Wright, Mike

Looks at the lives of ordinary people who fought in the Civil War, their motives, passions, accomplishments, and failures.

A collection of over 1,700 jokes for every occasion including fifty-nine elephant jokes, tongue twisters, and joke-telling tips.

There are old classics and newfangled variatins, and every shade of joke, pun, and riddle in between, organized by subject for easy reference. Also includes tips on how to tell a joke, profiles of famously funny people.

An anecdotal history of U.S. involvement in World War II, focusing on the human side of the conflict, telling stories of young draftees, the wives and daughters who signed up to serve alongside the men, the celebrities who joined the war effort, the Native Americans, and the people who struggled to maintain life on the homefront.

A narrative history of the American West, sharing some of the more colorful facts about the people who took on the challenge of life in the wild frontier.