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Finding a husband in mid eighteenth century Maryland was simple, but finding true love tested the resolve and resilience of young women. Women like Mary Ann and Sarah faced vindictive and cruel attacks from unexpected sources that challenged their will to survive and to find happiness. These are their stories...this is their legacy.

MORE SHORT STORIES BY DIANA HANNON FORRESTERI love short stories. When well done, they contain perfect gems of wisdom. When not perfectly done, they can also be a lot of fun. I was a member of an on-line writing group called Boot Camp back in the nineties. It was our goal to write a short story a week. Imagine that. Mostly we succeeded; sometimes we didn't measure up but what wonderful experience it was to produce at that rate. We became writing fools. And when the stories were written we would critique them. Maybe I learned more from the critiquing than I did from the actual writing.I admit none of these stories are perfect gems but they contain some wisdom; often wisdom I didn't even know I had. It's fun to see what was on my mind back in the day when I wrote them. It was fun to imagine Edencrest, Ohio, and how generations of people lived there. Edencrest was a "typical" small town where what happened to past generations colored the lives of later generations.My hometown is small. I like the feel of that, the same way I like the feel of Edencrest. There is an intimacy in knowing the history of people we see every day, in the grocery store, on the street and in church. It has a happy side and a sad side depending on how your past generations have fared. I guess if my family history limited me, I'd move. We all have that choice. A lot of us exercise that choice. It's only fair.I learned more than one important lesson in the long-ago Boot Camp. One of the big ones is "write what you know." I'd be lost in the city. I couldn't find my way home in the city. I don't know city life. I'd be a fool to try writing about. But I do know small towns where you could be challenged to "fish naked" or "join the circus". Anything can happen. I hope you find something to enjoy and reflect on in this collection.Sincerely, Diana Hannon Forrester 2018

Destiny! Fate! Sarah didn't believe that life was contributable to these uncontrollable forces, but to the choices of human beings, and a very real and loving God. Although still single, she believed that God's plan for her included marriage and a family with her as a pastor's wife or hopefully, the wife of a foreign missionary. Her prayers for this very special man and their service together were more than a decade old. She saw no likely candidates, but trusted God with her life. So, Sarah lived her life in the moment serving God and looking for the joy God provided in each day. That joy now found her on a dream vacation in Toledo, Spain where she had fallen in love with the culture, the people, and the city. She had little more than a day left on her vacation and used her unscheduled time to visit an art gallery near her hostel where she met Fillip. They had a few hours together before Sarah dashed back to the safety of her familiar life. Vacation Sarah was little threat to Satan in Toledo even if her witness did win one man to the Enemy. The salvation of this waiter was an incidental note on Warning's demonic report to his Master. But, Sarah doesn't stay in her room and Fillip isn't a man to give up easily.Warning's continuing reports are proving that Sarah is becoming a real threat to Satan's plans. Demons are ordered to intervene, but Sarah's angels don't leave her defenseless. Is God working and answering prayers? Will the assigned demons keep Sarah from a future with Fillip who is not saved and who has distanced himself from God?

Diana Hannon Forrester takes a humorous look at the aging process in The Old Lady Book. Forrester includes short stories, poems, essays, quotes from the famous and lists that chronicle the experience of growing older. It is a poke in the ribs joke to all of us starting at the very beginning: birth. Aging is going to happen to us all. It's coming our way and the only way out is early death. Now there is a knee-slapper. We might as well enjoy it all. From her own first realization that youth had ended (How it Happened to Me) delivered by some neighborhood children to the scary stuff of loosing parents and friends, Forrester brings us face to face with how age sneaks up on us. There isn't much we can do about it except push our tongue into our cheek and smile.The Old Lady Book is the perfect birthday gift for anyone over fifty, maybe even forty. It was inspired by the cover illustration by Amanda Morley. The same "Antique Lady" hangs on Forrester's bathroom wall. She sees it every day and smiles. Forrester hopes you will smile and enjoy as well.

