John H. Manhold
The American War
In this unusual Vietnam War story, Sam Kensington, an average G.I., along with his buddy Wilson, are veterans of numerous…
Bitter Passage
Hermann Reinhardt, a successful Prussian linen mill operator in the era of the ’49 California Gold Rush, decides to leave…
After the Fog
This novel is set in the steel town of Donora, PA in 1949 when an unusual weather pattern caused by…
The Gauntlet Runner
Jacob and Maggie Murray, young Pennsylvania pioneer farmers, are the main characters in this story set against the background of…
Liberty’s Children
In this third novel of the Smithyman series, More has provided interesting insight into the conflicts existing in the early…
Godric the Kingslayer (Sons of Mercia, vol. 2)
Eadric Streona is an unusual swineherd who, by intelligent maneuvering and some good fortune, managed to elevate his position in…
The Fall of the Iron Prow
In this story of a young man and woman’s attempts to save Constantinople during 13th-century wars among Byzantine princes, Venetians,…
Bending the Boyne
Dunn’s story of the early years of Ireland’s inhabitants is a fascinating account of what happened to the residents of…
Bay of Pigs, Blood of Cuba
True to the author’s description of his book being “a fairly accurate depiction of truth with an overlay of fiction,”…
People of the Bear Mother
Author Austin, impressed by Jean Clottes’ book on the Pont’ d’Arc cave-painting discoveries of Jean Marie Chauvet in 1994, sets…
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