Mackenzie Allen Philips\' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change Mack\'s world forever.  In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant The Shack wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him. You\'ll want everyone you know to read this book!

In 1977, twenty years after the publication of his landmark poem 'Howl' and Jack Kerouac's On the Road, Allen Ginsberg decided it was time to teach a course on the literary history of the Beat Generation. In The Best Minds of My Generation - a compilation of lectures from the course, expertly edited by renowned Beats scholar, Bill Morgan - Ginsberg gives us the convoluted origin story of the 'Beat' idea. Amongst anecdotes of meeting Kerouac, Burroughs and other figures for the first time, Ginsberg elucidates the importance of music, and particularly jazz rhythms, to Beat writing, discusses their many influences - literary, pharmaceutical and spiritual - and paints a portrait of a group who were leading a literary revolution. A unique document that works both as historical record and unconventional memoir, The Best Minds of My Generation is a vivid, personal and eye-opening look at one of the most important literary movements of the twentieth century.

Heywood "Woody" Allen: Over time, Allan Stewart Konigsberg and I have associated with each other. This is the first in a series of books compiling a few short stories we've distantly collaborated on throughout the past 25 years. I am a book ghostwriter and editor of long standing, and these "tall tales" reflect a variety of genres including horror fiction, humorous sci-fi and narrative nonfiction.Woody Allen has forever fascinated me as a friend, a mentor and a colleague. He is a humor writer par excellence whom I spoke with when I was 14, during a radio call-in show about the Holocaust. The next day, he sent me a two page letter, stating that he thought I should pursue a career in show business. I kept and treasured this handwritten, signed missive for years. Later on, he sent me another document, a book length "love letter" of sorts, where he told me about his life and what he thought I should be doing with mine. It contained an imaginary "duel" with Malcolm X - which Woody necessarily won!He was the main crush in my intellectual life, all through my teenage years. His Madison Ave., NYC humor writing career burgeoned, ballooned and grew, and we continued to correspond in writing, keeping tabs on each other. I considered him to be my Manhattan Jewish Rabbi, along with Jerry Lewis, who imitated my special midnight backflip once on camera. Jerry and I have worked extensively with seriously disabled adults and children, such as boys with muscular dystrophy. I worked for a man for several years who has both MD and cerebral palsy, as his certified nurse aide for in-home care.This is the first in a series of books compiling the short stories I've written over the past twelve or more years. Many of them were inspired by the works of Woody Allen, and the last story in this book was ghostwritten with some assistance from him. I am a book ghostwriter and editor of long standing, and these "tall tales" reflect a variety of different genres, including both fiction and nonfiction, which I wrote either for practice or in order to improve my own writing. Original, suspenseful epics; gripping, humorous, including horror, science fiction, narrative nonfiction, and a host of other topics as perceptively descriptive stories, which should help you perceive the Universe in a whole new intrinsically original and realistic baleful light.

Eleven year old Jacob longs to be strong. He longs to be a hero, and living in service to one of Cairemia's mightiest knights you would think he'd have the chance. But alas, he is only a servant. That is, until danger strikes and he is the only one who can heed the call. His life endangered, his courage tested—he'll find out if he knows... How to Be a Hero.Eleven year old Jacob longs to be strong. He longs to be a hero, and living in service to one of Cairemia's mightiest knights you would think he'd have the chance. But alas, he is only a servant. That is, until danger strikes and he is the only one who can heed the call. His life endangered, his courage tested—he'll find out if he knows... How to Be a Hero.Set in the ancient land of Cairemia, How to Be a Hero is a short story that gives a glimpse into the exciting world of the upcoming Treasures of Darkness - Treasures of Light series as seen the through the eyes of one of book one's most beloved characters.Enter a medieval world of mystery and adventure.

Psychiatrist at odds after the death of one's dear friend. Then strange things start to happen... The stoic and disciplined Dr. Doule, head-psychiatrist and mentor to Dr. Peter become conflict over the event and incidents begin to occur. But is Dr. P. the culprit. The story winds and twists until a final-ultimate incursion. Will the doctors or will their conflict be a disastrous outcome...Carsen Psychiatric Center is the residence of Dr. Peter McBride and the 15 year tenure Head of Units, Dr. Doule. They have a leader to mentor relationship, everyone respects and admires them both. Death of a dear worker, whom Dr. P. much admires, seems a trivial event. Perhaps, over a friend's untimely, uncared for demise that soon after incidents start to occur. And then, one of the events happens to the good Dr P.O. Doule. After several events the circumstances calls in the hospital authorities. Soon everyone believes that one of their own is the assailant. What occurs next is the ominous determination...

