The life story of one of the most admired and controversial public intellectuals of our time. Hitchens takes readers with him to Havana and Prague, Afghanistan and Iraq; tests himself by being waterboarded (he was disappointed in his early capitulation); and hobnobs with politicians and poets. He almost gets himself beaten up by defacing a poster in Iraq with a Hitler mustache. But the most intriguing stories are the personal ones, both from his early...

Fourteen-year-old Polly Rodgers keeps a diary of her 1873 journey from England to Minnesota as part of a colony of eighty people seeking religious freedom, and of their first year struggling to make a life there, led by her father, a Baptist minister.

Edward Howell (1584-1655) emigrated from England to Boston, Massachusetts and married twice. He settled in Lynn, Massachusetts, and later moved to Long Island, New York. Descendants moved to the midwest and the Pacific coast.

"Worn down by years of war and hardship, girls like Sylvia, Margaret, and Gwendolyn were thrilled when American GI's arrived in Britain with their exotic accents, handsome uniforms and aura of Hollywood glamor. Others, like Rae, who distrusted the Yanks, were eventually won over by their easy charm. So when VE Day finally came, for the 70,000 women who'd become GI brides, it was tinged with sadness--it meant leaving their homeland behind to follow...

This is the concluding volume of the saga of Barnabus Sackett, patriarch of that family. He returns to England, where he learns of an order for his arrest. The gold coins he found in Sackett's land are thought to be the royal treasure King John lost in the Wash during the time of the Crusades. After encountering some old friends and enemies from the previous book, he returns to America with Abigail, his new bride. He establishes a community between...

Ancestors and descendants of Joseph Smith (d.ca.1832/1836), son of Joseph Smith and grandson of Thomas Smith. He was born in Gloucester County, New Jersey, married Rebecca Weeks in 1820, and moved to Salem County, New Jersey. Ancestors lived chiefly in New Jersey. Descendants lived in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Also, discussed are the family and descendants of James Dye (1742-1835?). Dye lived in Gloucester County, New Jersey and was...