Books with author McPherson

How deep does this flow?When the Exlathars escaped the battle that night, their silhouetted figures merged with the sky, their wings swatted at stars and the Coltis people were too busy celebrating their victory to realise that there wasn’t one.Now the Exlathars are back. And they bring with them remnants of everybody’s past.Back in England, Dezaray discovers just how deep Coldivor’s connection to Earth really goes. But she cannot change their past and she cannot see how to alter their future. It seems the ripples that shake the surface are only a glimpse of what’s brewing beneath.The young adult fantasy ‘Caught in the Ripples’ delves deeper into The Last Elentrice series, answers questions the first book raised and plunges you into an ocean of intrigue and magic.They thought the Elenfar was the end…turns out it was only the beginning.

When Dereck Dillinger is swept away into a mystical world after his little sister, Jessie, mysteriously disappears at the carnival he is faced with many challenges in his quest to rescue her. He interacts with familiar story book and nursery rhyme characters and has to figure out the right answer to a riddle in order to evoke the magic of the crystal ball that is the key to finding their way home. Betrayed at every turn by those who claim to be his friends how can he ever hope to succeed?

Elev nos senaremdos: Live on in memoriesMilo is gone, lost beyond the realms, and Vladimir and the others plan to go after him before he gets himself killed…if it isn’t already too late. But they have no way of making the gethadrox and they are not all working as together as they think.Secrets hushed and secrets kept are soon revealed when Dezaray gets a package that leads to her taking matters into her own hands and following a path that leads to the unimaginable.Only Lexovia and a small band of misfits stay behind in an attempt to save the world and Lexovia soon finds herself in a position of power she never truly wanted.There’s a darkness between the waves…and it’s rising.Dive deeper into worlds & war in this thrilling third installment of a dark fantasy. Loved by fans of Cassandra Clare and Sarah J Maas.

James M. McPherson, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, and arguably the finest Civil War historian in the world, walks us through the site of the bloodiest and perhaps most consequential battle ever fought by Americans: the Battle of Gettysburg. The events that occurred at Gettysburg are etched into our collective memory, as they served to change the course of the Civil War and with it the course of history. More than any other place in the United States, Gettysburg is indeed hallowed ground. It’s no surprise that it is one of the nation’s most visited sites (nearly two million annual visitors), attracting tourists, military buffs, and students of American history. McPherson, who has led countless tours of Gettysburg over the years, makes stops at Seminary Ridge, the Peach Orchard, Cemetery Hill, and Little Round Top, among other key locations. He reflects on the meaning of the battle, describes the events of those terrible three days in July 1863, and places the struggle in the greater context of American and world history. Along the way, he intersperses stories of his own encounters with the place over several decades, as well as debunking several popular myths about the battle itself. What brought those 165,000 soldiers—75,000 Confederate, 90,000 Union—to Gettysburg? Why did they lock themselves in such a death grip across these once bucolic fields until 11,000 of them were killed or mortally wounded, another 29,000 were wounded and survived, and about 10,000 were “missing”—mostly captured? What was accomplished by all of this carnage? Join James M. McPherson on a walk across this hallowed ground as he be encompasses the depth of meaning and historical impact of a place that helped define the nation’s character.“[I]n a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our power to add or detract.” —President Abraham Lincoln

Journey back to when it all began. To when Elentri existed and lived amongst the clan. Journey back into the wonder, See where it all went wrong. Dance with the Dragonysius, Sing the Elentri song.Once Upon a Tide tells the tale before Lexovia became the last of her kind. See the glory of Elnorious. Experience Taratesia in the finer days and endure the war that changed it all.ATTENTION: *THIS BOOK IS A PREQUEL BUT INCLUDES A SNEAK PEEK OF BOOK 4 IN THE LAST ELENTRICE SERIES*

When Dereck Dillinger is swept away into a mystical world after his little sister, Jessie, mysteriously disappears at the carnival he is faced with many challenges in his quest to rescue her. He interacts with familiar story book and nursery rhyme characters and has to figure out the right answer to a riddle in order to evoke the magic of the crystal ball that is the key to finding their way home. Betrayed at every turn by those who claim to be his friends how can he ever hope to succeed?

