Download or read book A Devil Comes to Town written by Paolo Maurensig and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A small village full of aspiring writers + The devil in the form of a hot-shot publisher = A refined and engaging literary fable on narcissism, vainglory and human weakness
Download or read book The Devil Comes to Town written by Aristide D'Angelo and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book When the Devil Comes to Town written by Jeremy Hollis and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book When the Devil Came Down to Dixie written by Chester G. Hearn and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2000-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much controversy exists concerning Major General Benjamin F. ButlerOCOs administration in New Orleans during the second year of the Civil War. Some historians have extolled the general as a great humanitarian, while others have vilified him as a brazen opportunist, agreeing with the wealthy of occupied New Orleans who labeled him OC BeastOCO Butler. In this thorough examination of ButlerOCOs career in the Crescent City, Chester G. Hearn reveals that both assessments are right.As a criminal lawyer prior to entering politics, Butler learned two great lessonsOCohow to beat the rich and powerful at their own game, and how to succeed as a felon without being caught. In New Orleans, Butler drew on these lessons, visibly enjoying power, removing those who questioned his authority, and delighting in defeating his opponents. Because of his remoteness from Washington, he was able to make up his own rules as he went along, surrounding himself with trusted friends and family members who had no choice but to keep his secrets lest they incriminate themselves.Butler made every effort to humble the rich, who abhorred him and whose sordid characterizations of his regimeOCosome true, some notOCobecame legendary. As Hearn explains, ButlerOCOs legacy of corruption clouded many admirable aspects of his administration. He championed the poor, many of whom would have starved had he not fed and employed them. He also established sanitation policies that helped rid the city of disease and saved the lives of thousands of New OrleansOCO less-fortunate.Vividly describing ButlerOCOs childhood and his political career before and after the war, Hearn deftly places ButlerOCOs New Orleans reign in the context of his life. He also offers new information on Butler, including the first investigation of his suspicious accumulation of great wealth late in life.In a fast-paced, colorful narrative, Hearn shows Butler to be a fascinating case study of contradictions, a remarkable man with a politicianOCOs appetite for wealth and power as well as a sincere empathy for the poor. All Civil War historians and buffs will savor this riveting, insightful portrait of the man behind OC the Beast.OCO"
Download or read book I Await the Devil s Coming Annotated Unexpurgated written by Mary MacLane and published by Petrarca Press. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Mary MacLane comes off the page quivering with life. She is before her time ... Moving.” - London Times With her first book - written in 1901 in Butte, Montana at age nineteen - she was hailed as a marvel by the likes of H.L. Mencken, Clarence Darrow, and Harriet Monroe. She went on to become a pioneering newswoman, gambler extraordinaire, bon vivant, and a star of the silent screen. She influenced Gertrude Stein, inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald, and upon her death in 1929 was eulogized as “an errant daughter of literature ... the first of the self-expressionists, and also the first of the Flappers,” as the creator of “that revolution in manners, that transvaluation of values in the female code of behavior known as the Roaring Twenties.” Too radical in style for 1902, its original publisher made countless changes to the author’s far-superior original - the same pacification reprinted by all other publishers. This annotated, unexpurgated affordable edition makes Mary Mac-Lane’s striking teenage debut - “the first of the blogs” - available in its unalterd, uncompromised form. “Mary MacLane’s first book was the first of the confessional diaries ever written in this nation, and it was a sensation.” - N.Y. Times editoral “Anyone who reads her will never forget her voice.” - Biographile “She reminds us of the power of personal narrative, honestly told.” - The Atlantic “In a pre-soundbite age she already knew how to draw blood in one direct sentence.” - The Awl “She had a short but fiery life of writing and misadventure, and her writing was a template for the confessional memoirs that have become ubiquitous.” - The New Yorker “One of the most fascinatingly self-involved personalities of the 20th century.” - The Age “A girl wonder.” - Harper’s “Confessional journalists have people like Mary MacLane to thank.” - Flavorwire “Her diaries ignited a national uproar, ushering in a new era for women’s voices. Her elegant, ambitious embrace of full-disclosure opened a door to what was possible for women.” - The Atlantic “Fiery frankness made her a pioneer.” - Time Out Chicago “Her poetry is one of extremes: lust for happiness, despair for life.” - Hairy Dog Review “Riveting.” - N.H. Public Radio “I Await The Devil’s Coming is a small masterpiece, full of camp and swagger.” - Parul Sehgal, NPR “Pioneering newswoman, later silent-screen star, considered the veritable spirit of the iconoclastic Twenties.” - Boston Globe “A pioneering feminist - a sensation.” - Feminist Bookstore News “First of the self-expressionists, and the first of the Flappers.” - Chicagoan Check www.marymaclane.com for exclusive content, news, and previews.