... I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance. –John 10:10, AMPGood Friday started off as anything but that for Melinda Black. After losing her job and self-dignity, a series of events cascade her onto an emotional roller coaster ride that changes her life forever.Will Melinda be able to handle the pressure when she stands to lose what's most important in her life?The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance. –John 10:10, AMPGood Friday started off as anything but that for Melinda Black. After losing her job and self-dignity, a series of events cascade her onto an emotionally charged roller coaster ride that drastically changes her life forever.Will Melinda be able to handle the pressure when she stands to lose what's most important in her life? Once Upon a Sunday is an inspirational short story.

Fans of Rhys Bowen will be abuzz over Amanda Allen's second installment in her bold Santa Fe Revival mysteries.The on-set murder of a famous Jazz Age film director unearths a hornet's nest of passion, duplicity, naked ambition, and bitter revenge.The golden age of cinema is dawning, and Santa Fe is in the grip of movie fever when director Luther Bishop arrives for the filming of his new cowboy flick. Maddie Vaughn-Alwin's cousin Gwen Astor is in town with a bit part in the movie—but Gwen finds herself caught in a whirlwind of mischief before shooting even begins. But the plot only thickens when the detestable director is found hanging in his office. When it comes to light that Gwen was having a torrid affair with Luther, she gets pegged as the prime suspect, much to Maddie's dismay. But Maddie, quick on her feet with ever the keen eye knows that Luther had his fair share of enemies, and there's no shortage of contenders. Luther's widowed wife...

To face unafraid...Steph Chester has had enough at work. Partnered with a deadbeat and having to carry the workload of a project they're working on, she's called into her boss's office and is suddenly being accused of not doing any of the work. Frustrated, Steph spontaneously books a trip to a nearby small town to spend the holidays and escape the pressures of her life.The plans that we've made...Carson Andrews has just been fired. Again. Working as a realtor, he is tired of dealing with picky clients who blame him for their inability to decide on a house. To make matters worse, this will be the first Christmas he is spending alone since his grandfather passed away in the spring. In an effort to escape his life, Carson books a trip to a charming town near where his grandfather used to take him to get their Christmas tree every year.Little do either of them know, but Steph and Carson have inadvertently booked the same house for the holidays. Not...

Marie-Claire Bernard was the widow of a national hero and the daughter of a wealthy, politically powerful family and her murder threatened domestic consequences for the French Government. Eager to avoid uproar in the press, the Minister of Justice summons Gérard de Montclaire –the most renowned detective of the era—to assume a familiar role. Examining Magistrate, with sweeping powers to find and prosecute the killer.Montclaire soon learns that Marie-Claire was in possession of three rare and priceless porcelain bowls of the Tang Dynasty. The legendary bowls—called The Tears of Buddha — are now missing. A motive for murder? Soon, however, what seems to be a clear case of criminal murder and theft is overturned by developments that take Montclaire into the bizarre world of criminal syndicates, espionage, code-breaking and the German Kaiser's boundless ambitions and hatred of France. Following every thread of through a complicated skene of evidence and even surviving a...

What happens when the zombie apocalypse turns out to be a zombie aberration?Three years have passed since the rising of the undead, and life has more or less returned to normal.Zombie encounters are now few and far between. The undead are more of a nuisance than a menace; they are less likely to sink their teeth into unsuspecting civilians than they are to be attacked by vigilantes and rabid lynch mobs.Laws have been passed for the zombies’ own protection, and they are safely and humanely quarantined from society.Dead Rite, an undead management and control firm, suddenly finds itself on the brink of bankruptcy. The zombie population is dwindling and the bills are piling up.So when a lucrative opportunity unexpectedly presents itself, it seems almost too good to be true.A tale of misfits, weirdos, outcasts, alcoholics, trust fund activists, dead-head hippies, sleazy politicians and psychotic hillbillies; all foot soldiers fighting in the war on horror.

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

Save a kingdom? Seriously? Twelve-year-old Greg Hart can barely save himself from the overgrown class bully, much less save a kingdom. And then only by running and hiding. But six months ago, Greg played a role in an unlikely prophecy foretold on the magical world of Myrth. Against all odds he managed to survive. Now a second prophecy has been revealed, one featuring the "Hero Who Slayed Ruuan" and Greg is once again pulled into Myrth. Only Greg and a small band of friends know Ruuan still lives and Greg is no hero. Soon hundreds of thousands of Canaraza warriors will gather outside Pendegrass Castle to settle a score with King Peter and his army. Greg will be there too. With three generals battling by his side, the "hero" is expected to fight with the strength of ten men and make a difference that will lead the king to victory. The task seems impossible, but Greg learned from his first trip to Myrth that everyone will expect him to succeed anyway. After all, prophecies are...

