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Book Synopsis Peggy Henderson Adventures 4-Book Bundle A Bone to Pick by :
Download or read book Peggy Henderson Adventures 4-Book Bundle A Bone to Pick written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This four-book bundle collects the adventures of twelve-year-old adventurer and bone expert Peggy Henderson. Includes: Reading the Bones – #1 Circumstances beyond her control make Peggy move to the quiet town of Crescent Beach, B.C. to live with her aunt and uncle. She learns that her home and the entire seaside town were built on top of a 5,000-year-old Coast Salish fishing village. With the help of an elderly archaeologist, Peggy comes to know the ancient storyteller buried in her yard in a way that few others can ... by reading the bones. Broken Bones – #2 A vandalized burial in an abandoned pioneer cemetery brings Peggy and her elderly archaeologist friend Eddy to Golden, British Columbia, to excavate. Since the wooden burial markers disintegrated long ago, Peggy and Eddy have no way of knowing the dead man’s identity. But when Eddy discovers the vertebrae at the base of the skull are crushed, a sure sign the cause of death was hanging, they have their first clue. Bone Deep – #3 When archaeologists discover a two-hundred-year-old shipwreck, Peggy decides she’ll do whatever it takes to take part in the expedition. But first she needs to convince her mom to let her go, and to pay for scuba diving lessons. To complicate matters even more, Peggy’s Great Aunt Beatrix comes to stay, and she’s bent on changing Peggy from a twelve-year-old adventure-seeking tomboy to a proper young lady. Help comes in the most unlikely of places when Peggy gets her hands on a copy of the captain’s log from the doomed ship, which holds the key to navigating stormy relationships. A Bone to Pick – #4 When Peggy finds her way into an archaeological dig on the coast of Newfoundland, she discovers a long-lost gravesite while wandering the grassy hills. But will her attitude keep her from participating in the excavation of a brave Viking girl?
Book Synopsis Peggy Henderson Adventures 4-Book Bundle by : Gina McMurchy-Barber
Download or read book Peggy Henderson Adventures 4-Book Bundle written by Gina McMurchy-Barber and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2015-11-21 with total page 14000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This four-book bundle collects the adventures of twelve-year-old adventurer and bone expert Peggy Henderson. Includes: Reading the Bones – #1 Circumstances beyond her control make Peggy move to the quiet town of Crescent Beach, B.C. to live with her aunt and uncle. She learns that her home and the entire seaside town were built on top of a 5,000-year-old Coast Salish fishing village. With the help of an elderly archaeologist, Peggy comes to know the ancient storyteller buried in her yard in a way that few others can ... by reading the bones. Broken Bones – #2 A vandalized burial in an abandoned pioneer cemetery brings Peggy and her elderly archaeologist friend Eddy to Golden, British Columbia, to excavate. Since the wooden burial markers disintegrated long ago, Peggy and Eddy have no way of knowing the dead man’s identity. But when Eddy discovers the vertebrae at the base of the skull are crushed, a sure sign the cause of death was hanging, they have their first clue. Bone Deep – #3 When archaeologists discover a two-hundred-year-old shipwreck, Peggy decides she’ll do whatever it takes to take part in the expedition. But first she needs to convince her mom to let her go, and to pay for scuba diving lessons. To complicate matters even more, Peggy’s Great Aunt Beatrix comes to stay, and she’s bent on changing Peggy from a twelve-year-old adventure-seeking tomboy to a proper young lady. Help comes in the most unlikely of places when Peggy gets her hands on a copy of the captain’s log from the doomed ship, which holds the key to navigating stormy relationships. A Bone to Pick – #4 When Peggy finds her way into an archaeological dig on the coast of Newfoundland, she discovers a long-lost gravesite while wandering the grassy hills. But will her attitude keep her from participating in the excavation of a brave Viking girl?
