Cumberland House Publishing imprint: 29 books
by Michael Burkhimer
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2003
Few politicians have fascinated the American people as much as Abraham Lincoln. The 1990s witnessed heightened interest in the sixteenth president and a flood of books about him that continues to the present. A recent tally indicates that at least 14,000 books and pamphlets have been written about...
For Kirk and Covenant
The Stalwart Courage of John Knox
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2000
This volume in the Leaders in Action Series looks at the leadership qualities of a man long known for his bold, courageous stand against political and religious tyranny and corruption in medieval Scotland.
Return Again to the Scene of the Crime
A Guide to Even More Infamous Places in Chicago
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
Return again to the scene of the crime and visit the secret hideouts of Nazi saboteurs, anarchist plotters, charlatans, fakers, gangsters, and even a love-sick matron dubbed the "Torso Killer." See up close the murdering matrimonial bluebeard Johann Hoch and probe the unsolved mysteries...
A River Unvexed
A History and Tour Guide of the Campaign for the Mississippi River
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1999
The first comprehensive account of the entire campaign for the Mississippi River, beginning with the conquests of Memphis and New Orleans and concluding with Grant's strategies for the siege of Vicksburg. Included are driving tours of the battlefields and important sites.
The Abbott & Costello Story
Sixty Years of ""Who's on First?""
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1997
Offers profiles of the popular comedy team, looks at their careers in vaudeville, radio, and film, shares several of their most famous routines, and includes the reminscences of those who worked with them.
Guns and Roses
The Untold Story of Dean O'Banion, Chicago's Big Shot Before Al Capone
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2003
Based on information compiled from police and court documents, contemporary news accounts, and interviews with O'Banion's friends and associates, Guns and Roses traces O'Banion's rise from Illinois farm boy to the most powerful gang boss ...
Carry a Big Stick
The Uncommon Heroism of Theodore Roosevelt
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1997
This volume in the Leaders in Action series presents the life of Teddy Roosevelt: adventurer, journalist, rancher, legislator, governor, vice president and president of the United States, and an inspiration to people of his own time and of ours.
Addams Chronicles
An Altogether Ooky Look at the Addams Family
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
In a marvelous tribute to the Addams' oddball creatures and the television show that made them instant celebrities, "The Addams Chronicles" contains lively behind-the-scenes stories and exclusive interviews with cast members and the show's creator. B&W photos. Color insert.
Lost Causes
The Romantic Attraction of Defeated Yet Unvanquished Men & Movements
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1999
Lost Causes: The Romantic Attraction of Defeated yet Unvanquished Men and Movements, by George and Karen Grant, is a thoughtful look at several causes that captured the hearts of people, survived defeat, and ultimately out-lived their foes.
by Connie Goddard, Bruce Hatton Boyer, C Goddard
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1996
A fun-filled volume for Chicagoans, visitors, and anyone interested in Chicago, it is a collection of fascinating facts, wonderful quotations, and surprising history about famous biggests, longests, oldests, and firsts"". A useful, entertaining introduction to America's most livable great city.
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Character and Greatness of Winston Churchill
Hero in a Time of Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2004
Winston Churchill was one of the most extraordinary leaders of the twentieth century. What enabled him to stand so steadfastly when all those around him seemed to turn back in fear? What enabled him to inspire whole nations to endure the unendurable and to achieve the unachievable when all those around...
Eliot Ness
The Real Story
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2000
This is the definitive biography of the famous crimefighter, Eliot Ness.
Behind the Hollywood legend portrayed by Robert Stack and Kevin Costner is a fascinating and highly effective lawman whose courage and cunning helped the federal government bring down Scarface Al Capone in gangland Chicago.
Ness...
A Hemingway Odyssey
Special Places in His Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1999
A must-read for Hemingway enthusiasts in the centennial year of his birth, A Hemingway Odyssey contains never-before-published interviews with people who knew him and observations of the special places he frequented, thus revealing how powerfully the waters Hemingway loved influenced his writing from...
by Hank H. Cox
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2005
On the bright Sunday morning of August 17, 1862, four Sioux warriors emerged from the Big Woods northwest of St. Paul, Minnesota, on their way home from an unsuccessful hunt. When they came upon the homestead of Robinson Jones, a white man who ran a post office and general store and offered lodging...