The Black Swamp Gang

The Black Swamp Gang
Author: John Patrick Tisano
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2001-01-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0595159761

The Black Swamp Gang is a mystery set in a small town where baseball, good grades, and ice cream reign supreme until a discovery is made by one kid in town and it changes everything.

The Swamp Robber

The Swamp Robber
Author: Paul Hutchens
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 129
Release: 1997-06-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1575677350

The tales and travels of the Sugar Creek Gang have passed the test of time, delighting young readers for more than fifty years. Great mysteries for kids with a message, The Sugar Creek Gang series chronicles the faith-building adventures of a group of fun-loving, courageous Christian boys. Your kids will be thrilled, chilled, and inspired to grow as they follow the legendary escapades of Bill Collins, Dragonfly, and the rest of the gang as they struggle with the application of their Christian faith to the adventure of life. The Sugar Creek Gang discovers a "disguise" hidden in a old tree. Does it belong to the bank robber hiding in the swamp? A mysterious map hidden near the tree proves to be even more exciting than the disguise. Before the adventure ends, the gang encounters the robber, helps Bill Collins welcome a new baby sister, and saves the victim of a black widow spider bite. Join the gang as they learn the lesson of "sowing and reaping".

The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp

The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp
Author: Kathi Appelt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2013-07-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442481218

“Librarians often say that every book is not for every child, but The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp is” (The New York Times). Meet Bingo and J’miah, raccoon brothers on a mission to save Sugar Man Swamp in this rollicking tale and National Book Award Finalist from Newbery Honoree Kathi Appelt. Raccoon brothers Bingo and J’miah are the newest recruits of the Official Sugar Man Swamp Scouts. The opportunity to serve the Sugar Man—the massive creature who delights in delicious sugar cane and magnanimously rules over the swamp—is an honor, and also a big responsibility, since the rest of the swamp critters rely heavily on the intel of these hardworking Scouts. Twelve-year-old Chap Brayburn is not a member of any such organization. But he loves the swamp something fierce, and he’ll do anything to help protect it. And help is surely needed, because world-class alligator wrestler Jaeger Stitch wants to turn Sugar Man swamp into an Alligator World Wrestling Arena and Theme Park, and the troubles don’t end there. There is also a gang of wild feral hogs on the march, headed straight toward them all. The Scouts are ready. All they have to do is wake up the Sugar Man. Problem is, no one’s been able to wake that fellow up in a decade or four… Newbery Honoree and Kathi Appelt’s story of care and conservation has received five starred reviews, was selected as a National Book Award finalist, and is funny as all get out and ripe for reading aloud.

Swamplife

Swamplife
Author: Laura Ogden
Publisher:
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2011-06-01
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 9780816677023

Alligator hunters, mangroves, and the (mis)adventures of the Ashley Gang in the Florida Everglades.

Junction

Junction
Author: Cody Schlegel
Publisher: Tytan
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2015-09-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1512004456

Unveil the sinister secrets lurking beneath the idyllic surface of Junction, Iowa, in this gripping and explosive thriller. Prepare to be captivated by a complex tapestry of drug dealing, betrayal, and murder that escalates to a heart-stopping conclusion. Enter the world of Joey Sheeks, the reigning drug lord in Junction. While his reign is modest considering the town's size, Joey rakes in substantial profits. However, everything changes when two raccoon hunters stumble upon his lifeless body. Officially, Joey's demise is attributed to a mind-altering dose of acid, leading him to wander outside naked and freeze to death. But those closest to him suspect a far more sinister truth. As suspicions swirl, all eyes turn to Zack Harmen, a local troublemaker who mysteriously assumes control of Joey's illicit empire. Yet, another player emerges from the shadows—the enigmatic Eric Marquez, a newcomer to the town's drug trade. Marquez skillfully evades the grasp of the local authorities, operating like a ghost in Junction. Many believe he might be the one responsible for Joey's demise. Each day, the town descends into an abyss of uncertainty as a merciless killer claims more victims. As the body count rises, Junction becomes a hotbed of fear and chaos, shattering the illusion of safety. This gripping and character-driven thriller delves into the depths of the human psyche, exploring the darkest corners of morality and survival in a town where the law is more of an inconvenience than a force for good. Prepare yourself for a relentless journey through the twisted minds and intricate relationships of Junction's inhabitants. In a place where trust is scarce, and danger lurks at every corner, this tension-fueled narrative will keep you on the edge of your seat until the shocking truth is finally revealed. Brace yourself for an explosive conclusion that will leave you questioning how far people can fall when pushed to their limits in the remote heartland of Junction, Iowa.

