Books with author Gregory O. Smith

“We’re not set up for deep space,” said Robert. “We’re in big trouble.”3-2-1-Blastoff! The Wright cousins are out of this world and so is the fun. Join the cousins as they travel into space aboard the new Stellar Spaceplane. Enjoy zero gravity and the incredible views. But what about the space aliens Tim keeps seeing? The Wrights soon discover there really is something out there, and it’s downright scary. The cousins must pull together, with help from family and friends on earth, if they are to survive. Get ready for fun and adventure as the Wright cousins REACH FOR THE STARS!

“Now,” Tim said, “who wants to be the guinea pig, I mean, go first into this nice, creepy, scary, awful passage?”These are dangerous times in the kingdom of Gütenberg. King Straunsee and his daughters have been made prisoners in their own castle. The five Wright cousins rush in to help. With secret passages, sword fights, cliff rescues and more, the cousins must scramble to rescue their friends and try to save the kingdom in THE SWORD OF SUTHERLEE!

“J-One, come in J-One,” radioed Robert. “We think we’ve found something. We’re going in to check it out.”The five Wright cousins are searching for a missing airplane, but someone keeps sabotaging their efforts. Then a sudden lightning storm moves in and the mountains erupt into flames. The cousins must fly into action to rescue their friends. Will their old World War 2 airplane hold together? Join the Wright cousins as they TAKE TO THE SKIES!Family friendly, packed with good clean humor and fun!

"There's one thing you should know about me," said Eric Brown. "I never give up. So strap yourself in and hold on tight. We're going in!" America's top secret Alpha Base 3 has just been destroyed, Alpha Base 2 is under attack. Alpha Command super-pilot Eric Brown has already had one airplane shot-out from under him. He's in no mood to let it happen again. Freedom around the world is at stake. Join Eric Brown, King Straunsee, and stubborn Princess Allesandra as they fight to keep freedom alive. Can they do it? Dive into RHEEBAKKEN 2! Family friendly, packed with good clean humor and fun!

THE SPY WORLD WILL NEVER BE THE SAME! Meet Robert and Tim Wright, two teenage cousins who accidentally become America's top two secret agents--the notorious KIMOSOGGY and TORONTO. Their mission: rescue the beautiful Princess Katrina Straunsee and the mysterious, all-important Straunsee attaché case. They must not fail, for the future of America is in their hands. Get set for top secret fun and adventure as the Wright cousins outsmart the entire spy world--we hope! You'll really like SECRET AGENTS DON'T LIKE BROCCOLI! Family friendly, packed with good clean humor and fun!

STRENGTH OF THE MOUNTAINS“YOU’RE KIDDING, RIGHT? BALLOON CAMPING? That’s what you want for your graduation present?”The morning arrives. The balloon is filled. An unexpected storm strikes. Matt, all alone, is swept off into the wilderness in an unfinished balloon. How will he survive? What will he eat? Will he ever make it home again? Join Matt in this amazing and fun survival adventure STRENGTH OF THE MOUNTAINS!

“Lindy desperately clawed at the rocks around her, trying to stop from being dragged downward into the abyss…”A mysterious map holds the key to the location of an ancient treasure city. When the Wright cousins set out on horseback to find it, they run headlong into desert flash floods, treacherous passages, and formidable foes. Saddle up for thrilling discoveries and the cousins’ wacky sense of humor in this grand Western adventure, THE SECRET OF THE LOST CITY! Family friendly!

