Evil is no stranger to the small town of Maysville. Unsuspecting college students are dying after sessions with the local fortuneteller. A disciple of Hecate, Greek guardian of the ghost world, trolls the town for more victims. Only David holds the key to saving his girlfriend and preventing more deaths-a Holy Key, hewn from the wood of the cross of Christ and passed down through the centuries. Follow David's journey as he leaves behind his mundane student life to uncover the mysteries lying beneath Mayville's benign facade

Following the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898, pro-war arguments prevailed in the American press, influencing public opinion in favor of engaging in the Spanish-American War-or so goes the popular version of events. Yet there was a substantial anti-imperialist segment of the public that tried to halt the advance towards conflict. Drawing on a range of contemporary sources, the author analyzes the anti-war arguments that preceded the Spanish-American War and continued during the war in the Philippines. News articles, letters to editors, opinion pieces and the yellow journalism of the day show how anti-war groups ultimately failed in their political goal to prevent a war with Spain.

For years, scholars have dismissed Rutherford B. Hayes as an ineffective president. This work demolishes such conventional wisdom by showing that not only was Hayes' presidency effective, but it was also groundbreaking in its restoration of presidential prerogatives.When Hayes took office in 1877, Congress was taking an ever more decisive role in leading the nation. Hayes was up against a Democratic-controlled legislature and antagonized Republican Party bosses. This work shows how Hayes overcame these forces to advance his agenda. He resisted the hostile congressional effort to keep federal troops in the South; reinstated the gold standard; instituted civil service reform; and ignored the clamor from congressmen beholden to railway magnates to involve the military in the Great Strike of 1877. Hayes' triumph over these obstacles laid the foundation for the strong executive branch we know today.Presidential Prestige will garner an eager audience of students, scholars, and members of the general public with an interest in American history. By focusing on primary sources such as personal letters, congressional records, and news media, this book adds a new dimension to the overall historiography of the late nineteenth century American political landscape.