Samuel: 2879 books

Samuel F. Black provides an overview of the history of San Diego County from the earliest days till the early 20th century. He reflects on the history of Lower California, the settlement of San Diego, the times of St. Francis and Alonzo E. Horton, the evolution of railroads and streets and many more topics.

RITA winner for Best Historical Romance Britain, 1351. After an arduous exile to flee the darkness and danger sweeping her lands, Lady Elizabeth D’Auvers returns home to Woodell Castle, yearning only for her looms and her quiet life. To her astonishment, she finds the castle and farmlands...

She who would be queen must win the love of a king—and a country. Whitehall is a royal tale full of true history and sensual intrigue, from Serial Box Publishing. Set in the 17th century court of King Charles II and his queen, Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza. Her journey to find...

She who would be queen must win the love of a king—and a country. Whitehall is a royal tale full of true history and sensual intrigue, from Serial Box Publishing. Set in the 17th century court of King Charles II and his queen, Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza. Her journey to find...

Grey days leave hope for bright dawns in the ninth installment of Whitehall, an episodic royal tale full of true history and sensual intrigue, new from Serial Box Publishing. It’s high time for a holiday when an unseasonably cold summer leaves spirits suppressed and Catherine in ill health....

Luce believed all his problems were over after the first successful gallery showing of his paintings. He could hide in the art world, where his blue skin could be mistaken for the work of a tattoo gun, his ram horns considered a surgical enhancement. But someone out there knows the truth and...

In a distant future where the Deepest Wards have failed and the Ancient Enemy returned to rain destruction on the world, the last champion of the Wards continues to fight. Kali Daishen is only sixteen years old...

The plague killed billions and changed others into something new.Captain Lawson knows what it takes to stay alive. As one of the few who are immune to the airborne pathogen responsible for wiping out most of humanity, he quickly learns how to fight against those who were transformed. When he...

Remmie Kyle wasn't special. He was your typical loser, purposeless, and without motivation. He had a part time job to keep him busy, and he had a girl he loved. But one day at his job goes horribly wrong. He finds out his boss is not who he thought, and is something beyond his dreams. Recruited...

A collection of poems from a lost Arab man crying for his homeland.

“Cristina-Sánchez-Andrade is, simply, one of the best writers in Spain.... A flawless and unusual novel.” —El Correo Gallego Galicia, Spain’s northwest region, in the 1950s. After a childhood in exile, two sisters return to their grandfather’s cottage for the first time since his...

The Myths and Fables of To-Day written by Samuel Adams Drake. Illustrations by Frank T. Merrill. Published in 1900. This book has 15 chapters. I.A Reckoning with Time II.The Folk-lore of Childhood III.Weather Lore IV.Signs of All Sorts V.Charms to Good Luck VI.Charms against Disease VII.Of Fate in...

This book engages the ways African American authors have shifted, recycled, and reinvented the conjure woman in fiction. Kameelah Martin Samuel traces her presence and function in twentieth-century literature through historical records, oral histories, blues music, and collections of African American folklore.

Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Recovering the Margins of American Religious History, a celebration of the life and work of David Edwin Harrell Jr., brings together essays from Harrell’s colleagues, peers, and students that explore his impact and legacy in the field of American...