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Between River and Mountain

Young Rob Johnson just wants to farm his family's land in Morgan County, Virginia, and court pretty Fannie Swann, but the outbreak of war between the North and the South plunges him into a world of treachery and violence. Threatened by Rebel conscription gangs and Yankee foragers, Rob finally joins the 48th Virginia Infantry and experiences the horrors of war. Rob still thinks of Fannie, who has been playing a dangerous game for the Southern cause. He's also attracted to brave Laura Meeks, who he saved from a group of renegades. Sick of death and fighting, Rob finds work among Quakers and meets Abigail Treverton – the two are immediately drawn to each other. Treachery follows him, however, and Rob ends up a Yankee prisoner of war. He and his comrades escape, and he returns to find Abigail married. But what of Laura, and the child she says is his? Or Fannie, who was his first love? Rob's troubles do not end with the Confederate surrender, for resentment and bitterness run deep between those who supported the South and those who were on the side of the North. After all he has endured, will Rob be able to keep his family farm and make a home for himself and those he loves?

The Anne of Green Gables MEGAPACK ®

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables was an immediate success following its publication in 1908. Anne, an orphaned girl, gave author Lucy Maud Montgomery a huge international following. The first novel was followed by a series of sequels with Anne as the central character, all of which are included in this volume (along with two collections of short stories in the same setting, some of which feature Anne). Titles included are: Anne of Green Gables (1908) Anne of Avonlea (1909) Anne of the Island (1915) Anne of Windy Poplars (1936) Anne's House of Dreams (1917) Anne of Ingleside (1939) Rainbow Valley (1919) Rilla of Ingleside (1921)<BP> Chronicles of Avonlea (1912) Further Chronicles of Avonlea (1920) If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see more of the 180+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction – and much, much more!

The Peck's Bad Boy MEGAPACK ®

George W. Peck

After the American Civil War ended, George W. Peck (1840–1916) became a newspaper publisher. His weekly newspaper, «Peck’s Sun,» contained Peck’s humorous writings, including his famous semi-autobiographical “Peck’s Bad Boy” stories. Peck died in 1916 at age 75, but his writing continued to win fans for years. The «Peck’s Bad Boy» stories became the basis for several films and a short-lived television show. Included in this volume are: PECK’S BAD BOY AND HIS PA THE GROCERY MAN AND PECK’S BAD BOY PECK’S BAD BOY ABROAD PECK’S BAD BOY WITH THE COWBOYS PECK’S BAD BOY WITH THE CIRCUS PECK’S UNCLE IKE AND THE RED HEADED BOY PECK’S SUNSHINE PECK’S COMPENDIUM OF FUN HOW PRIVATE GEORGE W. PECK PUT DOWN THE REBELLION If you enjoy this volume, please search this ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see more entries in the series, collecting great tales of adventure, mystery, science fiction, westerns, ghost stories, and much more. (Sort by publication date to see the most recent additions.)

The Thanksgiving MEGAPACK™

Гарриет Бичер-Стоу

Thanksgiving is an American tradition, celebrating the coming of autumn, the bounty of the harvest, the peaceful coexistence of the Pilgrims and the Native Americans, football, family – and, of course, the obligatory celebration feast. Here are 35 tales celebrating Thanksgiving in all its forms, by classic authors you know and love (O. Henry, Harriet Becher Stowe, Nathaniel Hawthorne) and others who may be new to you. Included are: TWO THANKSGIVING DAY GENTLEMEN, by O. Henry HENRY HERBERT'S THANKSGIVING, by W.H.H. Murray JOHN NORTON'S THANKSGIVING PARTY, by W.H.H. Murray ANN MARY: HER TWO THANKSGIVINGS, by Mary Wilkins Freeman GRAND'THER BALDWIN’S THANKSGIVING, by Horatio Alger SKINNY'S TURKEY DINNER, by Mary E. Marcy EZRA’S THANKSGIVIN' OUT WEST, by Eugene Field WHO ATE THE DOLLY'S DINNER? by Isabel Gordon Curtis THE KINGDOM OF THE GREEDY, by P. J. Stahl THANKFUL, by Mary Wilkins Freeman BEETLE RING'S THANKSGIVING MASCOT, by Sheldon C. Stoddard MISTRESS ESTEEM ELLIOTT'S MOLASSES CAKE, by Kate Upson Clark THE FIRST THANKSGIVING, by Albert F. Blaisdell and Francis K. Ball THANKSGIVING AT TODD'S ASYLUM, by Winthrop Packard HOW WE KEPT THANKSGIVING AT OLDTOWN, by Harriet Beecher Stowe WISHBONE VALLEY, by R. K. Munkittrick PATEM'S SALMAGUNDI, by E. S. Brooks MRS. NOVEMBER'S DINNER PARTY, by Agnes Carr THE VISIT, by Maud Lindsay BERT'S THANKSGIVING, by J. T. Trowbridge JOHN INGLEFIELD'S THANKSGIVING, by Nathaniel Hawthorne HOW OBADIAH BROUGHT ABOUT A THANKSGIVING, by Emily Hewitt Leland THE WHITE TURKEY'S WING, by Sophie Swett THE THANKSGIVING GOOSE, by Fannie Wilder Brown AN ENGLISH DINNER OF THANKSGIVING, by George Eliot CHIP'S THANKSGIVING, by Annie Hamilton Donnell THE MASTER OF THE HARVEST, by Mrs. Alfred Gatty A THANKSGIVING DINNER, by Edna Payson Brett TWO OLD BOYS, by Pauline Shackleford Colyar A THANKSGIVING DINNER THAT FLEW AWAY, by Hezekiah Butterworth MON-DAW-MIN, OR THE ORIGIN OF INDIAN CORN, by H. R. Schoolcraft A MYSTERY IN THE KITCHEN, by Olive Thorne Miller AN OLD-FASHIONED THANKSGIVING, by Rose Terry Cooke 1800 AND FROZE TO DEATH, by C. A. Stephens If you enjoy this ebook, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the 170+ entries in the MEGAPACK™ series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

