Join twin brothers Bart and Ben Barlow as they venture into the great Maine Northwoods on a quest to expose the scoundrel responsible for the haunting of Camp Allagash. In The Barlow Boys Meet The ALLAGASH GOST, you’ll meet Walter Cameron – owner of the camp; Jacques Bolduc – the caretaker; Janet Morgan – the spirited young visitor; Tanner Horne (a.k.a. Bob the Artist) – the counterfeiter; Crazy Luc – the cave-dwelling recluse; John Davis – the Somerset County Sheriff, and the other dynamic players in this fast-paced thriller. Accompany Bart and Ben on their harrowing trek up Mt. Katahdin to the hideout of known counterfeiter Bob the Artist and his gang. Then team up with Barlow brothers in their escape from the underground cave complex. Follow Bart as he searches the dense Maine woods for his kidnapped brother and be on hand when the boys rescue the missing Janet. Be there when the Barlow brothers, with the assistance of Môlsum and his dog, Sicum, track down and interrogate Crazy Luc, the hermit. And don’t miss the surprise ending when the true Allagash Ghost is finally revealed!

The Barlow Boys Meet The ALLAGASH GHOST by Cotter Bass may be viewed and purchased at: 

https://leanpub.com/thebarlowboysmeettheallagashghost or https://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-cotter-bass-the-barlow-boys-meet-the-allagash-ghost/ or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XZZJGDD

Walk alongside the resolute men and women in REMEMBERING SLAVERY as they portray the real world in which they struggled and endured as slaves. Experience the harsh and often brutal reality of slavery as it really was; the beatings, the humiliation, the long hours and back-breaking work, and the seemingly endless days of cruelty and hardship. Their personal accounts expose the undeniable and often uncomfortable truths, both good and evil, attendant to life in bondage.    

The personal accounts of 24 former slaves presented in REMEMBERING SLAVERY expose the harsh and often painful tribulations they endured while living in bondage, transcribed in their own words and recorded for posterity. These first-person testimonials open a window into the past, thus enabling contemporary readers a rare opportunity to share the trials, fears, frustrations, hopes, and visions of these African Americans caught up in the maelstrom that was the 1800’s Antebellum Period.

REMEMBERING SLAVERY by Cotter Bass may be viewed and purchased at: https://leanpub.com/rememberingslavery or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MC7Y38X or https://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-cotter-bass-remembering-slavery/

World War One KILLING FIELDS

WORLD WAR I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global conflict originating in Europe that lasted from July 28, 1914, to November 11, 1918.

Contemporaneously described as “the war to end all wars,” it led to the mobilization of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history. It was also one of the deadliest conflicts in history, with an estimated eighteen million combatants and seven million civilian deaths as a direct result of the war, while resulting genocides and the 1918 influenza pandemic lead to another 50 to 100 million deaths worldwide. 

The war caused the disintegration of four empires: the Austro-Hungarian, German, Ottoman, and Russian. Germany lost its overseas empire, and states such as Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were created or recreated, as in the cases of Lithuania and Poland. This contributed to a decisive break with the world order that had emerged after the Napoleonic Wars, which was modified by the mid-19th century’s nationalistic revolutions. The results of World War I would also be important factors in the development of World War II just over two decades later.

Much of the fighting in World War I took place along the Western Front, within a system of opposing manned trenches and fortifications (separated by a “no man’s land”) running from the North Sea to the border of Switzerland. On the Eastern Front, the vast eastern plains and limited rail network prevented a trench warfare stalemate from developing, although the scale of the conflict was just as large. Hostilities also occurred on and under the sea and, for the first time in the history of warfare, in the air.

World War One KILLING FIELDS by Cotter Bass is Volume II of the KILLING FIELDS TRILOGY and provides a brief but explicit overview of the battlefield horrors of World War I. Accordingly, readers are hereby cautioned regarding the graphic nature of the battlefield photographs presented in this chronicle.

World War One KILLING FIELDS may be viewed and purchased at: https://leanpub.com/killingfieldsofworldwari or https://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-cotter-bass-killing-fields-of-world-war-i/ or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FXPF1TB

ECHOES of SLAVERY – Volume II

During the Depression years between 1936 and 1938, the WPA Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) sent out-of-work writers in seventeen states to interview ordinary people in order to document their life stories. Initially, only four states involved in the project (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia) focused on collecting the stories of people who had once been held in slavery. In 1937 the WPA directed the remaining states involved in the project to conduct interviews with former slaves as well. Federal field workers were given instructions regarding the kinds of questions to ask their informants and how to capture their dialects, the result of which may occasionally be offensive to contemporary readers. The field workers often visited the people they interviewed twice in order to gather as many recollections as possible. Sometimes they took photographs of the informants and their dwellings. The completed narratives were then turned over to their state’s FWP director for editing and eventual transfer to Washington, D.C.

