Bøger af Randy Lee Eickhoff

Cuffee, a highly-educated house slave in 1712 New York City, carries a burning resentment for his bondage toward his highly mercurial master despite repeated warnings from his "auntie" a voo-doo priestess, who tries to make him understand that he runs the danger of being sent to the dreaded island where slave owners send their "troublesome slaves" to be broken. When a new shipment of blacks arrives to be sold at auction, he meets Lilly, a beautiful and haughty woman who carries a fiery hatred for slavery, and Cuffee's desire for freedom bursts into flame as the two begin a passionate affair. When Sookie, a 12-year-old "weak-mind" child, is forced into their master's bed, becomes pregnant and dies in childbirth, Cuffee begins to recruit a small band of disgruntled slaves for a planned rebellion as his master falls under the spell of a beautiful and powerful witch who uses black magic to retain her beauty and entrap Cuffee's master. When Sookie's ghost appears in Litzie's cabin, she caves in to Cuffee's dream of freedom and initiates him into her voo-doo "coven". Fuled by Sookie's manifestations and her young child, Despair, gifted with "second sight", and Litzie's voo-doo rituals, Cuffee leads a doomed revolt in Maiden Lane that is quickly defeated after nine whites are killed and six more severely wounded. Twenty-two of the seventy blacks who had joined with Cuffee's band, twenty-on are convicted and executed by hanging, being burned at the stake, or hoisted in cages and left to perish. Based on the earliest slave revolt that took place on Maiden Lane in New York City, Randy Lee Eickhoff's deeply researched novel, written in rich, Faulknerian prose, paints a vivid account of slavery and a desire for freedom that echoes through the centuries to modern times. Readers are reminded of Toni Morrison's Beloved and William Styron's The Confessions of Nat Turner.

He strode through the shadowed thickets of the early American frontier, and into legend. Born to the forest, he cast his lot with the Senecas who raised him, and their British allies. His enemies would fear his name: Simon Girty. Dr. Randy Eickhoff has an ear for language, an eye for period detail, and extensive knowledge of Native cultures. The Renegade transports the reader to the tumultuous years of America's early frontier. -Lucia St Clair Robson-Bestselling author of Last Train from Cuernavaca Seasoned novelist Randy Lee Eickhoff skillfully blends accurate history and fiction with philosophical and theological knowledge. Echoes of Faust resound throughout. Who will claim Nightwind's soul? Read this not to answer that question but for the clear picture of a fascinating and under portrayed period in the history of America, Great Britain, and Native Americans, -Judy Alter-Bestselling author of Jesse Randy Eickhoff is one of our best historical novelists, and The Renegade lives up to his high standards as a storyteller, stylist, and student of the harsh and sometimes brutal life on the American frontier. This is a riveting, powerful, and memorable work. Don't miss it. -William Martin, New York Times Bestselling Author of Cape Cod and The Lincoln Letter With this relentlessly gritty page turner, Randy Eickoff proves he belongs among the ranks of the great novelists of the American frontier. Laced with political intrigue and spiritual mystery, The Renegade takes the reader on a wild journey from the back alleys of old Philadelphia to the long houses of the Senecas. His characters virtually reach out from the page and grab you! -Mike Blakely, best-selling author of Comanche Moon and Moon Medicine An extraordinary story that rings of truth, and it rings beautifully. The Renegade is a painting of early America, when the first white men in this country wove a tapestry of the wild land, their own ways, and Indian ways into a uniquely American life. A pure treasure. -Win Blevins, Bestselling author of the Author of the Rendezvous Series, Darkness Rolling, and Stone Song The language of The Renegade is staggering in its beauty. In the hands of this master, Randy Lee Eickhoff, the story of the earliest time of white people in our land floats like a mist above the people, the animals, and a mysterious world. A timeless story of solid friendships and those that waver - yet still live in our hearts. The story is in time, of time, and timeless. -Meredith Blevins - author of Darkness Rolling

The unforgettable stories of two legendary American frontiersmen by Randy Lee Eickhoff and Leonard C. Lewis in one low-priced edition!And Not to YieldNurtured by devout, staunchly Abolitionist parents, young James Butler Hickok leaves their hardscrabble farm to homestead in Kansas. He effortlessly succeeds as a rancher, gambler, Union soldier, lawman, merchant, marksmanΓÇöand lusty lover. But Hickok''s many talents did not bring him peace. Guided and plagued by phantoms from his past, Hickok must fulfill his destiny through his travels. From bleak upstate New York to the rugged Badlands, from New York City''s Broadway to the Rockies, from the Mississippi riverboats to the Great Salt Flats, here is the compelling odyssey of the gun-slinging American icon Wild Bill Hickok.BowieJim Bowie, the descendant of Highland Scots, grew up riding alligators and working the field on the Texas frontier. Taught three languages and a sense of honor, he went on to live a life filled with brawls and battles, loves and losses, a life cut short at the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. This is his story, as told by those who, whether they loved or hated him, were united by their awe of this amazing frontiersman.

Queen Maeve has declared war upon the province of Ulster in an effort to take possession of the Brown Bull of Cooley. Ultimately, this is an attempt to match the wealth of her husband, King Ailill of Connacht, who owns a magnificent white bull. Only Cuchulainn, a boy warrior, stands between Ulster and certain annihilation. Supported by the Morrigan, the goddess of war, he begins a reign of terror upon the Connacht warriors. In his heroic stand, the reader discovers the genesis of the determination of the Irish people, their will to stand alone against oppression.