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"On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. Master storyteller Erik Larson...
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Random House Audio
Pub. Date:
2024
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English
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"On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. Master storyteller Erik Larson...
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Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2024
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English
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SUMMARY THE DEMON OF UNREST BASED ON THE BOOK BY ERIK LARSON SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: FASTBOOKS PUBLISHING CONTENT The Best of All Worlds Treachery in the Wind Precipice Journey Coercion Collision Fire! A Toast Blood Among the Tulip Trees General Analysis of the Book ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK "The Demon of Unrest" by Erik Larson explores the turbulent period leading up to the American Civil War, focusing on the political, personal,...
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IRB
Pub. Date:
2024
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English
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Get the Summary of Erik Larson's The Demon of Unrest in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Demon of Unrest" by Erik Larson delves into the tense prelude to the American Civil War, focusing on key figures and events that escalated the conflict. Major Robert Anderson, commanding Fort Sumter with insufficient troops and supplies, faces his former student, Confederate General Beauregard, amid Charleston's secessionist...
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James Blackstone Memorial Library
Pub. Date:
2024
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English
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"On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. Master storyteller Erik Larson...
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Kingdom of the Wicked volume 3
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Little, Brown and Company
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English
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5 stars
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Emilia is determined to clear Vittoria's name when she is implicated in the murder of a high-ranking member of a rival demon court--even when her investigation forces Emilia to face the demons of her own past.
Emilia has discovered that her twin sister, Vittoria, is alive-- but before she faces the demons of her past, Emilia yearns to claim her king, the seductive Prince of Wrath, in the flesh. Emilia doesn't simply desire his body, she wants his...
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The school on Heart's Content Road spirals out from the story of Mickey Gammon, a disaffected fifteen-year-old dropout who has been evicted from his home by his overwrought half-brother. With the help of his new friend, Rex York, the captain of the local militia, Mickey is introduced to the secretive world of the Settlement. Run by a man known to many as 'The Prophet,' the Settlement is a rural cooperative in alternative energy, farm produce, and...
9. Pax Gallica
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Marius' Mules volume 9
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English
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It is 50BC and Caesar winters with his legions in the north, all Gaul conquered but a triumphant return to Rome denied him by the senate who seek his blood. Yet unrest stirs in unknown lands as the tribes of mountainous Aquitania rise under a terrifying new leader and drive out their Roman occupiers.Marcus Falerius Fronto, exiled from Rome, seeks out his former commander in an effort to build a future and soon finds himself in command of a most unusual...
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Counterpoint
Pub. Date:
©2022
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English
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"Local outcast Rigby Sellers lives in squalor on a dilapidated houseboat moored on the Mississippi River. With only stolen manikins and the river to keep him company, Rigby begins to spiral from the bizarre to the threatening. As a year of drought gives way to a season of squalls, a girl is found trembling on the side of the road, claiming her boyfriend was murdered. The nearby town of Oscar turns their suspicions toward Sellers. Local Sheriff Amos...
11. Witchbane
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A power awakening within is tearing him apart. Can Liam's love save him? All Sebastian ever wanted was a place to call home. Bound to Liam, his fated mate, and nestled in the center of a werewolf pack, he's found one. However, opening portals filled with monsters in his sleep, Sebastian's power is a wild thing he's unable to control. And it's slowly destroying him. He never asked to be part fae, or for any of their magic. Now something dark is creeping...
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J-Novel Club
Pub. Date:
2021
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English
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Airia has become the new Demon Lord, but Veight's job as the Demon Lord's Vice-Commander hasn't changed. With Meraldia finally at peace, he's free to focus his efforts on bringing the nation greater prosperity. But his peaceful days don't last very long as a messenger from the southern nation of Kuwol arrives at his doorstep. Their country is on the brink of civil war, and Kuwol's king wants the demon army's assistance in quelling the unrest. Veight...
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Wendie Nordgren
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
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When the mononoke become more stirred up than usual, Clue becomes suspicious. Checking out the disappearance of a little boy's cat uncovers a disturbance in the spirit realm. Something has the mononoke terrified, and they aren't the only spirits at unrest. The Kodama, tree spirits, are tormenting not only a friendly neighborhood spider demon, but also Hibagon, one of Cassini's native bigfoot. Unfortunately, the powerful Okami shifter pack refuses...
14. Seven Hells
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Danielle Broussard
Pub. Date:
2017
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English
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After escaping from Heaven, Elizabeth was thankful to be back home. Things were far from normal however, and her demon house guests were slowly making her go crazy. With Christmas coming, Elizabeth wanted nothing more than to spend the holiday with her new family and friends, but it was not to be. The unrest occurring in Hades has come to a head and Lucifer is now missing. Unable to stand idly by, Elizabeth returns to Hades despite opposition from...
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Bluewolf Publishing
Pub. Date:
2022
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English
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INTO THE NIGHT They will never stop hunting you.In the autumn of 1325 an army of barbarians invade the south-western region of England. A drifter named, Samuel and a strong-willed woman named, Valencia journey north to Ashborough to seek the aid of the steward's army.While on their mission they realize the barbarians aren't their only threat. Two vampire matriarchs, and their vampire horde, stalk them relentlessly. They find themselves in the midst...
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J-Novel Club
Pub. Date:
2021
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English
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After defeating the Grand Devil Belphegor, the Demon Lord returns from Hellion Territory to his home-away-from-home, the Village of Rabbi. There he summons yet another advisor, this time to handle the maintenance and management of the village. He had hoped to finally make space for some quality time with the friends he's made in this world, but his well-deserved R&R is cut short when one of the four major political factions in Holylight sparks civil...
17. The Dark Rift
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ONE OF THE GREATEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES IN HISTORY. A WORLD, ALTERING SECRET SUPPRESSED FOR MILLENNIA. AND, A FATED CATACLYSM POISED TO TRANSFORM THE PLANET. High in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco lies hidden the most ancient of artifacts; a long-lost antiquity sought after by kings and caliphs throughout the ages. It is believed to be a container of knowledge; a holy vessel capable of freeing its users from the confines of earthly mortality....
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Midnight Tide Publishing
Pub. Date:
2021
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English
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To end the murders, she must live with the beast of the forest.After surviving years with a debilitating illness, Gisela must prove she is more than her ailment. She discovers her father, King Werner of Tursch, has been growing desperate for the herbs that are key to her health. So much so, he's willing to cross paths with a deadly legend of Todesfall Forest to retrieve the remedy.Knorren is the demon of the forest, one who slaughters anyone who trespasses...
19. The Angel's Vow
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R.L. Perez
Pub. Date:
2023
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English
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He's an angel. She's a demon. Their love was never meant to be.Vince Delgado has become a Reaper-a dark angel. While adjusting to his new life and new powers, he uncovers a shocking mystery: someone is stealing magic from the souls of the dead.Cora Covington struggles to fill her new role as demon coven leader. As she tries to quell the riots and unrest in the city, she discovers a new threat: another Bloodcaster is among them. Someone as powerful...
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Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date:
2016
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GN: Graphic Novel 450L
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English
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A demon gargoyle takes a scrappy runaway under his wing. The gargoyle, the runaway, and a hard-edged priest turn their attention to a series of killings that may have ties to political unrest, as well as to the supernatural.