Bo Jon has his hands' full... A rogue,veteran-soldier has killed five-Elite fire-fighters in the Washington mountain-range. Only thing, he's their-leader and once Lt.Commander of the Navy during Vietnam-War. A Class-5 attache, and one of the best-soldiers during the battle at Macon. His sacrifice was to run munitions now he feels the 'Flames' must be 'fed'. It begins with a 'Hot-spot'...David C. Garr, is an inimitable-soldier, astute Navy-man and lately, assigned-leader of elite-firefighters in Oregon... On his latest fire-fighting in the Washington-mountains as necessary insurgent, the 'unthinkable', occurs... Now FBI, state-troopers and a number of National-Security attaches are out to catch him-dead or alive. ...He's killed five-men; his assignees, while fighting a blaze. Bo Jon must find him before it's too late. He has a secret that only he, and Bo Jon knows as in all his-sacrifices, he's done... He's on the run, who will find him first and bring him to justice, or will he or the Feds kill or be killed. His journey takes him cross-country, and clues and realizations come with his-travels...

From now on your troubles will be out of sight...Lexi Robbins and her fiancé, the wealthy and esteemed Walt, are busy preparing for a Christmas Eve wedding. With all of the wedding decisions being made without her, Walt suggests Lexi decide on the dessert table for their reception. But when she begins to spend time with Jeff at the wedding venue, Lexi begins to wonder if her feelings for Walt are genuine.Have yourself a merry little Christmas...Jeff Stone is at the lowest point in his life. After losing his wife and closing his own business, he's moved back in with his little brother and his wife. At work, his boss tries to help him out by giving him an opportunity to help Lexi finalize her wedding plans and he soon discovers that he's drawn to her more than he wants to be.Lexi and Jeff quickly develop feelings for each other, but Lexi's wedding stands in the way. Should she walk away from a comfortable life or run away with Jeff to chase their...

An unbreakable cipher, a dead priest with expensive shoes, a hermit who has conversations with saints, an angry French girl, a guardian angel with attitude, a murderous master criminal, and a gaggle of angry demons might stop an ordinary fifteen-year-old safe-cracking genius, but not Percy St.-John.  He's out to prove he did not steal a mysterious ancient book that may hold the key to mankind's greatest hope and greatest danger. E.A. Allen is a History Professor, cattle farmer, and retired C.I.A. intelligence officer. When he's not out chasing straying cows that have no respect for fences, or tracking-down undergraduates who have no respect for assignment deadlines, he's at his desk, writing mysteries in the great tradition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, and Dorothy L. Sayers.

A marriage of inconvenienceFor the buttoned-up duke!Bound by convention, William Calthorpe, Duke of Aylsham, is in search of a suitable bride to help raise his half siblings. Despite his methodical approach to finding such a lady, he stumbles—quite literally—into freethinking and rebellious bishop's daughter Verity Wingate. And when they find themselves stranded overnight on a tiny island, compromising them completely, he knows exactly what he must do..."A refreshingly different historical romance and one I'm happy to recommend"— All About Romance on A Lady in Need of an Heir"A marvellous comfort read ... Romance how it should be written"— Goodreads on A Lady in Need of an Heir

Cursed to never speak again, Kaede Oshiro hasn't uttered a word in decades. And then a curvy witch storms into his life and makes him moan her name.Banished to the Frostlands by his jealous cousin and his cousin's wife, Kaede Oshiro has spent years fighting to stay alive on a frozen tundra that's filled with creatures straight out of nightmares. Battling day after day, killing night after night has turned him into a cold-hearted shifter. His hope of returning to the mortal realm and reclaiming his title as pack alpha seems impossible. Then one day, an opportunity for him to regain his freedom arises. All he has to do is kidnap a witch and bring her to The Deciders. He thought finding the witch, Sinclair Rose, and turning her over to The Deciders would be a simple task. She proved him wrong. The moment he touched her, he experienced pain unlike anything he'd felt before.When he finally came to, he realized six things:1. The captor had become the captive.2. The cottage he was being held captive in was filled with Christmas decorations.3. The witch holding him hostage was the most beautiful creature he'd ever seen.4. When her hands were on him, he was able to speak.5. Her presence was awakening the dormant dragon inside him.6. He must protect this woman at all costs.However, if he chooses protecting Sinclair over completing the task assigned to him by The Deciders, he's putting both their lives in danger. Obey The Deciders or protect a voluptuous witch who makes his dragon roar? There's only one answer both he and his inner animal can agree on.Protect the witch.And death to any who try to harm her.