Long before the indigenous people of southeastern North America first encountered Europeans and Africans, they established communities with clear social and political hierarchies and rich cultural traditions. Award-winning historian Gregory D. Smithers brings this world to life in Native Southerners, a sweeping narrative of American Indian history in the Southeast from the time before European colonialism to the Trail of Tears and beyond. In the Native South, as in much of North America, storytelling is key to an understanding of origins and tradition—and the stories of the indigenous people of the Southeast are central to Native Southerners. Spanning territory reaching from modern-day Louisiana and Arkansas to the Atlantic coast, and from present-day Tennessee and Kentucky through Florida, this book gives voice to the lived history of such well-known polities as the Cherokees, Creeks, Seminoles, Chickasaws, and Choctaws, as well as smaller Native communities like the Nottoway, Occaneechi, Haliwa-Saponi, Catawba, Biloxi-Chitimacha, Natchez, Caddo, and many others. From the oral and cultural traditions of these Native peoples, as well as the written archives of European colonists and their Native counterparts, Smithers constructs a vibrant history of the societies, cultures, and peoples that made and remade the Native South in the centuries before the American Civil War. What emerges is a complex picture of how Native Southerners understood themselves and their world—a portrayal linking community and politics, warfare and kinship, migration, adaptation, and ecological stewardship—and how this worldview shaped and was shaped by their experience both before and after the arrival of Europeans. As nuanced in detail as it is sweeping in scope, the narrative Smithers constructs is a testament to the storytelling and the living history that have informed the identities of Native Southerners to our day.

The submarine was now down inside the watery canyon and picking up speed. Out of the corner of his eye, Tim saw something dark and sinister sweep by...The five Wright cousins have a submarine and they know how to use it! But the deeper they go, the more mysterious Lake Pinecone becomes. Something is wrecking boats on the lake and it’s downright scary. Will they find the secret before it’s too late? It’s “up periscope” and “man the torpedoes” as the fun-loving Wright cousins dive into this fun new adventure—THE GREAT SUBMARINE ADVENTURE!

“Jed’s lantern cast long shadows across the room. Tim gulped, not sure whether he wanted to stay there or not. It looked like a dungeon.”The Wright cousins are helping to restore a stone fort from the American Revolution. They expect hard work, but find more—secret passages, pirates, dangerous waterfalls, a new girl with a fondness for swordplay. Join the cousins as they try to unravel this puzzling mystery, THE CASE OF THE MISSING PRINCESS!

Forced to Grow UpIn the island kingdom of Mineria, intelligent energy beings called Guardians give members of the royal family supernatural abilities like speed, stamina, and strength. But the nation is shocked when thirteen-year-old Dale, a prince weakened by childhood disease, is picked to succeed the aging king over his older half-brother Erik. In anger, Erik turns to the primitive cousins of the Guardians, the Feral Spirits.The aggressive nation of Capagia, an ancient enemy, decides the time is ripe to test the newly-crowned boy king and sends a vast armada to conquer Mineria.Can Dale learn to lead in time to save his country?

Long before the indigenous people of southeastern North America first encountered Europeans and Africans, they established communities with clear social and political hierarchies and rich cultural traditions. Award-winning historian Gregory D. Smithers brings this world to life in Native Southerners, a sweeping narrative of American Indian history in the Southeast from the time before European colonialism to the Trail of Tears and beyond. In the Native South, as in much of North America, storytelling is key to an understanding of origins and tradition—and the stories of the indigenous people of the Southeast are central to Native Southerners. Spanning territory reaching from modern-day Louisiana and Arkansas to the Atlantic coast, and from present-day Tennessee and Kentucky through Florida, this book gives voice to the lived history of such well-known polities as the Cherokees, Creeks, Seminoles, Chickasaws, and Choctaws, as well as smaller Native communities like the Nottoway, Occaneechi, Haliwa-Saponi, Catawba, Biloxi-Chitimacha, Natchez, Caddo, and many others. From the oral and cultural traditions of these Native peoples, as well as the written archives of European colonists and their Native counterparts, Smithers constructs a vibrant history of the societies, cultures, and peoples that made and remade the Native South in the centuries before the American Civil War. What emerges is a complex picture of how Native Southerners understood themselves and their world—a portrayal linking community and politics, warfare and kinship, migration, adaptation, and ecological stewardship—and how this worldview shaped and was shaped by their experience both before and after the arrival of Europeans. As nuanced in detail as it is sweeping in scope, the narrative Smithers constructs is a testament to the storytelling and the living history that have informed the identities of Native Southerners to our day.