Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...

"Indians found the Dutch couple on the beach...she revived and crawled into a hollow tree...Thomas Hale Streets questioned the time sequence." Daily Register, May 12, 1964"No one knows how Stout went from Lenape captive to New Amsterdam bride....There is a Facebook community titled 'Penelope Stout Descendants' that has 1,600 members." -Asbury Park Press, Nov. 20, 2017Did famous Dutch colonial "Indian War" survivor Penelope Stout live to age...

01 - The Victorian Ghost Story - A Compendium - An Introduction02 - The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell03 - The Miniature by J Y Ackerman04 - An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street by Sheridan Le Fanu09 - The Last House in C Street by Mrs Craik06 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 1 by Edward Bulwer Lytton07 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 2 by Edward...

"How to Survive Combat As Point Man If You’re Lucky … and Lose Friends If They’re Not" recounts Thomas Street's experiences in training as an infantry replacement and in combat as private, soldier, scout and point man with the 30th Infantry Division in Normandy, northern Europe and Germany from mid-July through early October 1944, when he was wounded. Excellent often humorous account of what it was really like to be a foot soldier in the months following the Normandy invasion. 32 photos. M...

"To Dave, the war was now personal. It had robbedhim of a love he might never find again. It had hushed a voice he would never hear again. It had turned his dream into a nightmare, and confirmed his belief that there's no road back to anything."In the summer of 1943, Dave Wagoner, a small town doctor from Mississippi, is thrust into the middle of World War II as an Army medic on the European front. This poignant story follows Dave through loves, losses, trials and tribulatio...

Almost always when we think of Ghost Stories, we first think of those written by the Victorians.When you consider the depth of literary talent available over the extraordinary length of Queen Victoria’s reign, allied to the fascination with their all things spiritual on ‘the other side’, then perhaps it’s simply right place, right time.Whatever the reasons given or proffered the reality and known facts are that if you want a really good ghost story to bring that edge of chi...

The dark side is waiting…Fish N’ Chips lead a curious traveler to a sinister island, where the residents are more than they seem. Forbidden occult knowledge strands a pair of friends in a terrifying nexus of evil. And an ancient ice storm forces a wandering tribe to choose between following a bloodthirsty shaman, or the glowing lights in the sky…Venture into new realms of terror with Scare Street’s latest bone-chilling collection. This spine-tingling volume conta...

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into sentences and paragraphs that ease themselves from the shadows and are sudden...

The Artillery Enthusiast's Library: 19 Essential Reads assembles a broad documentary field around artillery: its mechanisms, tactical uses, organization, and cultural fascination. Across technical exposition, historical narrative, practical analysis, and reflective military writing, the volume charts the changing language through which guns, gunnery, and battlefield power have been understood. Its significance lies less in a single canonical argument than in the productive juxtaposition of...

In "Thoughts on the Proposed Inclosure of Waltham (commonly called Epping) and Hainault Forests," Thomas Street presents a compelling argument against the enclosure of these vital communal lands during a pivotal moment in early 19th-century England. Through a meticulous blend of empirical observation and persuasive rhetoric, Street critiques the socioeconomic consequences of enclosures, framing them as a violation of traditional rights and ecological balance. His literary style reflects th...

The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From these Isles their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is Thomas Street Millington.

Almost always when we think of Ghost Stories, we first think of those written by the Victorians.When you consider the depth of literary talent available over the extraordinary length of Queen Victoria’s reign, allied to the fascination with their all things spiritual on ‘the other side’, then perhaps it’s simply right place, right time.Whatever the reasons given or proffered the reality and known facts are that if you want a really good ghost story to bring that edge of chi...