure' is part of The Indigo Press's short-form Indigo Express series — short essays and fiction...Read more
