Books with author J F Rogers

Ferdinand Magellan's fateful landfall on Guam, the first inhabited Pacific island known to Europeans, ushered in the age of European exploration in the Pacific and led inexorably to foreign domination of every traditional island society throughout Oceania. In the centuries after Magellan's landing in 1521, Guam became a small green oasis for alien priests, soldiers, traders, pirates, and other expatriates. Destiny's Landfall tells the story of this colorful cavalcade of outsiders and of the indigenous Chamorro people who, in a remarkable feat of resiliency, maintained their language and their identity despite three centuries of colonial domination by three of history's most powerful nation-states: Spain, Japan, and the United States.Today, international airlines, nuclear-powered submarines, and satellite tracking stations have replaced Spanish galleons. But though Americanized, modernized, and multiethnic, Guam continues to fulfill the geopolitical role imposed on it by outsiders. In this comprehensive look at one of the world's last colonies, Robert E. Rogers evokes the dramatic but little-known saga of Guam's people - from the precontact era to Spanish domination, from colonial rule under a U.S. naval government to the massive military invasions of World War II, and on through the booms and busts, the scandals and victories experienced by Guamanians in their still-unfulfilled quest to regain control of their future.

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The magical adventures of Leyla, Horatio, Tundi, Sierra and Shauna: Sarah and Archibald Townson are mum & dad to five adopted children: Shauna,aged 13,Irish born; Leyla,aged 10,Turkish born; Horatio,aged 9,English born; Tundi,aged 6,Nigerian born; and Sierra,aged 5,Spanish born. In the company of their many pets, they get along well as a loving family, until Shauna misbehaves to such a degree as to attract the unwelcome attention of His High Majesty Ree Cluselug, King of The Fairies, who decrees that she must be taken to the Fairyland Torture Dungeon for punishment and a lookalike changeling left in her place. Unfortunately, the two dimwit fairies in charge of the swap, inadvertently kidnap Sierra as well.The changeling, Dylis - accepted as Shauna by the family - is an instant success with the children - not least because of her magical powers - some of which she makes known to them. Their mission to rescue Sierra in which they must brave the dereliction of Crowcall Abbey becomes an adventure in which they are set upon by the witch, Ratstails, and her legion of man-eating crows. Aided in their hour of need by a peculiar-looking bird-watcher named Bradley Adam David Drayton-Yahya, the children, expressing their gratitude, nonetheless worry about the gentleman's disquieting initials.Continuing their search, they arrive at the Fairy Palace - a vast hidden kingdom below ground - where, in the face of extreme danger, they bravely proceed with their efforts to rescue Sierra. They then travel back in time to 1912 Southampton where the children attempt to dissuade the family of a friend from boarding the doomed liner Titanic, and later, in a quest to replenish her dwindling supplies of magic, the changeling must outwit Vrones and Rincasins to gain entry to the well-guarded Antique Alchemy. There, in vats of pure gold, mixtures must be weighed as per precise instructions and carefully stirred with the claw of a Griffin if the changeling is to have any hope of regaining her former capabilities. Behind locked doors, Spark Chambers spiral electric energy to a dragon's brain - the creature's huge bat-like wings, lizard's claws and serpent's barbed tail already in position - its massive body being cloned from the bones of a genetically identical ancestor discovered during excavations in a town's market square. It only awaits an infusion of crocodile blood at the correct temperature, already being prepared in a bubble chamber, to make it the largest manmade dragon ever to terrify the earth! But with conflicting rumours of approaching hostilities between the Underground Fairies and their old enemy, the Elves of lonely Rombald's Moor, the questions might be asked, was the dragon being made to order, and if so, whose order? And what role, if any, would the changeling and her trusted companions, the children, play in the coming battle?

Join with the children, Horatio, Leyla, Sierra and Tundi and travel to Fairyland in the company of a Fairy Princess, on a mission to warn the Fairy King that his kingdom is about to be attacked by an army of Elves - cunningly disguised as a troupe of circus performers. Journey through a magical land of fairies, elves, witches and giants; explore the Enchanted Forest where a mystical unicorn battles with evil hobgoblins; beware Mad Hannah the Witch of the Wood. Help save Tundi from the horse-drawn Coach of Death as it gallops headlong for Bloodthirsty Castle. Go to the aid of the changeling held captive on a Ghost Ship. Ride the two-headed Dragon as it dives to the attack in The War of the Elves.

