The Golden Horseshoe and Other Stories
Author | : Dashiell Hammett |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 165 |
Release | : 2016-06-14 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1504035984 |
Follow crime fiction’s toughest hero from San Francisco to the Mexican frontier in the third installment of the Collected Case Files of the Continental Op The Continental Op is short, fat, and aging—but don’t let his appearance deceive you. Handy with a gun, and always willing to take a roundhouse to the chin, the Op is the toughest sleuth San Francisco has ever seen. And when a rich Englishwoman hires him to find her estranged husband, the Op thinks he’s in for an easy job. But the husband is an addict last seen in Tijuana, and finding him will take the hardboiled detective past the border and into a hellhole called the Golden Horseshoe. Before Nick Charles or Sam Spade, Dashiell Hammett made his mark with the adventures of the Continental Op, whose particular brand of justice defined the legendary Black Mask style. In “The Golden Horseshoe,” “The House in Turk Street,” and “The Girl with the Silver Eyes,” the Op follows his cases from civility to temptation and back again.
The Family Saga in the South: Generations and Destinies
Author | : Robert O. Stephens |
Publisher | : LSU Press |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780807141335 |
Bitter Ocean
Author | : David Fairbank White |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2007-05-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0743229304 |
An authoritative chronicle of the lesser-known World War II Battle of the Atlantic documents the costly battles fought by U.S., Canadian, British, and German forces for control over the Atlantic sea lanes, in an account that draws on archival research and veteran interviews to tally the casualties suffered on both sides of the conflict. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
World War II, 1939-1945
Author | : László M. Alfőldi |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Government publications |
ISBN | : |
Mouse Tracks
Author | : Tim Hollis |
Publisher | : Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2011-08-16 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781617034336 |
Around the world there are grandparents, parents, and children who can still sing ditties by Tigger or Baloo the Bear or the Seven Dwarves. This staying power and global reach is in large part a testimony to the pizzazz of performers, songwriters, and other creative artists who worked with Walt Disney Records. Mouse Tracks: The Story of Walt Disney Records chronicles for the first time the fifty-year history of the Disney recording companies launched by Walt Disney and Roy Disney in the mid-1950s, when Disneyland Park, Davy Crockett, and the Mickey Mouse Club were taking the world by storm. The book provides a perspective on all-time Disney favorites and features anecdotes, reminiscences, and biographies of the artists who brought Disney magic to audio. Authors Tim Hollis and Greg Ehrbar go behind the scenes at the Walt Disney Studios and discover that in the early days Walt Disney and Roy Disney resisted going into the record business before the success of "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" ignited the in-house label. Along the way, the book traces the recording adventures of such Disney favorites as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Cinderella, Bambi, Jiminy Cricket, Winnie the Pooh, and even Walt Disney himself. Mouse Tracks reveals the struggles, major successes, and occasional misfires. Included are impressions and details of teen-pop princesses Annette Funicello and Hayley Mills, the Mary Poppins phenomenon, a Disney-style "British Invasion," and a low period when sagging sales forced Walt Disney to suggest closing the division down. Complementing each chapter are brief performer biographies, reproductions of album covers and art, and facsimiles of related promotional material. Mouse Tracks is a collector's bonanza of information on this little-analyzed side of the Disney empire. Learn more about the book and the authors at www.mousetracksonline.com.
Mr. Roosevelt's Navy
Author | : Patrick Abbazia |
Publisher | : Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 537 |
Release | : 2016-09-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1682471837 |
The U.S. Navy was at war in the Atlantic long before 7 December 1941, but little is known about that conflict. Mr. Roosevelt's Navy is a vivid, thoroughly researched account of this undeclared war upon which Mr. Roosevelt embarked in order to sway the desperate Battle of the Atlantic in favor of Britain's hard pressed Royal Navy.
The Appomattox Saga Omnibus 3
Author | : Gilbert Morris (Deceased) |
Publisher | : Barbour Publishing |
Total Pages | : 1405 |
Release | : 2012-05-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1620295156 |
Savor the four unabridged novels that complete the acclaimed Appomattox Saga by bestselling and beloved author Gilbert Morris. The end of the United States’ most terrible war is the backdrop for adventure, romance, and power of God to move amidst tragedy. Two women seek answers in Virginia to secrets in their pasts, finding the love of noble men along the journey. Two soldiers in Mississippi struggle against the evils of war and in its midst find women who are worth fighting for.