When Charles I was executed, his son Charles II made it his role to search out retribution, producing the biggest manhunt Britain had ever seen, one that would span Europe and America and would last for thirty years.
Men who had once been among the most powerful figures in England ended up on the scaffold, on the run, or in fear of the assassin's bullet. History has painted the regicides and their supporters as fanatical Puritans, but among them were remarkable men, including John Milton and Oliver Cromwell. Don Jordan and Michael Walsh bring these remarkable figures and this astonishing story vividly to life an engrossing, bloody tale of plots, spies, betrayal, fear and ambition.

The King's Revenge: Charles II and the Greatest Manhunt in British History

History

WALSH, Michael

Jordan, Don

Europe

ABACUS +

The King's City: London under Charles II: A city that transformed a nation – and created modern Britain

'The cruelty and magnificence of Restoration London provides endless fascination . . . there's much to delight in this volume' The Times 'Don Jordan's history captures the shifts [Charles II] engineered in trade and culture' Nature During the reign of Charles II, London was a city in flux. After years of civil war and political turmoil, England's capital became the centre for major advances in the sciences, the theatre, architecture, trade and ship-building that paved the way for the creation of the British Empire. At the heart of this activity was the King, whose return to power from exile in 1660 lit the fuse for an explosion in activity in all spheres of city life. London flourished, its wealth, vibrancy and success due to many figures famous today including Christopher Wren, Samuel Pepys and John Dryden - and others whom history has overlooked until now. Throughout the quarter-century Charles was on the throne, London suffered several serious reverses: the plague in 1665 and the Great Fire in 1666, and severe defeat in the Second Anglo-Dutch War, which brought about notable economic decline. But thanks to the genius and resilience of the people of London, and the occasionally wavering stewardship of the King, the city rose from the ashes to become the economic capital of Europe. The King's City tells the gripping story of a city that defined a nation and birthed modern Britain - and how the vision of great individuals helped to build the richly diverse place we know today.

White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in America

New York University Press

The forgotten story of the thousands of white Britons who lived and died in bondage in Britain’s American colonies In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, more than 300,000 white people were shipped to America as slaves. Urchins were swept up from London’s streets to labor in the tobacco fields, where life expectancy was no more than two years. Brothels were raided to provide “breeders” for Virginia. Hopeful migrants were duped into signing as indentured servants, unaware they would become personal property who could be bought, sold, and even gambled away. Transported convicts were paraded for sale like livestock. Drawing on letters crying for help, diaries, and court and government archives, Don Jordan and Michael Walsh demonstrate that the brutalities usually associated with black slavery alone were perpetrated on whites throughout British rule. The trade ended with American independence, but the British still tried to sell convicts in their former colonies, which prompted one of the most audacious plots in Anglo-American history. This is a saga of exploration and cruelty spanning 170 years that has been submerged under the overwhelming memory of black slavery. White Cargo brings the brutal, uncomfortable story to the surface.

Americas

NYU Press

Original Ranch and Camp Recipe meals cooked at home

Time of Horses, Cattle and Sheep

Literature & Fiction

Maverick Distributors

New for 2003! The updated and expanded edition of Aircraft Wrecks in the Mountains and Deserts of California: 1909-2002 (3rd Edition) 
Authors: G. Pat Macha and Don Jordan 
Features: · Newly-discovered historical wreck sites since last edition (updated through 2002) · Recent updates on known crash site data and locations · More than 1,300, expanded crash site listings · Expanded format: 528 pages · More than 355 photos · Detailed, personal crash histories researched by Don Jordan · Destined to be a collector’s item! 
Featuring details on more than 1,300 aircraft wreck sites in Northern and Southern California, Aircraft Wrecks in the Mountains and Deserts of California, 1909-2002 (3rd edition), is the most complete guidebook to locating historical aircraft crash sites in uninhabited wilderness and offers details on the history of the downed aircraft and information on how to locate them. 
This comprehensive guide also features data on the date of aircraft wrecks, aircraft type, location and what happened to the occupants. 
Written by Gary Pat Macha, premier aviation archaeologist and wreck finder, with detailed crash account stories by Don Jordan, the book serves as a guideline to aviation archaeology and describes procedures for approaching historical aircraft wreck sites.

Aircraft Wrecks in the Mountains and Deserts of California 1909-2002

Travel

MacHa, Gary Patric

United States

Info Net Pub

A blistering narrative of one of the most exciting periods in British history that will appeal to readers of historical fiction and nonfiction alike When Charles I was executed, his son Charles II made it his role to search out retribution, producing the biggest manhunt Britain had ever seen, one that would span Europe and America and would last for 30 years. Men who had once been among the most powerful figures in England ended up on the scaffold, on the run, or in fear of the assassin's bullet. History has painted the regicides and their supporters as fanatical Puritans, but among them were remarkable men, including John Milton and Oliver Cromwell. Don Jordan and Michael Walsh bring these remarkable figures and this astonishing story vividly to life an engrossing, bloody tale of plots, spies, betrayal, fear, and ambition. Brilliant period history, an extraordinary slice of English history told through a breathtaking narrative.

Little, Brown Book Group

The King's Bed: Sex, Power and the Court of Charles II

Little,Brown

To refer to the private life of Charles II is to abuse the adjective. His personal life was anything but private. His amorous liaisons were largely conducted in royal palaces surrounded by friends, courtiers and literally hundreds of servants and soldiers. Gossip radiated throughout the kingdom. 
Charles spent most of his wealth and his intellect on gaining and keeping the company of women, from the lowest sections of society such as the actress Nell Gwyn to the aristocratic Louise de Kérouaille. Some of Charles' women played their part in the affairs of state, colouring the way the nation was run. 
Don Jordan and Michael Walsh take us inside Charles' palace, where we will meet court favourites, amusing confidants, advisors jockeying for political power, mistresses past and present as well as key figures in his inner circle such as his 'pimpmasters' and his personal pox doctor.
The astonishing private life of Charles II reveals much about the man he was and why he lived and ruled as he did. The King's Bed tells the compelling story of a king ruled by his passion.

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

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The King's Revenge: Charles II and the Greatest Manhunt in British History

The King's City: London under Charles II: A city that transformed a nation – and created modern Britain

White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in America

White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in America

Time of Horses, Cattle and Sheep

Aircraft Wrecks in the Mountains and Deserts of California 1909-2002

The King's Revenge: Charles II and the Greatest Manhunt in British History

The King's Bed: Sex, Power and the Court of Charles II

The King's Bed: Sex, Power and the Court of Charles II

The King's Bed: Sex, Power and the Court of Charles II