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Survival: true stories / by McCarthy, Tom,author.(CARDINAL)346236;
Includes bibliographical references ( pages) and index.Five true stories to whet kids' appetites for history by engaging them in genreas with proven track records--mystery and adventure. History is made of near misses, unexplained disappearances, unsolved mysteries, and bizarre events that are almost too weird to be true--almost!890L
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Weird disappearances : real tales of missing people / by McCarthy, Tom,author.(CARDINAL)346236;
Includes bibliographical references (page 108).Introduction: Where did they go? -- Virginia Dare -- The natural -- The missing princess -- Swallowed by the Amazon -- Solomon Northup.Where did Virginia Dare and the rest of the colonists of Roanoke go? What happened to aviator Amelia Earhart during her flight around the world? Did Anastasia Romanov escape being murdered by revolutionaries? Did Percy Fawcett find the fabled lost city of the Amazon? What became of escaped slave Solomon Northup after he published his memoirs?Ages 9-12.910L
Subjects: Biographies.; Dare, Virginia, 1587-; Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937; Anastasii͡a Nikolaevna, Grand Duchess, daughter of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1901-1918; Fawcett, Percy Harrison, 1867-1925?; Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?; Missing persons; Disappeared persons; Fugitive slaves;
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Dark sonnet / by McCarthy, Tom,author.(CARDINAL)346236; Dohar, Bill,author.;
"Oxford, England. A Jesuit priest unearths a tattered poetic manuscript from the nineteenth century. Against universal scorn, he makes the outrageous claim that it contains a series of word puzzles pointing to the whereabouts of the Cuxham Chalice, a priceless relic of England's medieval anti-Semitic past. He suddenly disappears amidst a city in turmoil over a series of brutal slayings, and two concerned friends are determined to find him. Myles Dunn, pulled from a failed life in Colorado back to his old Oxford college, joins forces with librarian Eva Bashir to unlock the manuscript's secrets. Battling police resistance and their own personal demons, Myles and Eva must decode the cryptic verse before the killer strikes again."--back cover.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction).; Missing persons; Manuscripts;
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Cat tales : timeless stories of our favorite feline companions / by McCarthy, Tom,1952-editor.(CARDINAL)459492;
Includes bibliographical references."These are enduring stories of cats that have passed the test of time and have attracted discerning readers for generations"--
Subjects: Cats;
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The greatest special ops stories ever told / by McCarthy, Tom,1952-editor.(CARDINAL)459492;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-248)Special operations are not for the faint of heart nor for the ordinary soldier. Men culled for these often fatal actions are a special breed, and that has not changed since man chose an enemy and drew first blood. What makes men put their lives at risks, and how do they feel about their extraordinary tasks? This powerful and compelling collection will provide all you need to know. -back cover.
Subjects: Special operations (Military science); Battles;
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The greatest true crime stories ever told : tales of murder and mayhem ripped from the front page / by McCarthy, Tom,1952-editor.(CARDINAL)459492;
Includes bibliographical references (page 275)."An arresting collection of murder and mayhem from the front pages of history that captured the whole world's attention"--
Subjects: Case studies.; Murder; Crime;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Great American Marine Corps stories / by McCarthy, Tom,1952-editor.(CARDINAL)459492;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-310)."A collection of gripping accounts of Marines in action"--
Subjects: Personal narratives.; United States. Marine Corps;
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The greatest military mission stories ever told / by McCarthy, Tom,1952-editor.(CARDINAL)459492;
Includes bibliographical references.Omaha Beach: Following General Cota / Noel F. Mehlo Jr. -- Capturing San Juan Hill with the Rough Riders / Theodore Roosevelt -- Taking Mount Suribachi / Colonel Joseph H. Alexander -- Supplying the Embattled Marines at Khe Sanh / Captain Moyers S. Shore II -- Doolittle Hits Tokyo / Colonel Robert Barr Smith and Laurence J. Yadon -- How the Merrimac Was Sunk in Cuba / Rupert S. Holland -- Benedict Arnold's Navy / Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan -- Raiding Union Commerce with Rafael Semmes / Albert M. Goodrich -- Repelling the Chinese at Chipyong-ni / Leo Barron -- Breaking Out of Libby Prison / Isaac N. Johnston."A collection of stories showcasing the heroics of American forces missions of all kinds"--
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Ghost pirates and other tales of the high seas / by McCarthy, Tom,1952-(CARDINAL)459492;
Introduction -- The shadow in the sea / William Hope Hodgson -- Among the Malay pirates / G.A. Henty -- The pirate who could not swim / Frank Richard Stockton -- The life, atrocities, and bloody death of Blackbeard / Charles Ellms -- The real Captain Kidd / Frank Richard Stockton -- The life of Benito de Soto, the pirate of the Morning Star / Charles Ellms -- Blueskin the pirate / Howard Pyle -- The life of Captain Lowther / Captain Charles Johnson -- The life of Captain Anstis / Captain Charles Johnson -- Captain John Halsey -- Captain John Bowen -- History of the adventures, capture, and execution of the Spanish pirates / Charles Ellms.
Subjects: Short stories.; Pirates;
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Incredible pirate tales : fourteen classic stories of the outlaws of the seas / by McCarthy, Tom,1952-(CARDINAL)459492;
Subjects: Fiction.; Short stories, English.; Short stories, American.; Pirates;
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