Books with title The Swamp Fox of the Revolution

[Read by Grover Gardner]From the author of the Inspector Montalbano series comes the remarkable account of an exceptional woman who rises to power in seventeenth-century Sicily and brings about sweeping changes that threaten the iron-fisted patriarchy, before being cast out in a coup after only twenty-seven days.Sicily, April 16, 1677. From his deathbed, Charles III's viceroy, don Angel de Guzman, marquis of Castel de Roderigo, names his wife, donna Eleonora, as his successor. Eleonora di Mora is a highly intelligent and capable woman who immediately applies her political acumen to heal the scarred soul of Palermo, a city afflicted by poverty, misery, and the frequent uprisings they entail.The marquise implements measures that include lowering the price of bread, reducing taxes for large families, reopening women's care facilities, and establishing stipends for young couples wishing to marry -- all measures that were considered seditious by the conservative city fathers and by the Church. The machinations of powerful men soon result as donna Eleonora, whom the Church sees as a dangerous revolutionary, is recalled to Spain. Her rule lasted twenty-seven days -- one cycle of the moon.Based on a true story, Camilleri's gripping and richly imagined novel tells the story of a woman whose courage and political vision is tested at every step by misogyny and reactionary conservatism.

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Caleb Fields joined the Militia to help America win the Revolutionary War. Now which one of the two young women in his life will win his heart? Orphaned at fifteen, Caleb Fields joins the South Carolina Militia to fight the British. When he's separated from his unit, he finds help at the home of Abby Williams and her family. When he's captured by the Red Coats, Abby helps him escape. He's unable to locate his own unit, so he joins another and makes a friend, Seth Larkin. Seth is wounded in battle, and when Caleb accompanies him home he meets the Larkin family, including Seth's saucy younger sister, Elizabeth. She wants nothing more than to join the fight. Leaving Seth to recuperate, Caleb is kidnapped by a loyalist group headed up by the famous Swamp Fox, Francis Marion. The goal of his ragged band is to steal British weapons in Charleston Harbor and destroy a bridge vital to the Red Coats. Caleb plays a vital part in this mission. Caleb and Seth meet up again, and after months of skirmishes with the enemy, the two wind up in a decisive battle against the notorious Lieutenant Banestre Tarlton -Bloody Ban. As the British flee the battlefield Caleb is wounded. Seth brings Caleb to the nearby Williams' farmhouse where he is happy to see Abby, but he also learns the severity of his injuries. He may never walk again. A fierce spring storm brings a miracle that Caleb needs to finally put his life together. With the war ending, Caleb must make a decision to stay in service to his country or return to his farm. He's torn between the two young women in his life, but when he makes his decision, he knows it is right, and what he has wanted all along.

From the author of the Inspector Montalbano series comes the remarkable account of an exceptional woman who rises to power in 17th century Sicily and brings about sweeping changes that threaten the iron-fisted patriarchy, before being cast out in a coup after only twenty-seven days.Sicily, April 16, 1677: From his deathbed, Charles IIIs viceroy, don Angel de Guzmàn, marquis of Castel de Roderigo, names his wife, donna Eleonora, as his successor. Eleonora di Mora is a highly intelligent and capable woman who immediately applies her political acumen to heal the scarred soul of Palermo, a city afflicted by poverty, misery, and the frequent uprisings they entail.The Marquise implements measures that include lowering the price of bread, reducing taxes for large families, reopening womens care facilities, and establishing stipends for young couples wishing to marry—all measures that were considered seditious by the conservative city fathers and by the Church. The machinations of powerful men soon result in donna Eleonora, whom the Church sees as a dangerous revolutionary, being recalled to Spain. Her rule lasted twenty-seven days—one cycle of the moon.Based on a true story, Camilleris gripping and richly imagined novel tells the story of a woman whose courage and political vision is tested at every step by misogyny and reactionary conservatism.