Author: Simone Beaudelaire
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Garden City, Kansas, 1888. A small Western town receives an early Christmas present: a new pastor for the church. He is young, handsome, and single. To church organist Kristina Heitschmidt, Reverend Cody Williams is nothing but trouble, especially as his first move is trying to take control of the music away from her. But Kristina is not about to give up her life's work. With Christmas fast approaching, it appears the two are at a stalemate - until a sudden blizzard traps them together in the church overnight. Forced at last to deal with each other, they realize that the explosive feelings between them are really symptoms of an overwhelming passion that just might lead to the love of a lifetime. This western romance includes explicit sex scenes.
High Plains Holiday
Author: Simone Beaudelaire
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Garden City, Kansas, 1888. A small Western town receives an early Christmas present: a new pastor for the church. He is young, handsome, and single. To church organist Kristina Heitschmidt, Reverend Cody Williams is nothing but trouble, especially as his first move is trying to take control of the music away from her. But Kristina is not about to give up her life's work. With Christmas fast approaching, it appears the two are at a stalemate - until a sudden blizzard traps them together in the church overnight. Forced at last to deal with each other, they realize that the explosive feelings between them are really symptoms of an overwhelming passion that just might lead to the love of a lifetime. This western romance includes explicit sex scenes.
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Garden City, Kansas, 1888. A small Western town receives an early Christmas present: a new pastor for the church. He is young, handsome, and single. To church organist Kristina Heitschmidt, Reverend Cody Williams is nothing but trouble, especially as his first move is trying to take control of the music away from her. But Kristina is not about to give up her life's work. With Christmas fast approaching, it appears the two are at a stalemate - until a sudden blizzard traps them together in the church overnight. Forced at last to deal with each other, they realize that the explosive feelings between them are really symptoms of an overwhelming passion that just might lead to the love of a lifetime. This western romance includes explicit sex scenes.
West of Wichita
Author: H. Craig Miner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780700603640
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This volume, which presents a "slice-of-life" on the Plains during its early settlement, adds rich detail to our understanding of the struggle for survival in a harsh landscape that tested the hardiest pioneer. Miner concentrates not only on the major economic events of the period—railroad building, Indian raids, the grasshopper invasion of 1874, the blizzard of 1886—but also on the more personal experiences equally important: building sod houses, choosing crops, filing of claims, fighting varmints, and dealing with the deaths of children on the prairie. "Magnificent. . . . A subtle and often moving account of pioneer life. . . . A truly splendid book."—Choice "Regional history at its best. . . . Many of the traditional tales of early hardships—grasshopper plagues, Indian attacks, the stress of loneliness and isolation, drought, blizzards, prairie fires, and the unaccustomed hazards of nature—are retold with vigor and a sense of immediacy. These gritty tales of pioneer persistence and stubbornness are used to illustrate the region's cyclical history of hope and despair. . . . Not the least of Miner's talents is his engaging style. Images are alive, progression of the story lively, and the analysis convincing. This first-rate book is an important addition to the history of Kansas and, more broadly, to the study of western settlement."—American Historical Review
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780700603640
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This volume, which presents a "slice-of-life" on the Plains during its early settlement, adds rich detail to our understanding of the struggle for survival in a harsh landscape that tested the hardiest pioneer. Miner concentrates not only on the major economic events of the period—railroad building, Indian raids, the grasshopper invasion of 1874, the blizzard of 1886—but also on the more personal experiences equally important: building sod houses, choosing crops, filing of claims, fighting varmints, and dealing with the deaths of children on the prairie. "Magnificent. . . . A subtle and often moving account of pioneer life. . . . A truly splendid book."—Choice "Regional history at its best. . . . Many of the traditional tales of early hardships—grasshopper plagues, Indian attacks, the stress of loneliness and isolation, drought, blizzards, prairie fires, and the unaccustomed hazards of nature—are retold with vigor and a sense of immediacy. These gritty tales of pioneer persistence and stubbornness are used to illustrate the region's cyclical history of hope and despair. . . . Not the least of Miner's talents is his engaging style. Images are alive, progression of the story lively, and the analysis convincing. This first-rate book is an important addition to the history of Kansas and, more broadly, to the study of western settlement."—American Historical Review
Love On The High Plains Collection
Author: Simone Beaudelaire
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
