Actually, should be Very Good. Slight edgewise, binding is tight. Too much stuff. Clearing shelves.

Century of Black Photographers, 1840-1960

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Winston, Michael

Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art

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High Museum of Art

In this first book of the Jonathan Kinkaid Series, "Independent Action," our hero serves as First Lieutenant aboard the American frigate Randolph of 32 guns, blockaded in the port of Philadelphia during the winter of 1776-77. Tasked with orders to undertake "independent action" in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic against a mighty British convoy, she manages to elude enemy warships long enough to transform her crew-from the crusty boatswain O'Toole to the teenage midshipman Billy Weatherby-into an effective fighting force. Fast-paced, old-fashioned, high seas adventure at its very best. Cover art by the author.

Independent Action: Kinkaid in the North Atlantic (Jonathan Kinkaid Series)

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"Uprising" is the exciting second book of the Jonathan Kinkaid series, where Kinkaid's daring and proficiency are tested to the limit when he is given command of the lightly armed brig, Swift, of 12 guns. Ordered to deliver a diplomat bearing a copy of the Declaration of Independence to the Dutch free port of St. Eustatia in the Caribbean, his mission seems easy enough. But then why have they taken on over 100 muskets and heavy weapons? All Kinkaid is told is that he must assist a major of marines with a secret assignment that takes them to the wet, steaming jungle island of Dominica, inhabited by cannibalistic Carib Indians. As if this and the might of the Royal Navy weren't enough to contend with, Kinkaid must also gain information of any pirate activity in the Caribbean that might interfere with American shipping between St. Eustatia and American shores. A story of strange allies and astounding deceit, of happy times followed by terrible heartbreak, where the tinkling of champagne glasses is followed by the roar of cannons in the blink of an eye, "Uprising" is rousing, fast-paced sea-going adventure in the Winston style. Cover art by the author.

Uprising: Kinkaid in the West Indies (Jonathan Kinkaid)

It is the summer of 1779 and the height of the American Revolution. The New York frontier from Albany to the Pennsylvania border is in bloody turmoil as raiding parties of Iroquois Indians from different tribes join with Tories to attack their neighbors who they call rebels and traitors against the Crown of England. Deep in the forest, lying at the bottom of the largest of the Finger Lakes, is a small tribe of Cayuga Iroquois Indians who wish only to live their lives in peace by remaining neutral in the white man's war. But what can a young brave do when he learns that the great General Washington has ordered a 5000-man army to invade his country and burn every town to the ground and kill or take hostage all his people and drive them from their land in revenge for these border raids? "Sunset of the Iroquois" is a gritty, character-driven, and historically accurate depiction of the Clinton-Sullivan campaign, the invasion of the Indian country and the largest military operation ever undertaken during the American Revolution. Rarely mentioned in the history books, this true story is told from both sides with famous figures and colorful personalities, with emphasis on young warrior and Iroquois way of life. Join with Yellow Bear as he follows his father, the war chief Too Tall Pine, along with Fishcarrier, Cornplanter, Red Jacket, and other Iroquois warriors as they take up the hatchet to protect their people from annihilation. Most of the General officers who participated in the campaign kept daily journals which provided an accurate framework for this exciting, action-packed adventure novel that also tells the story from the viewpoint of a platoon of Morgan's Rangers, an elite group of riflemen, including the famous Timothy Murphy and his group of sharpshooters, led by the bold but rash Lieutenant Thomas Boyd, who, along with 16 of his men met a tragic end while scouting for the army.

Sunset of the Iroquois

This first volume in the Sgt. Smith WWII trilogy follows a squad of First Infantry Division soldiers to the Tunisian desert of North Africa in their first experience of war. As members of the "Big Red One," the most famous division in the American army, they do battle with the most famous units in the German army; Rommel's Africa Corps, as well as the 10th and 21st Panzer Divisions. Although this three-part series is told in novel format, it is a true story, based upon documented accounts as well as stories my father told me. This is a vivid, unvarnished odyssey into the slit trenches of World War II, a gritty look at a war we should never forget. Volume 2: "Soldiers in the Sun: Sgt. Smith in the Campaign for Sicily" now available.

Baptism of Fire: Sgt. Smith in the North African Campaign

In this second volume of the Sgt. Smith World War II trilogy, we find First Squad on the hot and rocky island of Sicily as the Allies plan to take and hold the island in order to better control shipping in the Mediterranean and as a jumping off point for the invasion of Italy. The First Infantry Division, having been bloodied in the fierce fighting in the hills and desert country of Tunisia, has learned a few hard lessons. After receiving some devastating setbacks in the Kasserine Pass from Rommel's Africa Corps, the First Division stood their ground at El Guettar and came back to beat the best the Germans could throw at them. Not only did they fight and win against the famous German 10th and 21st Panzer Divisions, the elite Hermann Goering Division, and Rommel's Africa Corps, but they then played a central role in evicting the Nazis from North Africa. Not only has the First Division earned the respect of their German opponents, but the soldiers have slowly learned to hate their enemy, who has taught them that war is a serious business, a business of killing, and they are beginning to take pride in their craft.Based upon stories my father told me, as well as documented history, we now rejoin First Squad as they invade the Land of the Cyclops, from the landing beaches at Gela to the climactic battle for Troina.

Soldiers in the Sun: Sgt. Smith in the Campaign for Sicily

It is 1776. The first battles of the American Revolution have just been fought and a large British army has just landed at Montreal and means to push down the chain of lakes to split the colonies. The only thing standing in their way is General Benedict Arnold's ragtag bunch of Continentals, militia and seaman at the bottom of Lake Champlain. This is the story of Kinkaid's first assignment, when he is sent up to the New York woods to advise Arnold in the building and fighting of an inland fleet to stop the British advance.

The Lake War: Kinkaid with the Inland Fleet

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