Ebook by Dorothy Seymour Mills

Dorothy Seymour Mills steps out from the shadows of unrecognized authorship to describe in fascinating detail her journey to become the first woman baseball historian. Mills's experiences as a woman working in a predominantly male field from the 1950s to the present day bring to life her legacy and that of her fellow women baseball writers. She also delves into America's relationship with its national pastime and proves that studying baseball’s history is a lens toward better understanding America itself.

About the Author

Dorothy Seymour Mills, the first woman baseball historian, is an author, editor, consultant and speaker who has written numerous sports history, historical fiction and children's books. She is the widow of baseball's first professional historian, Dr. Harold Seymour, and was his co-author in preparing the classic series on baseball history, Baseball: The Early Years, Baseball: The Golden Age, and Baseball: The People's Game. Learn more about Mills on her Thinker page.

Ebook by Robert Wisehart

Drama, betrayal and mystery draw part-time P.I. and rogue-for-hire EthanCruickshank into the cliffs, beaches and bays of Cabo San Lucas as hehunts for a bail-jumping sex offender. Plagued by his own inner demons,Cruickshank is joined by a cohort of intriguing characters as he picksup the trail. Cabo Revenge, part of Robert Wisehart’s Cabo series,explores a place where the setting’s natural beauty conceals amultitude of sins. Enjoy page-turning crime fiction with plots twistsand turns in Cabo Revenge.

About theAuthor

Robert Wisehart is the author of the Cabo series and two Sam Houston novels, Born for the Storm and The Lion at Bay.A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Wisehart is a former award-winningjournalist who worked as a reporter and columnist for newspapers inFlorida, North Carolina, Louisiana and California. His work has appearedin more than 30 magazines and 200 newspapers. He has written speeches,ghosted books and routinely ate too much and attempted to regurgitatethe experience in words as a restaurant critic. Moving often andtraveling wisely, Wisehart lives with his wife, Dana, in Santa Fe, NewMexico, where he works on his next novel and plays enthusiastic tennis.

Ebook by Thinker Media

Documenting events through photography became a popular phenomenon during the Civil War. The Civil War Sesquicentennial Seriesshowcases these historical images and provides detailed commentary foreach photograph. Each ebook in the series focuses on an aspect of thewar, such as its administration, new technologies, and the people andoccupations of the day.

The artillery pictures in this ebook provide insight into the weaponrythat was patented and utilized in the mid-1800s. These images, capturedby the nation’s first war photographers, document the brutality behind awar fought by brothers of a divided nation. The West Point and MysticIsland foundries produced many ingenious new weapons manufactured from1861 to 1865, including the Parrott Gun, Dahlgren's Cannon, and theinfamous Swamp Angel. Photographs in this collection also show weaponsused in battlefields and on ships, gunboats, railroad cars and limbers.Rare artillery imported from British foundries like the Blakely andWhitworth cannons are also included. The story of Civil War artilleryunfolds in this unique collection.

About the Author

Images in the Civil War Sesquicentennial Series wereselected, curated and annotated by writers and editors of Thinker Media,an independent publisher of contemporary and historical works.

Ebook by Thinker Media

Documenting events through photography became a popular phenomenon during the Civil War. The Civil War Sesquicentennial Series showcases these historical images and provides detailed commentary for each photograph. Each ebook in the series focuses on an aspect of the war, such as its administration, new technologies, and the people and occupations of the day.

The images in this ebook focus on the most photographed man during the Civil War: Abraham Lincoln. Though photography was still new in the 1860s, Lincoln was photographed many times, both in formal portraits and on battlefields. See what Lincoln looked like without his famous beard, read his handwritten copy of the Emancipation Proclamation and view the last photograph of Lincoln before his assassination. Each portrait includes stories and facts about Lincoln as well as linked references to learn more. Lincoln’s life comes into greater focus with this unique collection.

About the Author

Images in the Civil War Sesquicentennial Series were selected, curated and annotated by writers and editors of Thinker Media, an independent publisher of contemporary and historical works.

Ebook by John Thorn

John Thorn, Official Historian for Major League Baseball, tracks the history of the game in America from its misty origins to present-day glory. A great read for historians and baseball enthusiasts of all stripes, Baseball: Our Game explores the evolution of America’s National Pastime through cultural shifts and significant changes in the game. This edition features newly updated material on the Aughts and archival images not published in earlier editions.

About the Author

John Thorn, the Official Baseball Historian for Major League Baseball, is one of baseball's most interesting (and prolific) writers. His books include Baseball in the Garden of Eden, New York | 400, Total Baseball: The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball and The Hidden Game of Baseball. He is an historian and expert on the early years of baseball, New York City, football, hockey, cricket, architecture, art, music and oysters.