Author: Michael Wallis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781885596024
Category : Businessmen
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
This biography of Waite Phillips, the younger brother of Phillips Petroleum founder Frank Phillips, chronicles his life in the oilfields and boardrooms of 1920s Oklahoma and his extensive philanthropy in his later years.
Beyond the Hills
Author: Michael Wallis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781885596024
Category : Businessmen
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
This biography of Waite Phillips, the younger brother of Phillips Petroleum founder Frank Phillips, chronicles his life in the oilfields and boardrooms of 1920s Oklahoma and his extensive philanthropy in his later years.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781885596024
Category : Businessmen
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
This biography of Waite Phillips, the younger brother of Phillips Petroleum founder Frank Phillips, chronicles his life in the oilfields and boardrooms of 1920s Oklahoma and his extensive philanthropy in his later years.
Beyond These Hills
Author: Sandra Robbins
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736948899
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
It’s 1935, and Laurel Jackson fears the life she’s always known is about to become a memory. The government is purchasing property to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and nearly all the families in Cades Cove have decided to sell. Laurel is determined to save the land her family has lived on for a hundred years. Andrew Brady, the son of a wealthy Virginia congressman, arrives in the Cove to convince the remaining landowners to sell. Sparks fly when he meets Laurel, the outspoken young woman who is determined to thwart his every effort. Will they ever be able to put aside their differences and accept what their hearts already know? In the third and final book in the Smoky Mountain Dreams series, acclaimed author Sandra Robbins brings a dramatic conclusion to the story of the families of Cades Cove.
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736948899
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
It’s 1935, and Laurel Jackson fears the life she’s always known is about to become a memory. The government is purchasing property to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and nearly all the families in Cades Cove have decided to sell. Laurel is determined to save the land her family has lived on for a hundred years. Andrew Brady, the son of a wealthy Virginia congressman, arrives in the Cove to convince the remaining landowners to sell. Sparks fly when he meets Laurel, the outspoken young woman who is determined to thwart his every effort. Will they ever be able to put aside their differences and accept what their hearts already know? In the third and final book in the Smoky Mountain Dreams series, acclaimed author Sandra Robbins brings a dramatic conclusion to the story of the families of Cades Cove.
The Web and the Rock
Author: Thomas Wolfe
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 733
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Web and the Rock" by Thomas Wolfe. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 733
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Web and the Rock" by Thomas Wolfe. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
The Hills Beyond
Author: Jill Keppeler
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1725307162
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Mike and Maria enjoy being able to visit their cozy base in the Minecraft-themed world they discovered. But they can see some distant hills from its windows, and they have to wonder: What's out there? Mike wants to find new animals and building materials, and Maria wants to discover enchanted books and ways to upgrade her armor. But how can they do that? This graphic novel will entertain readers with more exciting Minecraft adventures while dealing with themes of exploration, teamwork, and problem solving.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1725307162
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Mike and Maria enjoy being able to visit their cozy base in the Minecraft-themed world they discovered. But they can see some distant hills from its windows, and they have to wonder: What's out there? Mike wants to find new animals and building materials, and Maria wants to discover enchanted books and ways to upgrade her armor. But how can they do that? This graphic novel will entertain readers with more exciting Minecraft adventures while dealing with themes of exploration, teamwork, and problem solving.
