Author: Jesse D. Mason
Publisher:
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Category : Amador County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
History of Amador County, California
Author: Jesse D. Mason
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amador County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amador County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
History of Amador County, California, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers
Author: Jesse D. Mason
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385436877
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385436877
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
The Ghost Towns of Amador
Author: John R. Andrews
Publisher:
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Black Cloud Rising
Author: David Wright Falade
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802159206
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Already excerpted in the New Yorker, Black Cloud Rising is a compelling and important historical novel that takes us back to an extraordinary moment when enslaved men and women were shedding their bonds and embracing freedom By fall of 1863, Union forces had taken control of Tidewater Virginia, and established a toehold in eastern North Carolina, including along the Outer Banks. Thousands of freed slaves and runaways flooded the Union lines, but Confederate irregulars still roamed the region. In December, the newly formed African Brigade, a unit of these former slaves led by General Edward Augustus Wild—a one-armed, impassioned Abolitionist—set out from Portsmouth to hunt down the rebel guerillas and extinguish the threat. From this little-known historical episode comes Black Cloud Rising, a dramatic, moving account of these soldiers—men who only weeks earlier had been enslaved, but were now Union infantrymen setting out to fight their former owners. At the heart of the narrative is Sergeant Richard Etheridge, the son of a slave and her master, raised with some privileges but constantly reminded of his place. Deeply conflicted about his past, Richard is eager to show himself to be a credit to his race. As the African Brigade conducts raids through the areas occupied by the Confederate Partisan Rangers, he and his comrades recognize that they are fighting for more than territory. Wild’s mission is to prove that his troops can be trusted as soldiers in combat. And because many of the men have fled from the very plantations in their path, each raid is also an opportunity to free loved ones left behind. For Richard, this means the possibility of reuniting with Fanny, the woman he hopes to marry one day. With powerful depictions of the bonds formed between fighting men and heartrending scenes of sacrifice and courage, Black Cloud Rising offers a compelling and nuanced portrait of enslaved men and women crossing the threshold to freedom.
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802159206
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Already excerpted in the New Yorker, Black Cloud Rising is a compelling and important historical novel that takes us back to an extraordinary moment when enslaved men and women were shedding their bonds and embracing freedom By fall of 1863, Union forces had taken control of Tidewater Virginia, and established a toehold in eastern North Carolina, including along the Outer Banks. Thousands of freed slaves and runaways flooded the Union lines, but Confederate irregulars still roamed the region. In December, the newly formed African Brigade, a unit of these former slaves led by General Edward Augustus Wild—a one-armed, impassioned Abolitionist—set out from Portsmouth to hunt down the rebel guerillas and extinguish the threat. From this little-known historical episode comes Black Cloud Rising, a dramatic, moving account of these soldiers—men who only weeks earlier had been enslaved, but were now Union infantrymen setting out to fight their former owners. At the heart of the narrative is Sergeant Richard Etheridge, the son of a slave and her master, raised with some privileges but constantly reminded of his place. Deeply conflicted about his past, Richard is eager to show himself to be a credit to his race. As the African Brigade conducts raids through the areas occupied by the Confederate Partisan Rangers, he and his comrades recognize that they are fighting for more than territory. Wild’s mission is to prove that his troops can be trusted as soldiers in combat. And because many of the men have fled from the very plantations in their path, each raid is also an opportunity to free loved ones left behind. For Richard, this means the possibility of reuniting with Fanny, the woman he hopes to marry one day. With powerful depictions of the bonds formed between fighting men and heartrending scenes of sacrifice and courage, Black Cloud Rising offers a compelling and nuanced portrait of enslaved men and women crossing the threshold to freedom.
Amador County
Author: John Poultney
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738547015
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Located in the heart of California's gold country, rural Amador County has retained much of its gold rush?era atmosphere, even as modern times have influenced the populace and the landscape. In the early days, life was quite rugged here, and lumberjacks, hard-rock miners, and railroad men were a common sight. Today much of the community's stunning natural setting remains nearly as sylvan and pristine as it was when the county was incorporated in 1854. Proud of an extensive and colorful history that includes mining, lumber, mountaineering, Native Americans, wine making, agriculture, and railroads, Amador County residents truly enjoy this slowly evolving place they call home.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738547015
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Located in the heart of California's gold country, rural Amador County has retained much of its gold rush?era atmosphere, even as modern times have influenced the populace and the landscape. In the early days, life was quite rugged here, and lumberjacks, hard-rock miners, and railroad men were a common sight. Today much of the community's stunning natural setting remains nearly as sylvan and pristine as it was when the county was incorporated in 1854. Proud of an extensive and colorful history that includes mining, lumber, mountaineering, Native Americans, wine making, agriculture, and railroads, Amador County residents truly enjoy this slowly evolving place they call home.
California Badmen
Author: William B. Secrest
Publisher: Quill Driver Books
ISBN: 9781884995514
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
""California Badmen"" is a exploration of little-known Western frontier gunfighters. Billy Mulligan, Sam Temple, Peter Olsen, Joe Dye, Bob McFarlane and those responsible for the Rancheria killings are brought back through the pages and taking their stand in Californian history. The riotous lives of these unique collection of mean men with guns spill over the California frontier and rival the likes of ""Wild Bill"" Hickok, Billy the Kid, and the Earp Family.
Publisher: Quill Driver Books
ISBN: 9781884995514
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
""California Badmen"" is a exploration of little-known Western frontier gunfighters. Billy Mulligan, Sam Temple, Peter Olsen, Joe Dye, Bob McFarlane and those responsible for the Rancheria killings are brought back through the pages and taking their stand in Californian history. The riotous lives of these unique collection of mean men with guns spill over the California frontier and rival the likes of ""Wild Bill"" Hickok, Billy the Kid, and the Earp Family.
Gracianna
Author: Trini Amador
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN: 9781608325702
Category : Historical fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The gripping story of Gracianna a French-Basque girl forced to make impossible decisions after being recruited into the French Resistance in Nazi-occupied Paris "
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN: 9781608325702
Category : Historical fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The gripping story of Gracianna a French-Basque girl forced to make impossible decisions after being recruited into the French Resistance in Nazi-occupied Paris "
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly ... of the Legislature of the State of California ...
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 918
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 918
Book Description
The Journal of the Senate During the ... Session of the Legislature of the State of California
Author: California. Legislature. Senate
Publisher:
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1330
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1330
Book Description
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly ... of the Legislature of the State of California ...
Author: California
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 960
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description