100 Tales from Australia's Most Haunted Places

100 Tales from Australia's Most Haunted Places
Author: Ben Pobjie
Publisher: Affirm Press
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2022-07-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 1922848859

From the ghostly black horse of Sutton Forest to the butcher of Adelaide Street, a haunted Brisbane lift to the chilling experiments carried out by Doctor Blood of the North Kapunda Hotel, Australia abounds in spooky stories that are all unnervingly based in fact and tied to real places you can visit or avoid. In 100 Tales from Australia's Most Haunted Places, comedy writer and general scaredy-cat Ben Pobjie communes with the spirit world to send a shiver down your spine. A book best read with the light left on.

I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!

I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!
Author: Robert E. Burns
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2011-08-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0820343013

I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang! is the amazing true story of one man's search for meaning, fall from grace, and eventual victory over injustice. In 1921, Robert E. Burns was a shell-shocked and penniless veteran who found himself at the mercy of Georgia's barbaric penal system when he fell in with a gang of petty thieves. Sentenced to six to ten years' hard labor for his part in a robbery that netted less than $6.00, Burns was shackled to a county chain gang. After four months of backbreaking work, he made a daring escape, dodging shotgun blasts, racing through swamps, and eluding bloodhounds on his way north. For seven years Burns lived as a free man. He married and became a prosperous Chicago businessman and publisher. When he fell in love with another woman, however, his jealous wife turned him in to the police, who arrested him as a fugitive from justice. Although he was promised lenient treatment and a quick pardon, he was back on a chain gang within a month. Undaunted, Burns did the impossible and escaped a second time, this time to New Jersey. He was still a hunted man living in hiding when this book was first published in 1932. The book and its movie version, nominated for a Best Picture Oscar in 1933, shocked the world by exposing Georgia's brutal treatment of prisoners. I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang! is a daring and heartbreaking book, an odyssey of misfortune, love, betrayal, adventure, and, above all, the unshakable courage and inner strength of the fugitive himself.

McALISTER'S TRAIL - Another Book in the McAlister Line

McALISTER'S TRAIL - Another Book in the McAlister Line
Author: Richard Marman
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2015-08-14
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1909302945

A book for lovers of the Action and Adventure genre but equally suitable for young adults (YA), the 5th book in the McAlister Line takes us back in time and explores the American branch of the McAlister line. Set against the panoramic backdrop of New Mexico, Sonora, Arizona and California in 1867, Jubal Quinn is desperate. He is a black trooper in the newly formed 10th Cavalry accused of murdering a white man. Behind bars and doomed to hang, his only chance is to escape from the stockade with the help of Billy Songbird, a wayward, half-breed, Kiowa teenager. Hot on their heels is Lieutenant Sam McAlister, a man whose devotion to duty has turned to obsession. Blasting a trail of blood headlong through the Southwest, not even the love of a beautiful Mexican girl can deter Sam. The chase can only end when either he or Jubal Quinn is dead.

ESCAPE FROM FORT McCAIN

ESCAPE FROM FORT McCAIN
Author: Richard Marman
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2009
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0956058434

Fort McCain, New Mexico at the turn of the 20th century and an investigation into the of an Indian. Flashback forty years to the murder of a soldier at Ft McCain. Two men on the run join a gang of renegades but their is too much for them and instead they help the victims of the gang. After a fight, the two take off with two Mexican beauties with the law and the renegades firmly on their trail.