Tragic History

A Historical Nonfiction book set in Cape Cod, New England during the mid-19th to early 20th century. *Tragic Shipwrecks of Cape Cod* whisks readers to the storm-lashed coastlines of Cape Cod where the throes of nature and human courage clash in gripping, unforgettable tales. This harrowing compilation unveils a grim litany of maritime disasters from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s. Each chapter immerses readers in the visceral, haunting experiences faced by sailors and rescue teams as they confront the brutal elements of the sea. **Detailed Accounts of Shipwrecks and Survivals:** Within ...

The Echo of Ancient Civilizations, a Book by Bo Carson, is an indispensable guide for anyone seeking to walk in the path of the ancient world. With a masterful combination of scholarship and readability, retrace the rise and fall of civilizations from the earliest times to the Roman Empire. This book is a must-read for students of history, anthropology, and archaeology, as well as anyone with a passion for the rich tapestry of human culture. Whether you're looking to deepen your knowledge or explore a new area of study, "The Echo of Ancient Civilizations" is a great read. Dive into the ...

This book covers the history from the rise of Islam in 622 CE to the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate in 1192 CE, and up to its decline in 1526 CE. During this period, various Turkic invading tribes ruled over vast regions of India and massacred millions of innocent Hindus. The era witnessed the rapid destruction of India's indigenous culture and the widespread imposition of the invaders' culture. Thousands of men and women were killed, and the country's property was destroyed.

In India, two iconic structures bear the name Red Fort, each serving as a witness to the rise and fall of empires. The first is in Agra, originally a Rajput stronghold named Lal Kot. Over centuries, it housed the Lodhi Sultans and early Mughal emperors, serving as the empire's central treasury, mint, and occasionally, a royal prison. Notable rulers like Akbar and Shah Jahan expanded and renovated this site, making it a bastion of Mughal wealth and authority. The second is the Red Fort of Delhi, commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1638. While often confused with the ancient Lal Kot of the Tomar ...

Experienced first-hand by two flies, the first and last voyage of Titanic becomes a fact-filled feast for listeners' senses and a kid-friendly trip through maritime history that listeners won't soon forget.

Zelda Fitzgerald was the mythical American Dream Girl of the Roaring Twenties who became, in the words of her husband, F. Scott Fitzgerald, "the first American flapper." Their romance transformed a symbol of glamour and spectacle of the Jazz Age. When Zelda cracked up, not long after the stock market crash of 1929, Scott remained loyal to her through a nightmare of later breakdowns and final madness.

Trusting an overly optimistic guidebook, the Donner Party sets out for the Promised Land in May of 1846 - unaware that they're following only rumor-fueled speculations. But after betting their lives on a bogus shortcut, the starving travelers soon struggle to survive the November snows of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Praying for a miraculous rescue, 48 of the original 88 escape certain death by living off the flesh of their dead comrades.

Timur’s descendants were known by many names — the Mughals, the Chagatais, the Timurids, even the Kajalbash. In his fifth generation appeared Babur, whose mother, Qutlugh Nigar Khanum, traced her lineage to none other than Genghis Khan. Thus, in Babur’s veins coursed the blood of two of history’s most relentless conquerors. Babur’s fortunes, however, were fraught with hardship. In 1501, the Uzbek warlord Shaibani Khan expelled him from Samarkand. Homeless and embattled, Babur carved out a fragile state in Afghanistan, though its poverty could not satisfy his boundless ambition. In...

Welcome to the City of Angels—where every dream has a shadow. Legends of Los Angeles peels back the glittering surface of Hollywood to reveal the ghosts beneath the spotlight. In forty haunting tales of fame, obsession, and ruin, Los Angeles becomes a city alive with secrets: a phantom director still filming his masterpiece, a cursed headshot that erases actors from reality, and a talk show that won’t stop broadcasting—no matter how many of its guests are dead. From Beverly Hills mansions humming with regret to the haunted neon of Sunset Boulevard, each story captures a different side...

A major new history from our most trusted voice on the Revolutionary era, the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Founding Brothers and the National Book Award winner American Sphinx, and featured in THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, on PBS. An...

David Koresh and the Branch Davidians: Inside the History, Beliefs, Leadership, and Tragic Legacy of the Waco Siege offers a clear, thorough, and accessible examination of one of the most controversial events in modern American history. This book guides readers through the origins of the Branch Davidians, the rise of David Koresh, and the theological ideas that shaped the Mount Carmel community. Through careful explanation and well structured chapters, the book explores how Koresh’s prophetic interpretations, charismatic leadership, and influence over his followers formed the foundation ...

The American buffalo-our nation's official mammal-is an improbable, shaggy beast that has found itself at the center of many of our most mythic and sometimes heartbreaking tales. The largest land animals in the Western Hemisphere, they are survivors of a mass extinction that erased ancient species that were even larger. For nearly 10,000 years, they evolved alongside Native people who weaved them into every aspect of daily life; relied on them for food, clothing, and shelter; and revered them as equals.

The enthralling and often harrowing history of the adventurers who searched for the Northwest Passage, the holy grail of nineteenth-century British exploration. After the triumphant end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, the British took it upon themselves to complete something they had been trying...

From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon comes a “captivating, thoroughly researched” (The New York Times Book Review) tale of the rise and fall of the world’s largest airship—and the doomed love story between an ambitious British...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Stevie Cameron’s investigative tour de force about one of North America's most prolific serial killers—now widely regarded as a true crime classic. Verteran investigative journalist Stevie Cameron first began following the story of missing women in 1998, when the odd...

The Bible is a piercing drama, a tale of prophets and wandering spirits, heroic mothers and flashing swords, cosmic mountains, and a dry, shadowy Sheol. It is a true story that defines the nature and purpose of reality, and its claims are astonishing. But few modern listeners experience the Bible that way. In this groundbreaking audiobook, celebrated storyteller Blaine Eldredge draws upon years of research to illuminate the story of the Bible through the lives of six kingly characters.

A poignant, evocative, and wonderfully gossipy account of the two sisters who represented style and class above all else—Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill—from the authors of Furious Love. When sixty-four-year-old Jackie Kennedy Onassis died in her Fifth Avenue apartment, her younger...

For most of the 20th century, the “Mr. America” image epitomized muscular manhood. From humble beginnings in 1939 at a small gym in Schenectady, New York, the Mr. America Contest became the world’s premier bodybuilding event over the next 30 years. Interviewing nearly one hundred major figures in the physical culture movement (including 25 Mr. Americas) and incorporating copious printed and manuscript sources, John D. Fair has created the definitive study of this iconic phenomenon.

The mysterious disappearance of Michael Rockefeller in New Guinea in 1961 has kept the world and his powerful, influential family guessing for years. Now, Carl Hoffman uncovers startling new evidence that finally tells the full, astonishing story. Despite exhaustive searches, no trace of...

"This plot isn't just twisted—it's down-right gnarled." —People Magazine It takes a special family to turn a home into a nightmare. Since her husband’s unsolved murder three years ago, Iris Blodgett’s life has unraveled. Awash in grief and buried in debt, she can’t pay her...