Book Synopsis The Peggy Henderson Adventures 4-Book Bundle by : Gina McMurchy-Barber
Download or read book The Peggy Henderson Adventures 4-Book Bundle written by Gina McMurchy-Barber and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This four-book bundle collects the adventures of twelve-year-old adventurer and bone expert Peggy Henderson. Includes: Reading the Bones - #1 Circumstances beyond her control make Peggy move to the quiet town of Crescent Beach, B.C. to live with her aunt and uncle. She learns that her home and the entire seaside town were built on top of a 5,000-year-old Coast Salish fishing village. With the help of an elderly archaeologist, Peggy comes to know the ancient storyteller buried in her yard in a way that few others can ... by reading the bones. Broken Bones - #2 A vandalized burial in an abandoned pioneer cemetery brings Peggy and her elderly archaeologist friend Eddy to Golden, British Columbia, to excavate. Since the wooden burial markers disintegrated long ago, Peggy and Eddy have no way of knowing the dead man's identity. But when Eddy discovers the vertebrae at the base of the skull are crushed, a sure sign the cause of death was hanging, they have their first clue. Bone Deep - #3 When archaeologists discover a two-hundred-year-old shipwreck, Peggy decides she'll do whatever it takes to take part in the expedition. But first she needs to convince her mom to let her go, and to pay for scuba diving lessons. To complicate matters even more, Peggy's Great Aunt Beatrix comes to stay, and she's bent on changing Peggy from a twelve-year-old adventure-seeking tomboy to a proper young lady. Help comes in the most unlikely of places when Peggy gets her hands on a copy of the captain's log from the doomed ship, which holds the key to navigating stormy relationships. A Bone to Pick - #4 When Peggy finds her way into an archaeological dig on the coast of Newfoundland, she discovers a long-lost gravesite while wandering the grassy hills. But will her attitude keep her from participating in the excavation of a brave Viking girl?
Book Synopsis Peggy Henderson Adventures 3-Book Bundle by : Gina McMurchy-Barber
Download or read book Peggy Henderson Adventures 3-Book Bundle written by Gina McMurchy-Barber and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This three-book bundle collects the adventures of 12-year-old adventurer and bone expert Peggy Henderson. In Reading the Bones, due to circumstances beyond her control, Peggy has to move to the quiet town of Crescent Beach, B.C., to live with her aunt and uncle. She learns that her home and the entire seaside town were built on top of a 5,000-year-old Coast Salish fishing village. With the help of an elderly archaeologist, Peggy comes to know the ancient storyteller buried in her yard in a way that few others can – by reading the bones. In Broken Bones, a vandalized burial in an abandoned pioneer cemetery brings Peggy and her elderly archaeologist friend Eddy to Golden, British Columbia, to excavate. Since the wooden burial markers disintegrated long ago, Peggy and Eddy have no way of knowing the dead mans identity. But when Eddy discovers the vertebrae at the base of the skull are crushed, a sure sign the cause of death was hanging, they have their first clue. And in Bone Deep, when archaeologists discover a two-hundred-year-old shipwreck, Peggy decides she’ll do whatever it takes to take part in the expedition. But first she needs to convince her mom to let her go, and to pay for scuba diving lessons. To complicate matters even more, Peggy’s Great Aunt Beatrix comes to stay, and she’s bent on changing Peggy from a twelve-year-old adventure-seeking tomboy to a proper young lady. Help comes in the most unlikely of places when Peggy gets her hands on a copy of the captain’s log from the doomed ship, which holds the key to navigating stormy relationships. Includes Reading the Bones Broken Bones Bone Deep
Book Synopsis Reading the Bones by : Gina McMurchy-Barber
Download or read book Reading the Bones written by Gina McMurchy-Barber and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2008-02-08 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short-listed for the 2009 Silver Birch Award, commended for the 2009 Best Books for Kids & Teens Due to circumstances beyond her control, 12-year-old Peggy Henderson has to move to the quiet town of Crescent Beach, British Columbia, to live with her aunt and uncle. Without a father and separated from her mother, who’s looking for work, Peggy feels her unhappiness increasing until the day she and her uncle start digging a pond in the backyard and she realizes the rock she’s been trying to pry from the ground is really a human skull. Peggy eventually learns that her home and the entire seaside town were built on top of a 5000-year-old Coast Salish fishing village. With the help of an elderly archaeologist, a woman named Eddy, Peggy comes to know the ancient storyteller buried in her yard in a way that few others can – by reading the bones. As life with her aunt becomes more and more unbearable, Peggy looks to the old Salish man from the past for help and answers.