"When I write, I feel like an armless, legless man with a crayon in his mouth." Kurt VonnegutIn an armless, legless world of my own, lit only by a desk lamp, a drug addict prays to God for love, a woman loses love in the tragic throes of dementia, brutal men twist love into something else, a sociopath poisons love. Love is surrendered in an attic room, love is remembered and longed for years after it was gently thrown down, love is realized in rain beating down on the hood of a car trapped in traffic. While I write with a blue crayon, an artist decides that love is orange, and paints it that way with mannerist brush strokes on a carefully stretched canvass. It has seemed to me that almost everything eventually begins and ends with some kind of love.D. J. Andersen

The ubiquitous transistor radio's voice cuts through the muggy, stifling, heat of the jungle."When a man loves a woman, can't keep his mind on nothin' else.He'll trade the world for the good thing he's found.If she's bad he can't see it, she can do no wrong."Turn his back on his best friend if he put her down.This is I Corps - Vietnam, the year 1968. This is the music of a generation. These young Marines, their friends at home with their hair growing longer and their attitudes changing, are that generation. The music, the times, the war. It is a pivotal moment in history, heralded by Percy Sledge, Simon and Garfunkle, and the Mama's and the Papas. Here, in the hell that was the Vietnam War in 1968, these boy soldiers are coming of age...listening to their music.Mick Holtzman is a Marine Corporal leading a squad through the jungles and highlands of the I Corps area. He and his men have one major focus...survival. Survival and the plane ride home. A home that becomes less recognizable with each day endured in Vietnam. Letters are the primary method of communication and the most important thread in connection to the world back home. "Words, They're only words.And words are all I have, To take your heart away."Mick and the men of first squad see the war, its confusion, chaos, heroics, stupidity, and horror up close and personal. They must make decisions that would paralyze older, more seasoned men. The hard part is that they must live with the outcome of these decisions for the rest of their lives. Where? What? How? How to get there and back without dying! Where does the knowledge come from? Mick questions himself daily. And all his First Fire Team Leader can think of is his fiancé.Joe Sokouski, Mick's First Fire Team Leader is totally enamored with his fiancé Rosemary Antoni. Rosmary's attitude changes with the times...on the War, soldiers in general, and particularly Marines. Ski "Can't keep his mind on nothin' else." He receives a Dear John from Rosemary which he reads, and another letter from a neighbor girl which he does not read. The DJ puts Ski over the edge. While on a night action ordered by Mick, Ski is mortally wounded. Mick drags him to safety where the Corpsman and Mick work on Ski for hours in an attempt to revive him while the medevac chopper, with a cowardly pilot, circles overhead, refusing to land. The Squad Leader discovers two blood spattered letters in his friends pocket. These letters lead him back to the WORLD, into Ski's past, and open a window to his own future. Mick is devastated. He has lost men before, but none so close. This is personal, he blames himself. He reads the letters, one damning, one sweet. Heartbroken over his friends death and unsure what to do, he keeps the letters.Mick, angered by the helicopter pilot's refusal to land and save his friend, makes inquiries that stir up a political hornet's nest. Mick's new Company Commander, Captain Blackwell leads Mick's persecutors in an attempt to promote his own career. The Corporal is threatened, cajoled, and coerced to "leave it alone." He can't. Mick continues his quixotic quest despite the potential consequences. He is caught up in the swirl and fog of internal military politics...a battle for which he has no training. Driven by his commitment to his men and the Corps that he loves...and hates, Mick keeps striving."And the beat goes on, The beat goes on."Throughout Mick's travails' battles occur, friendships develop, soldiers die, survive, accomplish heroics, or hide in their cowardice. Mick and his squad tell the story of a thousand young men, "The Best of the Best." The sixties generation, boys on their high school senior trip...the war is the lens that focuses the intensity of a lifetime into a thirteen month tour of duty.

Andrea (Andie) Phillips believes she won't be a wife and mother. Her refusal to give in to Tony, her long time boyfriend, and his demands for marriage cause that relationship to sour and fall apart. Drawn to Andie since they first met, Quinton Masterson comes into her life and this thrilling story begins to unfold. As with the author's previous works, this book is filled with wonderful characters and personalities. It is an excellent story of love, trust, betrayal and a quest for the ultimate goal of everyone ... true love, commitment and happiness.

