Charles A Mills
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Arizona's Superstition Mountains are mysterious, forbidding, and dangerous. The Superstitions are said to have claimed over five hundred lives. What were these people looking for? Is it possible that these mountains hide a vast treasure? Is it possible that UFOs land here? Is it possible that in these mountains there is a door leading to the great underground city of the Lizard Men? Join Josh, a skeptical journalist, as he explores the mysteries...
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Reality is no respecter of delusions, except perhaps in Del Boca, a model American community, struggling to be heard above the din. The days are fully packed as the good people of Del Boca deal with such problems as elitism, education reform, celebrity culture, political correctness, free speech, science, and politics. A social satire about life in our times.
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Success leaves clues. So does failure. Some of history's best known commanders are remembered not for their brilliant victories but for their catastrophic blunders.
Throughout the centuries countless armies have gone down to defeat, succumbing to greater numbers, more advanced technology, or more skilled opponents. A few armies have been defeated because of the blundering incompetence of their own commanders. What are the elements of leadership failure?...
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For centuries, Virginians have told, retold and embellished wonderful stories of their history. Legends such as the "wild Spanish ponies" of Chincoteague, General Braddock's lost gold, the Mount Vernon Monster and the Richmond Vampire tug at the imagination. Revolutionary War heroes, Annandale's Bunny Man, the enslaved woman who became a Union spy in the White House of the Confederacy and many others left imprints on the Commonwealth of Virginia....
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A brief, informal look at the life of elite southern women in eighteenth century America, including a look at: (1) courtship and marriage, (2) slavery, (3) fashion, (4) food, (5) travel, and (6) amusements.
Have you ever fallen madly in love with a pair of shoes? Luxury footwear, combining the art form of a sculpture with the beauty of a piece of sparkling jewelry, has obsessed women for centuries. Certainly this was true in the case with Martha...
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What is the truth behind the Great Secret? Unidentified Fly Objects (UFOs), where do they come from? Why are they here? What do they want? Here are six original short stories dealing with First Contact:
(1)The Vatican's Dilemma (Is there a Vatican conspiracy?)
(2)Mountain Mist (Does a parallel universe exist?)
(3)Earthly Arrogance (Pity the poor Aliens)
(4)An Intelligent Idea (Is this the end?)
(5)Change and Hopelessness ( The great Civil War)
(6)An...
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Sun Tzu, the Master of War, once said, "Those who are skilled in producing surprises will win. In conflict, surprise will lead to victory." Here are four stories about the history of the world IF wars we know about happened differently or IF wars that never happened actually took place. Including:
1. The Hostage, in which, Abraham Lincoln is kidnapped by the rebels.
2. The German Invasion of America of 1889, in which Germany unexpectedly launches...
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A brief look at love, sex, and marriage in the Civil War.
In 1861, thirty one million people lived in the United States. The economic and political development of the North and South were so dramatically different that only a long and bloody war could create one nation. The two sections also developed differently with regard to the rules of love, sex and marriage. An understanding of these differences is an invaluable aid in helping to understand...
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Many reminders of the Civil War were left behind in Northern Virginia for future generations to ponder. Also left behind were the graves of those who took part in the tumultuous events of war. Northern Virginia is a treasure house of history, perhaps more so than any other part of the country. One unique way of experiencing that history is by visiting one of the region's many historic cemeteries. Cemeteries have been called open-air museums, and every...
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A quick historical look at murder most foul in the Virginia of colonial times and the early Republic. Behind the facade of graceful mansions and quaint cobblestone streets evil lurks. A general look at crime, followed by four prominent murders from the period 1766-1806: (1) Ambrose Madison: The Master Slave Relationship, (2) Colonel John Chiswell: The Celebrity Murderer, (3) Richard Randolph: The Love Triangle, and (4) George Wythe: Family Matters....
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What really happened at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?The battle lasted at most six hours, and yet, after almost one hundred and fifty years, we cannot agree upon what happened, why, or who was responsible. Many controversies surround the battle. Here we re-examine what happened and look for answers to questions such as: (1) Who killed Custer? (2) Was Custer betrayed? (3) Why did Custer lose the battle? (4) Were the Indians better armed? (5) Could...
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Had General George Washington lived anywhere other than Mount Vernon, Virginia, Washington, D.C., might not exist. In this exciting collection of hidden tales from Northern Virginia, author Charles Mills highlights the important role that this region played in our nation's history from colonial to modern times. Read about the Rebel blockade of the Potomac River, the imprisonment of German POWs at super-secret Fort Hunt during World War II and the...
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Arizona's Superstition Mountains are mysterious, forbidding, and dangerous. The Superstitions are said to have claimed over five hundred lives. What were these people looking for? Is it possible that these mountains hide a vast treasure? Is it possible that UFOs land here? Is it possible that in these mountains there is a door leading to the great underground city of the Lizard Men? Join us as we explore the history of the: Legends of the Superstition...
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Cannabis Candy & Dessert Cookbook Learn to Decarb, Extract and Make Your Own CBD & THC infused Candy from Scratch Through the legalization of marijuana in various states in recent years along with various positive media coverage including TV series like "Weed" by Dr. Sanjay Gupta and the hundreds of medicinal marijuana-related books out there, I am sure most of you already know that Marijuana is not what we used to think of it. It is much more than...
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The Civil War was the costliest war in American history. Some 600,000 people died. As a percentage of population this would be equivalent to five million deaths in present day America. Despite the horrors of war, or maybe because of them, humor still had a place in American life. Abraham Lincoln best summed up the role of humor in the war when he said, "With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die."A brief but...
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A quick look at women doctors and medicine in the Civil War for the general reader. Technologically, the American Civil War was the first "modern" war, but medically it still had its roots in the Middle Ages. In both the North and the South, thousands of women served as nurses to help wounded and suffering soldiers and civilians. A few women served as doctors, a remarkable feat in an era when sex discrimination prevented women from pursuing medical...
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Mind bending stories from the Old Dominion. A collection of Virginia's most notable Urban Legends, many include the true stories behind them. • Is Bigfoot stalking George Washington's Mount Vernon? • Did Bunny Man kill thirty-two people? • What really happened at The Crypts? • What are those secret societies hiding? • Lost treasure stories, true or false? • Many more...Stories just too weird to be real...or are they?