Firsthand Louisiana: Primary Sources in the History of the State brings to its readers a companion to the study of Louisiana's history. Compiled for the first time in a single book, the dozens of important, interesting, devastating, and entertaining firsthand accounts cover Louisiana's history from 1682, when Sieur de La Salle claimed the land for the French, up through recent controversies over the removal of Confederate memorial statues in the state. Read letters, speeches, repo...

The Civil War is drawing to a close, and Barton and Tallman Edwards return to their Ozark home and a dim future. They decide to try their hand at gathering wild cattle in South Texas. After an aborted start, thanks to some creative horse trading, they return to Missouri long enough to dispose of their slim holdings. From that start, they find themselves in almost constant fights with overbearing Yankee soldiers, rustlers, thieves, Indians, and the constantly changing weather. Their dream o...

St. Michaels sword is found at the foot of the bed. There is a heavenly angel held prisoner in the lowest depths of hell. The angel Ariel is the key that will unlock heavens gate. Eric, a mortal, is conscripted to find her and take her from the depths of her prison to the heights of salvation. In the process of getting her there, he is embroiled in a war that has pitted the angels of both heaven and hell against each other. Eric takes a journey through the afterlife that threatens to destr...