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Smedley Darlington Butler was born in West Chester, PA on July 30, 1881. Over his father’s objections, but with the help of his mother, at the age of 16 he left home and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1898, just 38 days short of his 17th birthday....

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints renounced the practice of plural marriage in 1890. In the mid- to late nineteenth century, however--the heyday of Mormon polygamy--as many as three out of every ten Mormon women became polygamous wives. Paula Kelly Harline delves deep into the diaries...

As we touch hearts and souls we ask you to please join with others around the world in a daily devotional time of meditation, reflection, and prayer. We present this companion volume to our first e-book. Join with others and feel the touch of God's love in the words of these prayers and devotionals....

This volume of essays examines a short one month period in the life of the Catholic Church in 2013. From the announcement of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on 11 February 2013 through the election of Pope Francis on 13 March, these essays come from a number of writers, theologians and poets....

Sometimes the deepest hurts are the most difficult to express. Times of grief and sorrow can also be times of great loneliness, when it seems we bear unbearable burdens by ourselves. Jill Kelly's infant son, Hunter, was diagnosed with a terminal illness. During the difficult months that followed, Jill...

When on a sunny morning in the autumn of 2003 I stepped off a train in León to begin my first ever Camino I really had no idea what lay ahead. It was several years later before I finally walked into Santiago. Behind me was a trail of experiences that changed me for ever. My journey had taken...

The Irish rebellion of 1798 comprised a scattered series of local uprisings and desperate incursions that, tragically for the rebels, failed to cohere. This fascinating portrait of County Leitrim in the 1790s provides important insights into the rebellion in Connaught. In Leitrim, the spirit of rebellion...

This article explores the reasons behind the English Reformation, mainly focusing on Henry VIII's desire for a male heir. It also portrays how his greed for wealth and his love for Anne Boleyn were just as significant in causing the reforms. Anne Boleyns influence was stronger than most people realise.

Over the past forty years, the criminal justice system in the United States has engaged in a very expensive policy failure, attempting to punish its way to public safety, with dismal results. So-called "tough on crime" policies have not only failed to effectively reduce crime, recidivism,...

THE SINS & SCANDALS SERIES Three gentleman friends are forced into marriages in recompense for their past sins and scandals. One must marry for redemption, the other for money, and the last for honor. AN INVITATION TO SCANDAL Nicholas Sheridan, Viscount Roxton – can the...

In ancient Rome, the subtlest details in dress helped to distinguish between levels of social and moral hierarchy. Clothes were a key part of the sign systems of Roman civilization – a central aspect of its visual language, for women as well as men. This engaging book collects and examines...

Reese is a cutthroat businesswoman… An overbearing and a cantankerous mess! She's snarly, blunt, moody, and totally in my face…and I'm ticked off that it turns me on! I moved to Sausalito to escape the memories of Lyla. I have reasons for living my life the way I do. I enjoy the...

Each year thousands of Australia’s legendary Brumbies are aerially culled or captured and sold for slaughter to manage the world’s largest population of wild horses. When the Wilson Sisters hear of government plans to cull 90 per cent of the Snowy Mountain Brumbies, they eagerly sign up for the...

When nine-year-old Vicki Wilson's beloved lease pony is sold, she is heartbroken. Her family doesn't have much money, and she is desperate to have a pony of her own so she can keep riding. Then Vicki has the chance she has been waiting for, to tame and train her own wild pony! How will she earn the...