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| Author | : Beverly Lowry |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 369 |
| Release | : 2023-08-01 |
| Genre | : True Crime |
| ISBN | : 1984898361 |
The stunning true story of a murder that rocked the Mississippi Delta and forever shaped one author’s life and perception of home. “Mix together a bloody murder in a privileged white family, a false accusation against a Black man, a suspicious town, a sensational trial with colorful lawyers, and a punishment that didn’t fit the crime, and you have the best of southern gothic fiction. But the very best part is that the story is true.” —John Grisham In 1948, in the most stubbornly Dixiefied corner of the Jim Crow south, society matron Idella Thompson was viciously murdered in her own home: stabbed at least 150 times and left facedown in one of the bathrooms. Her daughter, Ruth Dickins, was the only other person in the house. She told authorities a Black man she didn’t recognize had fled the scene, but no evidence of the man's presence was uncovered. When Dickins herself was convicted and sentenced to life in prison, the community exploded. Petitions pleading for her release were drafted, signed, and circulated, and after only six years, the governor of Mississippi granted Ruth Dickins an indefinite suspension of her sentence and she was set free. In Deer Creek Drive, Beverly Lowry—who was ten at the time of the murder and lived mere miles from the Thompsons’ home—tells a story of white privilege that still has ramifications today, and reflects on the brutal crime, its aftermath, and the ways it clarified her own upbringing in Mississippi.
| Author | : Karin Richardson |
| Publisher | : International Digital Book Publishing, Incorporated |
| Total Pages | : 364 |
| Release | : 2016-10-21 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781575501031 |
"Who are you?" the old woman asked me, her voice shaking with panic. "Why are you in here? You don't belong here! You must leave before it's too late!" But I was alone ... I was back on the beach in Jamaica, searching for John after the monster wave had knocked him down him and dragged him under. He should have surfaced by now!! "John!!" I screamed, running along the water line. "John! Where are you?!" I reached for my cell phone, but then remembered I'd left it back in the bungalow. I looked around. Not another person was in sight. Nothing was familiar! I had no idea how long we'd walked, and now I was alone and lost! "I told you," came the voice of the old woman wavering on the breeze. "I warned you to go, but now it's too late!" This was a dream, wasn't it? But it felt so real!!! ...sand between my toes, the ocean breeze, the mournful song of the waves. The voice came again ... "It's too late! The curse has begun ..." Book three of the Deer Creek Mysteries sees Ruth Ann and her friends return for yet another adventure staring the fabulous necklace known as Blue Ice. This time Ruth Ann travels to Jamaica on what was supposed to be a romantic get-away until where an ancient voodoo curse nearly costs John his life. Return to Deer Creek and find out what happens next!
| Author | : Carolyn Dunn Anderson |
| Publisher | : San Francisco : Aunt Lute Books |
| Total Pages | : 268 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
Poetry. Fiction. Native American Studies. By bringing together the voices of Native American women writers across time, regions, and tribes, this collection makes visible a dynamic tradition of women's wisdom and storytelling. From early legends to present-day fiction and poetry, this tradition emphasizes women's spiritual connection to the natural world and their contributions to tribal and familial community. Central to women's strength is the role of animal figures--Coyote, Owl, Beaver and Bear--who act as guides, helpers, and personal totems, appearing unexpectedly in the modern urban landscape as well as being a constant presence in nature. The work of more than forty authors appears in this volume, representing tribes and regions extending over most of the U.S. and parts of Canada. Among the authors included are Louise Erdrich, Joy Harjo, Leslie Marmon Silko, Paula Gunn Allen, Linda Hogan and Beth Brant, along with writers whose work appears here for the first time. "THROUGH THE EYE OF THE DEER is far more than a wonderful book to read: it is a guidebook to life in the multiple world we really live in. It tells us of the many places the path of the sacred takes us, how to act when we get there, the dangers we will encounter, and how to get home."--Paula Gunn Allen
| Author | : Rick Bass |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 140 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780393314359 |
Rick Bass's first collection of essays captures the clear, passionate voice of this acclaimed author at the very beginning of his career.
| Author | : Glen Russel Miller |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 168 |
| Release | : 1979 |
| Genre | : College teachers |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Chauncey L. Canfield |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 286 |
| Release | : 1906 |
| Genre | : California |
| ISBN | : |
Chauncey de Leon Canfield (1843-1909) first published "The diary of a forty-niner" in 1906, and 1,200 of the 2,000 copies in that edition were burned. Joseph Gaer's Bibliography of California literature describes this book as written in the form of a diary, but fictional. The diary of a forty-niner (1920) reprints Canfield's 1906 publication. It purports to be the diary of Alfred T. Jackson, of Litchfield County, Connecticut, during his days as a gold prospector, 1850-1852. Jackson offers first-hand accounts of Nevada City and neighboring Rock Creek; descriptions of Grass Valley, North and South Yuba Valleys, and the Sierra Mountains; details of gold mining with accounts of pioneer overland crossings, and foreign mineworkers (including Chinese). Entries concerning Jackson's personal life include details of his courtship of a French woman in the camps.
| Author | : Robert Eugene Bell |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 258 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Archaeologists |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Octavia Spencer |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2013-10-15 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1442476834 |
Meet Randi Rhodes, the world’s first ninja detective! Mystery abounds in this “assured, entertaining whodunit” (Publishers Weekly), a 2014 IndieNext pick and the first in a new middle grade series from Academy Award–winning actress Octavia Spencer. Deer Creek is a small town whose only hope for survival is the success of their Founder’s Day Festival. But the festival’s main attraction, a time capsule that many people believe hold the town’s treasure, has gone missing. Twelve-year-old Randi Rhodes and her best friend, D.C., are Bruce Lee–inspired ninjas and local detectives determined to solve the case. Even if it means investigating a haunted cabin and facing mean old Angus McCarthy, prime suspect. They have three days to find the treasure…the future of their whole town is at stake! Will these kids be able to save the day?
| Author | : Erin Osmon |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2017-05-15 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 1442268689 |
Erin Osmon presents a detailed, human account of the Rust Belt–born musician Jason Molina—a visionary, prolific, and at times cantankerous singer-songwriter with an autodidactic style that captivated his devoted fans. The songwriting giant behind the bands Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. had a knack for spinning tales, from the many personal myths he cultivated throughout his life to the poems and ballads he penned and performed. As with too many great musicians, Molina’s complicated relationship with the truth, combined with a secretive relationship with the bottle, ultimately claimed his life. Jason Molina: Riding with the Ghost details Molina’s personal trials and triumphs and reveals for the first time the true story of Molina’s last months and works, including an unpublished album unknown to many of his fans. Offering unfettered access to the mind and artistry of Molina through exclusive interviews with family, friends, and collaborators, the book also explores the Midwest music underground and the development of Bloomington, Indiana–based label Secretly Canadian. As the first authorized and detailed account of this prolific songwriter and self-mythologizer, Jason Molina provides readers with unparalleled insight into Molina’s tormented life and the fascinating Midwest musical underground that birthed him. It’s a story for the ages that speaks volumes to the triumphs and trials of the artistic spirit while exploring the meaningful music that Molina’s creative genius left behind.
| Author | : Jean Van Leeuwen |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2008-11-13 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0142411647 |
After clearing enough forest to build a log cabin for their new home, Pa returns east to fetch the rest of the family, while young brothers Daniel and Will stay behind to watch the land. Pa had planned to return within six weeks . . . but something must have gone wrong. Now the boys must survive the winter with only a few supplies and their ability to invent and improvise. But are they alone in the woods? Jean Van Leeuwen?s engrossing novel of pioneer survival is based on a true incident.
