The Book of Cowboys. E-book. Formato PDF Francis Rolt   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

Comparatively little has been written on the true history of the Cowboy Days and the true histories of the men themselves — though the cattle country has been made the background for many a romantic or adventurous yarn. Even more rare is it to find an appreciation of the enormous part the cowboy played in devel oping the western States and in bringing pros perity and happiness to an arid stretch of terri tory greater in size than many countries of Europe.

The Monster-Hunters. E-book. Formato PDF Francis Rolt   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

Mystery and marvel are the gates to that wild world where the Monsters of the past lived out their monstrous lives. Adventure that carries one into those steaming coal forests, into those black and reptile-haunted swamps, that sets one face to face with the sprawling brood of giants, terribly menacing and terribly true, holds a thrill peculiar to itself. So startling, so madly strange seem the conditions that we scarcely dare to be lieve the adventure true, and then, the slow proc esses of Time turn one by one the pages of that age-old book, and the most extravagant ?ight of the imagination is outdistanced by facts.

The Wonder of War in the Holy Land. E-book. Formato PDF Francis Rolt   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

Three great faiths have been born in these lands, each of which holds millions of worshipers. No intelligent boy can ignore the fact that these three Faiths have changed the character of the world. Their history is full of interest and sur prise, and the peoples who believe them have been molded by them.