The former slave narratives presented in Volume II of ECHOES of SLAVERY represent a small segment of more than two thousand first-person accounts of actual slave experiences, transcribed in their own words by the FWP and recorded for posterity. These first-person testimonials open a window into the past, enabling contemporary readers a rare opportunity to share the trials, fears, frustrations, hopes, and visions of those individuals caught up in the maelstrom that was 1800’s America.

Walk alongside these resolute men and women in ECHOES of SLAVERY – Volume II as they portray the real world in which they struggled and endured. Experience the harsh and often brutal reality of slavery as it really was!

ECHOES of SLAVERY – Volume II by Cotter Bass may be viewed and purchased at: https://leanpub.com/echoesofslavery-volumeii  or  https://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-cotter-bass-echoes-of-slavery-volume-ii/

 

INDIANA’s LOST & BURIED TREASURES, Volume I (Revised Edition)

The Treasure Hunter’s Field Guide To INDIANA’s LOST & BURIED TREASURES, Volume I (Revised Edition) is the indispensable guidebook and operator’s manual for:

• Treasure Hunters
• Prospectors
• Metal Detectorists
• Ghost Town Buffs
• History Enthusiasts
• Tourists
• Travelers

Each of the 77 county-by-county listings included within Volume I of INDIANA’s LOST & BURIED TREASURES 281 pages feature a map with colored numerals individually keyed to each narrative entry of lost and buried treasures, placer gold and diamonds, ghost towns, and historic sites, along with accurate latitude and longitude map coordinates for both the narrative targets and adjacent towns or other physical elements; a feature of immeasurable value for quickly and accurately pinpointing site locations.

The preamble chapter entitled I. BEFORE YOU DIG outlines rules, regulations, and laws pertaining to digging for treasure and prospecting in the state of Indiana while chapter  VIII. APPENDICES include related Indiana Department of Natural Resources regulations for Public Use of Natural and Recreational Areas and Indiana Prospecting Regulations. Chapter II. TREASURE HUNTING ETIQUETTE discusses metal detecting, digging procedures, and etiquette, including the Metal Detectorists’ Code of Ethics. Also included are III. INDIANA ROAD MAP and IV. INDIANA COUNTY MAP.

Not only is INDIANA’s LOST & BURIED TREASURES, Volume I an invaluable resource for Indiana residents, but treasure hunters, prospectors, metal detectorists, ghost town hunters, and tourists from other locations, especially the adjacent states of Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Kentucky, will find its pages jam-packed with solid information, travel directions, tips, and hints for pursuing their hobbies in Indiana.

The Treasure Hunter’s Guide To INDIANA’s LOST & BURIED TREASURES, Volume I (Revised Edition) by Cotter Bass may be viewed and purchased at: https://leanpub.com/indianaslostandburiedtreasuresvolumei or https://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-cotter-bass-the-treasure-hunter-039-s-guide-to-indiana-039-s-lost-amp-buried-treasures-volume-i/ or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3MX73SB                                                                                                                       

ANTI-CRIME MEASURES

ANTI-CRIME MEASURES presents 37 protective initiatives an individual may employ to protect his or her home, family, property, and business from the ravages of crime. ANTI-CRIME MEASURES includes the following Articles:

• PROTECTING YOUR HOME AND PROPERTY includes Home Security, Apartment Security, Property Marking, Suspicious Visitors, Telephone Safety And Bogus Phone Calls, Preventing Home Burglaries
• PROTECTING YOUR FAMILY includes Protecting Your Children, Home Alone – Safety For Your Child
• PROTECTING YOUR BUSINESS includes Preventing Business Burglaries, Preventing Business Holdups
• PERSONAL SAFETY includes Personal Security, Confronting Danger, Preventing Sexual Assault, Preventing Rape, Self-Defense, Jogging, Walking And Outdoor Exercise
• PERSONAL INFORMATION AND ATM SECURITY includes Personal Information Security, ATM Security
• COMPUTER AND INTERNET SECURITY includes Surfing The Web Safely, Email Safety, Shopping Online
• SAFETY WHEN OUT-AND-ABOUT includes Street Sense, Public Transportation Safety, Driving Safety, Shopping Safety, Holiday Safety, Party Safety
• DEALING WITH CRIME AND CRIMINALS includes Avoiding Crime In General, Avoiding Violent Crime
• VEHICULAR CRIME includes Avoiding Vehicular Crime, Avoiding Carjacking
• CON ARTISTS AND FRAUD includes Con Artists, Charity Fraud
• VACATION AND TRAVEL SECURITY includes Security While Traveling, Hotel Security, While On Vacation, Boating Safety And Security

EMPLOY these 37 protective initiatives to protect home, family, property, and business from the ravages of CRIME!

