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The Cadet's Threat
Hannah Sparrow leaves her corporate job in the Midwest to pursue the quiet life of a small Alabama town. There, she becomes fast friends with her neighbors, Earl and Lisa, who introduce her to life in the Land of Dixie. The three volunteer at the archeological remains of LaGrange Military Academy, formerly known as the West Point of the South. Hannah’s invited to view the school’s archives, where she stumbles upon a century-old cadet journal detailing conflict and intrigue at the academy. When the journal ends with the disappearance of the cadet and a mysterious riddle, Hannah and her friends set out to solve the mystery. But their investigation leads to long-buried secrets that some in the town would prefer to remain forgotten. A race begins to solve a century-old riddle before Hannah becomes the next victim.
The new series features Hannah Sparrow, an amateur sleuth from the Lac du Flambeau Band of the Chippewa Nation.
Washington's Undersea War
For most, mention of the American Revolution prompts images of British redcoats facing long lines of Colonial irregulars. However, much of the war took place in clandestine alleyways, lonely roads and even the ocean deep. We invite you to experience the war through the eyes of undercover operatives in the race to capture the underwater machine capable of changing the balance of sea power. This true story was meticulously built from records and letters of key individuals including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.
Rescue at the Top of the World
Winter came early to the Arctic in 1897. Frigid temperatures brought pack ice that filled the waters north of the Bering Strait. As a result, virtually the entire North American whaling fleet was trapped, stranding 300 men to die of starvation and exposure. Three escaping ships raised the alarm. Answering the call, three officers from the early U.S. Coast Guard and two missionaries volunteered to travel over 1,500 miles through the Arctic winter to reach the shipwrecked whalers. The rescuers' perilous four-month journey, through mountainous territory and barren sub-zero landscapes never before traversed, was fraught with blizzards, wolves, steep terrain, unstable ice, hunters, and bone-piercing cold. Unaware that a rescue team was on the way, the shipwrecked men endured freezing temperatures, malnutrition, and scurvy before falling into general lawlessness. Their struggles and those of the rescuers are meticulously recreated here from century-old journals.This extraordinary chronicle of hardship and heroism will take you to the heart of one of America's greatest maritime disasters.
The Last English Crusader
The True Story of Sir Oliver Starkey
The Great Siege of Malta in 1565 is regarded as the last battle in history in which a force consisting mainly of Knights won a decisive victory. The Knights of St. John were the last remnants of a once great medieval army. Their mission: to protect Christian pilgrims. From their base in Malta, they were so successful in repelling marauders that they crippled the Arab economy, which was built upon Christian slaves. As a result, Suleiman the Magnificent, emperor of the Ottoman Empire, assembled the world’s greatest army to eliminate these protectors of Christianity. In the ensuing battles, Sir Oliver Starkey, the last English Knight, found himself at the center of the conflict. The future of Europe rode on his shoulders.