James Alexander Thom Boeken

Tecumseh was in de 18e eeuw een van de grootste Indiaanse oorlogsleiders. Hij leidde zijn eigen volk de Shawnee en hun bondgenoten in de strijd om hun woongebied in het Noordoosten van de V.S. De schrijver heeft veel onderzoek gedaan naar de historische toedracht van deze strijd maar nog meer naar de mentaliteit en gedachtenwereld van die Indiaanse volken. Het boek is boeiend geschreven en vertelt op een eenvoudige manier een stuk van de Amerikaanse geschiedenis. Vergelijk: 'Mary, geliefde vrouw van de Creeks' door Dee Brown (a.i. 81-01-052-4) dat over dezelfde periode handelt.

The narrative showcases the extraordinary journey of the Lewis and Clark expedition, highlighting the author's exceptional storytelling prowess. With a fresh perspective on this well-trodden historical event, it promises to engage readers who believe there are no new insights to uncover. James Alexander Thom's skillful writing and vivid portrayal make this a compelling read for enthusiasts of historical fiction and adventure alike.

For famous one-armed war correspondent Paddy Quinn, this is to be his final Civil War assignment: the funeral of the assassinated President Lincoln. Quinn and his new bride Felice are aboard the steamboat Sultana going up the spring-flooded Mississippi River toward Illinois to meet the Funeral Train, when their honeymoon vessel stops at Vicksburg and takes on a pathetic human cargo of 2,000 sick and ragged survivors of the hellish Andersonville prisoner-of-war camp, kept alive only by their desire to get home. Quinn's lot is now thrown in with some of the unluckiest veterans of that awful war. While he is interviewing them about life in the notorious prison, the Sultana, carrying five times its lawful number of passengers, explodes after midnight. Quinn is blown overboard with the emaciated veteran Robb Macombie, and in the worst night of his life proves himself a better man than he had ever imagined he could be. In this narrative of America's worst maritime disaster, the deepest undercurrent is the spirit of the martyred President, whom Quinn and Macombie have vowed to honor by attending his funeral even if it kills them.

Indianapolis' 500-Mile Race, "the world's greatest sports spectacle," was rained out three consecutive days in 1973, and marred by lethal wrecks. Thousands of drunken race fans made the Speedway a vast encampment of garbage, misery and debauchery. The event is vividly recreated through a dozen fictional characters, their lives interwoven in crisis. A true study in violence and voyeurism.

Indiana's distinctive character balances agriculture with industry, tradition with innovation. It is a state of contrasts, in its natural terrain and in its populated regions. ""Indiana II"" portrays these contrasts at their best.