All four Love On The High Plains romance novels by Simone Beaudelaire, now available in one volume! High Plains Holiday: Kansas, 1888. A small Western town receives an early Christmas present: a young, handsome new pastor. To church organist Kristina Heitschmidt, Reverend Cody Williams is nothing but trouble, especially as his first move is trying to take control of the music away from her. But when a sudden blizzard traps them together in the church overnight, they realize that the explosive feelings between them are really symptoms of an overwhelming passion that just might lead to the love of a lifetime. High Plains Promise: Kansas, 1889. Unlucky in love, sisters Allison and Rebecca Spencer have resigned themselves to a spinster lifestyle. Love, however, is not done with the sisters, and a second chance awaits each of them, in the most unexpected place. But danger also stalks Allison and Becky in the form of a band of robbers, threatening deadly vengeance on the town. When promises fail and danger looms, can love save the sisters from harm? High Plains Heartbreak: Kansas, 1884. Bounty hunter Jesse West is on the run from his own heartbreak - until a final request of a dying friend brings him into contact with Adeline McCoy; a stoic mountain girl who awakens his long-dormant desire. Jesse has no intention of forming a relationship, not even with the flame-haired beauty, but no matter how much the tries to stick to the plan, something tells him this girl will not be so easy to forget. Can the two make their way safely through the wilderness in spite of the danger - and their own insatiable desire? High Plains Passion: Kansas, 1889. Café owner Lydia Carré has run out of patience with her long-time beau, Sheriff Dylan Brodie. Wistful glances and half-uttered phrases no longer satisfy her. But when an unexpected wedding takes place, will their relationship be drawn out of the shadows? This steamy western romance collection contains explicit sex scenes.
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
All four Love On The High Plains romance novels by Simone Beaudelaire, now available in one volume! High Plains Holiday: Kansas, 1888. A small Western town receives an early Christmas present: a young, handsome new pastor. To church organist Kristina Heitschmidt, Reverend Cody Williams is nothing but trouble, especially as his first move is trying to take control of the music away from her. But when a sudden blizzard traps them together in the church overnight, they realize that the explosive feelings between them are really symptoms of an overwhelming passion that just might lead to the love of a lifetime. High Plains Promise: Kansas, 1889. Unlucky in love, sisters Allison and Rebecca Spencer have resigned themselves to a spinster lifestyle. Love, however, is not done with the sisters, and a second chance awaits each of them, in the most unexpected place. But danger also stalks Allison and Becky in the form of a band of robbers, threatening deadly vengeance on the town. When promises fail and danger looms, can love save the sisters from harm? High Plains Heartbreak: Kansas, 1884. Bounty hunter Jesse West is on the run from his own heartbreak - until a final request of a dying friend brings him into contact with Adeline McCoy; a stoic mountain girl who awakens his long-dormant desire. Jesse has no intention of forming a relationship, not even with the flame-haired beauty, but no matter how much the tries to stick to the plan, something tells him this girl will not be so easy to forget. Can the two make their way safely through the wilderness in spite of the danger - and their own insatiable desire? High Plains Passion: Kansas, 1889. Café owner Lydia Carré has run out of patience with her long-time beau, Sheriff Dylan Brodie. Wistful glances and half-uttered phrases no longer satisfy her. But when an unexpected wedding takes place, will their relationship be drawn out of the shadows? This steamy western romance collection contains explicit sex scenes.
Paleoindian Geoarchaeology of the Southern High Plains
Author: Vance T. Holliday
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292731141
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The Southern High Plains of northwestern Texas and eastern New Mexico are rich in Paleoindian archaeological sites, including such well-known ones as Clovis, Lubbock Lake, Plainview, and Midland. These sites have been extensively researched over decades, not only by archaeologists but also by geoscientists, whose studies of soils and stratigraphy have yielded important information about cultural chronology and paleoenvironments across the region. In this book, Vance T. Holliday synthesizes the data from these earlier studies with his own recent research to offer the most current and comprehensive overview of the geoarchaeology of the Southern High Plains during the earliest human occupation. He delves into twenty sites in depth, integrating new and old data on site geomorphology, stratigraphy, soils, geochronology, and paleoenvironments. He also compares the Southern High Plains sites with other sites across the Great Plains, for a broader chronological and paleoenvironmental perspective. With over ninety photographs, maps, cross sections, diagrams, and artifact drawings, this book will be essential reading for geoarchaeologists, archaeologists, and Quaternary geoscientists, as well as avocational archaeologists who take part in Paleoindian site study throughout the American West.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292731141
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The Southern High Plains of northwestern Texas and eastern New Mexico are rich in Paleoindian archaeological sites, including such well-known ones as Clovis, Lubbock Lake, Plainview, and Midland. These sites have been extensively researched over decades, not only by archaeologists but also by geoscientists, whose studies of soils and stratigraphy have yielded important information about cultural chronology and paleoenvironments across the region. In this book, Vance T. Holliday synthesizes the data from these earlier studies with his own recent research to offer the most current and comprehensive overview of the geoarchaeology of the Southern High Plains during the earliest human occupation. He delves into twenty sites in depth, integrating new and old data on site geomorphology, stratigraphy, soils, geochronology, and paleoenvironments. He also compares the Southern High Plains sites with other sites across the Great Plains, for a broader chronological and paleoenvironmental perspective. With over ninety photographs, maps, cross sections, diagrams, and artifact drawings, this book will be essential reading for geoarchaeologists, archaeologists, and Quaternary geoscientists, as well as avocational archaeologists who take part in Paleoindian site study throughout the American West.
