Ed Crowell

In the shadow of World War I, a thrilling new world rises--a gilded world of miraculous technology, frightening threats, and brave new heroes. Discover this award-winning alternate-history graphic novel trilogy, now collected in a single volume The early 20th century is a time of great societal upheaval, technological advancement, and intense political struggle. Some of the most brilliant and horrible minds of the age--wealthy industrialists, amazing inventors, and violent anarchists--collide to create a war between the wars. This is the backdrop for the award-winning alternate-history saga known as The Jekyll Island Chronicles. At the turn of the century, one-sixth of the world's wealth vacationed in and around the tiny Georgia island of Jekyll. Captains of industry like Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Morgan, and Carnegie all called the Jekyll area home. The Jekyll Island Chronicles uses this place of grandeur and elegance as a pivotal location in the struggle to preserve the peace fostered by the end of the Great War. But an international cabal of anarchists, known internationally as Zeno and led by the infamous Luigi Galleani, seeks to disrupt the new order. Working across the globe, Zeno uses startlingly advanced technologies to seed unrest, taking lives in an effort to force the world back into another bloody conflict. Supported by the wealth of Jekyll and the most innovative minds of the early 1900s, a newly formed band of heroes--all wounded veterans of the Great War--stand against the forces of chaos. As rivals race to unlock the secret of Nikola Tesla's death ray, cities burn, electricity crackles, and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Blending bizarre and often forgotten historical fact with heavy doses of alternate history and adventure, The Jekyll Island Chronicles is a captivating graphic novel trilogy for young and old. As classic comic book action comes to life with retro high-tech imagination and the aesthetics of the art deco era, the series vividly captures the period following World War I, injecting real villains, historic characters, original heroes, and exotic locales into an unforgettable narrative. This massive volume collects the entire epic struggle, taking the reader all across the globe and presenting a cavalcade of historic characters, real villains, and original heroes who fight to preserve the peace--from eye-popping beginning to jaw-dropping end. Collecting The Jekyll Island Chronicles, Book 1: A Machine Age War, Book 2: A Devil's Reach, and Book 3: A Last Call.

While Barton Springs Pool is an iconic landmark of Austin and many people are familiar with the end of Barton Creek and its seven miles of public greenbelt, less is known about the forty-odd miles beyond that tumble and twist across private lands, eventually feeding the Colorado River. Legendary fights saved Barton Springs in the 1980s and 1990s, when the pool repeatedly was closed because of pollutant runoff from streets, nearby construction, and leaking sewer lines. In 1992, a highly publicized campaign resulted in land protections and stricter water standards. But will the creek and its springs become fouled again? That possibility arises upstream where tributaries and other creeks flow across mostly rural acreage, attracting new housing and business developments. Not only would city bathers lose access to the pool, but endangered species of salamanders and birds that depend on the Edwards Aquifer and its unique habitats face an uncertain future. Following the creek from downtown Austin's Barton Springs Pool to its source as a cow-pasture trickle, longtime resident and journalist Ed Crowell explores the creek's contentious political history, its historic and current residents, and the mounting environmental pressures threatening it. Barton Creek highlights the passionate individuals involved in the stream's preservation, from city scientists to local landowners, who want to see the creek running clear and clean for future generations. Striking photography and vivid descriptions will entice readers to fall in love with Barton Creek all over again.

The thrills continue in this critically acclaimed diesel-punk graphic novelseries set in a sci-fi version of the early 20th century!At thebeginning of the twentieth century, one sixth of the world's wealthvacationed in and around the tiny Georgia island of Jekyll. Captains of industrylike Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Morgan, and Carnegie all called the Jekyll areahome. Blending elements of historical fact, clockwork technology, anddiesel-punk style, The Jekyll Island Chronicles span an age of furiousmechanical advancement while exploring the span of man's soul -whether good or evil.In Book Two of this alt-history adventure, Peter,Helen, and the rest of Carnegie's "Specials" would likenothing more than to return to normalcy along with the rest of thecountry-especially after defeating their enemies in Book One. But theanarchists have other plans. Luigi Galleani and the Zeno cabal reach out fromEurope, across the Atlantic, to wreak havoc, divide the enemy, build an army,and capture plans for the world's deadliest weapon. If they are to bestopped, the tiny group of heroes from Jekyll will need to find new resolve, newresources, and new allies-and do it all before Nikola Tesla's mostterrible creation is unleashed.