2020 Locus Recommended Reading List, Best AnthologyContains "The Twice-Drowned Saint" by C.S.E. Cooney, 2020 Locus Recommended Reading List, Best First Novel INCLUDES BONUS STORIES AND EXCERPTS AND NEW FULL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS "With fiction from C.S.E Cooney, Jessica P. Wick, Amanda J. McGee, and Mike Allen, Mythic Delirium's excellent new anthology, A Sinister Quartet, provides further evidence that long-form genre fiction is not just alive and well but thriving."—Locus, Ian Mond "Mythic Delirium is one of the smaller presses which sustains our field . . . This is lovely and fascinating . . . Really fine work."—Locus, Rich Horton "Easily one of the best things I've read this year . . . 'The Twice Drowned Saint' alone is worth five times the cost of the collection."—The Little Red Reviewer Behind the walls of an...

When Rachel's baby is stillborn, she becomes obsessed with the idea that saving a stranger's life months earlier is to blame. An unforgettable, heart-wrenching, warm and funny debut...'A stunning debut ... a wise, moving, and thought-provoking novel' Susan Elliot Wright'A triumph ... a book of hope and ambition and making sense of the world, a tale of acting spontaneously, living in the moment and throwing caution to the wind' Isabella May'So affecting. Profoundly sad. Funny. I just loved it' Louise Beech––––––––––––––––––––––––Mum-to-be Rachel did everything right, but it all went wrong. Her son, Luke, was stillborn and she finds herself on maternity leave without a baby, trying to make sense of her loss.When a misguided well-wisher tells her that "everything happens for a reason",...

"A gripping story with dramatic twists, and a memorable heroine." —James Patterson, #1 New York Times bestselling authorMcCown County assistant prosecutor Elsie Arnold is prepping an assault case when a girl is found beaten and bloodied at a roadside no-tell motel. Elsie tries to convince the teen to reveal who attacked her, but Mandy is too scared—and stubborn—to cooperate... and then she disappears. Elsie's positive a predator is targeting the Ozark hills, yet the authorities refuse to believe their small town could be plagued by sex trafficking.Then middle school student Desiree Wickham goes missing, but only Elsie suspects it could be connected to Mandy's assault. As she digs deeper into the events leading up to Desiree's disappearance, she stumbles upon an alarming discovery: local girls are falling prey to a dubious online modeling agency, and never seen again. Elsie shares her concerns with Detective Ashlock and the FBI,...

Kenyon Saint Claire is the son of a distinguished literary family, a keeper and teacher of the written word, but his America is a land of small screens, moving images, big pharma, high-tech distraction, and endless advertising. False impressions are the stock-in-trade, and big metrics matter, especially onscreen. That's where Kenyon finds himself, drawn into the electronic environs of primetime television, isolated behind glass, portraying a televised version of himself on a scripted game show, as cameras feed his image to fifteen million viewers. The year is 1956. Inspired by true events, employing a groundbreaking form that evokes our agitated, media-soaked century, M. Allen Cunningham's Q&A urgently animates America's misunderstood quiz show scandals in light of our own time, as a moment of cultural reckoning whose reverberations we feel all around us today: in reality television, TV politics, the triumph of incoherence, and the pandemic problem of how to be real in a...

A Connie Blair Mystery The Clue in Blue**

But the prettiest sight to see...Cameron Kutcher is a single mom, just trying to make Christmas happen for her daughter. With her contracting business slowing down for the winter season and only working a couple nights a week at a local brewery, she worries that her daughter will wake up to nothing from Santa under their tree.Is the holly that will be, on your own front door...Luke Branson has been burned before by contractors who didn't do a good enough job. As a real estate investor, he has a certain standard to match that will give him the biggest return on investment. But his latest project is more personal: his family's former home that he recently reacquired. One that he has a very specific—very nostalgic—vision of what he wants it to look like.When Luke promises his parents that he'll have the house ready in time to celebrate Christmas with his family, he hires Cameron online and is surprised to see that she's a woman—one who...