F-O
Author: Library of Congress. Office for Subject Cataloging Policy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1636
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1636
Book Description
Deep Time and the Texas High Plains
Author: Paul H. Carlson
Publisher: Grover E. Murray Studies in th
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
"Surveys the history and geologic past of the Texas High Plains and upper Brazos River region by focusing on human activity and adaptation and on shifting environmental conditions and animal resources on the Llano Estacado and in Yellow House Draw, the site of the current Lubbock Lake Landmark"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Grover E. Murray Studies in th
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
"Surveys the history and geologic past of the Texas High Plains and upper Brazos River region by focusing on human activity and adaptation and on shifting environmental conditions and animal resources on the Llano Estacado and in Yellow House Draw, the site of the current Lubbock Lake Landmark"--Provided by publisher.
Fork-Tail Devil
Author: James G. Speight
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496964152
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
This is an American story as told to me during many conversations that I had over a four-year period with Robert Carl Milliken (Bob). The book is important because it tells of men and women who stood up to be counted when their country called people whose deeds are fading into history and soon may be forgotten. The book incorporates the early history of Wyoming by starting with the first arrival of Bobs family in the Wyoming Territory before Statehood was conferred and follows the events which led Bob to his actions as a World War II Fighter Ace (he flew 68 combat missions). For the reader, I have also placed Bobs life in the perspective of the parallel actions that occurred in the Western United States and then during World War II in the European and Pacific Theaters. The book will serve as a reminder for those readers who are not familiar with the events of World War II but who will appreciate and understand events outside of their own experience. In addition, it will help the families of World War II veterans to remember with pride the men and women who answered the call of their country. And last but definitely not least, there is also Zellas story the young woman who Bob married on August 25 1946 and who bore four children, three daughters and one son. Zellas family history is also interesting the family can be traced back to 1617 in England and she is a descendent of one of the two regicide judges who authorized the execution of King Charles I of England after he was deposed by the forces of Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War (1642-1649). Furthermore, this book is not only a tribute to Bob and Zella but also to Zellas brother Bobby (Master Sergeant Robert Lewis Bell) who saw action on many missions as the belly gunner in a B-24 bomber and who researched the history of the Bell family in considerable detail.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496964152
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
This is an American story as told to me during many conversations that I had over a four-year period with Robert Carl Milliken (Bob). The book is important because it tells of men and women who stood up to be counted when their country called people whose deeds are fading into history and soon may be forgotten. The book incorporates the early history of Wyoming by starting with the first arrival of Bobs family in the Wyoming Territory before Statehood was conferred and follows the events which led Bob to his actions as a World War II Fighter Ace (he flew 68 combat missions). For the reader, I have also placed Bobs life in the perspective of the parallel actions that occurred in the Western United States and then during World War II in the European and Pacific Theaters. The book will serve as a reminder for those readers who are not familiar with the events of World War II but who will appreciate and understand events outside of their own experience. In addition, it will help the families of World War II veterans to remember with pride the men and women who answered the call of their country. And last but definitely not least, there is also Zellas story the young woman who Bob married on August 25 1946 and who bore four children, three daughters and one son. Zellas family history is also interesting the family can be traced back to 1617 in England and she is a descendent of one of the two regicide judges who authorized the execution of King Charles I of England after he was deposed by the forces of Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War (1642-1649). Furthermore, this book is not only a tribute to Bob and Zella but also to Zellas brother Bobby (Master Sergeant Robert Lewis Bell) who saw action on many missions as the belly gunner in a B-24 bomber and who researched the history of the Bell family in considerable detail.
