Ergebnis für "Nate" in Historische Romane

Leading a small army of slaves, Nat Turner was a man born with a mission: to set the captives free. When words failed, he ignited an uprising that left over 50 whites dead. In the predawn hours of August 22, 1831, Nat Turner stormed into history with a Bible in one hand, brandishing a sword in the other. His rebellion shined a spotlight on slavery and the state of Virginia and divided a nation's trust. Turner himself became a lightning rod for abolitionists like Harriet Beecher Stowe and a terror and secret shame for slave owners.

Året er 1720. Gabrielle de Chambonin holdes som fange i byen Mequinez, i det marokkanske kejserpalads harem som på den tid benævnes "Barbariet". Romanen er Gabrielles dagbog gennem de mange måneders fangenskab. Den hovmodige franske adelsdame møder den arabiske gru, visdom og vellyst - også et møde mellem den gryende europæiske oplysningstid og Islam.

Denna fängslande historiska roman utspelar sig år 1535 i Varberg som på den tiden tillhörde Danmark. Det var uppslitande tider och det blodiga inbördeskriget Grevefejden härjade landet. Marcus Meyer från Lübeck tar över Varberg slott och får handskas med den unga slottsfrun, svensk-norskan Grövel Fadersdotter Sparre. Meyer har storslagna planer och spinner ett intrikat nät omkring sig. Men med tiden ska han själv fastna däri.

In 1914, the war which was to have been wrapped up by Christmas had - in reality - only just begun, as all sides entrenched themselves deeper into the Great War. Christmas Eve, 1914 follows one company of British officers as they rotate forward to spend their Christmas on the front lines, a mere 80 yards from the German guns. Upper- and working-class men and boys are thrown together into one trench and struggle to survive.

The most wanted man in the West, Big Bob McGraw has earned his reputation as a thief and killer. Carson Stone rode with McGraw’s gang exactly once, minding their horses during a bank robbery, before quitting. But with the marshal of El Paso, Texas, gunned down in cold blood as the bandits escaped, he’s been judged guilty by association. To clear his name, Carson teams up with bounty hunter Colby Tate to track down the outlaws—now scattered across the frontier—and bring them to justice.

Amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution, Guillaume Delane, a young French Vicomte is on a relentless quest to avenge the death of his father. As the son of a war hero and a Marquis, Guillaume’s life takes a tragic turn when his family becomes a target of Jacobin extremists. Guillaume survives an assassination attempt, and with an unlikely band of allies, he embarks on a perilous journey.

I have been in life and death struggles, real and pretend, for all of my life. Always with hearty friends by my side. A sniper, WWII tank crew member, a medieval knight, a samurai, an explorer, and a cowboy. I have been on numerous types of battles grounds, and I have ridden on a tourney field carrying a lance and jousted with friends and foes. I have been all these things and more. I will explain through stories about my life. These are the tales I tell around a fire with a drink in hand, surrounded by friends. Come sit with me by my fire and laugh, cheer, and maybe even shed a tear.

Embark on an epic adventure through the smoky trenches of a world at war, where steam-powered marvels and dark secrets collide. After being caught up in patriotic fervor to serve his country, Sam is faced with the reality of war, and must try to survive as the world burns around him.

For many years, I wanted to write a story about the mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, particularly the role of the Air Force in airlifting the remains back to the United States. I refused to write about it because I thought anything connected with Jonestown should entail one sentence: Guyana was a horrible, horrible event, and the US military did gruesome things they should never, never had done.