Future History

Future History

Sackett, Jeffrey

Sackett, Jeffrey

IN 1776, THE FOUNDERS CREATED THE NATION.IN 1789, THE FRAMERS CREATED THE GOVERNMENT.IN THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESTROYED THEIR OWN FREEDOM.IN THE 22ND CENTURY, HUGO GOTTFRIED DISCOVERED HOW AND WHY IT HAPPENED.READ “FUTURE HISTORY” BY HUGO GOTTFRIED, THE 2190 A.D. EDITION, READ THIS BOOK BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE TO SAVE THE REPUBLIC! By the wonder of reverse tachyon technology, we have been able to retrieve a series of essays on the History of the United States which was published (or will be published) in the year 2190 A.D. The author, Hugo Gottfried, was (will be) the custodian of the abandoned research library on Fifth Avenue in New York City. As he began in the middle of the 22nd century to read the old books down in the dark and dusty nether recesses of the crumbling old building, he slowly came to a startling realization: the economically impoverished, militarily impotent, morally bankrupt, totalitarian America of his era was not the great Republic envisioned by the Founders and created by the Framers. We Americans of the early 21st century need to read Gottfried’s reflections very, very, VERY carefully. He explains, from the standpoint of the future, what went wrong in America, when, why, and how. It is not too late the change the course of the river of History! He who has ears to hear, let him hear! (A note on the author: “Hugo Gottfried” is obviously a pseudonym. The author is a college teacher who holds the rank of associate professor. His field is History. He holds three master’s degrees and a doctorate, and has been five times named a Fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities.)
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Lycanthropos

Lycanthropos

Sackett, Jeffrey

Sackett, Jeffrey

When a chance encounter between a squad of Hitler's elite SS troops and a band of gypsies ends in slaughter, the Nazis take a man named Janos Kaldy into custody for the killings. When they find that Kaldy is a werewolf, the Nazis bring in a beautiful young chemist and an aging doctor turned minister to aid in a daring, crazy plan. As the Dr. attempts to regress Kaldy through hypnotism to the root of his curse, the Nazis strive to isolate the enzyme that can turn an army of their troops into an unstoppable killing machine. Steeped in history and drenched in ancient religions and spiritual mystery, Lycanthropos is the original novel that was eventually rewritten into the novel Mark of the Werewolf. One of the most unique werewolf stories ever told.
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Stolen Souls

Stolen Souls

Sackett, Jeffrey

Sackett, Jeffrey

The Mummy's Curse For centuries they slept, buried in the dust of ancient Egypt, Lost, but never totally forgotten...Now the seven caskets have come to Greenfield, a peaceful college town in upstate New York...where a young museum curator thinks she has made the acquisition of a lifetime...where the horror is about to begin. FOr a secret Egyptian cult will do anything to steal the ancient mummies...to begin the unspeeakable rituals that will restore the seven to life...One by one, the innocent people of Greenfield will be taken captive, their souls fed to an insatiable evil that only a miracle can conquer...that nothing on earht can stop.
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Grogo the Goblin

Grogo the Goblin

Sackett, Jeffrey

Sackett, Jeffrey

HORROR IN THE FLESH Someone new has moved into the quiet little town of Beckskill, New York. His name is Vernon Sweet, and he is an ex-sidehow geek. Once he was known to the carnival crowds as "Grogo the Goblin." But here he is only a joke, a freak, a hideous obscenity, living with his mysterious guardian in a dilapidated house on the outskirts of town. Vernon Sweet is an abomination of nature. Still, there is something about him...an aura...a strange charisma... No one can explain the shocking series of murders, or the bizarre visions, that now haunt the dark woods surrounding the town. But one thing is certain: an unspeakable evil has found its way to Becksksill - and it has taken the most terrifying form of all.
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Warm and Witty Side of Attila the Hun

Warm and Witty Side of Attila the Hun

Sackett, Jeffrey

Sackett, Jeffrey

The Warm and Witty Side of Attila the Hun is a collection of historical anecdotes, odd, humourous facts, and things you will never forget, once you know them. They are the product of a life devoted to history...here in the words of the author: "I once had a student ask me point blank and in all seriousness, "Do you really know all this stuff, or are you just making it up?" Delightful question, and unwittingly flattering. There is no need for any serious teacher of History to make up any unbelievable stories, because so much of it is unbelievable in the first place. I mean, really, think about it: if the story of Henry VIII and his six wives hadn't actually happened, for example, would anyone believe it? Is there any drama more intense than the story of Cleopatra, Caesar, Antony, and Octavian? (Heck, the entire story of the Julio-Claudian dynasty reads like one long soap opera!) And if Shakespeare had known the details of the life of his two-thousand-mile-away contemporary Ivan the Terrible, my God, what a tragic drama he could have written! (Speaking of which, let us not forget that Macbeth is based on a true story.)There is no particular order to these anecdotes (except that I tried to adhere to chronology with the presidents), and no claim is made to comprehensiveness or, for that matter, importance. This is simply a collection of things I have come across over the years, things that I remembered, things with which I amused, horrified, and intrigued my students, nothing more, nothing less. Think of it as the mental junkyard of an aging History teacher. If the reader is constrained by the chains of political correctness, please be forewarned that the writer is not. There may be material here that some people will find offensive. I don't care. Other readers may recognize some of these stories and may object to inaccuracies or distortions. I don't care about that either. This is something of an eclectic and eccentric reminiscence, not an academic work. In the pages that follow the reader will find stories about kings and queens, presidents and dictators, personalities light and dark, events amusing and horrible. There are no funny stories about Attila the Hun, by the way. But there are a few real rib-ticklers about Hitler."
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Candlemas Eve

Candlemas Eve

Sackett, Jeffrey

Sackett, Jeffrey

Simon Proctor isn't sure what the future will be, but it doesn't look ood. His once soaring career as a musician and performer has plunged to rock bottom. He's running out of money, ideas, and hope...until two stunning women enter his life - mysterious Gwendolyn and her bewitching friend, Adrienne. With their unique help, his career skyrockets. Now, the future couldn't look brighter...until Simon disocvers who these enticing women really are. Now he isn't concerned with the future - he's terrified of the dark and distant past...a past that has suddenly reached across four generations of lust and betrayal to clutch Simon Proctor by the soul and wrench from him a terrifying price.
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