This enlightening study teaches history as it relates not only to the state of Alabama but to the United States as a whole. Studying this text will provide a basic and expanded knowledge of Alabama history, while also encouraging readers to embark on further historical research. Its design features tools to retain comprehension and to create a quest...

During the Revolutionary War, General Priestly entrusted his children, Sally and Roger, to help their mother deliver the money to pay the Continental Army. After their home was attacked and burned by British soldiers, they managed to escape and set out on their perilous mission to bring the payroll to General Washington. They struggled through...

In a small town, a young boy hesitantly approaches the shack of an old man that strikes terror in the heart of every child around. Rumor has it he is crazy and will shoot you on sight. But this old man is the only man in town that holds the key that will unlock the secrets that have consumed the boy for as long as he can remember. There was a war that no...

After the loss of both Kentucky and Tennessee, Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston has one last chance to save his reputation and his nation. He must destroy Federal General Ulysses S. Grant's army before he is reinforced by General Don Carlos Buell. Together the two Federal armies will outnumber Johnston's army by more than two to one. Confederate...

Newly retired and excited to finally accomplish her dreams, Gayle Young soon finds that living her best life is not any easier just because she has more free time. In this memoir, truth and fantasy coalesce into one reality as Gayle weaves the art of her imaginings with real recollections from her life. Haunted by memories, she faces her demons and tries to...