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William Augustus Bowles – a British Loyalist during, and for a quarter century after, the American Revolutionary War. Part soldier, part dreamer, and part adventurer, he went from service in the British Army to joining the Muskogee Peoples, rising to be a respected war chief among the Native Americans. He waged war on the Spanish and fought to create a Native American state.<P> His story embodies the idea of the individual hero: Bowles is resourceful, far-seeing, and selfless, always fighting not only personal enemies, but national enemies of both Great Britain and his adopted country – The United Nation of the Creeks and the Cherokees.<P> Joseph J. Millard has painstakingly researched the life and career of William Bowles, painting a picture of a man driven by his beliefs. Soldier – Ambassador – Pirate – Indian Chief – A man chosen by Destiny to become one of the greatest American Legends!

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The Frederick Douglass Megapack provides a selection of the works of Frederick Douglas, including 2 autobiographies as well as essays, speeches, and slave narratives. Included are:<p> NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS, AN AMERICAN SLAVE<BR> MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM<BR> RECEPTION SPEECH<BR> THE NATURE OF SLAVERY<BR> INHUMANITY OF SLAVERY<BR> WHAT TO THE SLAVE IS THE FOURTH OF JULY?<BR> THE INTERNAL SLAVE TRADE<BR> THE SLAVERY PARTY<BR> THE ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT<BR> MY ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY <BR> RECONSTRUCTION <BR> ABOLITION FANATICISM IN NEW YORK<BR> JOHN BROWN<P> If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see 100+ other entries in the series, covering mysteries, westerns, classics, science fiction, adventure stories, and much, much more! (Sort by publication date to see the most recent releases.)

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An autobiographical narrative, BEHIND THE SCENES traces Elizabeth Keckley's life from her enslavement in Virginia and North Carolina to her time as seamstress to Mary Todd Lincoln in the White House during Abraham Lincoln's administration. It was quite controversial at the time of its release–an uncompromising work that transgressed Victorian boundaries between public and private life, and lines of race, gender, and society.

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Уход Михаэля Шумахера из гонок перед началом сезона 2007 не привел к гегемонии Фернандо Алонсо во многом потому, что в закрытый клуб под названием «Формула-1» сумел попасть молодой человек из простой семьи по имени Льюис Хэмилтон. Он не просто дебютировал, а стремительно ворвался сразу на подиум. Хэмилтон вернул к экранам телевизоров миллионы людей, потерявших интерес к «Формуле-1», и еще миллионы полюбили этот спорт благодаря ему. Фрэнк Уоррэлл описывает непростой путь Хэмилтона на вершину гоночного Олимпа. Ему пришлось справляться с давлением со стороны СМИ, общественного мнения и даже собственной команды, а противостояние с Фернандо Алонсо, Себастьяном Феттелем и Нико Росбергом вошли в историю автоспорта. Но раз за разом Хэмилтон усердной работой и невероятной любовью к гонкам доказывал, что он великий пилот. В сезоне 2019 он завоевал свой шестой титул чемпиона мира и вплотную приблизился к Михаэлю Шумахеру, семикратному чемпиону «Формулы-1».

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"These are stories to cherish, as brilliant and charming as the writer himself."—Olivia Laing "The sensibility of a magician, a trickster's dark humor, and a formidable musical and literary erudition."— The New York Times Joseph Keckler's signatures are his magnificent three-plus-octave operatic voice and the mesmerizing stories he tells. Combining original pieces with material from his acclaimed performances, Keckler confirms his storytelling mastery, revealing still more of himself on the page. In these tales, one can't easily draw a line between reality, embellishment, and fantasy. Odd jobs and odder employers: what is it like to work for a blind man who runs an art gallery? Or for an aging club kid who administers a university classics department? These outré characters make an artful spectacle of daily life. Some strive to be center stage and others struggle to be seen, but all soldier on in the margins. In this world, you may board a familiar bus or train and find yourself in some shady netherworld, or skipping past midnight on New Year's Eve. There is sex with ghosts. And the incessant GPS voice that mocks the last moments of a longtime love. A celebration of the ridiculous and a tour through stations of longing, this diverse collection will thrill devotees and new fans alike.

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Howard Phillips Lovecraft: Dreamer on the Nightside is a biography of author H. P. Lovecraft, creator of the Cthulhu Mythos. It was written by Frank Belknap Long, a longtime friend of Lovecraft, and originally released in 1975.

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Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is one of the best-loved Scottish writers. Beginning with a series of poetry collections and nonfiction works, Scott quickly became known as a rising force in British letters. But it was with the publication of Waverley (1814), the first of a series of sixteen bestselling historical novels known collectively as the Waverley novels, that the writer established himself as a literary icon. Such works as Guy Mannering, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe, and Kenilworth, among many others, are still widely read today, and have never been out-of-print. S. Fowler Wright here provides a definitive biography of the writer and the man, showing how his antecedents in Scotland colored all of his later work, and following the rapid rise of his reputation–and the simultaneous onset of the financial troubles that plagued his later years. A masterful portrait of a great (and still vital) poet and novelist.

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YOU ALWAYS REMEMBER YOUR FIRST TIME…as gourmand and gourmet author William Maltese proves in this charming memoir, wherein he reminiscences about his first-time encounters with thirty of his favorite menu items during his extensive world travels. Maltese, author of six cookbooks and his WILLIAM MALTESE WINE TASTER'S DIARY volumes for mainstream publisher Wildside/Borgo Press' «Traveling Gourmand» series, takes you on a fascinating culinary journey from the pubs of Ireland, to the lemon groves of Saudi Arabia, to the beaches of Korea, to dining with American working cowboys on day-long, pit-roasted short ribs served up from a chuck wagon on the grazing lands of the US southwest. With his creative skills, and those of his fellow chef and co-author Bonnie Clark, Maltese has duplicated the recipes for all thirty of these memorable Maltese firsts–so that you, too, can enjoy them without journeying beyond the comfort of your own kitchen. You won't stay hungry after sampling these culinary delights!

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A legendary name from the Golden Age of Paperbacks, VICTOR J. BANIS spins a witty and exuberant tale of A Thousand and One Knights, flitting blithely from tale to tail, in one era and out the other. Part autobiography, part a history of the Gay Revolution, part writing manual, part juicy gossip, with a few tasty recipes thrown in for good measure, Spine Intact, Some Creases is a summing up – alternately hilarious and touching, instructive and impassioned, and always entertaining – of the remarkable life and work of a writer hailed by top gay pulp historian Michael Bronski as ?one of my heroes.? ?Banis' memoir provides a poignant history of West Coast paperback publishing in the Sixties, and one author's journey from small beginnings to critical and financial success as a writer – but it's far more than that: witty, elegantly written, funny, sad, smart, and even wise. Every penman-apprentice should read this book – twice!? – Robert Reginald

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Makeup Couldn't Cover These Scars is a true story about how I fell in love with a man who ultimately abused me every chance he could.

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