Shadrach Smith was 75 years old, in 1915, when asked to tell his story to the young reporter from Harpers. He was reluctant, but the reporter persevered. But it wasn't the story the reporter came to hear.
Finding Shadrach in New Orleans near the outbreak of the war, 1860, he was fortunate to be a guest of a wealthy man who had a lovely and mysterious daughter named Suzanne.
But he wasn't from New Orleans, and was trying to be objective about the war. Being somewhat educated, he sought employment as war correspondent for folks back home. His job led him into the shadowy world of intrigue. And after the battle of Shiloh it was even to faraway Britain. It was here he found the climax of his story.

What would you do if an orangutan spoke telepathically to you? Jack Lynch didn't know either. All he ever wanted was to make it through to retirement. Ah, the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Jack Lynch is a newspaper reporter working for the Reno Gazette. He is near to retiring and plans on going to the Superstition Mountains in Arizona and look for the Lost Dutchman mine. Little does he know that he is going to find the biggest story of his life. . .in Reno.

Cider is a quite delicious drink which has been known for thousands of years and which has enjoyed a fashionable makeover in recent years. This practical book by Michael Pooley and John Lomax, both cidermakers of national repute for more than 20 years, explores both modern and traditional approaches, and has been designed to enable the enthusiast using any type of apples to make real cider with skill and confidence. The book covers the history of cidermaking, techniques for preserving apple juice for drinking, washing and crushing the apples, pressing the pulp, fermentation, blending and storing, cider-based recipes, the making of perry from pears and also includes instructions and a set of superb scaled plans for building an inexpensive cider press using hardwood or good quality softwood.

What would you do if an orangutan spoke telepathically to you? Jack Lynch didn't know either. All he ever wanted was to make it through to retirement. Ah, the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Jack Lynch is a newspaper reporter working for the Reno Gazette. He is near to retiring and plans on going to the Superstition Mountains in Arizona and look for the Lost Dutchman mine. Little does he know that he is going to find the biggest story of his life. . .in Reno.