The following stories about the boy A braham Lincoln were given to me at intervals, during a period of four or five years, by Austin Gollaher, who spent all his life among the hills of La Rue County, Kentucky, having been born in that county in the year 1806, and having died there on February 22, 1898. Twenty-five years ago, when I was on The La Rue County Herald a weekly newspaper published at Hodgenville, Kentucky, the town of my birth and upbringing, I found much pleasure in visiting the home of Mr. Gollaher, and drawing from him these tales of the days when he and Lincoln, children of the wilderness, played in the woods, and along Knob Creek, upon the banks of which the boy Austin Gollaher lived when the Lincolns moved from Cave Spring Farm to the Knob Creek hills. Mr.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

This abundantly illustrated and richly documented history provides a comprehensive look at one of the world's last colonies. Rogers evokes the dramatic but little-known saga of Guam's people from the precontact era to Spanish domination, from colonial rule under a US naval government to the massive military invasions of World War II, and on through to the present.

Excerpt from The Boyhood of Abraham Lincoln: From the Spoken Narratives of Austin GollaherMr. Gollaher contended that some of the historians were in error in saying that Thomas Lincohl and his family moved to Indiana in the fall of 1816; he said the Lin colns did not leave Kentucky until a year later, as recorded in Mrs; Gollaher's diary, or as he called it, Mother's book of things; that he and his father went with the Lin colns to Middle Creek, a small stream, now the dividing line between Hardin and La Rue Counties, to help with a cow which was a little unruly, and that the journey was be gun one bright morning in November, 1817.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.

More than three thousand years ago small groups of seafarers sailed their canoes from Southeast Asia into the vast reaches of the uninhabited Pacific. The descendants of these courageous mariners created distinctive cultures on clusters of islands north of the equator in an area now called Micronesia. When in 1521 Ferdinand Magellan stepped ashore on the largest of these islands - Guam - it became the first inhabited Pacific island known to Europeans. His fateful landfall not only ushered in the age of European exploration in the Pacific, but led inexorably to foreign domination of every traditional island society throughout Oceania. In the centuries after Magellan, Guam became a small green oasis for alien priests, soldiers, traders, pirates, and other expatriates. Destiny's Landfall tells the story of this colorful cavalcade of outsiders and of the indigenous Chamorro people who, in a remarkable feat of resiliency, maintained their language and their identity despite three centuries of colonial domination by three of history's most powerful nation-states: Spain, Japan, and the United States.In place of Spanish galleons Guam today harbors international airlines, nuclear-powered submarines, and satellite tracking stations. Although Guam has served commercial maritime interests as a valuable communications and supply point, the post-contact history of the island has been - and continues to be - determined primarily by strategic political and military factors beyond the control or influence of the local people. Americanized, modernized, and multiethnic, Guam continues to fulfill the geopolitical role imposed on it by outsiders.This abundantly illustrated and richly documented volume provides a comprehensive look at one of the world's last colonies. Robert F. Rogers evokes the dramatic but little-known saga of Guam's people - from the precontact era to Spanish domination, from colonial rule under a U.S. naval government to the massive military invasions of World War II, and on through the booms and busts, the scandals and victories experienced by Guamanians in their still-unfulfilled quest to regain control of their future.

Shauna, eldest of five adopted children, is kidnapped by fairies and a changeling is put in her place. The changeling and her magic are a huge success with the family. Unfortunately, the dimwit fairies in charge of the changeover inadvertently kidnap five-year-old Sierra as well, and in the first of many adventures, the changeling and company set out for Fairyland to rescue Sierra. Their search uncovers a plot hatched by the outlawed elves on Rombauld’s Moor to annihilate all of Fairyland. Evil is afoot with the witch, Ratstails, and her legion of man-eating crows! The world’s only two-headed dragon, Alawn Tinah, is being cloned from ancient dragons’ bones, making the adventure even more perilous. The Changling will thrill children of all ages everywhere.