ANTI-CRIME MEASURES by Cotter Bass may be viewed and purchased at: https://leanpub.com/anti-crimemeasures or https://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-cotter-bass-anti-crime-measures/   

 

BEST GOLF TIP – EVER!

Those of us who are destined to beat a little white ball around with a stick on a grassy pasture and end up poking it into a small hole in the ground often wonder if there is an easy fix, a magic elixir, or perhaps some divine intervention that will make our swings perfect, render our distance off the tee legendary, and ordain our handicap divine. But alas, in the end we realize that there is no divine intervention, no magic elixir, no easy fix!  We must play the ball where it lies and recognize our limitations.

Sure, we have tried most golf training aids on the market; we have read a bazillion instructional golf books and magazine articles, and we have thoroughly scrutinized and tested countless golf tips from every source. But notwithstanding our efforts, our handicaps have not budged. There seems to be no cure, no hope, and no deliverance.

But wait! There IS promise! There IS hope, and there IS a fix!

The BEST GOLF TIP – EVER! is what you’ve been waiting for! This awesome book will take you by the hand and pull you out of the golfing doldrums! At last, this remarkable work examines and defines a new and radical approach to the mental side of golf. Isn’t it time to take a new approach to your golf game? Read BEST GOLF TIP – EVER! and learn how to relax, lower your scores, and finally enjoy your golf game to an extent you never believed possible!

And don’t forget to thoroughly digest each and every one of the many BONUS GOLF POINTERS included with this fantastic and revealing eBook!

BEST GOLF TIP – EVER! by Cotter Bass may be viewed and purchased at: https://leanpub.com/bestgolftip-ever or https://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-cotter-bass-best-golf-tip-ever/ or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YYHC4HS

FRAUD PROTECTION FOR SENIORS

Most people have read media stories about older people losing large sums of money to scams. The sad truth is that it DOES happen! Government data shows that individuals beyond the age of 60 years often report the fraud they encounter. In fact, people 60+ are much more likely to report fraud than people in their 20’s, but far less likely to admit that they lost money.

Senior fraud continues to be widespread, costing older people billions every year. It’s an alarming figure encompassing many different scams aimed at tricking seniors into providing personal information, placing their money and/or identity at risk.

The Better Business Bureau’s Scam Risk Report indicates that monetary loss increases with age, ranking those over the age of 65 as losing the most money to scams. This may be due to the sophistication of today’s scammers or it could be more closely related to the increasing financial resources age may bring.

In any event, there is little doubt that con artists, scammers, and fraudsters will continue to ply their trade, pilfering the nest eggs of unsuspecting senior victims.

Another reason elderly people are the most likely age group to lose money to scammers is because fraudsters are meeting the needs of loneliness among seniors by finding common ground with the victims in order to build trust. These con artists are talkative and friendly to their senior victims, making it hard to see red flags.

The top scams to which seniors are most susceptible include Health Insurance Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Medical Equipment Fraud, Counterfeit Prescription Drugs, Fraudulent Anti-Aging Products, Funerals and Cemetery Fraud, Telemarketing Fraud, Internet Fraud (including Internet Auction Fraud), Credit Card Fraud, Investment-Related Fraud (including Reverse Mortgage Scams, Nigerian Letter Fraud, Advance Fee Schemes, Redemption/Strawman/Bond Fraud, Ponzi Schemes, and Market Manipulations such as Pump and Dump Fraud), and Identity Theft.

FRAUD PROTECTION FOR SENIORS by Cotter Bass addresses each of these fraudulent schemes in detail, providing multiple initiatives for detecting and subsequently dealing with scams and scammers. In addition, this comprehensive eBook reveals numerous strategies and tips for avoiding these potentially costly crimes, thus keeping your savings intact.

FRAUD PROTECTION FOR SENIORS by Cotter Bass may be viewed and purchased at: https://leanpub.com/fraudprotectionforseniors or https://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-cotter-bass-fraud-protection-for-seniors/ or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TD6PSC5