Burke Davis Books
Marine!
By Burke Davis
He was too tough even for the Marine CorpsChesty Puller enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1918 at the age of 20. He chased bandits in Haiti and Nicaragua, commanded the Horse Marines in Peking, battl...
Read MoreRunaway balloon
By Burke Davis
Recounts the brief and near-disastrous history of the balloon created by the Confederate army to spy on Federal troops who had used the same means to observe Southern troop movements.
Read MoreMr. Lincoln's whiskers
By Burke Davis
At the suggestion of a young girl, Abraham Lincoln grows a beard.
Read MoreRunaway balloon
By Burke Davis
Recounts the brief and near-disastrous history of the balloon created by the Confederate army to spy on Federal troops who had used the same means to observe Southern troop movements.
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