During the American Revolution, British allied Indians of the Ohio Country ruthlessly attacked white settlements and lone settlers in the frontier areas of western Pennsylvania, what is now West Virginia and Kentucky. German Moravian missionaries, in an attempt to convert the heathen Indians to Christianity founded a village near the Tuscarawas River in Eastern Ohio which they named Gnadenhutten (German for "huts of grace". ) Here dwelt Indians from the Lenni Lenape or Delaware tribe that had converted to Christianity and were learning the white man's agricultural way of life. These Moravian Indians were neutral in the American Revolution, much to the disgust of their red brethren who had taken up villages along the Sandusky River, near their Wyandot allies. In March 1782, after the Moravian Indian's heathen brothers along with other British allied Indians attacked settlements in western Pennsylvania, Militia Colonel David Williamson led a group of men to Gnadenhutten and massacred 96 peaceful, Christian men, women and children. Needless this barbarous act infuriated the red warriors of the Ohio Country and attacks along the frontier borders increased. The settlers clamored for an expedition against the Indian towns along the Sandusky River in an attempt to deter the Indian from further depredations. The expedition was approved by General Washington and under the auspices of General William Irvine, the militia gathered at Mingo Bottom and on May 25, 1782, under the command of Colonel William Crawford, a very close friend of General George Washington, they began their fateful march towards the Sandusky River. Second in command was none other than Colonel David Williamson. This book tells of the events, sometimes quite graphic, of the Revolution west of the Allegheny Mountains upon the early American frontier. This book also contains the first hand, eyewitness account of the torture and execution of Colonel William Crawford, as witnessed by Dr. John Knight, Surgeon, who was captured along with Crawford and also condemned to death. Dr. Knight managed to escape and make his way back to the settlements. This book is filled with true stories of those who participated in the battle, the escapes, the deaths, the heroes and the villains. A must read for anyone with an interest in frontier history and the American Revolution. This book is part of the Historical Collection of Badgley Publishing Company and has been re-created from the original. The original contents have been edited and corrections have been made to original printing, spelling and grammatical errors when not in conflict with the author's intent to portray a particular event or interaction. Annotations have been made and additional content has been added by Badgley Publishing Company in order to clarify certain historical events or interactions and to enhance the author's content. Illustrations and photos have been added by Badgley Publishing Company. This work has been re-formatted and re-indexed. This work was created under the terms of a Creative Commons Public License 2.5. This work is protected by copyright and/or other applicable law. Any use of this work, other than as authorized under this license or copyright law, is prohibited.

Dark Days for White Knights is the story of one Veteran's loss of innocence and his sojourn down a lonely corridor...a chronicle of his quest to recover something of what he lost in Vietnam.Combat veterans of every war and from every nation have been scarred by the atrocities of war. However, because of the rotation system implemented during the Vietnam War, the veterans of Vietnam straggled home, one by one, to be scattered across an increasingly hostile America. America seemed as foreign as Vietnam had once been, but these were no longer the boys who had dreamed of serving America. The dreams of many had died in the soul-sucking mud of fetid rice paddies. There are many novels about Vietnam, most of which highlight heroic actions in combat. Heroes are a part of all wars and their stories are exciting and important. Vietnam was no exception. The devotion the warriors shared for one another spawned many heroic actions...but perhaps the important lessons from Vietnam were about personal responsibility, misplaced trust and the ultimate cost of survival. In that light...Dark Days for White Knights is a unique perspective on a still controversial time in American history.

Our nation's Civil War had been raging for just six months when William R. Jackson joined the Third Ohio Volunteer Cavalry as quartermaster. His wife, Julia, joined the ranks of women on both sides of the conflict who prayed fervently that they would not see their loved ones' names on the growing lists of casualties. As with most soldiers and their families, handwritten letters were to be their main contact during those four long years of war. As the Third moved further south into "Dixie," William and Julia's letters increased in frequency. It was these carefully folded pieces of paper, each still in its original envelope, that were found decades later tucked away in a closet. Realizing her ancestors' letters were not just historically significant but also a wonderful human interest story, the editor resolved to transcribe and share them with others. Her transcription and diligent research makes for a great read; whether you're a history buff or just looking for a good love story, you will find this book captivating.

Gerald Harding Gunn, in A Rose for William Carter, tells a different story about the American Civil War. The South's Cavaliers, its pillared plantations, its slaves and gracious, well-mannered aristocracy will not be found here. Instead the reader will discover a story of enduring love...love stronger than death, in the daughter of a Yankee railroad worker come south, who is drawn to her husband's young cousin. It is the story of how an erroneous battle report became history and how 21st Century history professor William Carter and the woman he loves uncover the truth, contained in the travel trunk he inherits from his beloved Aunt Cille. Gerald Harding Gunn, in his first major work of fiction, blends the past with the present, with letters, hidden and waiting to be revealed, written during the turbulence that swept across North Georgia when Sherman marched south. A Rose for William Carter presents the reader with the profoundly moving story of two young lovers, Joanna and William Carter, who promise never to lose each other as they are swept up in the fire of war that marches into their North Georgia homeland, and face the bitterness and vengeance of the murderous John Carter, William's cousin, and Joanna's husband. The Civil War is a dramatic backdrop for a story of how love overcomes hate, how that love, symbolized by Joanna's roses, survives 150 years to reveal its power.

