Bücher von Donald Barr Chidsey

Embark on a thrilling journey with prolific pulp fiction author Donald Barr Chidsey's timeless series featuring the indomitable Miami cop Sgt. Wentworth L. McGarvey and his trusty sidekick, Detective Morton. Originally published in Detective Fiction Weekly in the late 1930s, this long-running series captured the imagination of readers across over 30 installments. Now, for the first time in book form, experience the gripping tales of crime and justice in order, accompanied by the authentic pulp magazine illustrations. In Volume 2, delve into five riveting stories, including "Murder to Order," "McGarvey Follows His Nose," "Murder for Art's Sake," "The Blood Trail," and "Fools Can Be Dangerous." A must-read for fans of hard-boiled detective fiction and pulp enthusiasts alike.

Sir Walter Raleigh is a well-researched, highly readable biography of one of British history's pivotal figures. Said the author: "A life of Walter Raleigh inevitably is a history of England in Raleigh's time, for the man had something to do with practically every event of importance: social, military, naval, or political, while he was at court." Thus, an eventful history of an eventful life.

Johnny Lamb couldn't stop living long enough to clear his name of a murder charge in Connecticut. Instead, he took a whaling ship and wound up in the Sandwich Islands (now called Hawaii) not only as a successful merchant of goods and liquor but a common-law king to the reigning Queen Kaahumanu. He had a superb lust for life which he rarely denied, but he had respect for people, their rights, and their beliefs. He had become informal lord of the exotic Islands, master of their fate as well as his own-when he met Ann Mathewson.Ann was the very young widow of one of America's first Christian missionaries in Hawaii. She was more strong-willed than dedicated, more feminine than religious. One look at Captain Johnny and Ann knew that her life would be worldly.But the real, contagious excitement is in the mixture of explosive personalities when Ann determines to convert the Queen-through the lord of the isles, Johnny Lamb!

""A full-length story of the life and adventurous career of Prince Chrles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender.A portrait of a man whose charm and daring made him, for a time, the most romantic figure in Europe.""

The flaming hell that was World War I was laid bare by the brutal sinking of the Lusitania. Until then, no one -- particularly in neutral America -- was prepared for the coming holocaust. But on May 7, 1915, a German u-boat, lurking off the coast of Ireland, torpedoed the unarmed passenger ship Lusitania. The vessel sank in an incredible 18 minutes -- killing 1,195 men, women, and chilldren.

If you like pirate novels, you'll enjoy Donald Barr Chidsey's MAROONED - a real swashbuckling adventure of buccaneering to match the best.Here are the rakish ships that fly the Jolly Roger, the men who swear by the pirates' code, the governor sworn to vengeance, and the fair maidens held for ransom. This is the story of Alan Waite, pirate and anti-pirate.Scum of the sea to some, a hero to his women, he is the kind of reckless sea-rover every reader will thrill to follow down the Spanish Main!

On the pleasure boats of the Old Mississippi, passions ran high when men gambled for the favors of beautiful women -- and renegades carried off girls along with other loot.Disguised as a notorious outlaw, hot-blooded Dave Macdonough invaded the river rogues' hideout in a reckless attempt to destroy them. But his mission became an act of persona! vengeance when he met the lovely swamp water girl who was their captive mistress.

Aaron Burr was one of the most astounding and perplexing men in American history. A man who had lost the Presidency of the United States to Thomas Jefferson by only one vote in the House of Representartives, and who had himslef been Vice President, he nevertheless became notorious overnight by killing Alexander Hamilton in their famous New Jersey duel. But he went further. Burr, ever restless, ventured into the Midwest and West engaging in "strange doings" that included secret meetings on Blennerhassett Island and efforts to raise a private militia. Was he really anxious to establish himself as Emperor of Mexico? What were the motives and the ambitions of this curious and powerful man?

In The Tide Turns, Donald Barr Chidsey, with the same sense of immediacy that made July 4, 1776, Valley Forge, and The Great Separation so successful, permits us to share the ordeals of the colonial army in New York and New Jersey during the first year of the rebellion. We see the approach of the largest fleet the British had ever assembled, the unopposed landing of a colossal army and its supplies on Staten Island, and the feverish preparations by George Washington and his aides. The British appeared to be in no hurry, but when they did move, they were invincible.The Battle of Long Island saw the colonials outmaneuvered, outmanned, outgunned. By the time the Americans had withdrawn, the British had taken over 900 prisoners, including two major generals. At their own pace the British captured all of New York, including Fort Washington, and overran New Jersey. The rebellion seemed at an end. But Washington provided the necessary miracle-the crossing of the Delaware, and then the capture of Trenton. Before winter set in and campaigning became impossible, the British were cleared out of most of New Jersey.Once again, Donald Barr Chidsey has brought history alive and has added a great popular interpretation to the literature about the founding of our country.