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| Publisher | : Bear Print |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
This book covers the story of the Bozeman Trail - the shortcut through Wyoming and Montana that initiated the so called Indian Wars on the Northern Plains - from multiple perspectives. To the Indians it was a route of invasion that led to cultural devastation and an end to a way of life. To the immigrants it was a pathway through the wilderness that lead to new settlements; a chance for owning land and future prosperity. To help the reader appreciate the complex clash of cultures the author employs both his pen and camera, writing sections from the opposing perspectives. The book opens with an imaginary letter from an emigrant woman describing her journey over the trail. It is linked to Native American interpretation of the Fetterman massacre through the eyes of a young Cheyenne warrior. Along with the narratives are words of warriors and soldiers who were involved in the events; including Fetterman's boast that with "80 men I could ride right through the Sioux Nation." Other quotes include Sherman's outright advocacy of the genocide of the Indians after Fetterman's defeat. On the Indian side men like Crazy Horse, American Horse, Sitting Bull and Red Cloud said that the whites made more promises than they could remember, "?but they kept only one. They promised to take our land, and they took it." The second half of the book is about "reflections" of the Bozeman Trail. Giving those reflections are a barrage of tribal historians, descendants of famous warriors who fought along the trail, as well as offspring of emigrants who traveled over the Trail. Chief Alfred Red Cloud, a great-grandson of Chief Red Cloud, presents the Red Cloud family's oral history of Red Cloud?s War to close the Bozeman Trail, while contemporary scholars such as Susan Badger Doyle discuss the role John Bozeman played in the establishment of the trail - he actually pioneered less than a quarter of the route. Chapman's award-winning photography, mixed with archival images, ranges from wildlife and scenery along the trail to images of Indians and other people, both past and present, adding depth to the narrative.
| Author | : D. A. Keeley |
| Publisher | : Llewellyn Worldwide |
| Total Pages | : 281 |
| Release | : 2016-06-08 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0738748854 |
Peyton's Fate Depends on the Unlikely Pawn in a Quarter-Century-Old Crime When Agent Peyton Cote discovers a thirteen-year-old Ukrainian boy along the Canadian border, she has no idea who placed him there or why. And Victor Tankov, on his deathbed in Russia, likes it that way. By giving the boy political asylum, Peyton sets in motion a plan twenty-five years in the making, leading back to the world's largest art heist at Boston's Gardner Museum. In his most ambitious work yet, D.A. Keeley blends one of the most famous crimes of the century with the ongoing Ukrainian crisis, creating an action-packed international thriller. As events unfold, Peyton hunts for a painting worth $150 million and the criminal masterminds who are determined to sell it no matter the cost. Praise: "[A] solid third Peyton Cote novel."—Publishers Weekly "[A] superbly crafted, taut mystery...Keeley has yet another fast-paced, suspenseful and wholly believable mystery hit."—Kennebec Journal "Timely and gripping."—The Recorder
| Author | : Rosanne Bittner |
| Publisher | : Diversion Books |
| Total Pages | : 323 |
| Release | : 2014-03-21 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1940941385 |
The Sax dynasty continues as the family saga moves from Texas to a new life in the wild and dangerous land of the West. Caleb’s son Tom rides the outlaw trail to search for men who killed his Mexican wife, and Caleb’s grandson grows up to marry a Cheyenne woman, returning to the life that Caleb left so long ago. Yet Caleb’s youngest son resists his mixed blood and goes to great lengths to hide his Indian heritage. Through stunning changes over years of settling the West, Caleb and Sarah’s love and passion for each other becomes the glue that holds their family together through tragedy and triumph. And all his life Caleb keeps the blue quill necklace his long-dead mother made for him, reminding him of his Indian blood and the Indian name he never forgot – Blue Hawk. Destiny’s Dawn brings this trilogy to an unforgettable ending that will stay with readers long after they finish. PRAISE: “Power, passion, tragedy, and triumph are Rosanne Bittner’s hallmarks. Again and again, she brings readers to tears.” —Romantic Times “Extraordinary…Bittner’s characters spring to life.” —Publishers Weekly
| Author | : Phyllis Godwin |
| Publisher | : Phyllis Godwin |
| Total Pages | : 211 |
| Release | : 2023-08-04 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
Grace and Mark Peterson, both strangers and newlyweds, set out on a journey into the unknown to spread the Gospel of Jesus and claim their own homestead. Will they grow apart as they experience hardships, or will their faith and love grow?
| Author | : Michael Spradlin |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 189 |
| Release | : 2010-10-28 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1101198354 |
Tristan and his companions have finally reached England with the Holy Grail. But his job of protecting the Grail is not over yet. For when they return, they find that much has changed for the worse in their country. Tristan's abbey has been destroyed, and Sherwood Forest suffers under the terrible reign of the Sheriff of Nottingham. As Tristan and his friends journey through England to deliver their precious cargo to the Templars, they must band together to navigate obstacles and fight one final difficult battle - and in the process, Tristan will also learn the fate of his own life. A fate that many would kill to keep secret.
