Was the Publican a Serial Killer?    by David Coombe
Price: $2.99 USD. 28320 words. Language: English. Published on March 22, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Australia & New Zealand.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
A suspicious death, a coroner’s inquest, a Supreme Court verdict of fraud and a family cut out of a last minute will. Evidence suggests that a Victorian era publican may have murdered four men at her hotel in Adelaide – two of them husbands. This is the story of Josephine, from 1863 to 1874 the publican at the Gasworks Hotel. Author David Coombe presents the circumstantial case against Josephine.

Exonerated    by Elle Kynzer
Price: $2.99 USD. 6310 words. Language: English. Published on September 3, 2011. Nonfiction » Relationships and Family » Reference.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Exonerated is about Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of President Abraham Lincoln. The old North Carolina Rumor has been investigated, that said she had Abraham Lincoln by Abraham Enloe, illegitimately. This research has the truth. Find out what really happened with Hanks, Lincolns, Enloes, etc. See the Daniel Boone connection to Captain Abraham Lincoln. Time to end the rumor, get the facts.

The Children of Mars    by Norbert Mercado
Price: $4.99 USD. 20200 words. Language: English. Published on July 14, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Family history.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Written by Norbert L. Mercado, The Children of Mars is novel about an unusual friendship that took place between a Filipino guerrilla and a Japanese Captain in the darkest days of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II.

Brush Creek Chronicles: The Family of John and Elizabeth Akin    by Linda Akins Lee
Price: $3.99 USD. 161380 words. Language: English. Published on September 3, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Family history.
(5.00 from 1 review)
This genealogy of John Akin and his wife Elizabeth “Betsy” McKinney, who settled in Green County, Kentucky, in the early 1800s, reflects the events of American history from the time of the frontier to the post-World War II era and across eight generations. Biographical sketches of John and Betsy, their parents, grandparents, and over 800 descendants present the family’s history.

A Silver Ring Crafted In World War II    by John Kulm
Price: Free! 1080 words. Language: English. Published on January 8, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Family history.
(5.00 from 1 review)
A ring can be made from a coin by tapping with a spoon. That's what my father witnessed while guarding German POWs during World War II. He told me a story about that and I'm sharing it here. When my father died I was struck by the thought that when a man dies his stories die with him unless someone writes them down.

Burma, Her Story    by Deborah Dalton
Price: $0.99 USD. 2930 words. Language: English. Published on January 25, 2013. Nonfiction » History » War.
(5.00 from 1 review)
This is the true story of an air force fighter pilot who illegally smuggles his fallen friend's pet dachshund, named Burma, home to his parents across the Pacific Theater during WWII.

Next of Kin    by Caitlin Hicks
Price: $1.99 USD. 3840 words. Language: English. Published on March 22, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Family history.
(4.67 from 6 reviews)
When I was 21 years old, preparing to travel to Europe for the first time, my Mother whispered a request: to get her a photo of the grave of her childhood sweetheart in a cemetery in France. I came home empty-handed. This is the true story of how, years after she died, I finally got the photo, and came to understand its importance.

One Tree in the Forest - The Family of Harman William Whitney Hoffman    by C.B. Hoffman
Price: Free! 8550 words. Language: English. Published on January 20, 2010. Nonfiction » History » Family history.
(4.00 from 1 review)
A family history book focusing on the direct-line ancestors and the direct descendants of Harman W. W. Hoffman. This book traces from the original immigrant to the US to the current generation of direct descendants, spanning a timeline from the 1720's to the late 1990's. Important surnames include Riggs, Kimmel, Markley, Lanning, Wheaton and others.

Facts, Myths, Folklore, & Fables    by Mike Davis
Price: $1.99 USD. 18810 words. Language: English. Published on June 30, 2010. Nonfiction » History » Family history.
(1.00 from 1 review)
Who hasn't said, "Someday I'm going to write my life story." Most of us mean to do just that, but aren't sure where to start. Here's a guide that will give you that starting point, and a process to help you work your way through to the end. Facts, Myths, Folklore, & Fables won't tell you how to be a writer, or what to write, but it will give you a roadmap to follow as you gather the data.

7th Cousin....Lizzie Borden    by Vicki Dillon
Price: $1.25 USD. 7390 words. Language: English. Published on April 21, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Family history.
(1.00 from 1 review)
Lizzie Borden, after research, I found is a 7th cousin, 3 times removed. I have always had a fascination about Lizzie Borden and have read about her over the years. When I found we were related, I just HAD to know more and try and figure out the murders. I think I have really figured out this who-dunit using little known Borden secrets.