True Stories of the Civil War

Joseph J. Millard

TRUE STORIES OF THE CIVIL WAR collects true tales of the Civil War, meticulously researched by Civil War authority Joseph J. Millard. These classic works, all originally published in TRUE Magazine, are great reading for any Civil War buff! "The Spy Who Saved the Union" – The tale of the amateur spy who single-handed wrecked the greatest treason conspiracy this country has ever known! "Lincoln’s Shootin’ Fools" – The modern Pentagon wasn’t even a gleam in its parent’s eye when one of the world’s leading engineering firms figured out how simple it really was to win the Civil War. Then Commander-in-Chief, General Winfield Scott, issued his pronunciamento: “The muttle-loader is, has been, and always will be the American soldier’s prime weapon. Breech-loaders are not practical for military usage. They would spoil our troops by allowing them to fire too fast, thus wasting ammunition.” What that stupid statement did to an angry man by the name of Hiram Berdan is history, but not quite the kind of history they print in textbooks for juniors....” "Heller on Horseback" – The chances are very good that Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest never said anything as stupid as “the fustest with the mostest.” What he actually did was win battles against impossible odds…and how he managed to win those battles is a thing we don’t usually talk about in polite Southern society. "The Devil’s Errand Boy" – Lafayette Baker had every opportunity to become the most popular General on the Union side of the war. Then he created the U.S. Secret Service as a tool of spite and blackmail, and turned the assassination of Abraham Lincoln into a pointless mystery that will probably never be solved. Was he or wasn’t he paid for his sins by the same sinister clique that employed John Wilkes Booth?

The Passion of Frankenstein

Marvin Kaye

In his stunning tour-de-force sequel to Mary Shelley's novel FRANKENSTEIN, horror master Marvin Kaye (author of A Cold Blue Light and The Masters of Solitude) breathes new life into the Creature, offering a glimpse into the soul behind the monster – and redemption to not only Victor Frankenstein, but the life he created. From the snow-swept wastes of the Frozen North to the gaslit streets of Edinburgh (where Burke & Hare are just starting their body-snatching ways), THE PASSION OF FRANKENSTEIN is a horror event not to be missed!

The True Story of Bloody Henry Morgan

Joseph J. Millard

Combining the crafty tactics of a guerrilla general and the skill of an admiral, this burly buccaneer scoured the Spanish Main. His crews looted, raped, pillaged, and tortured with such telling effect that Morgan earned an empire – as well as a knighthood!

The Cheyenne Wars

Joseph J. Millard

For decades the Cheyennes endured abuses from the white settlers without spilling a single drop of white blood in well-merited reprisal. Finally goaded beyond human endurance, they turned on their tormentors with pent-up ferocity. They fought with desperate courage, but also with a high sense of honor, and gave the U.S. Army some of its bloodiest trouncings. Hungry, homeless, and driven, the Cheyennes repeatedly defeated overwhelming forces of well-equipped troops to win the accolade: «The finest natural cavalry on Earth.» Here is the story of a mighty people who had war forced upon them, and who reluctantly made themselves the scourge of the Plains, weaving a crimson thread into the tapestry of Western history.

Wizard of Storms

Dave Van Arnam

Qurval, the Wizard of Storms, took pride in his madness, exquisite pleasure in the pain of his prisoners. Beautiful Laishalla and her friends, Konarr and The Bowman, knew every day brought them closer to a terrible death, yet they were helpless. Evil and insane, Qurval tormented the universe with catastrophes and howling storms. Through the thunder and lightning called forth to do his bidding, the Wizard's malevolent laughter rang out, defying anyone or anything to challenge his limitless wickedness!

The Players of Hell

Dave Van Arnam

An immortal…with a mission! A spellmaster…greedy for power! A thief…with strength and cunning! But what strength, what power, can conquer the forces of magic? A thrilling fantasy adventure by the author of STAR BARBARIAN and LORD OF BLOOD!