Bücher von Laura M Lee

Located on Pea Patch Island, Fort Delaware was erected to defend local ports from enemy attack but never received or fired a shot in anger. The first earthen-work version, constructed during the War of 1812, was followed by a second 1820s plan incorporating a masonry star design with a network of drainage ditches. Engineering issues and a low-lying site doomed the structure; in 1831, it was irreparably damaged by fire. A new plan created a more substantial fortification still standing to this day. Fort Delaware evolved into a well-established community that transformed from protector to notorious Civil War prison camp. Most widely known as a prison, it subsequently served in lesser roles through three more conflicts. Images of America: Fort Delaware unifies an amazing pictorial record of Fort Delaware's historical timeline. The story is not only of active duty but its rescue from abandonment and subsequent successful preservation work.

In this coming of age story, fifteen year old Alicia Reynolds learns that people aren't always what they appear to be. "Kevin would never hurt me. He would never make me do something I didn't want to. I must have wanted it...or made him think I wanted it. She thought to herself as the hot water beat down onto her back. The blood scared her. The pain had scared her. Kevin had scared her. Kevin loved her. She knew he did. The way he held her. The way he talked to her. Kevin cared about her and it angered her the more she questioned that. If one act could turn her against him then he was right. She didn't love him as much as he loved her."