Ken Lizzio's Books

Forty-Niner: The Extraordinary Gold Rush Odyssey of Joseph Goldsborough Bruff (American Grit)

By: Ken Lizzio

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Forty-Niner: The Extraordinary Gold Rush Odyssey of Joseph Goldsborough Bruff (American Grit)

By: Ken Lizzio

Experience the majesty and terror of the Gold Rush firsthand While the seminal California Gold Rush of 1849 produced numerous firsthand diaries and accounts, Joseph Goldsborough Bruff’s—widely regarded as the best and most accurate—provides the basis of this narrative reimagining of a quintessential American legend. Ken Lizzio traces the pioneer’s thrilling adventure from the first rumors of gold, through his crossing of the frontier, all the way to his incredible survival and escape to a prosperous life back east. This is the first book to create a narrative of Bruff’s journey from his meticulously written and preserved diary. And with more than fifty of Bruff’s original pencil sketches and paintings, Forty-Niner provides a new, immersive vision of one of America’s most fabled eras. The American Grit series brings you true tales of endurance, survival, and ingenuity from the annals of American history. These books focus on the trials of remarkable individuals with an emphasis on rich primary source material and artwork.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

314

Publisher

The Countryman Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1682680517

ISBN 13

9781682680513

Rogue Soldiers

The Disaster of the Texas Mier Expedition

By: Ken Lizzio

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Rogue Soldiers

The Disaster of the Texas Mier Expedition

By: Ken Lizzio

Among the greatest of tragedies of the American frontier—the Donner Party, the Alamo, Wounded Knee—a little known but no less tragic event was the Texas Mier Expedition. Originally part of a 1,200-man invasion to retaliate against Mexican incursions on Texas soil in 1842, the Expedition unfolded when several hundred fighters stubbornly defied President Sam Houston’s orders to disband and return home at once. Fiercely independent and recently reorganized under new leadership, this motley mix of Texas volunteers and militia turned south and proceeded to invade Mexico, determined to avenge past humiliations at the hands of Mexican dictator Antonio López de Santa Anna. Once in Mexico they engaged the enemy in a dramatic day-long battle when they were suddenly tricked into surrendering and marched 1,300 miles to Perote prison. It was a march of attrition during which many Texans were executed or died from exposure, disease, or starvation. Once in Perote, they were forced to sleep on stone floors in chains and put to hard labor. Of the original three hundred and eight members of the rogue expedition who survived, only half left the prison alive. After two years in captivity, the prisoners were finally released only to be ignored and forgotten by their own countrymen upon their return home. Drawing from over a dozen first-hand accounts, author Ken Lizzie extracts this exciting narrative recounting the pathos of these fighting men—from the blood-soaked Battlefields of Mier and the subsequent surrender to their harrowing 1,300-mile forced march to Perote Prison.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

233

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Published Date

ISBN 10

1493060481

ISBN 13

9781493060481

Pirates of the Prairie

Outlaws and Vigilantes in America's Heartland

By: Ken Lizzio

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Pirates of the Prairie

Outlaws and Vigilantes in America's Heartland

By: Ken Lizzio

The dramatic story of outlaws and vigilantes on the American frontier invariably calls to mind the Wild West of the latter nineteenth century. Yet, there was an earlier frontier, Illinois, that was every bit as wild and lawless as Dodge City or Tombstone. Between 1835 and 1850 several hundred outlaws and desperadoes descended on the prairie state, holding up stagecoaches, robbing homes and individuals, rustling cattle and horses, counterfeiting, murdering, and terrorizing residents with virtual impunity. In a state that was mostly wilderness, outlaws went undetected for years, often masquerading as law-abiding farmers and merchants while preying on isolated settlers and passing emigrants. If it was hard to detect the pirates, it was harder still to capture them and bring them to justice. With law enforcement incapable of checking outlaws, frustrated citizens eventually took matters into their own hands, administering frontier justice—vigilantism. Posses were formed; outlaws were swept from their lairs and whipped, shot, or hanged. Sometimes the miscreants got their just desserts; other times, the use of public tribunals to enact personal vendettas led to abuses, even chaos. Pirates of the Prairie brings the story of these wild times to life.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

