Nathan Bedford Forrest remains one of the most electrifying and controversial figures in American military history. In Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest, John Allan Wyeth—a physician, Civil War veteran, and former Confederate soldier—offers an intimate and deeply researched portrait of a man revered for his daring and feared for his ruthlessness. Wyeth's vivid prose captures Forrest's unparalleled mastery of cavalry tactics, his meteoric rise from private to general without f...

Published in 1809 when distillation of spirits was legal, The Practical Distiller provides recipes and distillation methods for homemade whiskey, gin, and brandy as well as history of the various ways that alcohol has been made since the 1600s. This tome includes entire sections devoted to yeast, choosing the best rye and malt, hogsheads, methods for setting stills, clarifying whiskey and recipes for making honey wine, elderberry wine and American wine. With an effluence of recipe...

Published in 1809 when distillation of spirits was legal, The Practical Distiller provides recipes and distillation methods for homemade whiskey, gin, and brandy as well as history of the various ways that alcohol has been made since the 1600s. This tome includes entire sections devoted to yeast, choosing the best rye and malt, hogsheads, methods for setting stills, clarifying whiskey and recipes for making honey wine, elderberry wine and American wine. With an effluence of recipe...

Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877), called Bedford Forrest in his lifetime, was a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He is remembered as a self-educated, brutal, and innovative cavalry leader during the war and as a leading Southern advocate in the postwar years. He was a pledged delegate from Tennessee to the New York Democratic national convention of 4 July 1868. He served as the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, but later distanced himself fr...

On the evening of the 24th of March, 1834, Mr. Nuttall and myself arrived at St. Louis, in the steamboat Boston, from Pittsburg. On landing, we had the satisfaction to learn that Captain Wyeth was already there, and on the afternoon of the next day we called upon him, and consulted him in reference to the outfit which it would be necessary to purchase for the journey. He accompanied us to a store in the town, and selected a number of articles for us, among which were several pairs of leath...

This illustrated omnibus gathers eight of Daniel Defoe's prose fictions, presenting the breadth of his adventure writing: shipwreck, piracy, criminal underworlds, plague, war, commerce, and moral survival. Written in the plain, documentary style that made his narratives seem almost eyewitness testimony, these works stand at the threshold of the English novel, where journalism, spiritual autobiography, travel literature, and picaresque fiction converge. From Robinson Crusoe to Moll Flanders...

He set out to explore the world — and discovered the truth about humanity. In Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift takes readers on an extraordinary voyage across strange lands and stranger societies — a brilliant blend of fantasy, adventure, and biting satire that has captivated readers for centuries. From the tiny citizens of Lilliput to the towering giants of Brobdingnag, from the philosophical horses of Houyhnhnmland to the bizarre scientists of Laputa, the traveler Lemuel Gulliver en...

Finally The New Revised Edition is Available!The gripping tale of the Great Plague that brought Europe to its knees in the mid-1600s. Defoe's fictionalized account of life in plague-stricken 1665 London is a harrowing and suspenseful page-turner.

Gulliver’s Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the “travellers’ tales” literary sub-genre. It is Swift’s most celebrated work, as well as one of the indisputable classics of English literature.This is probably one of the most beautiful digital version ever made of this story, containing many gorgeous illustrations.

This comprehensive eBook presents significant works of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - estimated 12300 pages easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe • A Journal of the Plague Year • The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders • The Great English Short-Story Writers • The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe () • A General History of the Pyrates: • The Fortunate Mistress • The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe • The ...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.***Synopsis:The stories about Münchhausen were first collected and published by an anonymous author in 1781. An English version was published in London in 1785, by Rudolf Erich Raspe, as Baron Munchhausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia, also called The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchhausen. It is not clear how much of the story material derives from the Baron hi...