Books with author Lowell Thomas

Lowell Thomas was already known for his run of good luck. Back in 1916 the brash American reporter had been the first journalist to venture into the desolation of the Arabian deserts in search of the legendary Lawrence of Arabia. But now, with that story and the First World War behind him, Thomas was hungry again. He was looking for new adventures, new heroes and, most of all, new geographical challenges. He found them all in one country: Afghanistan! The Forbidden Kingdom, as it was popularly known in the 1920s, had turned her back on Europe and the West for several decades. Not to be put off, Thomas applied for a tourist visa, planning on writing a few articles about the colorful Pathan tribesmen who inhabited the desolate deserts of the south, and the secretive non-Muslim inhabitants of the mountainous north of Afghanistan. In fact, Thomas saw neither. The Afghans were suspicious of strangers, especially an American journalist. They promptly denied him his request for access to the fortified mountain kingdom. What followed was a two-year cat-and-mouse game between the determined American and the reclusive Afghans. Eventually, in 1927, the government in Kabul did agree to let Thomas enter their country, but only, Thomas learned later, after Amir Amalluah Khan, the king of Afghanistan, had personally intervened on his behalf. This is Lowell's story of how he slipped past the infamous Khyber Pass, that door of stone which had refused to open for two years, and made his way into a kingdom which had remained unchanged for more than a thousand years. It is a bold story, filled with the people of remote Central Asia, and depicts this important cultural crossroads before it was forever changed by the wars of the late twentieth century.

Lisa Taylor takes her anger out on Jackie Douglas after she stops a late night break in at Rudy's Market. Jackie is an amateur film maker and dressed as the super hero Lady Nitro. Lisa picks a fight which ruins the burglary but gets injured in their scuffle. Jackie records the action and then runs away to avoid further confrontation. While filming her short movie 'Attack of the Crustaceans' at the beach, Jackie hears a voice calling for help. She dives into the water and rescues a stranger from drowning. Jackie saves her bully's life.

Amateur film maker Jackie Douglas stops a burglary while dressed as the super hero Lady Nitro. Local bully girl Lisa Taylor picks a fight with Jackie Douglas who records the action. Her student film ruins a burglary at Rudy’s Market. Angry about the breaking and entering scheme going bad, Cindy Taylor joins younger sister Lisa in harassing Jackie. Lisa picks a fight but gets injured in their scuffle. Jackie records the action and then runs away to avoid further confrontation. While filming her short movie 'Attack of the Crustaceans' at the beach, Jackie hears a voice calling for help. She dives into the water and rescues a stranger from drowning. Jackie saves her bully's life.

REDEMPTION FLATS (dramatic adventure) ‘ARKIE’ SHELTON is a proud 83 year old Cherokee who only has a month to live. He inherits a Conquistador treasure map then has to beat death in order to collect the gold. Arkie rescues two homeless Indian women DAISY RED FEATHER and ROSE BLACKBEAR during a bitter winter cold snap. When both females freeze to death in a chicken house, he is forced to bury them secretly on his own land to keep from going to jail. Arkie finds an ancient hand drawn treasure map and a post office box among Daisy’s belongings. When he meets an adventurous young man named LEE THOMAS they agree to explore Mystic Caverns in search of Fernando De Soto’s lost gold. MARTIN DUNN is a crooked investigator who has trailed Daisy Red Feather for several years. He hears about her demise and discovers Arkie has the map and key. Lee enters a post office to retrieve a letter Daisy has written with detailed clues to the treasure. Martin tries to strike a bargain with him. Lee refuses to barter then has to avoid hired thugs who are determined to split the gold at any cost. Martin and his henchmen eventually track them to a hidden cave where they are attacked by wolves. Lee and Arkie barely escape with their lives and De Soto’s treasure.