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From the author of The Apache Wars, the true story of the American West, revealing how American ambition clashed with the realities of violence and exploitation. The story of the American West as we know it is a national myth of progress, redemption, and glorious conquest that became part of a new American identity. In THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, Paul Andrew Hutton shares the true story of Westward expansion. Told through seven gripping points of view - four famed American frontiersmen and three important Native Americans - Hutton tells the tale of the triumphs and tragedies that marked the westward movement, from Braddock''s Defeat in 1755 during the final French and Indian War to the murder of Sitting Bull and the resultant Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890. From Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Buffalo Bill Cody and Kit Carson to Red Eagle, Mangas Coloradas, and Sitting Bull, Hutton reveals the truth behind these historic figures. It is a story of both heroic conquest and ghastly violence, of sacrifice and greed, and of man-made wonders and environmental spoliation. Westward expansion came at a terrible price that quickly morphed into a story that was wildly romantic and oddly tragic. Yet the American frontier movement has proven eternally fascinating to both American and world audiences, the subject of countless books, films, poems, and paintings. THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, at last, sets the record straight.

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Are zombies real, myth, or legend? Find out all we know about the history of zombies.Zombies?the undead?have long been a subject of fascination. But can the dead really be brought back to life?When explorer William Seabrook first recorded details of his travels in Haiti in 1929, he explained witnessing undead people working in the sugarcane fields there. He also wrote about Haitian stories that explained zombies as undead people who had been forced into labor.Since then, zombie lore has expanded and changed based on location and culture, and zombies have become a hot topic in Hollywood and popular media. They gained widespread Western interest when the movie Night of the Living Dead premiered in 1968. In this book, readers will learn about the folklore of zombies and all manner of the living dead, including how zombies continue to strike fear into the hearts of countless people.

Thea''s third pregnancy was her easiest. She wasn''t consumed with anxiety about the baby. She wasn''t convinced it was going to be born green, or have a third eye, or have tentacles sprouting from its torso. Thea was fine. Her baby would be fine. But when the nurses handed Lucia to her, Thea just knew. Her baby girl was a monster. Not only was Lucia born with a full set of teeth and a devilish glint in her eye, but she''s always hungry. Indiscriminately so. One day Lucia pointed at her baby brother, looked Thea dead in the eye and said, ''I eat.'' Thea doesn''t know whether to be terrified or proud of her rapacious baby girl. And as Lucia starts growing faster and talking more, dark memories bubble to the surface-flashes from Thea''s childhood that won''t release their hooks from her heart. Lucia wants to eat the world. Thea might just let her. Crackling with originality and dark humour, Rachel Eve Moulton''s Tantrum is a provocative exploration of familial debt, duty, and the darker side of motherhood.

Charley Beekman is thriving. Is she financially strapped, languishing in her legal career, and very likely the youngest divorcee at the Ruth''s Chris Steakhouse on a Friday night? Yes. But, now that she''s accepted the flaws inherent in all romantic relationships, she finally has life all figured out! She''s definitely due for an upswing. So when her free-spirited sister announces her plan to elope with her messy on-again-off-again childhood sweetheart, Charley knows she has to stop the wedding, even if it means road-tripping into the northern woods of Minnesota in a camper van with her childhood best friend, Ethan, who''s as gorgeous as he is chronically unreliable. But when their cozy journey ignites a spark she''s tried to ignore for years, Charley tries to write off her feelings as fleeting. Because after failing at marriage so spectacularly with the most responsible man she''s ever known, Charley definitely shouldn''t risk it all for her non-committal, nomadic, musician best friend - right?

Eve Ambroise may be a rising star playwright, but her personal life is falling part. Desperate for a fresh start, she breaks up with her fiance, cuts off her parents, and heads to the Tennessee mountains. But keeping up the lie that she''s just on a writing retreat becomes near impossible when faced with the well-meaning townspeople and a neighbor who has just as much baggage as she has. Coming off a contentious custody battle, Jamie Gallagher is restructuring what his life looks like as a single dad, and spending more days at his cabin makes his new ''free time'' a little less empty. Especially when he meets the beautiful - and prickly - woman next door. The last thing he needs is a new romance to shake up his family dynamics even more, but there''s something about Eve. What starts out as a fling quickly becomes more serious, and it''s not long before Eve is running scared once again. She''s loved and lost in every possible way, and risking it one more time could finally break her. But like the fireflies that fill the mountains around them, Jamie''s and Eve''s lives keep falling into sync. A fairy-tale ending could be in the cards, but only if the new couple can get out of their heads and put their hearts first.

