When the Whippoorwill Sang

When the Whippoorwill Sang
Author: Arthur Lee Ford
Publisher: University of Louisiana
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2008
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Focuses on the subtle constraints imposed on all rural African Americans in the segregated South and the central dilemma that defined their lives.

Whippoorwill

Whippoorwill
Author: Joseph Monninger
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2015-09-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 054463649X

Two New Hampshire teenagers fall into an unlikely relationship as they come together to save a mistreated dog. Whippoorwill is a deeply poignant story about the virulent nature of abuse and the power of human empathy.

Listen for the Whippoorwill

Listen for the Whippoorwill
Author: Dave Jackson
Publisher: Castle Rock Creative, Incorporated
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2016-06-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781939445124

LISTEN FOR THE WHIPPOORWILL Introducing Harriet Tubman Living as a slave with her family on an old Maryland plantation in 1853, twelve-year-old Rosebud Jackson had been helping her mother with the cooking for the Big House as long as she could remember. Rosebud's world seemed like an endless pile of pots and pans to wash, food to prepare, and bread to bake. Her father worked long days in the fields while her fifteen-year-old brother Isaac was the stable boy. But when a series of tragedies strikes, Rosebud is left alone and very afraid. Her only hope is that the words of her father will come true: "Just listen for the whippoorwill." When the harvest season is over, this sound will be her signal to follow in a desperate attempt to escape her cruel slavery. On the darkest of nights, Rosebud will meet the mysterious person the slaves called "Moses," who will lead her and other slaves on a harrowing journey toward the North on the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman, known as "Moses," was also an escaped slave and became famous for leading bands of runaways on their dangerous passage to Canada. Will rosebud be able to keep up? Does Harriet Tubman know the way?

Songs of the Whippoorwill: An Appalachian Odyssey

Songs of the Whippoorwill: An Appalachian Odyssey
Author: John Blankenship
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2017-02-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1365788830

"These snapshots from a reporter's notebook offer a compelling look at the resilient folk of Appalachia from the 1980s to the present. The author's detailed feature stories and personal reflections bring into focus the larger than life characters who helped mold our times for the better, even when facing seemingly insurmountable odds in one of our nation's most challenging economic regions."--Back cover

When the Whippoorwill

When the Whippoorwill
Author: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Florida
ISBN: 9788832579239

Fact and fancy are the irresistible blend that characterizes these delightful tales of Florida's backwoods... and the Florida Crackers - the zany but lovable folks who populated the remote hamlet that was Marjorie Rawlings' home. With a gift for humor and a venerable ear for dialect comes the author's personal accounts of the people, scenery and wildlife of Cross Creek.

When the Whippoorwill Calls

When the Whippoorwill Calls
Author: Candice F. Ransom
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1995
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

A Blue Ridge Mountain family is displaced to the flatlands by the creation of the Shenandoah National Park.

Songs of the Whippoorwill: An Appalachian Odyssey, Volume II

Songs of the Whippoorwill: An Appalachian Odyssey, Volume II
Author: John Blankenship
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2017-08-19
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1387212575

"These snapshots from a reporter's notebook offer a compelling look at the resilient folk of Appalachia from the 1980s to the present. The author's detailed feature stories and personal reflections bring into focus the larger than life characters who helped mold our times for the better, even when facing seemingly insurmountable odds in one of our nation's most challenging economic regions."--Back cover

The Whippoorwill Calls

The Whippoorwill Calls
Author: Clara Smithson
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2016-09-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1480831921

One of nine children, author Clara Smithson was born during World War II in 1943 on her grandfathers farm in Tennessee. In The Whippoorwill Calls, she narrates the story of her life as she grew up in the 1940s and 1950s. This memoir narrates how Smithson experienced a poor and somewhat turbulent childhood that took her and her family to Tennessee, Illinois, and Missouri. She describes her parents, grandparents, her siblings, her daily experiences, the characters who played a role in her upbringing, and the memories of growing up in a different time. This nostalgic look back follows Smithson through her marriage at a young age in 1960 and offers a recap of her family. With photos included, The Whippoorwill Calls offers a glimpse into one womans past guided by her faith in God, and the history that formed who she is today.

The Whippoorwill Trilogy

The Whippoorwill Trilogy
Author: Sharon Shala
Publisher: RosettaBooks
Total Pages: 815
Release: 2020-06-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0795351488

Experience the New York Times–bestselling author “at top form”—includes Whippoorwill, The Amen Trail, and The Hen House, all in one volume (Debbie Macomber). From bestselling author Sharon Sala comes the trilogy following Leticia Murphy on her adventures that take her from the Kansas Territories to Denver City, and from reluctant saloon girl to happily married woman. Orphaned at age twelve, all Leticia Murphy wants is love, a family, and a happily ever after. But the Kansas territories are a difficult place, and Letty has to do what it takes to survive. Now, she’s the last saloon girl in the rough-and-tumble town of Lizard Flats, a place where happily ever afters are nothing but a dream. Praise for The Whippoorwill Trilogy “Sharon Sala has created a one-of-a-kind, unforgettable character in Letty Murphy. Her rags-to-riches story is a mythic journey filled with moments of devastating emotional truth and soaring triumph.” —Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times–bestselling author “No one does love and laughter like Sala. You’ll definitely want to take a journey down The Amen Trail.” —Joan Johnston, New York Times–bestselling author “Sharon Sala works her familiar magic and creates a story line that grabs your attention, along with a cast of unlikely characters who work their way right into your heart.” —Jasmine Cresswell, USA Today-bestselling author “Wear a corset because your sides will hurt from laughing! . . . You’re going to love this touching and memorable book.” —Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times–bestselling author

The Judas Murders

The Judas Murders
Author: Ken Oder
Publisher: SkipJack Publishing
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-01-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1939889944

On a cold February morning in 1967, Sheriff Coleman Grundy finds Betty Lou Mundy dead in her front yard and her husband on the porch with the gun that killed her. It looks like a classic case of revenge on a cheating wife.Until the next murder. And the next. As Cole desperately searches for leads, he’s forced to come to grips with his own wife’s unsolved murder three years earlier, and in the process, he unearths long-buried secrets that change his life forever.