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Journalist and biographer recounts the life of Roosevelt (1887-1944), the son of one US president and cousin of another, the youngest regimental commander on the front during World War I, and a Brigadier General at Utah Beach during World War II. Between wars he founded the American Legion and was a

No American president has been so enthusiastic in his appreciation of the wilderness and in his attention to the preservation of natural treasures as Theodore Roosevelt. This book chronicles the adventurer's lifelong quests and expeditions, which saw him traversing some of North America, South America, and Africa's most difficult terrain. 25 photos.

The author of Onward We Charge traces the life and military career of General Lucian K. Truscott, from his youth in Texas and Oklahoma to his rise to become one of the most respected and revered battlefield commanders in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Since its birth as a Greenwich Village speakeasy, the famous New York City "21" club has attracted America's social, cultural, political, business, and entertainment elite.

Contains profiles, ranked in order of significance, of the world's most influential heroes of all time.

Chronicles the life and military career of Joseph "Lightning Joe" Lawton Collins, and details his efforts in the planning of D-Day, during the attack on Utah Beach on June, 6th, the Battle of the Bulge, and more in order to secure an Allied victory in World War II.

The author of Onward We Charge traces the life and military career of General Lucian K. Truscott, from his youth in Texas and Oklahoma to his rise to become one of the most respected and revered battlefield commanders in the U.S. Army during World War II.

As he is drowning a boy hears his mother say she did not commit suicide, but was murdered. Saved, the boy describes his near-death experience to his grandmother, who asks Arlene Flynn of the district attorney's office to reopen the investigation.

Following the fictionalized account presented in the bestselling The silence of the lambs, Jeffers examines the actual work of the special agents in the Behavioral Science Unit of the FBI's National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime through the analysis of some of their investigations, beginning with the case of "Precious", one of several young prostitutes slain by a serial murderer in the Washington, DC area over the course of one weekend. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Jeffers tells the heroic true story of one of the most charismatic commanders of World War II. Colonel William Darby, awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart, paved the way for Army Ranger success and left an unforgettable legacy in his wake.