Author: June Hadden Hobbs
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476686386
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 215
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This book relates the stories and describes the memorials of the people buried in Shelby, North Carolina's historic Sunset Cemetery, a microcosm of the Southeastern United States. The authors, an academic and a journalist, detail the lives and memories of people who are buried here, from Civil War soldiers to those who created the Jim Crow South and promoted the narrative of the Lost Cause. Featured are authors W.J. Cash and Thomas Dixon, whose racist novel was the basis for The Birth of a Nation. Drawn from historical research and local memory, it includes the tales of musicians Don Gibson and Bobby "Pepper Head" London, as well as a paratrooper who died in the Battle of the Bulge and other ordinary folks who rest in the cemetery. A bigger responsibility is to give a voice to the silenced, enslaved people of color buried in unmarked graves. Cemeteries are sacred places where artistry and memory meet--to understand, we need both the tales and the tombstones.
Author: William Sharp
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Author: Diane Duane
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539865230
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 474
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"Good strong stuff with the right light touch." --Terry Pratchett "The culminating battle will disappoint nobody. Imaginative, well-handled magical affrays, plus plotting that provides enough twists and turns to keep things interesting." (Kirkus Reviews) In the third and climactic volume of the Tale of the Five, Freelorn, exiled prince of Arlen, heads home to battle for his lost throne at last... but the odds are stacked against him. His land has achieved an illusion of stability under the reign of his usurping half-brother Cillmod, and not everyone is convinced that Freelorn's rule -- even though he is the rightful heir and chosen successor to the half-divine White Lion of Arlen -- would be that much of an improvement. But some have no doubts at all, and will do whatever it takes to keep Freelorn from retaking his throne. One of these is the sorcerer Rian, Cillmod's chief advisor, who has helped Cillmod twist to his use the royal magics that have preserved Arlen and its throne for centuries. And though Freelorn has the aid of Herewiss, first man in centuries to possess the dangerous Power of the blue Fire, and Eftgan, Queen of Arlen's neighbor-country and immemorial ally Darthen, even their combined power may not be enough to break the deadly grip of the shadowy force manipulating Cillmod and Rian to Its own ends. Freelorn and his friends and allies -- human and otherwise -- must now put their lives on the line in a final campaign in which he and they discover they have become tools in the hands of the Goddess against Her most terrible and ancient enemy. And for Freelorn, the final sacrifice to save his land from the triumph of an age-old evil will confront him with a choice more terrible than anything he could have imagined: death with those he loves... or immortality without them.
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Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780141329376
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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If you think you never know, Tinga Tinga answers all your whys. Spend a day and night in Tinga Tinga with this adorable Little Library. Containing four mini board books in a colourful slipcase and featuring all the Tinga Tinga animals in exciting new stories - this is a great addition to any toddler's library. Visit Tinga Tinga online tingatingatales.com
Author: Fiona Macleod
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Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Author: William Sharp
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Author: William Sharp
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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Author: Algernon Blackwood
Publisher:
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Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Author: Sidney Whitman
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Category : Germany
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Author: Elizabeth Von Arnim
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Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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