Books with author George Franco

In THE PYRATES, the author of the celebrated Flashman novels pays tongue-in-cheek homage to the swashbuckling books and movies that have always stirred his imagination. In these rollicking pages you'll find tall ships and desert islands; impossibly gallant adventurers and glamorous heroines; devilishly sinister cads and ghastly dungeons; improbably acrobatic duels and hair's-breadth escapes; and more plot twists than you can shake a rapier at. A deliriously entertaining combination of Errol Flynn action-adventure and Naked Gun pastiche, in a new package geared to the legions of Flashman fanatics.

Devastated by losses in both livestock and crops on the Kansas prairie in the late 1870's, Steve and his parents push farther west to Colorado for a fresh beginning. The raw nature of the landscape and wildlife—still untamed by developing trains and canals—captivates Steve. Yet the consequent lack of established law leaves men of ill-will unchecked. Broken treaties between the government and Ute Indians lay a foundation for both white men and Indians to take advantage of the unsettled situation. Tensions mount, and Steve is thrust to the forefront of the struggle as his father and Chief Ouray both strive to keep peace and to treat all men with justice.

"Fraser's rousing historical novel tracks the rise and fall of the real-life boxer Tom Molineaux, a Virginia slave who fought his way to freedom and then to celebrity in England in the early 1800s."--New York Times Book ReviewBringing historical fact spiritedly to life, Fraser tells the rollicking tale of how "the Black Ajax" became as famous a figure in England as Napoleon -- and just as much a threat to its establishment -- before he passed into boxing legend and created a precedent for modern black prizefighters.

Excerpt from The Only Nancy: A Tale of the Kentucky MountainsThe mouth of the Gorge through which the stream rushed into View and the several falls that were in its way toward the pool caught the eye of the artist and he proceeded at once to sketch. He thought, as he worked, that Nature was at her best in this wild place. NO human hand had ever touched it with the art or skill of man. It could not be improved. It was a case Of Beauty unadorned, adorned the most. The artist, delighted beyond measure with his discovery, concluded that Nature loved the beautiful and had somewhat selfishly reserved this retired place for her own delectation.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.