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The Bradleys, Sam Drucker, Herby, Charlie and Floyd are decorating the Cannonball for it's annual Christmas Eve trip of caroling, gift-giving and merriment around the valley, but Homer Bedloe is determined to be a Scrooge and take possession of the train on Christmas Eve.
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As America developed a huge appetite for its emerging passion in the late 19th century, one man stood above all other baseball players - Cannonball Crane. He was the biggest, strongest, and the heaviest star the game had. His record heave in the Polo Grounds set a record for a 'long throw' that probably still stands today - as does his 428 batting average for Toronto. That mark is still far and away the high water mark for any pitcher in the nearly...
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Byron Rogers' latest collection of travel pieces follows the formula of his book An Audience with an Elephant: in search of-and finding-a remarkable array of quirky, whimsical and singular individuals. But as well as such characters as the pensioner on a Saga holiday who decided to swim across the Amazon, this book sees for the first time Rogers meeting a number of undeniably famous people: Hollywood stars, legends of children's radio serials he had...
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Don your dazzling dresses and tailored tuxedos - it's time for the second annual Hellfire Gala! And the highlight will be the election of a new team of X-Men! But can Emma Frost hold everything together when a shocking revelation threatens to derail her big night? Meanwhile, a nefarious party crasher leads to a high-stakes mission for Wolverine and Spider-Man! Plus: Cannonball and Sunspot lead their fellow runners-up from last year's X-Men election...
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Explore the chilling history behind some of southwestern Pennsylvania's most horrifying murders.
In 1907, a young girl was found dead in the Lyric Theatre, leaving behind an unwanted pregnancy and an abusive lover. On an otherwise quiet morning in 1891, a cartful of nitroglycerin exploded. The remains of the driver had to be gathered in a peck basket. The Cannonball Express lived up to its name in 1888, when an open switch caused it to shoot off...
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Priscilla Pembroke is the perfect spy-female, forty, and practically invisible. No one would ever suspect a proper American lady of carrying seditious documents that could well become a prelude to war with England. But when her ship is cannonballed to splinters-and she is unable to swim-both her mission to end slavery and her life are about to come to a tragic end.At twenty-five, Camran Slayter is set to become captain of a Royal Navy ship. The scars...
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The frank and revealing memoirs of James Lowry, a young surgeon in Nelson's Mediterranean fleet 1797 to 1804.This is his hand-written journal, never intended for publication, describing his rugged life afloat and fascinating (often erotic) adventures ashore.As one reviewer wrote, it is a "fantastic primary [historical] source and is full of firsthand accounts of several conflicts in His Majesty's Navy. While he describes details of battles hitherto...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS1) Banished… for GOOD or, Busted On KT-22Fly-on-The-Wall or, Slide Mountain Hubris2) A Gringo Makes The Earth Quake or, Bad Day At Puerto Peñasco3) Ponderosa Safety Meeting or, Rescue in the High Sierra4) "SHEET!" or, Communication Breakdown, Mexico Style5) A Taste of Valle de Bravo or, Flyers' Paradise6) The Swizzle Stick From Hell or, a Turd in Paradise7) A Valle Purchase or Panties From Heaven8) Soup Kitchen Sally Gets Some...
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