Howard Kazanjian
Author
Publisher
TwoDot
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Marion Morrison, born in Winterset, Iowa, also known as John Wayne, defined the myth of the Old West from the silver screen for five decades. This new book examines his early life and his first roles in Hollywood, uncovering the true stories behind the screen legend's highly publicized and sometimes controversial public life. The Young Duke, undertaken with the assistance of the Wayne family, offers an unflinching look at this icon's early years....
3) Thunder over the prairie: The true story of a murder and a manhunt by the greatest posse of all time
Author
Publisher
Twodot
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Dora Hand was in a deep sleep. Her bare legs were exposed despite her thick blankets, and a mass of long, auburn hair stretched over her pillow and flowed off the side of her flimsy mattress. The air outside the window was still and cold.
Author
Publisher
TwoDot, an imprint of Rowan & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Colorado Territory in 1864 wasn't merely the wild west, it was a land in limbo while the Civil War raged in the east and politics swirled around its potential admission to the union. The territorial governor, John Evans, had ambitions on the national stage should statehood occur, and he was joined in those ambitions by a local pastor and erstwhile Colonel in the Colorado militia, John Chivington. The decision was made to take a hardline stance against...
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Take one well-oiled effective killing machine, add a familiar hero on the ground, in the air, and on horseback, stir in a ghastly end that's surely impossible to escape, add action, add passion, made on a shoestring budget at breakneck speed, and you've got the recipe for Republic Pictures. Who, after all, cannot forget The Atomic Kid, starring Mickey Rooney, or The Untamed Heiress, with an un-Oscar-worthy performance by ingénue Judy Canova?
Exploding...
Author
Publisher
TwoDot
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Nine months after the massacre at Custer's Last Stand, Elizabeth Custer scheduled a reunion with the widows of the Little Big Horn. On June 25, 1887, the women met in Monroe, Michigan, to reflect on the events leading up to the battle, remember the loved ones that were killed, and share how they have been able to go on. The widows got together every year for more than twenty years. In between reunions they corresponded with each other, exchanged...
Publisher
CBS
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Lieutenant Commander 'Harm' Rabb, Jr. is a brave, outstanding Navy lawyer and officer in the Judge Advocate General Corps. His missions are to investigate all crimes, accidents, acts of terrorism, and espionage related to the Navy and Marine Corps.
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Lieutenant Commander 'Harm' Rabb, Jr. is a brave, outstanding Navy lawyer and officer in the Judge Advocate General Corps. His missions are to investigate all crimes, accidents, acts of terrorism, and espionage related to the Navy and Marine Corps.
12) The Rookie
Series
Language
English
Description
Packing years of experience and a .45 automatic, LAPD Detective Nick Pulovski (Clint Eastwood) figures he's got all the help he needs. He's also got all the help he doesn't need. His new partner is "The Rookie" (Charlie Sheen).
13) Demolition Man
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
1994
Language
English
Description
In 2032 archcriminal Simon Phoenix awakes from a 35 year deep freeze in CryoPrison to find a serene, non-violent Los Angeles ready for the taking. Officials seek an old-fashioned cop to fight an old fashioned criminal. They revive Sgt John Spartan.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Darth Vader and the Empire are building a new, indestructible Death Star. Meanwhile, Han Solo has been imprisoned, and Luke Skywalker has sent R2D2 and C3PO to try and free him. Princess Leia, disguised as a bounty hunter, and Chewbacca go along as well. The final battle takes place on the moon of Endor, with its natural inhabitants, the Ewoks, lending a hand to the rebels.