The End of World War II and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age n the spring of 1946, Americans were ready to heal. The war was finally over, and as America's fathers and brothers were coming home so too were baseball's greats. Ted Williams, Stan Musial, and Joe DiMaggio returned with bats blazing, making the season a true classic that ended in a thrilling seven-game World Series. America also witnessed the beginning of a new era in baseball- it was a year of attendance records, the first year Yankee Stadium held night games, the last year the Green Monster wasn't green, and Jackie Robinson's first year playing in the Brooklyn Dodgers' system.THE VICTORY SEASON thrillingly recounts these years of baseball and war, including the little-known "world series" that servicemen played in a captured Hitler Youth stadium in the fall of 1945. Robert Weintraub's extensive research and vibrant storytelling enliven the legendary season that embodies what we now think of as the game's golden era. Views: 11
When the crew of the fishing schooner Annie Healy left their home port of Fox Harbour, Placentia Bay, on Wednesday, August 17, 1927, no one could have imagined what fate held in store for them. Times were hard in Newfoundland that year. On shore, wives of the crew were often worked to exhaustion, even more so while their men were at sea. Most had lost parents, siblings, or children to tuberculosis. Each family had at least one tragic story. But when a hurricane struck Placentia Bay on August 25 of that year, a tragedy unlike any they had lived through would unite these people in ways untold. Now, eighty-six years later, the full story of the ill-fated vessel and her crew is told for the first time. The closeness of the crew and their families, and how they worked together to ensure their little community survived, is relived through the memories of children of the crew, stories passed down from their mothers, and reports from the last men to see the schooner afloat. Views: 11
"Boggs is unparalleled in evoking the gritty reality of the Old West." —The ShootistAn Unholy AllianceMicah Bishop doesn't believe in miracles—until a derringer-packing nun busts him out of jail. But it's not Christian charity that's driving Sister Genevieve—she wants Micah to take her to a place called the Valley of Fire, deep in the most lawless and perilous part of New Mexico Territory. It was here where an order of nuns met their Maker, and it's Sister Genevieve's mission to see that they are given a proper funeral.Or so she claims.Micah's not in the habit of helping nuns, but it turns out the only true vow Genevieve ever took was to get rich—and there's a fortune in gold buried along with the sisters. With kill-crazy bandits and blood-hunting bounty hunters after them, it'll take a miracle to reach the Valley of Fire, let alone get the gold. But sometimes, the Almighty does work in mysterious ways. . ."Johnny Boggs has... Views: 11
Amra the thief and Holgren the reluctant mage set out to find a mythical city that legend says holds the key to immortality. What could go wrong? Everything... (The complete novel) McClung has an impressive ability to write compelling characters & a fast paced & action packed plot that never seems to let up. -Speculative Book Review Views: 11
Can love defy death itself? From Bestselling author, Delia Colvin, The Last Oracle, is the passionate finale to The Sibylline Trilogy that weaves Greek mythology with a modern tale of eternal love! Alex has waited 3000 years to finally marry his soul mate...his symbolon. But as the wedding comes to fruition, their secret plans are discovered and now no one is safe.In order to triumph over these forces, they must return to the underworld. There they must find and revive the first oracle, Myrddin, whose jumbled mind holds the key to their survival. But Myrddin's solution forces Alex and Valeria to face death, for a chance to change their fate! Views: 11
Renegade Moon, A Romance book by Karen E. Rigley and Ann M. House Views: 11
