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A classic war tale told for younger men, but became a classic adventure series for all.

A tale of adventure and mystery for younger readers.

Running Amuck “Amuck! Amuck! He’s running amuck! Quick! For your lives!” The drowsy water front pulsed into sudden life. There was a sound of running feet, of hoarse yells, a shriek of pain and terror as a knife bit into flesh, and a lithe, brown figure leaped upon the steamer’s rail. It was...

The Runaway Locomotive “Stop her. Stop her. She’s running wild!” The cry ended almost in a shriek that rang high above the murmur of voices at the railroad station. It was a bright sunny morning early in June. The usual crowd of rustics had gathered at the depot to see the train come in and depart....

Bert Wilson's adventures on the football field.

The conventional history of animals could be more accurately described as the history of human ideas about animals. Only in the last few decades have scholars from a wide variety of disciplines attempted to document the lives of historical animals in ways that recognize their agency as sentient beings...

China has become a superpower, exerting significant influence globally. This accessible text integrates thematic and regional coverage to provide a panoramic view of China--its physical geography; population, including ethnic diversity; urban development; agriculture and land use; transportation networks;...

Wrapped in myth and distortion, the Battle of Verdun is one of the most enigmatic battles of the Great War, and the controversy continues a century later. Before the battle the Germans believed they had selected one of the strongest points in the French defences in the hope that, if they smashed through...

A collection of wide-ranging critical essays that examine how the judicial system is represented on screen   Historically, the emergence of the trial film genre coincided with the development of motion pictures. In fact, one of the very first feature-length films, Falsely Accused!, released in 1908,...

In this 1913 fifth and final collection of Wolfville stories -- Faro Nell and Her Friends -- Alfred Henry Lewis chronicles another cycle of Wolfville happenings with all the old characters -- that have not yet been "shot up" -- appearing in their old roles of Doc Peets, Old Monte, etc. As...

"The Land Of The Free" Is No Longer Free The new President of the United States is sharing the wealth, rewriting the Constitution, and changing the National Anthem. America's liberals are thrilled with the election of the first foreign-born candidate. But when President Ohmshidi begins to implement...

This book examines the concept of public interest against the background of English politics from the Civil War to the coming of the Hanoverians. These years witnessed both the rise of the modern notion of the public interest as a part of ordinary political language and the growth of a social philosophy...

Examines the impact of the Scottish legacy on North American cultures and heritage. During the past four decades, growing interest in North Americans' cultural and ancestral ties to Scotland has produced hundreds of new Scottish clan and heritage societies.  Well over 300 Scottish Highland...

Darwinian Evolution and Classical Liberalism canvasses an array of thinkers from the past to the present as it examines fundamental political, philosophical, ethical, economic, anthropological, and scientific aspects of the ferment between Darwinian biology and classical liberalism. Early chapters...