Book Synopsis Caroline's Passion by : Peggy L Henderson
Download or read book Caroline's Passion written by Peggy L Henderson and published by Peggy L Henderson. This book was released on 2017-09-23 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caroline Hudson has always gone after what she wants. Leaving the wilderness to pursue a medical degree in Boston would seem unfathomable to most. Being taken seriously as a woman doctor may be her biggest obstacle to overcome. An unexpected offer appears to provide every opportunity for which she had hoped, until a face appears from the shadows to remind her of what she truly wants. From the moment they first met, Trevor Wilder has had a special bond with the intelligent girl who shared his mountain valley. Their common interests and close friendship create a bond not easily broken. He is stunned and hurt when she decides to leave, but her happiness outweighs his desire to direct her future. Wanting to see her family again before settling into a life in Boston, Caroline couldn’t ask for a better guide than Trevor. As they journey westward, childhood perceptions fall away, and true character comes to light. Love sometimes means letting go, but will they be able to tell each other how they feel before they lose what has been in front of them all along? Caroline’s Passion, while part of a series, can be read as a standalone novel with a happy ever after ending. **Content Warning: This book contains mild language, mild violence, kissing, and physical intimacy with minimal description. Heat Level: 2-3 (scale of 1-5), PG13 Other Titles in the Wilderness Brides Series: Cora’s Pride Anna’s Heart Caroline's Passion Josie's Valor Harley's Tenacity Related Series that cross over with the Wilderness Brides Series: Yellowstone Romance Series Teton Romance Series Wild Mountain Hearts Series
Book Synopsis Yellowstone Legacy by : Peggy L Henderson
Download or read book Yellowstone Legacy written by Peggy L Henderson and published by Peggy L Henderson. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What we think we know may be completely different..." Nurse Michaela Stephens has led a quiet, ordinary life, limited by restrictions and fear of making mistakes. When she is accused of wrongdoing on the job, escaping to the wilds of Montana seems like the best way to overcome her insecurities. What she thought she left behind is about to come back to haunt her in ways she never expected. As a descendant of the guardians of ancient Yellowstone, Matunaaga has waited a long time to discover his destiny. Content and secure in his life, he is guided by a sense of duty and obligation to help ensure the future preservation of the sacred mountains. He's ready to do just about anything to fulfill his role, except the one thing his vision requires of him. When Mat is thrust into the world he gladly left behind as a boy, the woman from his vision is the only one who can help him find his way. Michaela must learn to set aside her fears, while Mat seeks to convince her of the truth she tries to deny. With forces at work to tear them apart, trust and love may be the key to survival as Mat and Michaela seek to protect the future generations guarding Yellowstone. ***Content warning: This book contains mild language, mild violence, and intimacy between consenting adults. Heat rating 3 out of 5, PG13 ***While Yellowstone Legacy is a complete romance between the two central characters in this novel, certain events that happened in prior books in the series come into play in Yellowstone Legacy. For better enjoyment and understanding of this story, it is recommended that you are familiar with at least the following titles: Yellowstone Heart Song, Yellowstone Deception, and Yellowstone Origins. Other titles in the Yellowstone Romance Series in recommended reading order: Yellowstone Heart Song Return to Yellowstone (Sequel to Yellowstone Heart Song) Yellowstone Vows (short story) A Yellowstone Christmas Yellowstone Redemption Yellowstone Reflections Yellowstone Homecoming Yellowstone Love Notes (short story) Yellowstone Season of Giving (short Story) Yellowstone Awakening Yellowstone Dawn Yellowstone Deception A Yellowstone Promise Yellowstone Origins Yellowstone Legacy Yellowstone Legends Yellowstone Romance Series, novella, romance, Wilderness, western historical, time travel romance
Book Synopsis Teton Sunrise by : Peggy L Henderson
Download or read book Teton Sunrise written by Peggy L Henderson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-12-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evelyn Lewis has a dream of marrying her brother's best friend Alex, but that dream is shattered when he leaves their home town to seek his fortune elsewhere. After the murder of her parents, her brother is the only family she has left. Evelyn decides to take control of her destiny and confront her parents' killer. After years away, Alex returns a changed man. Will Evelyn be able to put her trust in him in order to survive this primitive and brutal world in which she lives?
