Bluewater Publishing

"Children delight in folk-tale and fairy lore, but the very little child loves best the story which mirrors the familiar. And it is for him, and for the mother who is striving in this age of...

Victory in war depends on the efforts of every individual engaged in the conflict - not only the combatant at the front lines, but those who support, supply, and provide medical attention to him as...

Appalachian Indians of the Warrior Mountains embodies the American Indian history of southern Appalachia, along with an underlying deep love of great Native places such as the High Town Path,...

There have been many books written about the poor country hill people of the Appalachian Mountains, as well as the Indians of this historic place. In Celtic Indian Boy of Appalachia: A Scots Irish...

Very few people have lived a life comparable to that of Chickasaw Chief George Colbert; Butch Walker tells the story of this little known Celtic Indian man that lived a life worthy of a Hollywood...

In November, 1864 the Civil War is almost over. The Army of Tennessee under it's gallant commander John Bell Hood have a chance to reverse the Confederacy's sinking fortunes. With veteran troops, he...

The collection of stories in Dirt Road Memories will take the reader back to my boyhood dreams of playing second base for the Yankees while growing up in a small frame house inhabited by a band of...

Among all the famous Native American Indian chiefs, people today easily recognize names like Geronimo, Sitting Bull, Tecumseh, and Crazy Horse. However, unless you live in North Alabama or Central...

This book, "Finding Our Indian Blood" has more twists and turns tracing our Indian heritage than a corkscrew, but you will get to the point; it unravels Indian ancestry in a series of historical...

This book on "Gunsmiths and Allied Tradesmen of Alabama" represents an exhaustive and comprehensive effort to identify and list all known gunsmiths who lived and worked in Alabama from 1790 to the...

In the book, "Hiking Sipsey-A Family's Fight for Eastern Wilderness," Rickey Butch Walker teams with Jim Manasco to produce an ultimate guide to the Bankhead National Forest which includes the Sipsey...

Florence City Historian, William Lindsey McDonald has made available yet another treasured research piece of family and community history. When Mr. McDonald's cousin Judi, who grew up a distance away...

According to historian and author Dr. Kenneth Johnson, "a comprehensive history" of Muscle Shoals in Northwest Alabama has never been written. Yet, in this carefully researched study of the region...

After the loss of both Kentucky and Tennessee, Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston has one last chance to save his reputation and his nation. He must destroy Federal General Ulysses S. Grant's...

Sit a spell on the Tidwell front porch as author and historian Jerry Tidwell shares treasured stories, photographs and recipes gleaned from a lifetime association with and love for old timers. Six...

The author's first book, One Family's Journey through Time, was written as a compilation of the genealogical research of Richard Tidwell's family line as well as Jerry Tidwell's family life memories...

Nearly twenty-five years ago, David Guy Sharp embarked on an epic adventure. His quest would involve thousands of hours combing through libraries, courthouses and cemeteries. He would invest an...

A collection of twenty one articles writtien by various authors about the early days of Sheffield, Alabama up through the mid 1900's. This collection was compiled by the Tennessee Valley Historical...

Maud Lindsay's Silverfoot takes place in the South during the American Civil War. Unlike most war stories, this story is told from the viewpoint of three young girls. The girls are staying with their...

Soldier's Wife is a straightforward biography of Katie Lucille (Lucy) Walker, a devoted wife and mother, who with her children followed her husband Asa (Ace) Francis Walker, Jr. to Alaska, Japan,...

"Up with ye, me brave buccaneer," said Barney, giving him a poke in the ribs with an oar he had in his hand. "If you want to make your escape from that Dutchman, ye'd better be stirring yer stumps...

"Up with ye, me brave buccaneer," said Barney, giving him a poke in the ribs with an oar he had in his hand. "If you want to make your escape from that Dutchman, ye'd better be stirring yer stumps...

Hedyn held an old sheet iron helmet and a mail tunic up in the starlight to see them better. The breast of the mail bore a ragged hole and the heavy links were sticky. It took a moment for Hedyn to...

Come meet Tintil and Dicomill, the two greatest story tellers in the Border Land. To decide which was the best story teller, the town decided to have a competition, where each story teller told his...

Just who were Frank and Jesse James? Their daring adventures have captured America's imagination for over a century. To some they were blood-thirsty outlaws leaving a trail of destruction; to others...

The extensive research and work invested by David Beasley into this book is incredible. The history of the Florence Kiwanis Club chronicles the civic works of the club through the historical eras of...

Lucy Fitch Perkins takes you and your children back to old Ireland and into the lives of two seven year old twins, Michael and Eileen McQueen. The young readers will enjoy the adventures of Michael...

In the second edition of The Old North Field, Dr. William Lindsey McDonald has captured the warmth and nostalgia of a Norman Rockwell painting with his reminiscences of growing up in the heart of the...

In the twilight days of slavery. . . Thirteen year old Ephraim Wright suffers the depredations of war along with the white family who reared him. Raised with the family since he was two years old, he...

Clouds gather in the North; another storm is coming. Six months after the defeat of Molkekk's dwarf army, Senndra's life has returned to normal. Her dragon is nearly full-grown, her relationship with...