The story of early Ohio from the days of the Mound Builders to the Victorian Age. This is a story of the people who lived in what is now the Great State of Ohio during those times. A story of the Native Americans who were there before the coming of the white settlers and a story of the savage raids and battles fought in the struggle to gain or retain control of this rich, vast territory. A story of the men and women who participated in these events along with the suffering and hardships faced by all in a struggle to keep their home or in their quest to find a better life for themselves and their descendants. In 1897, William Dean Howells, a novelist who was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio, to show the love of his native state and provide people with its history, authored the book "Stories of Ohio". This book is a wonderful, intriguing look at the history of the Great State of Ohio and those who called it home. Badgley Publishing Company has taken the contents of his book, added more material and illustrations and re-created this historically significant work in an effort to preserve his story and make it available to the public again.

This book is a sometimes humorous, sometimes serious, but always thrilling autobiography of Charles A. Siringo, a real Texas Cowboy. He became a "Prince of the Plains" when he was just 15 years old and rode the range for fifteen years. This book is the first true look into the life of a cowboy, written by someone who actually lived the life. This edition was re-created from the original book published in 1885 with additional photos and addendums added by Badgley Publishing Company. It was a great read over a hundred and twenty years ago and is still a great read today.

A genealogical history of the Montgomery Family originally published in 1903. It is supposed that there had existed at Eglinton Castle an account of the Montgomery family in Scotland, which was destroyed when that old pile was burnt by the Cunninghams in 1528. Therefore the work of William Montgomery, written between 1698 and 1704, is the earliest existing attempt to illustrate the family history, and it is especially valuable because treating of persons who came within the reach of his personal knowledge and events that had occurred during the period of his own life. Since these memoirs were written the compilations in this book have been made, intended by their authors chiefly to illustrate the genealogical history of the Montgomerys.This book is part of the Historical Collection of Badgley Publishing Company and has been transcribed from the original. The original contents have been edited and corrections have been made to original printing, spelling and grammatical errors when not in conflict with the author's intent to portray a particular event or interaction. Annotations may have been made and additional contents may have been added by Badgley Publishing Company in order to clarify certain historical events or interactions and to enhance the author's content. Fonts have been changed from the original printing to make the book easier to read. Photos and illustrations from the original have been cleaned up, enhanced and enlarged for better viewing. Additional illustrations and photos may have been added by Badgley Publishing Company.

"Logan was the best specimen of humanity, white or red, that I have ever encountered." -- Judge William Brown, Early Settler Tal-Gah-Jute, or Logan, was a peaceful village Chieftain of the Mingo Confederation. He was highly respected by both the Indians and the Whites and his counsel was eagerly sought in matters of reconciliation between the two. He was driven to brutal warfare and retaliation by the bloody murder and mutilation of his family by local militia men led by Daniel Greathouse in 1744. Michael Cresap was wrongly accused by Logan of the murder of his family because he was in command of the local militia of which Greathouse and his henchmen were a part of. However, Michael Cresap was not involved in this murder at all and history has proven him to be a great patriot. The real culprits in the murder of Logan's family are believed by many to be John Dunmore, Royal Governor of Virginia and his appointed Chief of Indian Affairs and Militia at Fort Pitt, Dr. John Connolly. Both of these individuals were staunch British Loyalists and in the face of certain rebellion by the colonies, they covertly set up a series of events that would hopefully tie up the militia of the two most populous colonies, Pennsylvania and Virginia thus allowing time for the Crown to reinforce their military presence in face of the impending Revolution. This work by Brantz Mayer, noted historian of the 19th Century, gives valuable insight not only to the lives of Logan and Cresap, but also to the overall conditions and atmosphere of that time period.This book is part of the Historical Collection of Badgley Publishing Company and has been transcribed from the original. The original contents have been edited and corrections have been made to original printing, spelling and grammatical errors when not in conflict with the author's intent to portray a particular event or interaction. Annotations have been made and additional contents have been added by Badgley Publishing Company in order to clarify certain historical events or interactions and to enhance the author's content. Photos and illustrations from the original have been touched up, enhanced and sometimes enlarged for better viewing. Additional illustrations and photos have been added by Badgley Publishing Company.

