Aftermath: 119 books

This book contains two Civil diaries, representing the two sides of this horrific war.   In “A Rebel War Clerk’s Diary at the Confederate States Capital,” J. B. Jones shows the growth of disillusionment of a soldier far removed from the conflict but intimately familiar with the...

The main characters in our story, Jay Allan Scripps and Rowena Moore, have connected after many years after a mysterious accident.  He is hiding from his past, while she leads a reclusive existence.  They are motivated by a perhaps misguided need to improve their world.  Their unique...

 This book lists 206 examples of stories, anecdotes, and commentaries on the world of higher education.  They are based on my experiences as a faculty member for 41+ years, an interested observer of higher education for many years before that, a department chair for 9 years, and on a number...

Why is the sinking of the Titanic so compelling even today?  Was it the failure of the ship’s designer to have full watertight compartments, or to not have sufficient lifeboats?  Was it the hubris of the captain in deciding to break take the northernmost route, and not attempt to avoid...

This volume contains twelve  classic novels, essays, and stories about the planet Mars written by the following authors: George Du Maurier, Tom Godwin, Charles L. Fontenay, Mark Clifton, Randall Garrett, Stanley L. Weinbaum, Eros Urides, Jack Sharkey, Mark Wicks, L.P. Gratacap, Giovanni Schiaparelli,...

This book contains the complete collection of all 186 narratives told to employees of the Work Projects Administration by former slaves living in Georgia at the time of the Great Depression in the United States.  The narratives in this varied collection include stories of life as a slave, life...

This book contains the complete collection of all narratives told to employees of the Work Projects Administration by former slaves living in the states that comprised the Confederate States of America.  The narratives were collected in 1936-1938 at the time of the Great Depression in the United...

This book contains the complete collection of all 285 narratives told to employees of the Work Projects Administration by former slaves living in South Carolina at the time of the Great Depression in the United States.  The narratives in this varied collection include stories of life as a slave,...

This book contains the complete collection of all 67 narratives told to employees of the Work Projects Administration by former slaves living in Florida at the time of the Great Depression in the United States.  The narratives in this varied collection include stories of life as a slave, life...

This odd book is about what the title says: Baltimore hats.  The author was a notable expert in the field of textiles, among other things.  The initial letters of each chapter, nearly all of which are included in this volume, are fascinating examples of calligraphy.

This book contains the complete collection of all 37 narratives told to employees of the Work Projects Administration by former slaves living in Ohio at the time of the Great Depression in the United States.  The narratives in this varied collection include stories of life as a slave, life after...

This book contains the complete collection of all 43 narratives told to employees of the Work Projects Administration by former slaves living in Kentucky at the time of the Great Depression in the United States.  The narratives in this varied collection include stories of life as a slave, life...

This book contains the complete collection of all 75 narratives told to employees of the Work Projects Administration by former slaves living in Oklahoma at the time of the Great Depression in the United States.  The narratives in this varied collection include stories of life as a slave, life...

This book contains the complete manuscripts previously provided in the three volumes of the Great Vampire Stories books.  Tales of vampires are still as frightening as they were when I first read Bram Stoker’s Dracula.   Volume 1 contains some of the scariest, and most fascinating...