Some things are worth giving up immortality for. Love is one of those things... Once esteemed immortals find themselves banished from the heavenly realm and condemned to a life on Earth amongst the mortals, unless they find a way back through the veil. Before they can find redemption they must first learn how to navigate their new life. Will they find a new appreciation for humanity and choose this life over the one they were created for? Grab this limited edition collection now before it disappears beyond the veil. Inside, you'll find stories by the following authors: Morgan Meyer, USA Today Bestselling AuthorSiren AllenPG ForteJ.S. LawlissRhylie MatthewsMira Kane, USA Today Bestselling AuthorBriana MooreC.A. KingA.L. MorrowAmanda Cashure

This collection of dark poetry and flash fiction wants you to come and play. After all, even the things that live in the dark get lonely . . .The spaces between the connect and the disconnect are in concert when a young psychiatric intern, Doctor Pierce, faces the many challenges that the state run institution of Westwood presents to him. There he meets Paige, a frail and catatonic patient, that forever changes both of their lives. Through cryptic passages and heavy metaphor, the story unfolds to a bewildering and unnerving ending.

Based on a true story, A Wolff in the Family is a riveting saga of prejudice, passion, and revenge, perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah's The Four Winds. What mysterious scandals led a father to abandon the youngest of his children—and for the elder siblings to keep their shame secret for eighty years? Frank and Naomi Wolff were happily married in 1908. She was a Kansas farmgirl; he was a railroad engineer. She was excited to embark upon her role as wife and mother with a hardworking man, and in their early years together they made a life in thriving Ogden, Utah. Despite Frank's almost-constant absence for his job riding the rails, which left pretty Naomi to raise their children virtually alone, their romantic relationship begat fourteen offspring in eighteen years. Like other lower-middle-class women, Naomi's life was consumed with caring for her brood, who became helpers as soon as they could fold a diaper—and who, by and by, were...

The sequel to the Pulitzer Prize winning bestseller Advise and Consent. From Allen Drury, the 20th Century grand master of political fiction, a novel of the United Nations and the racial friction that could spark a worldwide powderkeg. International tensions rise as ambassadors and politicians scheme, using the independence of a small African nation as the focal point for hidden agendas. A cascade of events begun in the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations could lead to the weakening of the United States, the loss of the Panama Canal, and a possible civil war. Allen Drury paints a vivid and laser-accurate portrait of Washington and international politics, from top secret conferences, to elite cocktail parties, club luncheon rooms, and the private offices of the key players in government. A novel as relevant today as when it was first published.

After a fertility charm is laid on Scarlett's building, she and her sister, Harper, are both pregnant. Preparing for a new baby is about more than Scarlett can handle while she's puking up her guts, dealing with the raccoon-child hybrid that is her youngest child, while also worrying about her relationship. Things only get worse when Lex's old girlfriend comes to town. She's taller, stronger, more beautiful, and not a hormonal nightmare. When a body falls, Scarlett finds herself embroiled in another murder investigation. Only this time she's prone to tears and Lex's first love is tagging along. Scarlett better find the murderer quickly or she just might commit one herself.

Bo Jon and the world are on the edge of an achievement like no other. There is a space-mission empowered by the new-commitment of the entire world. But one terrorist once a political-leader has returned to the old ways, and doing so has put a plan to destroy the space-craft and undue all the world's improvements. Will Bo Jon uncover a world-crime like no other or will destruction occur.Jeuai Caliph, a terrorist mastermind plans to explode the latest greatest world event since Marco Polo, the only thing standing in his way is a detective whose caught on to clues left behind by an observant worker. He is reactivated as a Sargeant to help the government uncover and catch a new-wave terrorist before he destroys the newest achievement of the world in 2014.

You asked for it, you got it -A-Sides, now fortified with zombies!From Lost loves to Buckets O'Gore, "A-Sides" has it all. Eighteen stories featuring Ghosts, paranormal children, Spontaneous Human Combustion, lawyers, werewolves, aliens, conspiracy theories, pagan idols, romance, evil bankers, weird sisters, forbidden archaeology, and more!Because you asked for it -A-Sides, now fortified with Zombies!Novus Ordo Seclorum. A new order for the ages. Strap your tinfoil hat on tight 'cause there's something for everyone in "A-Sides." From Lost loves to Buckets O'Gore, "A-Sides" has it all. Ghosts, paranormal children, Spontaneous Human Combustion, lawyers, werewolves, aliens, government conspiracies, pagan idols, romance, evil bankers, weird sisters, forbidden archaeology, scurrilous lawyers, lost loves and more! Eighteen stories to make you laugh, to make you tremble, or just to make you mad.

