Books with author Adam Fletcher

Excerpt from Rebel Private, Front and Rear: Experiences and Observations From the Early Fifties and Through the Civil WarFather thought a densely settled negro district would be a poor place to have a family during the war, which he said was sure to come; so he sold out and moved to Texas, and settled at Wiess Bluff, J asper County, J une, 1856. At lviess Bluff, father found in old man Simon Wiess a well read and intelligent man, and one who reasoned the future as he did; but his moving ideas were somewhat different, as I have heard him remark to father that if he could sell out at not too great a loss he would move to the Republic of Mexico in order to keep his boys out of war. While at Wiess Bluff, about the only mention of war I would hear was by father and Wiess.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Motion Picture Magazine, Vol. 20: August, 1920-January, 1921There is so much talk of extensive production abroad these days - of the fact that other countries will compete, to the best of their ability, with America, which has for so long excelled in motion picture produc tion, that it is interesting to learn of conditions - cinematically speaking first-hand: dear editor - I have, at last, reached this famed town (in England we are not so crude as to call it a city) and verily, I like it muchly. Of course. It isn't as beautiful as Paris, but still it has a de lightful charm all its own. For beauty and gaiety give me Paris. But then, at other times, let me have London.It is very pleasing to note that our pic ture palaces (why so called I am at a loss to state) differ from those of France, Belgium and the continent in general. As in Germany, we call it the Kinema. With a slightly different pronunciation, and isn't it true that the Japanese also spell it the selfsame way?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This book is the sequel to Tibu and Tovaira Defy the Rising Sun. It is early 1942 in East New Britain, Rabaul has fallen to the invading Japanese. Australian boy 14 year old Johhny Read aka Tovaira, is trapped behind Japanese lines. With the help of his lifelong Tolai friend, Tibu, he is trying to avoid capture. Due to an unfortunate chain of events, Tomarum's sorcery ritual to help Tovaira escape detection by the Japanese, goes spectacularly wrong. Tibu and Tovaira are transported through time to 1914. Tibu, Tovaira, Tomarum, and eleven year old Prahu skipper Elijah then solve the riddle of the Australian Submarine AE-1's disappearance. But then the evil Jurgen Shultz, a Blackbirder, captures the boys and things are looking grim for them.