Midwest native Susannah Roberts is a single twenty-six year old plagued by feelings of betrayal and abandonment. Wayne Loomis, her former fiancé left town four years earlier in the wake of a financial scandal concerning a local family's construction company.Into her life comes Alexander who falls in love with her and becomes determined to make her his wife. At first Susanna is reluctant to enter a relationship with him as he is part of the family construction company that her ex- fiancé was involved with. A cast of characters with different and intriguing personalities makes this story develop into a wonderful tale of romance along with tangled webs of deceit, betrayal and love...both fulfilled and unfulfilled.

Lewis Wetzel, a famous scout and ranger on the early American frontier just west of the Appalachian Mountains. He is a true American icon, but is he a hero or a villain? Almost all of the early settlers considered him a hero because he vowed to "kill any Indian" who crossed his path and in doing so deterred the Indians from striking the settlements. Others of the time considered him a barbarous, psychotic murderer for killing innocent Indians, including women and children and thus incited the Indians to warfare against the growing population of whites. They claim Lewis Wetzel did everything in his power to prevent peace between the Indians and the settlers so he could keep on killing with impunity. "Deathwind" is what the Indians called Lewis Wetzel for whenever he made a kill, he would throw back his head and let out a scream of hatred, rage and defiance that echoed throughout the hills. Other Indians, upon hearing that scream, would know that one of their own had just met his end at the hands of the best woodlands warrior that ever lived. The author of this book wrote the story of Lewis Wetzel in almost novel-like form which makes for very interesting reading and he attempts to keep the middle ground as to whether Wetzel was a hero or a villain. He has left it up to you, the reader, to decide.

Daniel Boone was an Indian fighter, an explorer, a politician and a real American hero. He was a soldier of the American Revolution and an adopted Shawnee. He discovered the Cumberland Gap and opened the Wilderness Road for settlement into the present state of Kentucky. The stories of his exploits and his life have become legendary. Reuben Gold Thwaites, a noted historian and author wrote this biography of one of America's most famous frontiersmen and it is truly a masterpiece. Through countless hours of research of original materials, documents and interviews he created what is undoubtedly the best book ever written on the life of Daniel Boone. This book is part of the Historical Collection of Badgley Publishing Company and has been transcribed from the original. The original contents have been edited and corrections have been made to original printing, spelling and grammatical errors when not in conflict with the author's intent to portray a particular event or interaction. Annotations have been made and additional contents have been added by Badgley Publishing Company in order to clarify certain historical events or interactions and to enhance the author's content. Fonts have been changed from the original printing to make the book easier to read. Photos and illustrations from the original have been touched up, enhanced and sometimes enlarged for better viewing. Additional illustrations and photos have been added by Badgley Publishing Company.

This book is a collection of accounts by War Correspondents and newspaper articles created during the last four weeks of the Civil War. Edmund Hatcher, a former Union Soldier with Company C, 62nd Ohio Infantry, developed a desire to know more of what happened than he had personally seen. He began a quest to obtain files from both northern and southern newspapers covering the last four weeks of the war, a time when historic events rapidly occurred that forever changed America. From the fall of Richmond and the pursuit of Lee's Army to the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse and the assassination of President Lincoln, you can read the accounts of all the events from both Union and Confederate perspectives. This collection was originally published by Mr. Hatcher in 1891 and was a great read then. It is still a great read for anyone with an interest in the Civil War. These accounts and other items of interest added by Badgley Publishing Company are illustrated with over 100 photographs from the time period.This book is part of the Historical Collection of Badgley Publishing Company and has been transcribed from the original. The original contents have been edited and corrections have been made to original printing, spelling and grammatical errors when not in conflict with the author's intent to portray a particular event or interaction. Annotations have been made and additional contents have been added by Badgley Publishing Company in order to clarify certain historical events or interactions and to enhance the author's content. Photos and illustrations from the original have been touched up, enhanced and sometimes enlarged for better viewing. Additional illustrations and photos have been added by Badgley Publishing Company.