Download or read book Beowulf to Blake written by Paul Robert Lieder and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kelvin Kettle written by M. Everett Baylor and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murders occur in every city but nothing ever happened like this before. No one imagined that a serial killer could come into the community and blend in with society. Kelvin Kettle, the monster from Montclair, was a chameleon and master of manipulation. Death was his companion and friend as he took lives everywhere he went. In Book 3 of the Montclair Murders series, Kelvin has managed to escape law enforcement's grasp as he continues to terrorize the entire country. Kelvin Kettle is Book 3 of the Montclair Murders series, following The Garden and The Garden's Last Flowers.
Download or read book The Devil Comes to Larkspur written by Carol Neumann and published by Publish America. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The people of Larkspur enjoy the simple pleasures associated with small-town living. Cora Archer, Henry Banks and Jim Turner, fast friends since childhood, are quite content with their peaceful, uneventful lives. However, all that is about to change when Cora's cousin, Maude King, moves back to Larkspur after a forty-five-year absence. As beautiful and as youthful looking as the day she left, Maude not only raises eyebrows, but suspicions. Flamboyant Maude is determined to change what she considers the mundane lives of her cousin and old friends. It is not long before the good people of Larkspur start experiencing never before terrifying happenings and they are all too willing and eager to place the blame on Maude's return. Has Maude opened the doors to Hell? Can love overcome the horrifying dark forces in time to save Cora, Jim and Henry?
Download or read book The Diary written by Samuel Pepys and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book When The Devil Comes Knocking written by Brandi Jones and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-30 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the truth begins to come out, how will the situation end? In this book, you will find out the secrets that Brenda and Deb have been holding back for years. How will they handle the exposure and the consequences that will follow? Deb has time to reflect on her own truths and begins to deal with them in a way that is unexpected by her family and friends. Is she really who she is proclaiming to be or is she living a lie to cover up for her mistakes? Dig in to see if you can determine when the devil comes knocking in the lives of these characters. Have you ever found yourself in a difficult situation? What would you do if the devil comes knocking at your door?
Download or read book The Diary of Samuel Pepys written by Samuel Pepys and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Devil Comes to Dartmoor written by Laura Quigley and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many will have heard of the ghostly white lady haunting Tavistock – the notorious Mary Howard, accused of murdering her four husbands. A few may know the true story of her lover, George Cutteford, a Plymouth 'cutty man' who became a Puritan lawyer. Cutteford was imprisoned in the horror of Lydford Gaol, persecuted by Mary's fourth husband - Sir Richard Grenville, the most notorious and sadistic royalist General of the Civil War. But fewer still will know the secrets George Cutteford died to protect - secrets that would destroy his own family; end Grenville's career in shame; and make a boy with no name the richest landowner in Devon. Gathered from the varying historical accounts, and including primary material unearthed, hundreds of years ago, in an old fish market in London, comes this haunting true story of love, treachery and revenge in seventeenth-century Devon.
Download or read book This Man Adams written by Samuel Duff McCoy and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Works of John Adams Vol 2 written by John Adams and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Adams was the second President of the United States, ruling the country from 1797 to 1801, and one of the Founding Fathers. He was also a major leader of American independence from Great Britain. This is volume two out of ten of his works, this book containing a part of his diary, an autobiography and notes of debates. The text is annotated with more than 430 endnotes.
Download or read book Curse Breaker When the Devil Comes Home written by Rachel Redhead and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-11-12 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Melody Jones is back from the dead! All around the world people are vanishing. Charity Michaels is dying and Erica is worried that a new demon uprising is about to begin. Marcy has a new vampire tribe to contend with and Raff's now a married man. Petra Noir has to go to a new school, while Miso tries or organise a gang of homeless kids. In LA a nameless evil is beginning to make itself known and in the depths the great beast leviathan is about to rise. It's the end of the world, and Libby Hall does not feel fine. Also, Jennifer D'mon turns up unexpectedly to help humanity...
Download or read book Leaves of Healing written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
