Books published by publisher Arcadia

James Felix Bridger (1804-1881) was among the foremost mountain men, trappers, scouts and guides who explored and trapped the Western United States during the decades of 1820–1850, as well as mediating between native tribes and encroaching whites. He was of English ancestry, and his family had been in North America since the early colonial period.Jim Bridger had a strong constitution that allowed him to survive the extreme conditions he encountered walking the Rocky Mountains from what would become southern Colorado to the Canada–US border. He had conversational knowledge of French, Spanish and several native languages. He would come to know many of the major European American explorers of the early west, including Kit Carson, George Armstrong Custer, Hugh Glass, John Frémont, Joseph Meek, and John Sutter. Bridger was a young contemporary of British and American pathfinders including Peter Skene Ogden, Jedediah Smith, and William Sublette. In 1830, Smith and his associates sold their fur company to Bridger and his associates naming it the Rocky Mountain Fur Company. Bridger was part of the second generation of mountain men and pathfinders who explored the American West that followed the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804.

Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (1868–1936), primarily known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian and Soviet writer, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and a political activist.He was also a five-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Around fifteen years before success as a writer, he frequently changed jobs and roamed across the Russian Empire; these experiences would later influence his writing. Gorky's most famous works were The Lower Depths (1902), Twenty-six Men and a Girl, The Song of the Stormy Petrel, The Mother, Summerfolk and Children of the Sun. He had an association with fellow Russian writers Leo Tolstoy and Anton Chekhov; Gorky would later mention them in his memoirs.Gorky was active with the emerging Marxist social-democratic movement. He publicly opposed the Tsarist regime, and for a time closely associated himself with Vladimir Lenin and Alexander Bogdanov's Bolshevik wing of the party. For a significant part of his life, he was exiled from Russia and later the Soviet Union. In 1932, he returned to Russia on Joseph Stalin's personal invitation and died there in June 1936.

Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (1868–1936), primarily known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian and Soviet writer, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and a political activist.He was also a five-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Around fifteen years before success as a writer, he frequently changed jobs and roamed across the Russian Empire; these experiences would later influence his writing. Gorky's most famous works were The Lower Depths (1902), Twenty-six Men and a Girl, The Song of the Stormy Petrel, The Mother, Summerfolk and Children of the Sun. He had an association with fellow Russian writers Leo Tolstoy and Anton Chekhov; Gorky would later mention them in his memoirs.Gorky was active with the emerging Marxist social-democratic movement. He publicly opposed the Tsarist regime, and for a time closely associated himself with Vladimir Lenin and Alexander Bogdanov's Bolshevik wing of the party. For a significant part of his life, he was exiled from Russia and later the Soviet Union. In 1932, he returned to Russia on Joseph Stalin's personal invitation and died there in June 1936.

The Secret Battle is a novel by A. P. Herbert, first published in 1919. The book draws upon Herbert's experiences as a junior infantry officer in the First World War, and has been praised for its accurate and truthful portrayal of the mental effects of the war on the participants. It was one of the earliest novels to contain a detailed description of Gallipoli, or to challenge the Army's executions of soldiers for desertion. It is noticeable as being sharply different from Herbert's later work—there is no note of humour or lightness in the novel, simply a stark and simple narrative.

Tobias and the People of the Sky Realms, Volume 1, is the first in a four-volume series based on Tobias, by A. Guggenheimer, aimed at teenage and young adult readers but perhaps suited to all ages.‘When an ethereal stranger climbed through Tobias's bedroom window in the middle of the night, the young man had no idea that she came to claim him for a vital mission. Her world, in the Sky Realms above earth, suffered from a dark enemy.‘After visiting the Sky Realms, Tobias realises he has little choice but to help his new friend and her family. The future of the Sky Realms and earth depended upon it. In battle, he prays for the courage to do what is expected of him, not realising that a long-lost part of himself, caught in another time, could undermine the entire mission.’Weaving esoteric and metaphysical keys into Tobias’s story, A.Guggenheimer captivates young adults and adults alike with the possibility of higher, hidden realms, awaiting readers’ discovery.REVIEWS-----------------------------------------------------------Insight Magazine Review - Jan 2012In this, the first of a four-volume series based on Tobias and his essential gifts, Amanda has created a complex narrative. The subject matter includes the lifetime of Louis XIV, Madame Pompadour and Saint Germain at Versailles, the mystical communities of Avalon, Britannia, and other galactic dimensions. The book is aimed at teenagers and young adults, but is likely to draw adults interested in metaphysical themes. Amanda is already known in the field of esoteric literature through her first non-fiction book The Light- Worker’s Companion recently released in a revised edition.-----------------------------------------------------------Dee McLachlan, Filmmaker ReviewI was transported on the most extraordinary adventure. Although Tobias felt so familiar, it was as if I had been transported into a new exploration, and like Christopher Columbus's journey into the then unknown, the story of Tobias charters into the imaginable territory and realms around us. I was discovering a new way to think about our world.-----------------------------------------------------------Kim Amici, owner, The Friendship Tree, Steiner storeTobias..........a beautiful and thoughtful read. A captivating story of adventure, courage and purpose through the eyes and heart of a fifteen year old."I loved this story with all its layers and spiritual essence, and believe it has great scope as study literature for young teens. It is thought provoking and would make for interesting discussions for our growing children, learning to navigate the many distractions our present world lays before them.I highly recommend this novel for young teens and adults...-----------------------------------------------------------

Perdita Tree, the bored and beautiful wife of a Tory MP, believes that all women should have a magic door through which they can walk into a different life. So when she is kidnapped in Albania, she takes it in the spirit of one huge adventure. Adored by her kidnapper, who believes all things English are perfect, she is persuaded to rescue the Albanians from their dire history, and is vain enough to imagine that she can. The year is 1991, democracy is coming, but are the Albanians ready for it? And are they ready for Perdita? This book was featured at the Ways With Words Festival, Dartington, and the Chichester Festival, and was chosen for Waterstone's Summer Reads promotion, 2005.

"I have not written this book with the object of justifying any act of mine or of the American Military in Siberia.My principal reason for recording the facts and circumstances connected with intervention is the belief that there is an erroneous impression, not only in the United States but elsewhere, as to the orders under which American troops operated while in Siberia..."W.S.G.The Chief of Staff, in his report to the Secretary of War for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, stated with reference to the Siberian Expedition:“The situation which confronted the Commanding General, his subordinate commanders and troops was a peculiarly difficult and hazardous one. The manner in which this difficult and arduous task was performed is worthy of the best traditions of the Army.”

Berlin Embassy is a non-fiction book written by American diplomat William Russell which was first published in late 1940.Russell, who worked at the American Embassy in Berlin, details his experiences of living and working in Nazi Germany between August 1939 and April 1940 during the early phases of the Second World War through anecdotes, press cutting, rumours and jokes rather than covering the political and diplomatic aspects of his job in any great detail.