A superb and suspenseful story of fact and fiction that brings to life and chronicles the struggles of real people as they sealed their places in history. Caesar, a true life character, was an escaped slave from Virginia who made his way to the Ohio country and was adopted by the Shawnee. His journey from slavery to freedom, from fugitive to a Shawnee Warrior is strikingly described in this book. Caesar's life intertwined with the Shawnee, a proud, scattered people, noted for their beautiful silver ornaments, whose wanderings had brought them to the Ohio Valley. Their struggles to remain a strong nation faced with the encroachment of settlers and war with the "Longknives" is expertly portrayed in this book. In 2012, an old letter is found giving detailed directions to an underground cavern that holds a cache of silver that the Shawnee had hidden. What was found in that cavern will astound you for there was much more than the lost treasure of the Shawnee. There is a section, in the form of end notes, at the back of the book that will guide the reader through the actual events of history that inspired the author to create this wonderful story.

Just before the Shawnee leave their homeland in Ohio, forced to move west by the ever growing influx of settlers, an old warrior journeys with his grandchildren back to the place where he was born. The site of a once thriving little village on the Ohio River called Quenolapay Ohtenatit, or Little Buck Town. He tells them of his grandfather, James Letart, a Frenchman and adopted Shawnee who long ago established a trading post across the river from the village. He tells them the story of his father, Cahiktodo, whose English name was James Letart Jr., and his Delaware mother, Chihopekelis or Bluebird and her beautiful field of lilies. The brutal and tragic murder of the family of their good friend Logan, a Mingo village chief, ignited a war which impelled all of the Indians in the Ohio Country to strike the war post. Lord Dunmore, the British Governor of Virginia, headed an expedition to the frontier to "punish" the Indians there, especially the Shawnee. His goal was to destroy their crops, burn their villages and force them into submission. This story, a work of historical fact and fiction, gives a glimpse of the past and of the people who lived in this little Shawnee and Delaware village on the Ohio River, before the white man came and literally wiped out a way of life that will never be experienced again.

Arcadia is a story of undying love and paranormal activity set during the tumultuous years of the American Civil War. Two children, Gabriel and Lorena found a very special, mystical place near their homes in the Appalachian hills of southern Ohio and claimed it as their own. They named it Arcadia and at this place, they grew up, fell in love and promised each other that they would be together for eternity. The Civil War separated the two for a while, a long while, but Lorena knew in her heart that someday Gabriel would return and they would once again be as happy as the first day they laid eyes on Arcadia. Some say that Arcadia was a place that God created and preserved for these two individuals. Some say it is a fluke of nature. The families of Gabriel and Lorena experienced strange and wonderful happenings there and they knew that Arcadia was the destiny of Gabriel and Lorena. The story of Gabriel, Lorena and Arcadia became a family story that was passed down generation to generation along with a warning not to interfere with the happenings there. An old man, a descendent who experienced firsthand some of these strange and mysterious events, decides it is time to pass the story on to his family

In the old American west there were many men and boys who chose to live by the gun...and die by the gun. Some died by the Vigilante's Rope. The stories of Billy the Kid, The James Boys, The Dalton Gang, Tom Pickett, Bill Chadwell and many, many others can be read in this wonderful, fact-filled book originally published in 1907.This book is part of the Historical Collection of Badgley Publishing Company and has been transcribed from the original. The original contents have been edited and corrections have been made to original printing, spelling and grammatical errors when not in conflict with the author's intent to portray a particular event or interaction. Annotations have been made and additional contents have been added by Badgley Publishing Company in order to clarify certain historical events or interactions and to enhance the author's content. Photos and illustrations from the original have been touched up, enhanced and sometimes enlarged for better viewing. Additional illustrations and photos have been added by Badgley Publishing Company.

