The Western Mystery Tradition
Author | : Christine Hartley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2004-01-01 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 9781870450249 |
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Author | : Christine Hartley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2004-01-01 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 9781870450249 |
Author | : Henry Nehemiah Dodge |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 1906 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : W. C. Jameson |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 185 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1589797418 |
Two subjects continue to fascinate people--the Old West and a good mystery. This book explores and examines twenty-one of the Old West's most baffling mysteries, which lure the curious and beg for investigation even though their solutions have eluded experts for decades. Many relate to the death or disappearance of some of the best-known lawmen and outlaws in history, such as Billy the Kid, Buckskin Frank Leslie, John Wilkes Booth, The Catalina Kid, and Butch Cassidy. Others involve mysterious tales and legends of lost mines and buried treasures that have not been recovered--yet.
Author | : Steve Hockensmith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2018-12 |
Genre | : Brothers |
ISBN | : 9781790516162 |
"A Holmes on the Range mystery" -- Cover.
Author | : Dan Burton |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 414 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 9780253216564 |
"[P.D. Ouspensky's] yearning for a transcendent, timeless reality—one that cancels out physical disintegration and death—figures into science at some fundamental level. Einstein found solace in his theory of relativity, which suggested to him that events are ever-present in the space-time continuum. When his friend Michele Besso passed on shortly before his own death, he wrote: 'For us believing physicists the distinction between past, present, and future is only an illusion, even if a stubborn one.'" —from Magic, Mystery, and Science The triumph of science would appear to have routed all other explanations of reality. No longer does astrology or alchemy or magic have the power to explain the world to us. Yet at one time each of these systems of belief, like religion, helped shed light on what was dark to our understanding. Nor have the occult arts disappeared. We humans have a need for mystery and a sense of the infinite. Magic, Mystery, and Science presents the occult as a "third stream" of belief, as important to the shaping of Western civilization as Greek rationalism or Judeo-Christianity. The occult seeks explanations in a world that is living and intelligent—quite unlike the one supposed by science. By taking these beliefs seriously, while keeping an eye on science, this book aims to capture some of the power of the occult. Readers will discover that the occult has a long history that reaches back to Babylonia and ancient Egypt. It proceeds alongside, and frequently mingles with, religion and science. From the Egyptian Book of the Dead to New Age beliefs, from Plato to Adolf Hitler, occult ways of knowing have been used—and hideously abused—to explain a world that still tempts us with the knowledge of its dark secrets.
Author | : Samantha Harvey |
Publisher | : Grove Press |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2018-11-13 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0802146538 |
Winner of the Staunch Book Prize. “A beautifully written and expertly structured medieval mystery packed with intrigue, drama and shock revelations.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune An extraordinary new novel by Samantha Harvey—whose books have been nominated for the Man Booker Prize, the Women’s Prize for Fiction (formerly the Orange Prize), and the Guardian First Book Award—The Western Wind is a riveting story of faith, guilt, and the freedom of confession. It’s 1491. In the small village of Oakham, its wealthiest and most industrious resident, Tom Newman, is swept away by the river during the early hours of Shrove Saturday. Was it murder, suicide, or an accident? Narrated from the perspective of local priest John Reve—patient shepherd to his wayward flock—a shadowy portrait of the community comes to light through its residents’ tortured revelations. As some of their darkest secrets are revealed, the intrigue of the unexplained death ripples through the congregation. But will Reve, a man with secrets of his own, discover what happened to Newman? And what will happen if he can’t? Written with timeless eloquence, steeped in the spiritual traditions of the Middle Ages, and brimming with propulsive suspense, The Western Wind finds Samantha Harvey at the pinnacle of her outstanding novelistic power. “Beautifully rendered, deeply affecting, thoroughly thoughtful and surprisingly prescient . . . a story of a community crowded with shadows and secrets.” —The New York Times Book Review “Ms. Harvey has summoned this remote world with writing of the highest quality, conjuring its pungencies and peculiarities.” —The Wall Street Journal “Brings medieval England back to life.” —The Washington Post
Author | : Henry Nehemiah Dodge |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-18 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781020112539 |
In this gripping historical novel, Dodge paints a vivid portrait of the American West in the aftermath of the Civil War. Set against a backdrop of violence and lawlessness, the novel follows the exploits of a band of outlaws as they attempt to outwit the authorities and carve out a place for themselves in the frontier. With its realistic depiction of the harsh realities of life in the West, this book is a must-read for fans of historical fiction. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : Harry J. Maihafer |
Publisher | : Potomac Books |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
"On Saturday, January 14, 1950, at 6:18 P.M., Cadet Richard Cox left his room at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to go to dinner with an unidentified visitor. The man was supposedly someone Cox had known when they served in an intelligence unit in Germany. Cox never returned. In 1957, Richard Cox was declared legally dead, and the files were closed. It was as if he had vanished off the face of the earth." "Then in 1985, thirty-five years after Cox's disappearance, a retired history teacher named Marshall Jacobs decided to pursue the mystery as a research project. Through the Freedom of Information Act, he obtained voluminous once-secret files from the Army and FBI. Jacobs plunged into a labyrinthine search - and what began as a hobby became an obsession. He traveled the country interviewing witnesses from the Florida Keys to the Pacific Northwest. What he discovered were tales of murder, intrigue, and cover-up. It took more than seven years, but Jacobs eventually found the one witness who enabled him to bring the case to closure." "In Oblivion, Harry J. Maihafer tell the enthralling story of Jacob's search for Richard Cox. Its startling climax is one that readers will long remember."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author | : Vicki Virtue |
Publisher | : Penguin Books |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Detective and mystery stories |
ISBN | : 9789814954402 |
The Raffles Affair is a light-hearted murder mystery featuring the elegant former MI6 agent Victoria West. A retro, tongue-in-cheek homage to the Golden Age mystery novel epitomised by Agatha Christie. Beautiful former MI6 agent, Victoria West, arrives at Raffles Hotel in Singapore for the wedding of her good friend, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Peyton Latchmore. Fresh from a gruelling three-month assignment in East Africa, Victoria's plans for a relaxing break come to an abrupt end with the kidnapping of Peyton's fiance, the charmingly handsome English financier, James Winstanley. Warned not to contact the police, Peyton begs Victoria to help. Reluctantly, Victoria agrees. Immediately it is clear the kidnapper knows too much to be a stranger, and Victoria suspects one of the wedding guests is involved. Tensions simmer, as one by one their motives are revealed. With only 24 hours to make the ransom payment, Victoria must act quickly.
Author | : Biba Pearce |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : London (England) |
ISBN | : 9781789318333 |