In this speculative historical novel, the South wins the Civil War, and Salmon Brown, the surviving son of abolitionist John Brown, leads a group of abolitionists on an attack to wipe out the Confederate leaders and force a return to war

Gray Victory

Literature & Fiction

Skimin, Robert

United States

St Martins Pr

Fresh and original, with a memorable cast of characters caught up in the spectacular triumphs and tragedies of the Apache world, Apache Autumn is the rich saga of the Chihenne Apache, whose story surges from the 1500s until its dramatic end early in the twentieth century. Lazaro, a thoughtful and aggressive leader of the Chihenne, seeks to weld the different bands of the People, ranging throughout New Mexico and Arizona, into a nation strong enough to withstand their archenemies, the Mexicans, and the onslaught of white men moving into their homelands. During a raid, Lazaro becomes obsessed with Carlota, the beautiful daughter of a Mexican colonel. He Kidnaps her on her wedding day and forces her to be his wife in the Chihenne country. She gives birth to a son, Andres, and escapes to Mexico. After marrying an American Army officer, Raphael Murphy, Carlota returns to New Mexico. Murphy adopts Andres and attempts to work out a peace with Lazaro. When the Civil War intervenes, Murphy becomes a general and Andres a hero with Sheridan. After the war, Andres seeks his heritage, meets with his father, and falls in love with a female Apache warrior. Unable to bear the treachery of the U.S. government, Andres becomes an Apache war leader, helping his father and Geronimo enflame the frontier. Their valiant efforts are in vain, and grave injustices are piled upon the proud tribe as they lose their struggle with the "White Eyes" and are forced onto reservations. From Tze-go-juni, a riveting medicine woman, to the Spirits themselves, Robert Skimin weaves Apache custom, religion, warfare, and everyday living in an accurate and brilliant portrayal.

Apache Autumn

Seventeen years in the making, Ulysses offers a rich tapestry of Grant's life - from West Point to the Civil War to the White House. Skimin's inspired dedication to his research provides a window into Grant's time as a cadet, his courtship of Julia, his military success during the Mexican War, his troubles with peacetime army life, his rebirth as a wartime hero, and his troubled presidency. Skimin has captured the essence of Ulysses S. Grant: his courageous drive to succeed, his fear of failure, his struggles with alcohol abuse, his self-doubt as husband, and his military genius. Robert Skimin's Civil War expertise brings an amazing element of realism to Grant's clashes with Robert E. Lee. Throughout, this story is a vibrant look at nineteenth-century America.

Ulysses: A Biographical Novel of U.S. Grant

Traces the lives and fortunes of three generations of the Hoshi family, a Japanese-American dynasty, from their 1907 departure for America, through the turbulence of World War I, Prohibition, and World War II, to Japan's economic recovery in the postwar era

Chikara!

Lazaro, a thoughtful but aggressive leader of the Chihenne Apache Indians, tries to unite the various bands of the Apache People into a nation strong enough to defend their rich land against the Mexicans and the encroaching whites. Reprint.

Chikara!: A Sweeping Novel of Japan and America from 1907 to 1983

Pinnacle Books

Chikara

Genre Fiction

A novel that commemorates the heroism of the American fighter and bomber pilots of World War II is set in Italy in 1943, when an Italian pilot captures an American P-38 Lightning and uses it to shoot down unsuspecting American bombers.

Renegade Lightning: A Novel

PACHECO, Ferdie

Presidio Press

First published in 1984, this remarkable story of a Japanese American family, received accolades to this day. From 1907, through WWI, adventure and discrimination, Pearl Harbor and WWII, Hiroshima to the market battle of the 80¿s, this mighty epic is a powerful page turner. ¿absorbing¿rich in understanding of the Japanese spirit.¿ ¿Publisher¿s Weekly ¿Riveting.¿ ¿ Kansas City Star ¿for anyone who wants a good book to read.¿ ¿Houston Chronicle ¿a moving saga that makes for entertaining as well as educational reading.¿¿San Francisco Chronicle ¿A book of immense proportions and meticulous research, Skimin is a masterful storyteller.¿ ¿San Diego Union

Chikara!: A Sweeping Novel of Japan and America - 1907 to 1983

Contemporary

iUniverse

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Gray Victory

Apache Autumn

Ulysses: A Biographical Novel of U.S. Grant

Chikara!

Gray Victory

Apache Autumn

Chikara!: A Sweeping Novel of Japan and America from 1907 to 1983

Chikara

Renegade Lightning: A Novel

Chikara!: A Sweeping Novel of Japan and America - 1907 to 1983