Fortune's Flame

Fortune's Flame PDF Author: Judith E. French
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 1601830947
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 373

Get Book Here

Book Description
An outlaw Scotsman and a manor's independent young mistress form an unconventional partnership--in adventure and in love. . . Pirate, convict, and runaway bond servant, Kincaid is just the man Lady Elizabeth Lacy Bennett has been searching for. Now he's found, and as far as Bess is concerned, hanging is too easy an escape for the scoundrel who stole her beloved horse--and dared to repay her with a searing kiss. For despite his crimes, Kincaid is a valuable worker--worth every penny she has paid for his indenture--and the ideal guide to help find a lost treasure that could save her Maryland plantation from ruin. She may be mad to trust the charismatic Scotsman, for it's clear he desires more from her than freedom, but Bess was raised to finish what she starts, and to follow her heart--even if she may lose it. . . "A superb storyteller. . .I loved it!" --Linda Ladd 150,000 Words

Flame and Fortune in the American West

Flame and Fortune in the American West PDF Author: Gregory Simon
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520292790
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270

Get Book Here

Book Description
Flame and Fortune in the American West creatively and meticulously investigates the ongoing politics, folly, and avarice shaping the production of increasingly widespread yet dangerous suburban and exurban landscapes. The 1991 Oakland Hills Tunnel Fire is used as a starting point to better understand these complex social-environmental processes. The Tunnel Fire is the most destructive fire—in terms of structures lost—in California history. More than 3,000 residential structures burned and 25 lives were lost. Although this fire occurred in Oakland and Berkeley, others like it sear through landscapes in California and the American West that have experienced urban growth and development within areas historically prone to fire. Simon skillfully blends techniques from environmental history, political ecology, and science studies to closely examine the Tunnel Fire within a broader historical and spatial context of regional economic development and natural-resource management, such as the widespread planting of eucalyptus trees as an exotic lure for homeowners and the creation of hillside neighborhoods for tax revenue—decisions that produced communities with increased vulnerability to fire. Simon demonstrates how in Oakland a drive for affluence led to a state of vulnerability for rich and poor alike that has only been exacerbated by the rebuilding of neighborhoods after the fire. Despite these troubling trends, Flame and Fortune in the American West illustrates how many popular and scientific debates on fire limit the scope and efficacy of policy responses. These risky yet profitable developments (what the author refers to as the Incendiary), as well as proposed strategies for challenging them, are discussed in the context of urbanizing areas around the American West and hold global applicability within hazard-prone areas.

Fortune's Flame

Fortune's Flame PDF Author: Teresa LACEY
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 35

Get Book Here

Book Description


Fortune's Flames

Fortune's Flames PDF Author: Janelle Taylor
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780821729441
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 507

Get Book Here

Book Description


Through Fire to Fortune

Through Fire to Fortune PDF Author: Mrs. Alexander
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Get Book Here

Book Description


Thro' Fire to Fortune

Thro' Fire to Fortune PDF Author: Mrs. Alexander
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Get Book Here

Book Description


Praktisches Wörterbuch der Englischen und Deutschen Sprache

Praktisches Wörterbuch der Englischen und Deutschen Sprache PDF Author: Felix Flügel
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1228

Get Book Here

Book Description


The Virtuous Octauia

The Virtuous Octauia PDF Author: Samuel Brandon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166

Get Book Here

Book Description


Tudor Facsimile Texts: The virtuous Octavia. 1912

Tudor Facsimile Texts: The virtuous Octavia. 1912 PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156

Get Book Here

Book Description


A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages: Deutsch-Englisch

A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages: Deutsch-Englisch PDF Author: Felix Flügel
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1232

Get Book Here

Book Description