The Lost Boy
Author: Thomas Wolfe
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 9780807844861
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Grover Gant, a young boy who died of typhoid fever at the turn of the century, is portrayed through the eyes of family members
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 9780807844861
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Grover Gant, a young boy who died of typhoid fever at the turn of the century, is portrayed through the eyes of family members
Hills Beyond a River
Author: James Cahill
Publisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Publisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
The World Beyond the Hill
Author: Alexei Panshin
Publisher: Phoenix Pick
ISBN: 9781604504439
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
"An unbelievably wonderful book"-Isaac Asimov *****The World Beyond the Hill is a unique book-a story about stories. It tells not only where science fiction came from and how it got that way, but what science fiction means. *** Science fiction has been the myth of modern times. The World Beyond the Hill is the tale of that myth from Frankenstein to Galactic Empire. *** By setting forth this evolving story, The World Beyond the Hill sheds light not only on what modern culture has been thinking and doing, but where we are going next and what we need to become. *** The World Beyond the Hill won a non-fiction Hugo Award in competition with books by Arthur C. Clarke, Harlan Ellison, Ursula LeGuin and Robert Heinlein
Publisher: Phoenix Pick
ISBN: 9781604504439
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
"An unbelievably wonderful book"-Isaac Asimov *****The World Beyond the Hill is a unique book-a story about stories. It tells not only where science fiction came from and how it got that way, but what science fiction means. *** Science fiction has been the myth of modern times. The World Beyond the Hill is the tale of that myth from Frankenstein to Galactic Empire. *** By setting forth this evolving story, The World Beyond the Hill sheds light not only on what modern culture has been thinking and doing, but where we are going next and what we need to become. *** The World Beyond the Hill won a non-fiction Hugo Award in competition with books by Arthur C. Clarke, Harlan Ellison, Ursula LeGuin and Robert Heinlein
Yesterday in the Hills
Author: Floyd C. Watkins
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 9780820321936
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Yesterday in the Hills recalls life in North Georgia from the 1890s until World War II and records vanished and vanishing folkways of the region. Here is folklore at its best--seen from the inside and mediated though the heart. Yesterday in the Hills is built upon the bedrock of experience and memory, but its sharply drawn characters and beautifully proportioned narrative transcend reminiscence and realistically depict hill country life as it once was.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 9780820321936
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Yesterday in the Hills recalls life in North Georgia from the 1890s until World War II and records vanished and vanishing folkways of the region. Here is folklore at its best--seen from the inside and mediated though the heart. Yesterday in the Hills is built upon the bedrock of experience and memory, but its sharply drawn characters and beautifully proportioned narrative transcend reminiscence and realistically depict hill country life as it once was.
The Hills Beyond
Author: Thomas Wolfe
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
This wonderful and compelling collection of stories and character sketches contains some of the finest Wolfe ever wrote.
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
This wonderful and compelling collection of stories and character sketches contains some of the finest Wolfe ever wrote.
Beyond the Distant Hills
Author: Annemarie Brear
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780645033922
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Sequel to A Distant Horizon Australia 1853 Settled in the colony, Ellen embarks on making a happy new life for her family and to forget the horrors of famine-struck Ireland. Married for security, she works hard developing their estate in the country to give her children the privileged life they could have only imagined in Ireland. However, danger lurks when a dangerous man from her past threatens her beloved sons, and when her marriage begins to crumble, all that she thought was safe is suddenly in jeopardy. Rafe Hamilton loves Ellen, but she is married to another, yet when he is faced with helping her once more, he doesn't hesitate to act. Only, he makes a mistake which could cost him everything he always wanted. Confronted by lies and deceit, Ellen refuses to be defeated by tragedy. Instead, she gathers her strength and courage to fight for everything she has gained - no matter the cost. Will Ellen rise and build an empire for her children? Can she find a way to mend her broken heart? Or will she lose all that she has struggled to achieve?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780645033922
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Sequel to A Distant Horizon Australia 1853 Settled in the colony, Ellen embarks on making a happy new life for her family and to forget the horrors of famine-struck Ireland. Married for security, she works hard developing their estate in the country to give her children the privileged life they could have only imagined in Ireland. However, danger lurks when a dangerous man from her past threatens her beloved sons, and when her marriage begins to crumble, all that she thought was safe is suddenly in jeopardy. Rafe Hamilton loves Ellen, but she is married to another, yet when he is faced with helping her once more, he doesn't hesitate to act. Only, he makes a mistake which could cost him everything he always wanted. Confronted by lies and deceit, Ellen refuses to be defeated by tragedy. Instead, she gathers her strength and courage to fight for everything she has gained - no matter the cost. Will Ellen rise and build an empire for her children? Can she find a way to mend her broken heart? Or will she lose all that she has struggled to achieve?