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Originally published in the early 1950s, The Scalpel, the Sword celebrates the turbulent career of Dr. Norman Bethune (1890-1939), a brilliant surgeon, campaigner against private medicine, communist, and graphic artist. Bethune belonged to that international contingent of individuals who recognized the threat of fascism in the world and went out courageously to try to defeat it. Born in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Bethune introduced innovative techniques in treating battlefield injuries and pioneered the use of blood transfusions to save lives, which made him a legend first in Spain during the civil war and later in China when he served with the armies of Mao Zedong in their fight against the invading Japanese. He is today remembered amongst the pantheon of Chinese revolutionary heroes. In Canada Bethune’s strong left-wing views made him persona non grata, but this highly readable and engaging account has helped to sustain the memory of a great man.
Originally published in the early 1950s, The Scalpel, the Sword celebrates the turbulent career of Dr. Norman Bethune (1890-1939), a brilliant surgeon, campaigner against private medicine, communist, and graphic artist. Bethune belonged to that international contingent of individuals who recognized the threat of fascism in the world and went out courageously to try to defeat it. Born in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Bethune introduced innovative techniques in treating battlefield injuries and pioneered the use of blood transfusions to save lives, which made him a legend first in Spain during the civil war and later in China when he served with the armies of Mao Zedong in their fight against the invading Japanese. He is today remembered amongst the pantheon of Chinese revolutionary heroes. In Canada Bethune's strong left-wing views made him persona non grata, but this highly readable and engaging account has helped to sustain the memory of a great man.
A Novel of the American Civil War David Preston was an officer in the U. S. Army—before Virginia seceded from the Union. Then, with most of his fellow Virginians, he offered himself in the service of the Confederacy . . . Assigned to Col. T. J. Jackson's 1st brigade, at Harper's Ferry, he quickly began applying the expertise in military medicine he had gained as an observer with Garibaldi's forces in Italy. He'd met Abe Lincoln once, in Washington. Now he was to encounter the likes of J. E. B. Stuart, the dashing cavalry commander, Robert E. Lee, Jubal Early, and especially Stonewall Jackson—that puzzling blend of professor, Bible scholar, and dazzling military genius. David was to follow Jackson through all his campaigns—right up to the last one, at Chancellorsville, where a stray bullet ended the great general's life. And David was then to see the Confederate cause gallantly go down to defeat as Grant's armies closed their iron circle around Richmond. But always in the back of David's mind was Araminta, the Cherokee woman he would marry if he survived the war. She was caught up in the political intrigues over the fate of the Cherokee nation after the war, and her Southern sympathies led her to take chances which endangered her safety, and perhaps her life . . . Human tragedies interweave and blend with the broad sweep of military maneuvers, in this large-scale historical novel about the men who fought with Stonewall Jackson during the Great War of Secession.
Before Alabama became a state, it was already being occupied. Many Indians lived here and most were sent west to Oklahoma by Andrew Jackson amidst the "Trail of Tears." Many Caucasian people settled Alabama after coming here with Andrew Jackson to fight the Creeks and Choctaws. After that campaign reached conclusion, many soldiers just stayed. East Jefferson County became the home of some, plus others came in wagon trains as squatters to Springville, Chalkville, and Trussville. After one generation, these communities plus dozens of others were populated by adventure seeking people from the Northern areas. Benton Berryhill was one such immigrant. He was killed as a tree being cut fell on him, leaving a grown married son who fostered Franklin, Jeb, and Jenny. By the time these children were older teens, the Civil war had begun and soon would engulf all of the Southern states and involved thousands of Rebel and Yankee soldiers. It is understandable that feelings ran so high, and boys by the score were soon off at war. Jeb Berryhill was high strung and a Confederate through and through. He was one of the first Jefferson County boys to enlist. Later, Franklin, who hated slavery, the war and the feelings of his neighbors, felt obligated to also join. He started as a private in the Confederacy and fought in scores of conflicts and major battles. He was also indoctrinated as surgeons helper and later became a full fledged doctor as well as a fighting soldier. Franklin survived the war, but Jeb did not. Their father traveled to Champions Hill is Mississippi to retrieve Jeb's body. Franklin had risen to the rank of Captain Surgeon. After the bloody, death filled, tragic war was finished, Franklin, convinced he wanted to become a civilian doctor, finished his education attained his goal, and then helped to establish Birmingham, the largest city in the state. This Novel describes most of the major battles of the awful war. It follows the Berryhill family from their arrival in Jefferson County up until Franklin's old age. Read about the bloody battles of Gettysburg, Shiloh, Chickamauga, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga. Plus many others. Learn of Robert E. Lee. Braxton Bragg, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Fighting Joe Wheeler, Jeb Stuart, Stoonewall Jackson, and James Longstreet. Plus, Ulysses Grant, Old Brains Halleck, William T. Sherman, Abraham Lincoln and his Emancipation Proclamation, William Rosecrans, Daniel McCook, John Schofield, and George Armstrong Custer. By reading "My Sword for a Scalpel" the Civil War enthusiast can renew previous learning. Novice readers can hear about what happened at various important places. The Novel is generally entertaining plus informative. Hundreds of places and men were actual participants while a few others were added for emphasis and explanation.
Vintage James Lee Burke: The first novel introducing the memorable Texas sheriff Hackberry Holland, coming of age against the backdrop of the civil rights era in a sultry border town. In hot and sultry Texas, Hack, an attorney and Korean War POW, is being pushed by his wife, his brother, and his so-called friends in the oil business to run for political office. But Hack would prefer to drink, look after his beloved horses, and represent the occasional long-shot pro bono case at his law firm. When Hack attempts to overturn a conviction for an old army buddy, he finds himself embroiled in the seamy underbelly of the Texas patronage system—and in the earliest beginnings of the United Farm Workers movement, led by a beautiful woman who speaks to his heart in a way no one else has. As Hack begins to bring justice to the underserved, he finds both a new love and a new purpose. With his skillful blend of engaging plotlines, compelling characters, and graceful prose, James Lee Burke demonstrates the shimmering clarity of vision that has made him beloved by suspense fans all over the globe.
Introducing Gideon Crew: trickster, prodigy, master thief At twelve, Gideon Crew witnessed his father, a world-class mathematician, accused of treason and gunned down. At twenty-four, summoned to his dying mother's bedside, Gideon learned the truth: His father was framed and deliberately slaughtered. With her last breath, she begged her son to avenge him. Now, with a new purpose in his life, Gideon crafts a one-time mission of vengeance, aimed at the perpetrator of his father's destruction. His plan is meticulous, spectacular, and successful. But from the shadows, someone is watching. A very powerful someone, who is impressed by Gideon's special skills. Someone who has need of just such a renegade. For Gideon, this operation may be only the beginning . . .