The true life of the most daring young outlaw of the age. He was the leading spirit in the bloody Lincoln County, New Mexico war. When a bullet from Sheriff Pat Garrett's pistol pierced his breast he was only twenty-one years of age and had killed twenty-one men, not counting Indians. His six years of daring outlawry has never been equaled in the annals of criminal history. The facts set down in this narrative were gotten from the lips of "Billy the Kid," himself, and from such men as Pat Garrett, John W. Poe, Kip McKinnie, Charlie Wall, the Coe brothers, Tom O'Folliard, Henry Brown, John Middleton, Martin Chavez, and Ash Upson. All these men took an active part, for or against, the "Kid." Ash Upson had known him from childhood, and was considered one of the family, for several years, in his mother's home. Other facts were gained from the lips of Mrs. Charlie Bowdre, who kept ''Billy the Kid" hid out at her home in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, after he had killed his two guards and escaped.This book is part of the Historical Collection of Badgley Publishing Company and has been transcribed from the original. The original contents have been edited and corrections have been made to original printing, spelling and grammatical errors when not in conflict with the author's intent to portray a particular event or interaction. Annotations have been made and additional contents have been added by Badgley Publishing Company in order to clarify certain historical events or interactions and to enhance the author's content. Photos and illustrations from the original have been touched up, enhanced and sometimes enlarged for better viewing. Additional illustrations and photos have been added by Badgley Publishing Company.

Hero or Villain? John Wesley Hardin, aka "Young Seven Up", "Little Arkansas", "Wes Clemmons" and "J. H. Swain", was a notorious outlaw and gunfighter who killed his first man at age 15 in 1868 and, according to himself, went on to kill over 40 more by the time he was sent to prison at age 25. He served 16 years of a 25 year sentence before being pardoned. While in prison he studied law and after his release managed to pass the Bar exam and took up the occupation of attorney. During the Reconstruction Era in Texas, just after the Civil War, many folks considered him a hero for standing up to the Federal Army of occupation and the State Police, many of whom were former slaves. His first victim was a black man and he went on to kill many more.Others say he was a cold-blooded murderer who killed more for personal reasons and minor disagreements than any other cause. He supposedly shot and killed a man for simply snoring too loud. He always had a reason to justify his killing. He once said, "I never killed a man who didn't need killin!'" This book contains the story of his life and escapades in his own words. Read it and judge for yourself. Originally published in 1896. This book is part of the Historical Collection of Badgley Publishing Company. This book is not an OCR'd or photocopied reproduction. It has been completely recreated from the text of the original book. Original photos and illustrations have been enhanced and other photos and illustrations have been added. The contents from the original book have not been altered except for minor spelling and grammatical errors and only then, when not in conflict with the author's original intent or portrayal. Footnotes and addendums have been made to either enhance the author's subject matter or correct the author's mistaken historical facts. Beware of other publisher's books bearing this title. Amazon has elected to include their reviews on every book of the same or similar title. Badgley Publishing Company produces only quality recreated books, not OCR'd or Photocopied reproductions with missing pages and garbled text. Low rated reviews on this book's Amazon page are reviews applying to other publisher's works.

Kathleen Kelley, a young professional woman, and her three best friends from Ohio, move to Atlanta, Georgia to seek their fame and fortune. She begins a search to find her Civil War ancestors, a search that leads her to the mountain and an unexpected destiny that forever changes her life and the life of the man she loves. Lois Helmers and Jerry Gunn blend Civil War history with this mystical tale of haunting and the haunted, in this story of love, friendship and the supernatural. They say that all fiction is based on some fact; this story is no exception. I saw the ghosts in the story in March of 2008 at Cheatham Hill, just like I describe in the book. This book was a joy to write, and I really hope you enjoy! -Lois Helmers-

In a small southern town eighteen year old trusting and naïve Tabitha "Abby" Phillips is betrayed by her fiancée and her long-time best friend whom she finds in bed together. Abby is determined to go on with her life, but can she ever trust someone again? Nearly five years pass and Abby is again faced with a man she once met and had an affair with when she was living with her Aunt Millie. His name is Kyle and he lets her know he wants her back. A romantic encounter results in her pregnancy and little did she know it was a planned pregnancy...not hers but Kyle's. Determined to make Abby his wife Kyle does everything in his power to make her love him. She finally gives in and is accosted and kidnapped by her former fiancée who is also determined to make Abby his wife as she promised him when they were teenagers. Filled with wonderful characters and personalities, Kyle's Passion is an excellent, detailed story of a quest for understanding and an unremitting relationship. A story of love, trust, betrayal and the ultimate goal of everyone...seeking and finding their true love.

