Author: Sharon Buffkin
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1491821051
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 71
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On a hot summer day in 1958, Sharon Buffkin was born on a tobacco farm in Southeast North Carolina. With pen in hand she discovered writing poetry was her hide away that only her heart could know. Sharon is married with two grown boys of her own, and through the years of raising her children, she has come to the understanding the only way to see and understand life is to focus on the simple things that stumble our way. Through her God-given talent, Sharon is able to share all those little things that are overlooked with her inspirational book of poetry, influenced by her life in the rural south.... SIMPLY EMBRACE HER WORDS OF LIFE AND FAITH!
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Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1188
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Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1150
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Author: William Osborne Dapping
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 081565362X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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In 1899, William Osborne Dapping was a Harvard-bound nineteen-year-old when he began writing down exploits from his rough childhood in the immigrant slums of New York City. Now published for the first time, The Muckers: A Narrative of the Crapshooters Club recovers a long-lost fictionalized account of Dapping’s life in a gang of rowdy boys. Simultaneously a polished work of social reform literature and a rejoinder to the era’s alarming exposes of the "dangerous classes," The Muckers stands as an important reform era primary document. The thinly disguised autobiographical narrative is told in the slangy, profane voice of the gang’s leader, Spike, who describes life through the eyes of the young boys who thronged the city’s streets, hawking newspapers, playing baseball, shooting craps, pilfering beer, and tormenting any and all adult authorities. These muckers are dirty and insubordinate, and prefer to steal rather than to work, but they also possess a high-spirited zest for life and mischief, a wily intelligence, and a sturdy code of honor that help them exploit the good intentions of social reformers and survive in a darkly violent and hypocritical world. Historian Woody Register’s introduction explores the book’s documentary value as a social history of 1890s tenement life; as a literary work that challenged the conventions of writing about children and the poor; and as a window through which to observe the remarkable story of the author’s transformation from slum mucker to Harvard man. Destined to become a classic of Progressive Era literature, The Muckers reads with the lively cadence of a novel, told in the voice of an unforgettable narrator of wit, grit, and heart.
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 9780786017942
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Preacher: Preacher explains the origins of the legend of Preacher, a young man filled with wanderlust and raw courage, who would someday become a hero. In 1812, Preacher leaves Ohio on a journey westward, and must do whatever it takes to survive.
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 0786042486
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 560
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Johnstone Justice. Made in America. An ordinary boy with extraordinary dreams. A man whose legend spreads across the frontier. Ride the epic saga of an American hero and the battles that forged his soul in these classic tales in the legendary Preacher series. In 1812, a boy filled with wanderlust and courage runs away from home, westward, into a vast, dangerous land. Along the way he learns the rule of the frontier: do whatever it takes to survive. By the time the boy—now a young man—is hired to lead a wagon train through the last leg of the Oregon Trail, he has acquired a nickname known throughout the West: Preacher. Armed with a long gun, he is as fierce as the land itself. For the brave pioneers who are counting on this mountain man to lead them to a Northwest paradise, the Preacher’s cunning and fighting skills will mean the difference between life and death. But even Preacher can’t see all the dangers ahead, or how his legend as a frontiersman will lead him into the most violent fight of all . . .
Author: Rashad Jennings
Publisher: Zonderkidz
ISBN: 0310767407
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
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Eleven-year-old Arcade Livingston has a problem. Several, actually! The Tolley twins are making Arcade’s move to a new city harder than it needs to be and bullying him into doing their homework. And then there’s the magical Triple T Token that keeps whisking him away on adventures across time and space. Arcade and the Triple T Token?is the first book in the humorous and imaginative Coin Slot Chronicles series by?New York Times?bestselling author, former NFL running back, and Dancing with the Stars champion Rashad Jennings. While at the library—Arcade’s favorite place to be—a mysterious old woman gives him a golden arcade token that grants him a unique gift. A gift that allows him to time travel between different places, including his own future. From sitting in the dugout with Babe Ruth to hanging on to the back of a bucking bull to performing life-saving surgery on a dog, Arcade has no shortage of adventure! Together with his older sister, Zoe, Arcade explores life’s biggest thrills and challenges, and the two also have a big mystery to solve. Who is the rightful owner of the incredible Triple T Token that leads to such astounding adventures? Written and designed for reluctant readers, with shorter chapters and illustrations throughout the book, Arcade and the Triple T Token teaches children ages 8 and up: How to deal with tough questions of “What do you want to be when you grow up?” and “Where will you go next?” How to accept oneself while facing tween/teen issues, peer pressure, and bullying About fitness, faith, and friendship If you enjoy?Arcade and the Triple T Token, check out the rest of the series:? Arcade and the Golden Travel Guide (Book 2) Arcade and the Fiery Metal Tester (Book 3) Arcade and the Dazzling Truth Detector (Book 4)
Author: Josephine Johnson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1448213371
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
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This collection of twenty-two short stories was first published in 1936, a year after Josephine Johnson won a Pulitzer Prize for her debut novel Now in November. Some of these stories were published previously in magazines – The Atlantic Monthly, Vanity Fair, The St. Louis Review, Hound and Horn, The Forum, The Midland – and even before Johnson was awarded the prestigious literary prize for her novel, her short fiction was praised for its evocative and perceptive content and simple but powerful style. The stories in this collection revolve around universal human cravings for love, happiness, and completion, and expose the fragile balance of human relationships. Johnson's writing touches her readers on a personal level, evoking memories of childhood dreams, first heartbreaks, and warm summer nights in the country surrounded by the sound of cicadas and frogs...
Author: Marietta Holley
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Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 390
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Details the travels and married life of Samantha and Josiah Allen as they journey outside Samantha's rural hometown.
Author: Marietta Holley
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Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 602
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