Tricia Miles is ready to close the book on all her amateur sleuthing - she''s tired of finding dead bodies and being accused of murder. But even the best-laid plans often go awry. Stoneham is all abuzz when Lauren Barker, a famous children''s book author, arrives for an event at the local library. Lauren is a Stoneham native, and her new book strikes some members of the town as controversial. But when Lauren is found strangled to death after an altercation at the event, the plot twist throws Tricia right back into the middle of things. Who could possibly have wanted Lauren dead? Was it Dan Reed, who had to be thrown out of the signing for spouting conspiracy theories and causing a disturbance? Stella Kraft, Lauren''s high school teacher, who thought of the author as a protege - something Lauren violently disputed? Or the mystery man who spoke to Lauren just before she was found dead? With the suspect count climbing higher and more information about Lauren''s past coming to light, will Tricia be able to give this story a happily ever after?

On August 6, 1945, the United States unleashed a weapon unlike anything the world had ever seen. Then, just three days later, when Japan showed no sign of surrender, the United States took aim at Nagasaki. Rendered in harrowing detail, this historical narrative is the second and final volume in M.G. Sheftall''s series Embers. Sheftall has spent years personally interviewing hibakusha - the Japanese word for atomic bomb survivors. These last living witnesses are a vanishing memory resource, the only people who can still provide us with reliable and detailed testimony about life in their cities before the use of nuclear weaponry. The result is in intimate, first-hand account of life in Nagasaki, and story of incomprehensible devastation and resilience in the aftermath of the second atomic bomb drop, This blow-by-blow account takes us from the city streets, as word of the attack on Hiroshima reaches civilians, to the cockpit of Bockscar, when Charles Sweeney dropped ''Fat Man'', to the interminable six days while the world waited to see if Japan would surrender to the Allies, or if more bombs would fall.

Based on the viral, record-breaking, and award-winning Giphy sensation, this warm and heartfelt magical adventure stars a boy and his dog who learn that the happiness is the most beautiful thing of all.Ai''s self-portrait is wonderful, his grandfather says?it''s just missing one little curve. What could that little curve be? Looks like it''s time for Ai and his best friend, Aiko, to go on an adventure!With Ai''s magical scarf turned into a paper plane, the two friends fly around searching for curves. A fluffy cloud? A colorful rainbow? A moving melody? None seem quite right. It''s only when Ai is back home thinking about the happy times he had along the way that he discovers the most beautiful curve there is.In this fun and comfortingly sweet story, happiness is truly the most beautiful thing of all.

As a Holder''s daughter, Aspeth Honori knows the importance of magical artifacts... which is why it''s a disaster that her father has gambled all theirs away. Now that her family is in danger of losing their hold - and their heads - if anyone finds out the truth, Aspeth decides to do something about it. She''ll join the Royal Artifactual Guild and the adventurers who explore ancient underground ruins to retrieve the coveted arcane items. It''s a great plan - with one big problem. The guild won''t let her train because she''s a woman. Aspeth needs a chaperone of some kind. The best way to get around this problem? Marry someone who will let her become an apprentice. Who better than a surly guild member who requires a favor of his own? He''s a minotaur (it''s fine) who is her teacher (also fine).. and he''s about to go into rut (which is where it gets tricky). He also has no idea she''s a noble (oops), and he''ll want nothing to do with her if he discovers her real identity. Now Aspeth just has to pass the guild tests, thwart a fortune hunter, and save her hold - oh, and survive a rut with her monstrous, horned husband, whom she might be falling in love with. It''s time to dig deep. Literally.

Get ready for a buttload of laughs in this hilarious picture book about a pair of siblings who face a frightening question?can butts be haunted?Two siblings are going to sleep over at Gramma and Grampa?s creepy new house for the very first time. Their neighbors say there?s a ghost living there, but these kids definitely aren?t scared. That is…until the dead of night, when strange sounds and smells start coming from the older brother?s pants. There?s only one logical conclusion… His butt must be haunted!Filled with gas, ghosts, and plenty of giggles, this book will inspire endless rereads as it turns farts into the butt of the joke.

Charlie Harris and his wife, Helen Louise Brady, have arrived in Ireland for their three-week honeymoon. After a few days in Dublin, they head west to County Clare, ancestral home to Helen Louise''s extended family, the O''Bradys. Her cousin, Lorcan O''Brady, is the current owner of Castle O''Brady, which he runs as a bed-and-breakfast with his wife Caoimhe and daughter and son-in-law, Bridget and Rory Kennedy. Upon arrival at the castle, the newlyweds are shocked to see a body falling from the roof. The dead man is centenarian Finn, Baron Brady, Lorcan''s great-uncle. Lorcan becomes the new Baron Brady. But how did the late baron come to plummet to his death? Was someone in a hurry for Lorcan to assume the title and ownership of the estate? Or is there another reason for wanting Finn dead? Charlie and Helen Louise find themselves asking these questions and more as they realize the local garda won''t be able to solve the crime alone - Charlie and Helen will have to investigate themselves. Meanwhile, Charlie''s feline friend Diesel is home in Athena, Georgia, and encounters his own mystery, one unknown to his human hosts. The spirit of Charlie''s grandmother lingers on in the attic of the old farmhouse, and Diesel plans to find out why.

