William Rudd (1798-1835) was born in Westmoreland, England to Thomas and Elizabeth Ainsley Rudd. He married Mary rawes and they were the parents of eleven children, one of whom was Thomas Rudd (1814-1892). Thomas married Elizabeth Holloway (1817-1898) and they were the parents of one child, Benjamin Rudd (1843-1928). Thomas and Elizabeth immigrated to America in 1842 and settled first in Ohio. They later moved to Iowa. Descendants live in Iowa and other parts of the United States.

This is the third in a series of nine satiric, comedic novels (The Eddie Devlin Compendium) that follow a gaggle of characters, Edward Temperance Devlin foremost among them, from the Stock Market Crash of 1929 through the Great Depression, World War II, the post-war years, the Kennedy assassination, Watergate etc. to the Millennium and beyond. With illustrations by the author. Books: Flacks (1973) Bringing Chesty Home (1948) Clyde Strikes Back (1963-64) Deadlines (1984-85) Old Tim's Estate (1929-35) Replevy for a Flute (1956) The Bloody Wet (1943-44) The Survivors (1999-2000) Wildcat Strike (1939)

In this western by the bestselling authors of Rimfire, twin gunfighters have their say when an executed killer’s brother plots revenge. In a court of law, it takes twelve jurors to convict a killer. Two of them are Jensens. It all started when those Jensen boys, Ace and Chance, got roped into jury duty. It should have ended when justice was served with the killer dancing on the end of a rope. But no. This is just the beginning of the death sentence for Ace, Chance, and the other ten terrified jurors. He’s one of the most notorious outlaws in the west. He’s also the brother of the hanged killer. Now he’s here in town—and plans to slaughter the jurors, one by one. There’s just one hitch: Ace and Chance aren’t getting ready for judgment day. They’re gunning for justice—Jensen style…

Jesse Wilson Richmond is a teenage boy caught up in the greatest of all American tragedies, the American Civil War. It takes him from enlistment as a carefree youth at the age of fourteen through some of the most heart wrenching battles of the Civil War. It tells the story as only a true son of the South could and outlines the internal struggles of the men in battle and their families at home, while telling the true story of the horrors of war perpetrated by 'The Beast Butler' on the state of Louisiana.

How would you respond if a New Zealander invited you to a "leg-in"? Would you know what to do if someone told you to pull up a "browser"? Without some assistance, most foreigners would indeed be baffled by the intricacies of the Kiwi tongue. Now, however, help is available as Louis S. Leland Jr., a professor of psychology at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, unravels the mysteries of this colorful language. Composed in equal parts of fact and hilarity, this specialized dictionary will aid the traveler, amuse the linguist, and delight even the casual observer. This book is a perfect companion volume to Pelican's comprehensive Maverick Guide to New Zealand, widely acclaimed as the best guidebook on the subject.