Books with author Joel Harris

"Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings" by Joel Chandler Harris. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

When rebel forces seek to unleash a dark goddess, one prince will risk it all to save the empire. Prince Thayne Noralv leads a privileged life behind castle walls. But when a chaotic dark spirit escapes to the mortal realm it slams head-on into the prince’s soul. Granted forbidden magic by the entity, the prince must ward off enemies of the throne from using his powers for their own dark purpose. Luella Hatherine’s challenging magical studies at the academy have only one purpose: to unscramble her missing father’s journals. After a mysterious young man exuding incredible power requests aid, the commoner puts her academic quest on hold to help… With Luella’s help, Thayne struggles to contain the celestial force trying to claw its way out all while hiding his true identity. When a violent rebel group seeks to use the prince's inner beast for its own terrible gain, Thayne and Luella must quickly determine how to send the being to the spirit realm before they unleash a terrible darkness upon the empire…Prince Noralv: Edge of Shadows is the first book in a dramatic YA high-fantasy trilogy. If you like ancient magic, dark forces, and tales of heroic adventure, then you'll love JT Harris's captivating novel. Buy Prince Noralv: Edge of Shadows to do battle with dark magic today!

Brer Rabbit is the main character of the Uncle Remus stories, a likable character prone to tricks and trouble-making who is often opposed by Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear. In one tale, Br'er Fox constructs a lump of tar and puts clothing on it. When Br'er Rabbit comes along he addresses the "tar baby" amiably, but receives no response. Br'er Rabbit becomes offended by what he perceives as Tar Baby's lack of manners, punches it, and becomes stuck. Br'er Rabbit is a trickster who succeeds by his wits rather than by brawn, provoking authority figures and bending social mores as he sees fit.The stories have inspired at least three feature films. The first and best known is Walt Disney's 'Song of the South,' released in 1946. The film was a combination of live action and animation. Ralph Bakshi's 1975 film 'Coonskin' is a satire of the Disney film that adapts the Uncle Remus stories to a contemporary Harlem setting. 'The Adventures of Brer Rabbit' is a 2006 direct-to video production which has hip-hop influences. An 'Uncle Remus and His Tales of Br'er Rabbit' newspaper strip ran from October 14, 1945, through December 31, 1972.All ten Uncle Remus Brer Rabbit adventures are collected here:BRER RABBIT’S FROLICBROTHER BEAR’S BIG HOUSEBRER RABBIT TREATS THE CREETURS TO A RACEBRER RABBIT’S FLYING TRIPBRER RABBIT AND THE GOLD MINEBRER RABBIT GETS BRER FOX A HOSSBRER RABBIT FINDS THE MOON IN THE MILL PONDHOW MR. LION LOST HIS WOOLHOW BRER RABBIT GOT A HOUSEBRER RABBIT AND THE PARTRIDGE NEST

From the storyteller behind the Uncle Remus stories comes a young person's history of Georgia. Herein are 27 stories about prominent people and events in the History of the State of Georgia which stretch from the Spanish explorations of De Soto through the founding of the Georgia Colony, the War of Independence and the American Civil War to the post war peace.These stories are accompanied by 45 pen and ink illustrations by an unknown artist. Today, more than one hundred years later, the timeless appeal of these stories makes them an interesting and valuable item of Georgiana.Some of the stories in this volume are:A Search For Treasure.Oglethorpe And His Gentle ColonyThe Empress Of GeorgiaAunt Nancy Hart.A Negro Patriot.The Yazoo FraudThe Cotton Gin.The Creeks And The Creek WarTwo Famous Indian Chiefs.A Queer Case.Georgia Wit And Humor.Slavery And Secession.Georgia In The War.A Daring Adventure.The Reconstruction Period.In preparing the pages in this volume, Joel Chandler Harris (1848 – 1908) has had in view the desirability of familiarizing the Citizens of Georgia with the salient facts of the State's history in a way that shall make the further study of that history not only interesting, but also a delight. The characterizations herein were for the first time brought together from many sources which, at the time, were little known and, at the time, out of print.However, the history of Georgia from 1896 (when this book was published) until the present now exists in altogether different locations. Considering Chandler-Harris compiled and penned this volume aged about 35, here’s an opportunity for a budding young author to add an addendum and bring this volume up to date….10% of the publisher’s profit will be donated to Charities.-------KEYWORDS/TAGS: Stories from Georgia, Joel Chandler-Harris, action, active, adventure, Adams, American, American Civil War, Andrews, army, attack, Augusta, Mary Aunt Nancy, Austin, Bosomworth, Brer Rabbit, British, Brown, Bunkley, camp, Captain, Carolina, charge, Cherokees, Clarke, Colonel, colonists, Colony, commander, condition, Congress, convention, cotton gin, County, courage, Crawford, Creeks, declare, dollars, Dooly, duty, Elijah, England, expedition, Florida, Fuller, General, Georgia, Government, Governor, history, war of independence, Indians, Jackson, James, Judge, King, Legislature, Liberty, locomotive, Longstreet, Major, march, Matthews, McGillivray, Mcintosh, militia, Mississippi, money, movement, nationhood, negroes, North, officers, Oglethorpe, peace, President, Province, queen, Revolution, River, Robert, Sallette, Savannah, secession, slaves, soldiers, South, Spaniards, spirit, State, Thomas, Toombs, Tories, Railway train, USA, Uncle Remus, United states, villages, Washington, Whitney, William, wounded, Yazoo Fraud

In preparing the pages that follow, the writer has had in view the desirability of familiarizing the youth of Georgia with the salient facts of the State's history in a way that shall make the further study of that history a delight instead of a task. The ground has been gone over before by various writers, but the narratives that are here retold, and the characterizations that are here attempted, have not been brought together heretofore. They lie wide apart in volumes that are little known and out of print. The stories and the characterizations have been grouped together so as to form a series of connecting links in the rise and progress of Georgia; yet it must not be forgotten that these links are themselves connected with facts and events in the State's development that are quite as interesting, and of as far-reaching importance, as those that have been narrated here. Some such suggestion as this, it is hoped, will cross the minds of young students, and lead them to investigate for themselves the interesting intervals that lie between.

A thousand years ago, the immortal Trogres forged a powerful relic to aid the newly formed canines in their endeavors. To prevent any one ruler from seizing all its power, the elders of this brilliant half-troll, half-ogre race hid the Relic deep within the heart of the kingdom of Bovania, where its presence has since changed the land’s once peaceful Great Danes into greedy, power-hungry dogs. With this lust for power, so too has come a lust for the ancient piece, and over the centuries, attempts have been made to unearth it and unleash its great force. Even though such attempts have proved fatal in the past, King Ulric of Bovania remains determined to find, and possess, the Relic—and will let nothing stand in his way. But just when he thinks the Relic is within reach, Ulric learns that it’s no longer hidden where it once was. It’s now across the Norse Sea, somewhere in Britannia, and he embarks on a ruthless quest to discover where. Joined by his soldiers and mongrel allies made along the way, Ulric reaps havoc on Britannia in his search. Will he find what he’s looking for? Or will Britannia’s combined forces bring this unruly dog to heel?