Donald Barr Chidsey: 7 books

When George Rounsivel's pirate band captured the niece of the Governor of the Bahamas, that young American buccaneer was in a jam. For he already shared his cabin with a jealous pirate wench who would slip a dagger into him the instant he looked at another woman. Yet he couldn't throw this blue-blooded...

"The Panama Canal: An Informal History of Its Concept, Building, and Present Status" relates the struggles, conflicts, obstacles, and achievement involved in the construction of the canal. Originally published in 1970, this ebook edition retains all of the photos, drawings, and illustrations of the original edition. A fascinating and detailed history of the Panama Canal!

A classic crime story originally published in the November 9th, 1940 issue of Detective Fiction Weekly,

On the pleasure boats of the Old Mississippi, passions ran high when men gambled for the favors of beautiful women -- and renegades carried off girls along with other loot. Disguised as a notorious outlaw, hot-blooded Dave Macdonough invaded the river rogues' hideout in a reckless attempt to...

When the police arrested Harry Sauer, a hitch-hiker carrying a knife and a briefcase full of loot, they got out their rubber hoses and went to work on a deep mystery. A classic pulp story from Detective Story Classics, January 6, 1934.

“Brains for Sale” was originally published in Star Detective Magazine, August 1935.

"A droll, delightful taradiddle of tales, anecdotes, and facts about the consuption of liquor in America, and who did what to block that booze from the Rock called Plymouth to the 'rock' called Prohibition. Chidsey, who has written many books, has seldom hit the hilarity gong as he has in this...