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Devil's Cove
The body of a Choctaw Indian woman is discovered in a drought-stricken lake in the Texas Hill Country. Insurance investigator Adam Gold journeys to Austin, where he is drawn into the dark world of a dangerous religious cult led by a cold-blooded killer who plans to steal one of the world's most valuable manuscripts in order to finance his ministry. A deadly game of cat and mouse will ensue culminating in a startling climax at the West Texas compound of America's most bizarre cult.
100 Bible Verses That Made America
Bestselling author Robert Morgan explores 100 Bible verses that powerfully impacted our leaders during defining moments in American history and reflects upon what these verses mean for us as a nation today. 100 Bible Verses That Made America is a tour through the biblical roots of American history—a powerful exploration of our country’s founders, leaders, and the critical moments that laid the foundation for the formation of the USA. Had there been no Bible, there would be no America as we know it. It is the Bible that made America. When George Washington was sworn into office as our first president, he did not place his hand on the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution of the ...
The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age is in the air! This beautifully designed, fully illustrated, insightful book by noted historian Alan Axelrod provides a vivid view of American life and thought during that era. The Gilded Age—the name coined by Mark Twain to refer to the period of rapid economic growth in America between the 1870s and 1900—offers some intriguing parallels to our own time. Prolific historian Alan Axelrod tackles this subject in a fresh way, exploring “this intense era in all its dimensions. . . . This book will reveal it . . . as, truly, the overture of the ‘American Century.’” He also looks at how it presaged our current era, which many are calling the “Second Gilded Age.” Photographs, political cartoons, engravings, news clippings, and other ephemera help bring this fascinating period into focus.
The Second Mourning
Prolific mystery author, Stephen G. Yanoff, recreates a chilling tale of an American political landscape where fierce battles for power unfold against a backdrop of intrigue, treachery, and violence. Through meticulous research, drawing on hundreds of sources, Yanoff provides a fresh - and terrifying - look at the assassination of President James A. Garfield. He also uncovers the untold story of the assassin, Charles Guiteau, the insane office seeker who changed the course of American history. THE SECOND MOURNING has won four gold medals, and one silver medal, for Best United States History Book of the Year.
And There Was Light
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham chronicles the life of Abraham Lincoln, charting how—and why—he confronted secession, threats to democracy, and the tragedy of slavery to expand the possibilities of America. “Meacham has given us the Lincoln for our time.”—Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Winner of the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize • Longlisted for the Biographers International Plutarch Award • One of the Best Books of the Year: The Christian Science Monitor, Kirkus Reviews A president who governed a divided country has much to teach us in a twenty-first-century moment of polarization and political crisis. Hated and hailed, excoriated and rever...
A Run for the Money
The theft of a priceless Civil War artifact drags insurance investigator, Adam Gold, into the dark and dangerous world of brazen grave robbers. While pursuing the robbers, Gold will encounter a scheming Southern belle with a dark family secret, and become entangled in the Gullah culture of South Carolina. A riveting pursuit will lead to a showdown with a vicious psychopath who specializes in the murder of Thoroughbred horses -- and a memorable climax that readers will never forget.
THE PIRATE PATH
While excavating a vacant lot in Lower Manhattan, workers unearth a 300-year-old skeleton and some coins that might be part of a pirate treasure. The discovery halts the construction of a skyscraper, drawing the ire of corrupt politicians, greedy developers, and the mafia. It also attracts the attention of a mysterious young woman who claims to be a descendant of a famous pirate... a woman who is willing to do whatever it takes to get her hands on the treasure.
