Thomas Allen

Reflection Of takes the reader on a journey from coyotes to birds, from country roads to country churches, from the moon and stars to rain and rainbows, and from family to family love. It reflects the country life, as well as family life. The reader will obtain a feeling as to what it is like to live in the country. It puts the reader in the author's shoes to experience life as the author lived it. The reader will wonder or smile as the poems reveal...

In a world of unseen things, the ancient reality of the immortal, invisible intersects with the physical realm of earth and time. Hidden there are mysteries of cosmic birth, eternal wonders, and a story of friendship, love, and betrayal that spawned the clash of the ages. Reeling from a war that saw a third of Michael's forces side with one of his most respected friends, who is now the enemy, how will this Archangel protect the most precious life...

Material Cultures in Canada presents the vibrant and diverse field of material culture studies in Canadian literary, artistic, and political contexts today. The first of its kind, this collection features sixteen essays by leading scholars in Canada, each of whom examines a different object of study, including the beaver, geraniums, comics, water, a musical playlist, and the human body. The book's three sections focus, in turn, on objects that are...

Culled from archives around the world, the 50 documents in Declassified illuminate the secret and often inaccessible stories of agents, espionage, and behind-the-scenes events that played critical roles in American history. Moving through time from Elizabethan England to the Cold War and beyond, noted author Tom Allen places each document in its historical and cultural context, sharing the quirky and little-known truths behind state secrets and clandestine...

Thomas B. Allen's expertise in military history and strategy is combined with Roger MacBride Allen's knowledge of technology to reveal a lesser known yet fascinating side of the sixteenth president of the United States. Their authoritative narrative reveals Lincolnas our nation's first hands-on commander in chief, whose appreciation for thepower of technology plays a critical role in the North's Civil War victory overthe less developed South.We meet...

The first documentary to explore the role of photography in shaping the identity, aspirations and social emergence of African Americans from slavery to the present, Through a Lens Darkly probes the recesses of American history by discovering images that have been suppressed, forgotten and lost. Bringing to light the hidden and unknown photos shot by both professional and vernacular African American photographers, the film opens a window into lives,...

In a time of global upheaval and uncertainty, uncover God's prophetic plan for the ages-and your place in it Living in this era of pandemics, economic chaos, natural disasters, and political strife, you may feel tempted to question whether God is in control. Yet when you look to the Bible, you'll find these events actually signal that His promises will soon be fulfilled. In Aftershocks, bestselling author Jeff Kinley reveals how current societal...

In the summer of 1932, 15,000 World War I veterans marched on Washington, D.C., demanding payment from the Herbert Hoover administration of the bonus promised to them eight years earlier for their wartime service. With the "bonus bill" defeated in the Senate, the U.S. Army, led by Army Chief of Staff Gen, Douglas MacArthur, deployed tanks in the capital to rout the protestors. This highly praised account of the event is based on extensive research...