| Author | : Bradley Wardell |
| Publisher | : Del Rey |
| Total Pages | : 546 |
| Release | : 2010-08-24 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0345517881 |
At a frontier outpost on the fringes of the civilized world, an orphaned messenger named Xander witnesses the destruction of all he knows at the hands of the Fallen, the great enemy thought vanquished during the War of Magic. Abruptly, Xander’s life is changed forever. Now he must seek out an ancient artifact of legendary power in the hopes that it can stop the Fallen hordes from destroying the entire kingdom. Little does he realize that the hope of all mankind rests on his young shoulders, as powers of unimaginable might set out to stop him at all costs. Aided by his friend Genica, a mysterious thief named Vreen, and a crafty Sion of unknown loyalty, Xander journeys into the heart of the world, where long-hidden secrets will be revealed that could shatter the delicate balance established by the great Cataclysm a thousand years earlier.
| Author | : Robert Ruiz Jr. |
| Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
| Total Pages | : 123 |
| Release | : 2014-10-14 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1496928520 |
Children and younger adolescents in todays world are bombarded with information from the electronic media and, in particular, the internet. Much of what they see and read has little redeeming social value. Computer games are particularly violent and teach the lesson that, in order to have your way, it is okay to resort to strength and violence. Robert Ruiz, Jr., in writing Destinys Journey, sought to provide children and youth with an imaginative adventure story rooted in the values of family and friendship that stand the test of time: love, joy, peace, kindness, gentleness, faith and patience. Inculcated in the story are the concepts of a Creator and a plan of life that is greater than any individual or group of individuals on earth. There is, indeed, a divine plan for all living things. The author, in developing the Chiles family, was particularly interested in engaging Mexican and Hispanic American children and youth, many of whom have been raised in the produce fields of Mexico and the United States. Thus, Chiles family characters serve as the vehicle to share values that make any society strong. The interdependence of the characters in this story clearly demonstrates that no man is an island, entire of it self. All of us need each other, regardless of race, age or background in order to not only survive but thrive in todays world. And above all, we must recognize that there is a higher power at work in each of our lives.
| Author | : Eric Flint |
| Publisher | : Baen Books |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0671578723 |
As the ruthless rulers of the Malwa Empire dominate sixth-century India, assisted by an abomination from the future, peacemakers from the future send a crystal, Aide, to stop their advance, with the help of Count Belisarius of Byzantium.
| Author | : Keith Heyer Meldahl |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 352 |
| Release | : 2012-01-11 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0226923290 |
The dramatic journeys of the 19th century Gold Rush come to life in this geologist’s tour of the American West and the events that shaped the land. In 1848, news of the discovery of gold in California triggered an enormous wave of emigration toward the Pacific. The dramatic terrain these settlers crossed is so familiar to us now that it is hard to imagine how frightening—even godforsaken—its sheer rock faces and barren deserts once seemed to them. Hard Road West brings their perspective vividly to life, weaving together the epic overland journey of the covered wagon trains and the compelling story of the landscape they encountered. Taking readers along the 2,000-mile California Trail, Keith Meldahl uses settler’s diaries and letters—as well as his own experiences on the trail—to reveal how the geology and geography of the West shaped our nation’s westward expansion. He guides us through a landscape of sawtooth mountains, following the meager streams that served as lifelines through an arid land, all the way to California itself, where colliding tectonic plates created breathtaking scenery and planted the gold that lured travelers west in the first place. “Alternates seamlessly between vivid accounts of the 19th-century journey and lucid explanations of the geological events that shaped the landscape traveled.”—Library Journal
| Author | : Erin Miller |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 319 |
| Release | : 2014-12-03 |
| Genre | : Pacific Crest Trail |
| ISBN | : 9780692341384 |
Teetering awkwardly on the brink of insanity, unable to handle life in snowy, cold, ultra-conservative North Idaho, Carl and Erin sold their house and set out in search of a new place to call home. Suddenly finding themselves completely free of responsibilities, jobless, and with a little spare cash in the bank, it didn't take long before their serious search for a new life took some unexpected twists and turns. "What do you think we should do when we return to the States?" Erin asked Carl, as they sat outside a tiny cafe sipping coffee. It was a question that had been plaguing her for weeks as they budget travelled across South East Asia in an attempt to avoid winter (and reality). "I've been thinking about it, and I think we should thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail." Was Carl's totally unexpected reply. Spend months on end traipsing through the wilderness, petting bunnies and chasing rainbows, as they hiked 2,660 miles from Mexico to Canada? How could Erin possibly say no? Life Rule #1: Never, ever, turn down an adventure. Friends wagered they wouldn't last a week, but before they knew it, days turned into months as they made their way across America at three miles an hour. As Carl and Erin morphed into Bearclaw and Hummingbird, they found that being hikertrash suited them. Though they will both admit the trail was life altering, there were no great epiphanies, no magic answers to all of life's burning questions, no "ah-ha " moments when suddenly life made sense. This is not a tale of personal growth. Through blisters and shin splints, jaw-dropping landscapes and craptastically unspectacular forests, searing heat and pouring rain, complete hilarity and utter exhaustion, this is the story of what day-to-day life is really like on one of America's greatest trails. As told through Hummingbird's journal entries, this is the story of life on the trail - the people you meet, the things you see, and how, mile by mile, you eventually become Hikertrash. Includes: 6 Overview Maps to Follow our Journey 19 Black & White Photos of Sights Along the Trail Leave No Trace Tips Our Gear Lists Our Trail Recipes What Is Hikertrash? Hikertrash: a long distance hiker, shabby and homeless in appearance, rarely bathed and rank in odor, more at home outdoors than in society, with a deep reverence and respect for all things wild.