Under the leadership of Rufus Putnam, 48 men, departed New England during the severe winter of 1787/88 and made their way west through the mountains to Sumrill's Ferry on the Youghiogheny River in Pennsylvania. There they spent the winter building two huge flatboats and three canoes to take them down the Youghiogheny to the Monongahela River and then down the Ohio River to their destination, a point of land at the mouth of the Muskingum River. Here, these pioneers would establish the first settlement in the territory northwest of the Ohio River and name it Marietta. Among these early pioneers, who opened the door to western settlement of the United States, were many heroic men and officers of the American Revolution. George Washington said, "I know many of the settlers personally, and there never were men better calculated to promote the welfare of such a community." General Lafayette, the Frenchman who fought alongside the colonists during their struggle for independence said, "I knew them well. I saw them fighting for their country. They were the bravest of the brave. Better men never lived." This book contains the true stories of these great men and other pioneers who withstood Indian Warfare, starvation, sickness, death and deprivation to establish themselves in the wilderness of the early American frontier and begin the westward expansion of the greatest nation on earth. A great companion book for "Pioneer History" by S. P. Hildreth first published in 1848.This book is part of the Historical Collection of Badgley Publishing Company and has been transcribed from the original. The original contents have been edited and corrections have been made to original printing, spelling and grammatical errors when not in conflict with the author's intent to portray a particular event or interaction. Annotations have been made and additional contents have been added by Badgley Publishing Company in order to clarify certain historical events or interactions and to enhance the author's content. Photos and illustrations from the original have been touched up, enhanced and sometimes enlarged for better viewing. Additional illustrations and photos have been added by Badgley Publishing Company.

Dragonfly Faith, Yada God with Me, is a place for you to read what God has been sharing with me since 1988! The pieces I have been given have grown out of my covenant relationship with our Holy Father. They started in a place of grief and worship, a balm for my soul. In them you will see how Abba has revealed Himself to me in writing. I consider these poems gifts from Him that He is ready now for me to share with others. I hope you feel His presence when you read these, His love notes. Many poems include prayers which reflect the circumstances of my life at the time. These pieces are God sharing His unconditional love with us. They are God wanting a meaningful and personal relationship with us, His creation. The variety of these pieces amaze me as some are very simple and some so sophisticated that I could not have written them from my heart alone. It is indeed the Holy Spirit teaching me, inspiring me, growing me, and now loving you through these spiritual food offerings. This is a four book set. Book One is all spiritual poems; in Book Two are poems that are more personal; some non-prose pieces I consider lessons from Jesus; poems that offer comfort; a few personalized scripture passages; and some personal letters intended to comfort. In Book Three are poems that deal with some of our favorite Bible personalities; and Book Four includes Biblical Historical poems straight from God's holy word and a few more lessons from Jesus. There is such variety in these works that it makes me believe in the beauty and magnitude of heaven. Eternity will never be boring! These books are God touching our lives to strengthen our unity with Him and each other. Remember we please God by allowing His touch in our lives and by acknowledging His touch, His presence, with our praise. Settle back, relax, breathe God in and listen, for He is talking so we can yada Him.

Imperial Germany's "Iron Regiment" of the First World War offers a rare English-language account of a premier German infantry unit. Renowned as the Iron Regiment for its fighting record in the legendary 1916 Battle of the Somme, its service spanned from WW I's earliest battles through its destruction by US Marines in the Argonne Forest in the war's final days. Inspired by a wartime journal written by the author's grandfather, an IR 169 veteran, much of the book is drawn from rare soldier accounts, many published here for the first time in English. The voice of these soldiers take us into the other side of the trenches and through the unimaginable horrors of the First World War. This second edition adds over 100 pages of text, maps, and pictures to the original publication. "An excellent writing looking at WW 1 from a German soldier's perspective. I highly recommend it to everyone interested in learning more about the Great War." Gerald York, Colonel (Ret), US Army Grandson of Sergeant Alvin York, famed US Army WW I Medal of Honor Recipient "This book stands head and shoulders above previously published unit histories and should not be ignored for its substantial value in providing the whole picture of many of the war's landmark battles." Roads to the Great War "War histories of German regiments during either the First or Second World War are comparatively rare, and this book is a welcome addition." Britain at War Magazine "A complete lifecycle account of a German regiment for the duration of the First World War, and so a rare contribution to those wishing to see the war from the German perspective." Great War Society ----------------The author, John K. Rieth, is a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel with a lifelong interest in military history. He is the author of Patton's Forward Observers: The History of the 7th Field Artillery Battalion and is a member of the US Army Historical Foundation and the Western Front Association.