Model Number: BBAL1412148375DLDA
Author: Altsheler, Joseph A.
The Texan Star, while a complete story in itself, is the first of three, projected by the author, and based upon the Texan struggle for liberty against the power of Mexico. This revolution, epic in its nature, and crowded with heroism and great events, divides itself naturally into three parts. The first ...more »
Model Number: BBAL1412142148DLDA
Author: Waite, Charles E.
Product Info He whirls his sword, with unresisted rage, When closely prest, the Christian bands engage The high, the low, his equal prowess feel, The bravest warriors sink beneath his steel. more »
Model Number: BBR0440335272DLDA
Author: Iggulden, Conn
With his acclaimed Empero r novels, author Conn Iggulden brings a dazzling world to life-the rich, complex world of ancient Rome as seen through the eyes of one extraordinary man: Julius Caesar. Now Iggulden returns to the story of Julius Caesar and a realm that stretches from the sands of North Africa ...more »
Model Number: BBALEBBASE_18275DLDA
Author: Dumas, Alexandre Pere
vous présente cinq romans d'Alexandre Dumas: 1. Joseph Balsamo: Mémoires d'un médecin 2. Le collier de la reine 3. Ange Pitou 4. La comtesse de Charny 5. Le chevalier de Maison Rouge Ils font tous partie de la série Marie Antoinette. more »
Model Number: BBAL1412124344DLDA
Author: Muhlbach, Louise
he Empress Anna was dead, and - an unheard-of case in Russian imperial history - she had even died a natural death. Again was the Russian imperial throne vacated! Who is there to mount it? whom has the empress named as her successor? No one dared to speak of it; the question was read in all eyes, but ...more »
Model Number: BBAL1412124468DLDA
Author: Muhlbach, Louise.
The population of Vienna was paralyzed with terror; a heavy gloom weighed down all minds, and the strength of the stoutest hearts seemed broken. Couriers had arrived today from the camp of the army, and brought the dreadful tidings of an overwhelming defeat of the Austrian forces. Bonaparte, the young ...more »
Model Number: BBAL1412124379DLDA
Author: Muhlbach, Louise
I would merely say a few words in justification of the Historical Romance, in its relation to history. Any one, with no preceding profound study of history, who takes a few well-known historical facts as a foundation for an airy castle of romantic invention and fantastic adventure, may easily write an ...more »
Model Number: BBR0307237796DLDA
Author: HAEGER, DIANE
From critically acclaimed historical novelist Diane Haeger comes The Ruby Ring , an unforgettable story of love, loss, and immortal genius . . . Rome, 1520. The Eternal City is in mourning. Raphael Sanzio, beloved painter and national hero, has died suddenly at the height of his fame. His body lies in ...more »
Model Number: BBR1400082668DLDA
Author: LOWY, JONATHAN
America is starkly divided between the haves and the have-nots. A Republican president seeks reelection in the afterglow of a war many view as unnecessary and imperialisttic. He is bankrolled by millionaires, with every step of his career orchestrated by a political mastermind. Religious extremists crusade ...more »
Model Number: BBAL1412119154DLDA
Author: Leighton, Robert
The following narrative is not so much a story as a biography. My hero is not an imaginary one; he was a real flesh and blood man who reigned as King of Norway just nine centuries ago. The main facts of his adventurous career - his boyhood of slavery in Esthonia, his life at the court of King Valdemar ...more »
Model Number: BBEREBBASE_17778DLDA
Author: Kershaw, Henry
In 1869, Missouri was overrun with Federal troops and hard-bitten, defeated rebel soldiers. Out of this volatile mix of victory and defeat, young Abe Mimms saw his older brother ride off to war and never come back. Then he watched his father die of grief. But when his brutal stepfather's violent blows ...more »