When everything else is lost, there is always hope. While most teens want an epic senior year, Trinity Whitebone hoped for a normal one. Being seventeen was hard enough. Having the emotions of everyone around you in your head made life more than a little difficult. Until Blain Heros enrolled. He screamed hot-god in jeans with just his walk. His intense stare warmed her skin like a thousand suns. Unfortunately, his interest in her seemed to run from blazing to freezing in the span of moments and left her nothing but confused. She could deal with things not being normal, but when life goes from strange to dangerous… Trinity is the direct descendant of Pandora and fated to rectify the terrors released into the world by her curious ancestor. With powers she didn’t know existed and abilities she never wanted, Trinity tries to walk away from everything her life had become. She thought she could turn her back on her fate, until a band of rogue immortals discover who she is and will do whatever it takes to control her powers. Trinity is left with one decision…Embrace fate or die trying.

Will any survive when the worlds collide?The world has fallen to chaos and adversaries are closing in.Yvane is in the clutches of the enemy. Milo is battling his hidden demons. Lexovia learns a lesson in loyalty. And Dezaray finds herself on a hunt for the ones who may not exist.Shifters, mortals, sorcerers and monsters; the more they try to come together, the more that seems to divide them. But when gearing up for the battle to end all battles, they can’t afford to turn on each other. If they do, none will survive when all the worlds collide. The final instalment of The Last Elentrice series COMING SPRING 2019“This series is a must read!’- Amazon Reviewer“This series just gets better and better.” – Carol M. Phipps, Bestselling Author of WHAM!

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, a powerful new reckoning with Jefferson Davis as military commander of the Confederacy“The best concise book we have on the subject… McPherson is… our most distinguished scholar of the Civil War era.” —The New York Times Book Review History has not been kind to Jefferson Davis. Many Americans of his own time and in later generations considered him an incompetent leader, not to mention a traitor. Not so, argues James M. McPherson. In Embattled Rebel, McPherson shows us that Davis might have been on the wrong side of history, but that it is too easy to diminish him because of his cause’s failure. Gravely ill throughout much of the Civil War, Davis nevertheless shaped and articulated the principal policy of the Confederacy—the quest for independent nationhood—with clarity and force. He exercised a tenacious hands-on influence in the shaping of military strategy, and his close relationship with Robert E. Lee was one of the most effective military-civilian partnerships in history.Lucid and concise, Embattled Rebel presents a fresh perspective on the Civil War as seen from the desk of the South’s commander in chief.

The esteemed, Pulitzer Prize-Winning history of the Civil War that brings to vivid life, the generals, the presidents, the soldiers, politicians, Abolitionists, Southern fire-eaters, Northern barn-burners, Copperheads, and Know-Nothings. An instant classic, this is the single volume on the tragic war and its background that every historian--amateur or trained--will want to have on the shelf to read again and again.

Musicians of every age have hailed Johann Sebastian Bach as one of the greatest composers of all time. Beethoven called Bach “the progenitor of harmony.” He made a pun on the word Bach, which is German for brook, writing that “His name ought not to be Bach, but Ocean.” Johannes Brahms wrote: “Study Bach: there you will find everything.” Claude Debussy wrote: “And if we look at the works of J. S. Bach... on each page we discover things which we thought were born only yesterday, from delightful arabesques to an overflowing of religious feeling greater than anything we have since discovered.” Felix Mendelssohn called his work “the greatest music in the world,” and wrote about one of Bach’s choruses: “If life had taken hope and faith from me, this single chorus would restore all.” The hope and faith that filled the life of Johann Sebastian Bach still lives in the music he wrote to glorify God. His life is a testimony to the hope that is a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul. This book is written on a 5th-8th grade reading level, but younger children will enjoy having it read aloud to them.