Books tagged: colonialism

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The Iron Snake    by John Gaudet
Price: $9.99 USD. 118410 words. Published by Brandylane  Publishers on February 3, 2011. .

It's 1897, a period marred by unrest in colonial Africa. Back in Britain, stories abound about the wild nature of the African railroad line. The tabloid term, 'Lunatic Express,' seems to fit. Join the spirited Alice McConnell, the Honorable Geoffrey Stanford and a host of fascinating characters as they witness Africa's first steps into the modern era and the transformation of their own lives.
The True Story of the Death of Captain James Cook    by Jack Kelly
Price: $1.99 USD. 3510 words. Published on April 7, 2011. .

Native Hawaiians have long been confused by the history they learn at school, which doesn’t match up with the family stories they have heard so often from their elders. Drawing on oral histories and personal interviews with elderly Hawaiians, author Jack Kelly presents this first essay in a series of modern treatments of Hawaiian history.
Lunaria's Hope    by Cari Pearson
Price: $2.99 USD. 87770 words. Published on May 5, 2011. .

President Maja Peterson of the Earth Coalition feels her power is slipping away and enlists the help of the firm BioChip to develop technology that will create unyielding support for her among the citizens, as well as potentially creating an army of super soldiers. Meanwhile, Lorraine Newcome, the idealistic leader of Lunaria, plans on doing whatever she can to stop her.
A Little Help from Our Friends    by Richard Helbock
Price: $9.99 USD. 31640 words. Published on May 6, 2011. .

An illustrated history of America's effort to improve the speed of international mail communication mail by using European air carriers during the pioneer era of air mail development, 1921-1939. The book looks at cooperative agreements with Britain, France, the Netherlands and others to carry mail from Americans to Europe, Africa, Asia and Australasia.
Treason: The Violation of Trust    by Janet Hudgins
Price: $9.50 USD. 86410 words. Published on May 9, 2011. .

"Treason" is about first settlers in colonial North America. They were Puritans in the 17th Century, Quakers in the 18th Century, in the Loyalist Diaspora to Shelburne, Nova Scotia after the American Revolution, and Canadian soldiers in the trenches of World War I. It is about their life and times, of the politic individuals who held sway, and the cause and effect of their use and abuse of power.
Kamehameha and Vancouver, Rendezvous in Paradise    by Jack Kelly
Price: $1.99 USD. 5430 words. Published on May 10, 2011. .

The relationship between King Kamehameha I and British Captain George Vancouver set the course of history for the Hawaiian people after European contact. The alliance had enormous benefit to them both. In February 1794 they met at Kealakekua Bay. Author Jack Kelly employs extensive research, oral history and local lore to weave a fresh and enlightening perspective on Hawaiian history.
The Final Christmas    by Bem Le Hunte
Price: Free! 3090 words. Published on July 30, 2011. .

A short story that goes with Bem Le Hunte's bestselling novel, 'The Seduction of Silence.'
Heads Up    by Bem Le Hunte
Price: Free! 21200 words. Published on August 4, 2011. .

The first e-publication of The Royalties, a collective of Australian writers who have come together to create new models of publishing for writers worldwide.
Robin and the Rubicelle Fusiliers    by William Forde
Price: $1.00 USD. 48670 words. Published on October 8, 2011. .

'Robin and The Rubicelle Fusiliers' is a 'must' for any child or adult wanting to capture the feeling of being in England during the height of The Blitz. It is suitable reading for 9 years upwards. The story is told through the eyes and experiences of 11-year-old Robin Rubins, who becomes an evacuee and is sent to live with his war veteran Grandfather Potter in the countryside.
The Triptych Papers: Lectures in Post-Colonialism, Creolisation and the Epistemologies of Displacement    by Gilbert NMO-Morris
Price: $0.99 USD. 31170 words. Published on December 10, 2011. .

Post-Colonialism is revealed as "backward looking"; as tending to read its anthropology against the sociology, economics and history of which it escaped in Colonialism. In the Triptych Papers, Morris explores the problem of post-colonialism and argues that there is a value in the situation or anthropology - which is to say the life-world - of the post-colonial which he or she is apt to overlook.