Aubrey Spencer loves photographing classic old buildings and the abandoned places that hold old secrets. Hotel Seabrink, perched on a cliff overlooking the sea, is one such place. Currently abandoned but scheduled for a major renovation, it has a torrid history. Back in the 1920s it hosted A-list celebrity clientele, and now the locals insist it is haunted by the ghosts of two young women who died there. When Aubrey goes to photograph the site before renovation begins, she bumps into a man named Dimitri Petrov, a minor online celebrity who shares her fascination with old buildings, Hotel Seabrink in particular.When he is found dead the next day at the base of a cliff, the police are quick to call it accidental. But Aubrey is deeply unsettled by the locals'' claims that it was murder and that all the deaths are tied to the hotel. As she digs deeper into its dark history (and its origins as an asylum) and Dimitri''s professional rivalries, she becomes mired in an unsolved murder case from several decades earlier, one with eerie parallels to the contemporary case. But someone is determined to keep her from discovering the truth - at any cost.

The death of a lover plunges Bourne into a maelstrom of violence and deceit in this latest instalment in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Jason Bourne is on a boat in the Mediterranean moonlight with his lover, Johanna. He''s happy for the first time in years. Then in the next instant, he finds himself floating on wreckage as fire and smoke choke the sky. Johanna is gone. And Bourne finds the darkness of lost memory closing around his mind again. As he did once before, Bourne must piece together the fragments of who he is, even as assassins hunt him across Europe. He teams up with his spy chief, Shadow, who reveals the shocking secret that Bourne s surrogate father - David Abbott, the founder of Treadstone is alive and missing. Together they must find Abbott before his enemies do. But Shadow is a master of manipulation who won''t hesitate to betray Bourne to get what she wants. With his memory returning in bits and pieces, Jason discovers that the explosion that stole away his identity is part of a deadly game being played among powerful adversaries from Moscow to Washington. It''s a game with no winners - because even if he finds David Abbott, Bourne may still find himself with no way out and everything to lose.

Treasure hunter Stella Moore dreams of having it all - wealth, love, and a flourishing career - but knows she''ll never be that lucky. Every summer she and her childhood friends travel to search for hidden treasure, but she can barely manage her bills, let alone a relationship. Then, a chance encounter with alluring novelist Huck Sullivan during an expedition in Iceland has Stella thinking maybe her fortune has changed. After his last book bombed, Huck hasn''t written a word. Joining Stella and her crew on an adventure seems like the perfect distraction from his problems, and when the crew finally uncovers hidden treasure, he is certain that he''s found more than just inspiration for his next novel. Huck and Stella''s undeniable connection gives way to an unforgettable night on a black sand beach. After Huck disappears without a goodbye, Stella vows to put the heartbreak behind her - but that''s easier said than done when, a year later, every bookstore has a life-size cutout of her ex-lover next to stacks of his latest record-breaking bestseller. Good thing it''s time for another summer treasure hunt. Stella throws herself into mapping the path to a shipwreck off Key West, but the last thing she expects is an extra crew member showing up in search of material for a sequel and a second chance. Stella and Huck are prepared for storms, sharks, sea sickness, even a tentative truce. But facing the feelings they buried and confronting the devastating truth about why Huck left is the only way to find what their hearts have been searching for all along.

A fast-paced and thought-provoking queer sci-fi/fantasy novel from #1 New York Times bestseller E.K. Johnston.Morgan Enni has things to do. A science prodigy in a university full of mage-scientists, she?s notable for having no magical ability, which only increases her ambition and drive to prove herself. Her research has the potential to devastate every aetherworker in the galaxy and shake the crumbled foundations of the Stavenger Empire. It''s no wonder she can''t find anyone who wants to listen to her, much less fund her expedition.But Morgan is stubborn, and eventually her work catches the attention of a group of rebels, who hope it might turn the tide in their favour. When they try to recruit the young scientist, they get much more than they bargained for. Morgan Enni has secrets of her own.Set in the world of Aetherbound, E.K. Johnston continues to entwine Arthurian myth and the history of North Atlantic fisheries in a clever, character-driven space fantasy.

A hilarious?and ominous?new graphic novel series about what happens when one school?s human teachers are replaced by robotsJames Gordon is already annoyed by the robots in his life?the drones that look like bugs, the dogbots at the park, his HomeBot babysitter, and now? He?s just found out that Schoolbots are replacing all of his favorite middle school teachers.James?s teachers have always cared about his feelings and supported his art, but with the news that artificial intelligence is replacing them, James?s life feels like it?s full spiraling into chaos. All the Schoolbots care about is improving students? test scores and efficiency, and they?ve had some seriously unnerving glitches.James is determined to fight back but is going to need some help from a very unlikely ally in order to keep these robot teachers from taking over his school.