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A Virginia Girl in the Civil War: Being a Record of the Actual Experiences of the Wife of a Confederate Officer By Myrta Lockett Avary This narrative gives a rare glimpse inside the mind of the wife of a former Confederate officer and shows with a simple sincerity what life was like for many Southern women during the human tragedy of the Civil War. The author tells of her many travels across the war-torn South, her capture behind enemy lines, her encounter with the famous Belle Boyd, her friendship with the dashing General J.E.B. Stuart, and the devastation suffered by the citizens of Richmond in the last days of the Confederacy. This is a real "Gone with the Wind." Read More... ISBN: 1-58976-252-5 Pages: 232 $16.95

Boots and Saddles: Or, Life in Dakota with General Custer By Elizabeth B. Custer The wild west from a wife's perspective! Mrs. Custer describes her life on the plains with the General until his disastrous defeat at Little Big Horn. She nursed frostbitten soldiers, camped among the Sioux, and saw the capture of Rain-in-the Face. All the while she maintained a home -- no mean feat in a land of punishing blizzards, scorching summers and few amenities. More than anyone else, Elizabeth was responsible for creating the character of General Custer, and burnishing his image as long as she lived. Read More... ISBN: 1-58976-012-3 Pages: 220 $18.95

Burro Bill and Me: Ramblings in the American Desert By Edna Calkins Price Burro Bill and Me, a personal memoir, shows the West in the 1930s just as it was changing from an open territory to the settled land it is now. This very literate, funny, and insightful book is a joy to read. Ms Price gave up a life as a nurse to a millionaire to travel Death Valley, Nevada, and the Arizona Strip behind a burro. The characters she meets come to life in this book; from the old prospectors, Mormon farmers, thieves, and people who would give their last bite of food to a couple of strangers. Read More... ISBN: 1-58976-207-X Pages: 208 $17.95

Headhunting in the Solomon Islands: Around the Coral Sea By Caroline Mytinger Caroline Mytinger, a portrait painter and anthropology enthusiast, traveled among the Solomon Islands for two years just before WWII with her friend Margaret Warner, who could make music with anything. Their aim was to paint portraits of the different types of people inhabiting these islands. They left the United States with little equipment, less money, and no support, planning to pay their way as they went by painting portraits. This book is the story of that journey, a hilarious and often uncomfortable epic of infections, alligators, fevers, bad weather, restless models, and their obsession with eating shredded coconut. Read More... ISBN: 1-58976-042-5 Pages: 264 $21.95

Life in Feejee: Five years among the Cannibals By Mary Wallis Mary Davis Wallis, was the wife of well-known sea captain Benjamin Wallis of Salem, Massachusetts. From 1844 through 1849 she accompanied her husband on trips to the south pacific, primarily Fiji. Always lively, her account is filled with sometime gory details of cannibalism and other tribal rituals. This is a classic true woman's adventure of the South Seas. Read More... ISBN: 1-58976-208-8 Pages: 340 $24.95

Old Deadwood Days: The Real Wild West of My Childhood By Estelline Bennett Deadwood in the late 1800's was a rowdy mining town where fortunes were made overnight (and guarded with a Winchester). Local characters like Cold Deck Johnny, Slippery Sam, and Swill Barrel Jimmy rubbed elbows with the infamous Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickock. Preacher Smith, a "sky pilot without a compass" tried to keep everyone's souls in order while the author's father, Judge Bennett, upheld the law. The author grew up along with the town, and saw it change from a miner's camp to a real town when the railroad came. Full of real wild west exploits and notorious personages. Read More... ISBN: 1-58976-078-6 Pages: 192 $16.95

Tenting on the Plains: With General Custer from the Potomac to the Western Frontier By Elizabeth B. Custer Elizabeth Custer chronicles the journey with her legendary husband, General George A. Custer, from the time of his leaving the Army of the Potomac in 1865, through Texas, New Orleans, and to the western frontier. Her descriptions of the daily rigors of travel, survival, and the people encountered, have become classic historical literature -- and in this case, enlivened by the perceptive eye and mind of a woman who, in her own right, became a heroine of the time. Read More... ISBN: 1-58976-229-0 Pages: 304 $21.95

The Quest for Freedom: A Story of Belgian Resistance in World War II By Yvonne de Ridder Files This is the story of a true hero of WWII, a young woman who risked her life fighting the Nazis during the entire war. She was extensively involved in both sabotage and espionage, and later in the sheltering and movement of allied airmen. She was betrayed, tortured, and when she refused to divulge any information she was sentenced to be hanged. She was saved at the last moment by the liberation of Antwerp on September 4th, 1944. For the actions she describes in this book, she was later awarded a certificate of merit by General Eisenhower. Read More... ISBN: 1-58976-128-6 Pages: 128 $12.95