After the death of Yoshika Funakoshi, Jamie Raleigh must decide what he's willing to do to keep leadership of the Funakoshi ninja clan within the founding family, with himself as its last surviving member. The story takes place after Gateway to Thera.With the death of Yoshika Funakoshi, Jamie Raleigh now lives his greatest fear . . . standing before the elders of the Funakoshi clan to petition for leadership. But telling his clan the truth about her death—that she was killed by a mutated wizard on an alien world—prompts a challenge against his leadership by an old rival. What is the leader of Adventure willing to do to keep the leadership of the Funakoshi within its founding family?This short story takes place after Gateway to Thera.

The Daylight Express rolled up to the depot at Stanley Junction, on time, circling past the repair shops, freight yard and roundhouse, a thing of life and beauty. Stanley Junction had become a wide-awake town of some importance since the shops had been moved there, and when a second line took it in as a passing point, the old inhabitants pronounced the future of the Junction fully determined. Engine No. 6, with its headlight shining like a piece of pure crystal, its metal trimmings furbished up bright and natty-looking, seemed to understand that it was the model of the road, and sailed majestically to a repose that had something of dignity and grandeur to it.

“Hold on there! Go easy, now, fellows,” cautioned Bart Keene to his two chums, as they stole softly along in the darkness. “What are you making all that racket for, Ned?” “It wasn’t me; it was Frank.” “I couldn’t help it,” came from Frank Roscoe in a whisper. “I stumbled on a stone.” --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

Allen Chapman was one of the many pseudonyms used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate to publish popular kids books.

The Civil War is the greatest trauma ever experienced by the American nation, a four-year paroxysm of violence that left in its wake more than 600,000 dead, more than 2 million refugees, and the destruction (in modern dollars) of more than $700 billion in property. The war also sparked some of the most heroic moments in American history and enshrined a galaxy of American heroes. Above all, it permanently ended the practice of slavery and proved, in an age of resurgent monarchies, that a liberal democracy could survive the most frightful of challenges.In Fateful Lightning, two-time Lincoln Prize-winning historian Allen C. Guelzo offers a marvelous portrait of the Civil War and its era, covering not only the major figures and epic battles, but also politics, religion, gender, race, diplomacy, and technology. And unlike other surveys of the Civil War era, it extends the reader's vista to include the postwar Reconstruction period and discusses the modern-day legacy of the Civil War in American literature and popular culture. Guelzo also puts the conflict in a global perspective, underscoring Americans' acute sense of the vulnerability of their republic in a world of monarchies. He examines the strategy, the tactics, and especially the logistics of the Civil War and brings the most recent historical thinking to bear on emancipation, the presidency and the war powers, the blockade and international law, and the role of intellectuals, North and South. Written by a leading authority on our nation's most searing crisis, Fateful Lightning offers a vivid and original account of an event whose echoes continue with Americans to this day.Review"Guelzo's book is a shining example of the virtues of the macro approach when it is undertaken with energy and efficiency. By panning out and reviewing the events that occurred over several decades, Guelzo offers a useful synthesis of the developing Civil War narrative..." - The New York Times "It's hard to imagine a better one-volume history of the American Civil War than Gettysburg College professor Allen C. Guelzo's new work." - The Washington Times "Allen C. Guelzo's new book should occupy the same position in the current Civil War sesquicentennial as Bruce Catton's books did 50 years ago during the war's centennial. Fateful Lightning: A New History of the Civil War & Reconstruction deserves this prominence for Guelzo's thorough knowledge of the subject, his ability to draw fresh conclusion, and his exceptional writing skills." - The Saturday Evening Post "This is an outstanding effort to recount and explain our greatest national trauma to general readers." - Booklist"With his accustomed eloquence and erudition, Allen C. Guelzo has produced a grand and sweeping account of the Civil War, vividly depicting its events, its characters, and, most of all, the ideas that drove them. Fateful Lightning is destined to take its place alongside the classic narratives of the nation's greatest crisis." --Steven E. Woodworth, author of This Great Struggle: America's Civil WarAbout the AuthorAllen C. Guelzo is the Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era, and Director of Civil War Era Studies at Gettysburg College. He is the author of Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President and Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America, both of which won the Lincoln Prize. His most recent books on Lincoln and the Civil War era are Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates That Defined America and Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction.

This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again – worldwide. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.