Norteño Nights
Author: Simone Beaudelaire
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Reeling from a series of betrayals, attorney Janelle Richards abandons her life in Minnesota to take a new job on the Texas/Mexico border. Though the culture shock is intense, the new community seems promising—or it would if not for Javier Mercado, her boss’s nephew. For some reason, he’s decided Janelle is bad news and will stop at nothing to drive her away. But when Javi’s sister needs legal assistance, he's forced to squash his animosity for his family’s sake. Javier begins to realize he badly misunderstood Janelle, and the woman he tried so hard to hate is actually intelligent, kind... and sexy. Anger gives way to attraction, and then to passion, but the demons that torment Javier’s and Janelle’s history interfere. Can the Norteño musician and the güera he’s coming to love ever trust each other enough to find their hearts’ desire? Bonus: In addition to the main novel, this book contains two bonus stories: "The Bridezilla's Best Friend" and "Verano Estupido." NOTE: this sexy romance contains multiple triggers, including emotional abuse, stalking, pregnancy loss, and references to cheating. Reader discretion is advised.
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Reeling from a series of betrayals, attorney Janelle Richards abandons her life in Minnesota to take a new job on the Texas/Mexico border. Though the culture shock is intense, the new community seems promising—or it would if not for Javier Mercado, her boss’s nephew. For some reason, he’s decided Janelle is bad news and will stop at nothing to drive her away. But when Javi’s sister needs legal assistance, he's forced to squash his animosity for his family’s sake. Javier begins to realize he badly misunderstood Janelle, and the woman he tried so hard to hate is actually intelligent, kind... and sexy. Anger gives way to attraction, and then to passion, but the demons that torment Javier’s and Janelle’s history interfere. Can the Norteño musician and the güera he’s coming to love ever trust each other enough to find their hearts’ desire? Bonus: In addition to the main novel, this book contains two bonus stories: "The Bridezilla's Best Friend" and "Verano Estupido." NOTE: this sexy romance contains multiple triggers, including emotional abuse, stalking, pregnancy loss, and references to cheating. Reader discretion is advised.
Great Plains
Author: Ian Frazier
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466828889
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
National Bestseller Most travelers only fly over the Great Plains--but Ian Frazier, ever the intrepid and wide-eyed wanderer, is not your average traveler. A hilarious and fascinating look at the great middle of our nation. With his unique blend of intrepidity, tongue-in-cheek humor, and wide-eyed wonder, Ian Frazier takes us on a journey of more than 25,000 miles up and down and across the vast and myth-inspiring Great Plains. A travelogue, a work of scholarship, and a western adventure, Great Plains takes us from the site of Sitting Bull's cabin, to an abandoned house once terrorized by Bonnie and Clyde, to the scene of the murders chronicled in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. It is an expedition that reveals the heart of the American West.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466828889
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
National Bestseller Most travelers only fly over the Great Plains--but Ian Frazier, ever the intrepid and wide-eyed wanderer, is not your average traveler. A hilarious and fascinating look at the great middle of our nation. With his unique blend of intrepidity, tongue-in-cheek humor, and wide-eyed wonder, Ian Frazier takes us on a journey of more than 25,000 miles up and down and across the vast and myth-inspiring Great Plains. A travelogue, a work of scholarship, and a western adventure, Great Plains takes us from the site of Sitting Bull's cabin, to an abandoned house once terrorized by Bonnie and Clyde, to the scene of the murders chronicled in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. It is an expedition that reveals the heart of the American West.
Ogallala Blue
Author: William Ashworth
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0881507369
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A story of a crucial, dwindling natural resource: an invisible ocean of fresh water under the High Plains. The Ogallala Aquifer that lies deep beneath the Great Plains from Texas to Colorado contains enough water to fill Lake Erie nine times! Every year five trillion gallons are pumped out for irrigation, and if (or when) the aquifer goes dry, $20 billion worth of food and fiber grown with that irrigation will disappear. William Ashforth tells the fascinating history of the Ogallala from its formation millions of years ago to glimpses of the future when the Great Plains could return to their Sahara Desert-like past.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0881507369
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A story of a crucial, dwindling natural resource: an invisible ocean of fresh water under the High Plains. The Ogallala Aquifer that lies deep beneath the Great Plains from Texas to Colorado contains enough water to fill Lake Erie nine times! Every year five trillion gallons are pumped out for irrigation, and if (or when) the aquifer goes dry, $20 billion worth of food and fiber grown with that irrigation will disappear. William Ashforth tells the fascinating history of the Ogallala from its formation millions of years ago to glimpses of the future when the Great Plains could return to their Sahara Desert-like past.