After the American Civil War ended, George W. Peck (1840–1916) became a newspaper publisher. His weekly newspaper, "Peck's Sun," contained Peck's humorous writings, including his famous semi-autobiographical "Peck's Bad Boy" stories. Peck died in 1916 at age 75, but his writing continued to win fans for years. The "Peck's Bad Boy" stories became the basis for several films and a short-lived television show.Included in this volume are:PECK'S BAD BOY AND HIS PATHE GROCERY MAN AND PECK'S BAD BOYPECK'S BAD BOY ABROADPECK'S BAD BOY WITH THE COWBOYSPECK'S BAD BOY WITH THE CIRCUSPECK'S UNCLE IKE AND THE RED HEADED BOYPECK'S SUNSHINEPECK'S COMPENDIUM OF FUNHOW PRIVATE GEORGE W. PECK PUT DOWN THE REBELLIONIf you enjoy this volume, please search this ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more than 180 entries in the series, collecting great tales of adventure, mystery, science fiction, westerns, ghost stories, and much more... Views: 70
In the century from the death of Captain James Cook in 1779 to the rise of the sugar plantations in the 1870s, thousands of Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) men left Hawai'i to work on ships at sea and in na 'aina 'e (foreign lands)—on the Arctic Ocean and throughout the Pacific Ocean, and in the equatorial islands and California. Beyond Hawai'i tells the stories of these forgotten indigenous workers and how their labor shaped the Pacific World, the global economy, and the environment. Whether harvesting sandalwood or bird guano, hunting whales, or mining gold, these migrant workers were essential to the expansion of transnational capitalism and global ecological change. Bridging American, Chinese, and Pacific historiographies, Beyond Hawai'i is the first book to argue that indigenous labor—more than the movement of ships and spread of diseases—unified the Pacific World. Views: 37
In the century from the death of Captain James Cook in 1779 to the rise of the sugar plantations in the 1870s, thousands of Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) men left Hawai‘i to work on ships at sea and in na ‘aina ‘e (foreign lands)—on the Arctic Ocean and throughout the Pacific Ocean, and in the equatorial islands and California. Beyond Hawai‘i tells the stories of these forgotten indigenous workers and how their labor shaped the Pacific World, the global economy, and the environment. Whether harvesting sandalwood or bird guano, hunting whales, or mining gold, these migrant workers were essential to the expansion of transnational capitalism and global ecological change. Bridging American, Chinese, and Pacific historiographies, Beyond Hawai‘i is the first book to argue that indigenous labor—more than the movement of ships and spread of diseases—unified the Pacific World. Views: 31
Jamie Carpenter's life will never be the same. His father is dead, his mother is missing, and he was just rescued by an enormous man named Frankenstein. Jamie is brought to Department 19, where he is pulled into a secret organization responsible for policing the supernatural, founded more than a century ago by Abraham Van Helsing and the other survivors of Dracula. Aided by Frankenstein's monster, a beautiful vampire girl with her own agenda, and the members of the agency, Jamie must attempt to save his mother from a terrifyingly powerful vampire.Department 19 takes us through history, across Europe, and beyond - from the cobbled streets of Victorian London to prohibition-era New York, from the icy wastes of Arctic Russia to the treacherous mountains of Transylvania. Part modern thriller, part classic horror, it's packed with mystery, mayhem, and a level of suspense that makes a Darren Shan novel look like a romantic comedy. Views: 27