249

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Published Date

ISBN 10

1493036580

ISBN 13

9781493036585

The Abolitionist and the Spy: A Father, a Son, and Their Battle for the Union

By: Ken Lizzio

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Abolitionist and the Spy: A Father, a Son, and Their Battle for the Union

By: Ken Lizzio

An abolitionist and a spy, father and son, in the forgotten Western theater of the Civil War The abolitionist legacies of Orville Brown and his son, Spencer, live on in this historic and daring 19th-century account. Journeying apart from each other, but with similar passion, Orville and Spencer’s stories span virtually every major abolitionist event: from the battles of Bleeding Kansas and the establishment of the free-soil movement to the river wars of Memphis, Vicksburg, and Shiloh. Readers will follow Orville west as he struck out for Kansas Territory to help ensure its entry as a free state. But the life of his precocious eldest son, Spencer, serves as an eventful accompaniment to Orville’s own adventures. As a young Navy recruit in the Civil War’s Western theater, Spencer volunteered to go behind enemy lines on numerous occasions. With his bold sleuthing and detailed diaries, Spencer’s life unfolds vividly against the exciting backdrop of the Union and Confederate battle for control of the Mississippi River. The lives of these daring men are a fortifying record of American perseverance.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

286

Publisher

The Countryman Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1682684725

ISBN 13

9781682684726

The Abolitionist and the Spy: A Father, a Son, and Their Battle for the Union

By: Ken Lizzio

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Abolitionist and the Spy: A Father, a Son, and Their Battle for the Union

By: Ken Lizzio

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

286

Publisher

The Countryman Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1682684725

ISBN 13

9781682684726

GCSE ICT for Edexcel

By: Ken Slee,Jenny Johnson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

GCSE ICT for Edexcel

By: Ken Slee,Jenny Johnson

This title covers Edexcel's GCSE ICT specification. It is designed in double-page spreads, clearly set out and written in a style and language appropriate for students at this level. Each spread covers a whole topic, providing just the right amount of information to hold students' attention.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

262

Publisher

Heinemann

Published Date

ISBN 10

0435448021

ISBN 13

9780435448028

Pirates of the Prairie

Outlaws and Vigilantes in America's Heartland

By: Ken Lizzio

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Pirates of the Prairie

Outlaws and Vigilantes in America's Heartland

By: Ken Lizzio

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

249

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Published Date

ISBN 10

1493036580

ISBN 13

9781493036585

Rogue Soldiers

The Disaster of the Texas Mier Expedition

By: Ken Lizzio

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Rogue Soldiers

The Disaster of the Texas Mier Expedition

By: Ken Lizzio

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

233

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Published Date

ISBN 10

1493060481

ISBN 13

9781493060481

Forty-Niner: The Extraordinary Gold Rush Odyssey of Joseph Goldsborough Bruff (American Grit)

By: Ken Lizzio

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Forty-Niner: The Extraordinary Gold Rush Odyssey of Joseph Goldsborough Bruff (American Grit)

By: Ken Lizzio

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

314

Publisher

The Countryman Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1682680517

ISBN 13

9781682680513

Book's by Ken Lizzio

Forty-Niner: The Extraordinary Gold Rush Odyssey of Joseph Goldsborough Bruff (American Grit)

Forty-Niner: The Extraordinary Gold Rush Odyssey of Joseph Goldsborough Bruff (American Grit)

Rogue Soldiers

Rogue Soldiers

Pirates of the Prairie

Pirates of the Prairie

The Abolitionist and the Spy: A Father, a Son, and Their Battle for the Union

The Abolitionist and the Spy: A Father, a Son, and Their Battle for the Union

The Abolitionist and the Spy: A Father, a Son, and Their Battle for the Union

The Abolitionist and the Spy: A Father, a Son, and Their Battle for the Union

GCSE ICT for Edexcel

GCSE ICT for Edexcel

Pirates of the Prairie

Pirates of the Prairie

Rogue Soldiers

Rogue Soldiers

Forty-Niner: The Extraordinary Gold Rush Odyssey of Joseph Goldsborough Bruff (American Grit)

Forty-Niner: The Extraordinary Gold Rush Odyssey of Joseph Goldsborough Bruff (American Grit)

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email