Author: Joe O'Brien
Publisher: Sweetgrass Books
ISBN: 9780965891110
Category : Football players
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Busted Bronco: From Addiction to Redemption is the gripping story of the rise and fall of All-American football star Joe O'Brien, written by O'Brien and Bob Evancho. The charismatic and talented O'Brien watched his NFL hopes dashed by his involvement in drugs, his promising coaching career ending in a dramatic arrest that made headlines. After two years in federal prison, O'Brien turned his life around. This is the story of O'Brien's awakening -- a story of redemption and renewal.
Author: Barry Bonner
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1496920481
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
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The open range of the 1880s held a bountiful sea of grass for Wyoming cattle growers, but for some it could become a sea of loneliness as it did for the three McKenna brothers. Then a mood struck them -- "it would be nice to have a woman around the house." Encouraged by his older brothers, the younger McKenna endeavors to be come a Romeo on horseback and find a bride. But plans of romance and marriage don't always go as intended. Suddenly the oldest brothers finds himself on his way to the Justice of the Peace. More complications ensue when two husband-hunting women appear on the scene as if out of nowhere. The brothers soon find herding cattle from horseback is far easier then trying to herd a woman. The brothers lose what sense of humor they were born with, but not so the ladies. They know exactly what needs to be done and by whom -- right up to the surprising and hilarious ending.
Author: Wallace Smith
Publisher:
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Category : Oregon
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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"In Oregon Sketches Wallace Smith gives glimpses of the new and glorified West, a West that is a revival of all that tradition has contributed to the term, including cowboys and Indians, guns and war paint... As a picture of some of the swiftly changing phases of the West the book is of value." -- Washington Historical Quarterly
Author: James Cloyd Bowman
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 0807563714
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
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1938 Newbery Honor Book Bill was just four years old when he fell from the family wagon near the Pecos River on the western frontier. Accidentally left behind by his family, he was raised by coyotes, and he didn't realize he was human until he was an adult. When he did, Pecos Bill returned to civilization and used the superhuman powers he'd developed during his peculiar upbringing to become the best cowboy in the West.
Author: Elizabeth Jones Towne
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Category : New Thought
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Author: Joel Gunderson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1683582535
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 389
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After decades of under-the-radar success, the Boise State Broncos became a household name during the 2006-07 NCAA football season. That was when the 12–0 Broncos were set to face the 11–2 Oklahoma Sooners in the Fiesta Bowl. A David vs. Goliath event, everyone expected the Sooners, who played in the highly competitive Big 12 conference and had dominated since coach Bob Stoops took over in 1999, to beat the no-names from the Western Athletic Conference. The match-up would end up becoming one of the greatest college football games ever played, with Boise State beating Oklahoma, 43–42, on a trick-play two-point conversion to win in overtime. But where did it all start? How did a school in Idaho become one of the most successful and polarizing schools in the country? In Boise State, writer Joel Gunderson tells the story of how the school went from a junior college to Division I, climbing the ranks and building a program that has since beaten such college football powerhouses as Oregon, Georgia, Virginia Tech, and Oklahoma, and has the highest winning percentage in the country since 2000. With in-depth interviews with current and former players, coaches, and administration, Gunderson offers an entertaining story of the growth of a program that rose from anonymity to becoming arguably the most successful underdog in the country. While the city of Boise in Idaho has a population of approximately 223,000 people, the state, in general, is not a sports powerhouse. The closest NFL team is the Seattle Seahawks, who are a 7.5-hour drive away. There are currently only six players in the NFL that were born in Idaho. So how did Boise State, known mostly for its blue turf, become known for football excellence? This is more than a Cinderella story. It’s about how they arrived, how they conquered, and how they’ve maintained in the cut-throat business that is college football.
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 826
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Author: Laurie Gough
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143180649
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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In this lyrical, poetic, and charmingly funny book, Laurie Gough drives from Ontario to California reflecting on a life spent travelling in search of new experiences and familiar sensations. Heading towards a half-remembered cave on the Pacific coast where her younger, more adventurous self once stayed, she recalls adventures in Sumatra, the Yukon and many places in between—and wonders what compels her to keep moving through life while everyone else has found a place to belong.
Author: Kit Lavell
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612515657
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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The tragic, the comic, the terrifying, the poignant are all part of the story of the Black Pony pilots who distinguished themselves in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. Flying their turboprop Broncos "down and dirty, low and slow," they killed more of the enemy and saved more allied lives with close-air support than all the other naval squadrons combined during the three years they saw action. Author Kit Lavell was part of this squadron of "black sheep" given a chance to make something of themselves flying these dangerous missions. The U.S. Navy's only land-based attack squadron, Light Attack Squadron Four (VAL-4) flew support missions for the counter insurgency forces, SEALs, and allied units in borrowed, propeller-driven OV-10s. For fixed-wing aircraft they were dangerous, unorthodox missions, a fact readers quickly come to appreciate.
Author: Theodore Ayrault Dodge
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Category : Horsemanship
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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