Book Synopsis Yellowstone Awakening by : Peggy L Henderson
Download or read book Yellowstone Awakening written by Peggy L Henderson and published by Peggy L Henderson. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tender, heartfelt love story . . . A man willing to risk everything, including his life and all he's worked for, to free the woman he loves from an impossible situation. Kyle Russell has worked with prominent men, led scouting expeditions through the Yellowstone country, and irritated more than a few Indian braves, but he will never duplicate his father's legendary accomplishments. Captured by a group of Crow warriors, his plans of escape are derailed when a lone white woman is brought into camp. Kate Ellen Devereaux is on the run. Her guardian is dead, and she is lost in the Yellowstone wilderness. Found by an Indian war party, she is brought into their camp and thrown at the feet of a white captive. If he has plans of escape, she won't be left behind. Kyle's father may be a legend in the territory, but he never had to deal with an eastern lady full of secrets, a woman who disrupts Kyle's plans to see the Yellowstone area turned into a national park. Convincing her that they are destined to be together may be a greater challenge than gaining support for the park movement. Kate can't afford to show interest in any man, regardless of her growing attraction to her backwoods rescuer. Will her ultimate reason for rejecting him spell doom for their growing love, and the national park idea, or can Kyle find a way to rescue both? Other titles in the Yellowstone Romance Series (in recommended reading order): Yellowstone Heart Song Return to Yellowstone (Sequel to Yellowstone Heart Song) Yellowstone Vows (short story) A Yellowstone Christmas Yellowstone Redemption Yellowstone Reflections Yellowstone Homecoming Yellowstone Love Notes (short story) Yellowstone Season of Giving (short Story) Yellowstone Awakening Yellowstone Dawn Yellowstone Deception A Yellowstone Promise Yellowstone Origins Yellowstone Legacy Yellowstone Legends ***Content warning: This story contains mild violence, mild profanity, and adult situations, and is intended for mature readers. Yellowstone Romance Series, Yellowstone, time travel romance, western historical romance
Book Synopsis Shane's Burden by : Peggy L. Henderson
Download or read book Shane's Burden written by Peggy L. Henderson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One person's influence has the power to change their lives... It's good to have ambitions and goals, as long as they're our own and not someone else's. After a decade-long absence, Allison Cramer returns to her childhood home to pay tribute to a former teacher. Years of excelling in all of her classes, and pursuing a doctorate at MIT should give her an abundance of confidence and pride. When she realizes that the insecure, sixteen-year-old bookworm she's tried to bury is still only skin-deep, she must take a hard look at herself. Coming back may open her eyes to what her heart has always wanted. Do you quit, or continue despite insurmountable odds? Shane Taggart has seen more tragedy before his twenty-first birthday than most people experience in a lifetime. Taking the responsibility of the world on his shoulders has become a way of life. There is no room for fun and socializing, until his head is turned by a vague high school memory with blonde hair and a pile of books. Letting go of the past while being immersed in it may be the only way Alley and Shane can move forward. Leaving behind the childhood images of who they were, they discover that seeking individual dreams can be attained through the strength found in each other, and that love may be the greatest influence of all. Shane's Burden is a standalone, full-length novel with a HEA Rated PG - contains some mild swearing and kissing
Book Synopsis The Jigsaw Puzzle King by : Gina McMurchy-Barber
Download or read book The Jigsaw Puzzle King written by Gina McMurchy-Barber and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2020-01-11 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2021 Silver Birch Fiction Award — Winner • 2022 Diamond Willow Award — Shortlisted • 2022 Rocky Mountain Book Award • 2022 Chocolate Lily Award — Shortlisted Being yourself isn’t always easy. When you’re new in school, all you want is to fit in. When eleven-year-old Warren and his family move to a new city, his twin brother, who has Down syndrome, attracts too much attention for Warren’s liking. Bennie’s different and doesn’t care about it. But while Bennie may be oblivious to those who are curious or uneasy with him, Warren notices every smirk, comment, and sideways glance. Warren is weary of flip-flopping between trying to be just like everyone else and being the protective brother of a boy with special needs. Sometimes he thinks his life would be easier if he had no brother. But what he really needs is to stop worrying about what other people think.
Book Synopsis Return to Yellowstone by : Peggy L Henderson
Download or read book Return to Yellowstone written by Peggy L Henderson and published by Peggy L Henderson. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Anna's Heart written by Peggy L Henderson and published by Peggy L Henderson. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When regret of one decision from your past alters the direction of your life... After a long winter in the remote Teton Mountains, Anna Porter is convinced that she's not cut out for wilderness living. Her heart yearns for a place where she'll feel at home, and she's ready to continue the journey she started a year ago along the Oregon Trail. Without an escort, she may be forced to marry a stranger out of necessity . . . until the least likely man agrees to accompany her. Ethan Wilder has spent the last twelve years living with guilt and painful memories. Determined to prevent anyone from getting through his angry exterior, he remains distant and callous, even with those closest to him. When a series of mishaps brings him in close contact with the quiet woman who has spent the winter on his homestead, he believes the only way to get her out of his thoughts is to take her as far away as possible. The best laid plans don't always work out as expected, as Ethan and Anna soon discover. Traveling to a new land brings two hurt and lonely people together in the most unexpected way. If Anna can chisel through the granite wall Ethan has built around his heart, home might be closer than she ever imagined. *** Content: mild language, mild violence, intimacy (mild description) between married adults. Heat rating: 2-3 out of 5, PG13 WILDERNESS BRIDES Cora's Pride Anna's Heart Caroline's Passion (coming soon) RELATED SERIES (cross over characters and story lines with Wilderness Brides) YELLOWSTONE ROMANCE SERIES Yellowstone Heart Song Yellowstone Christmas (novella) Yellowstone Redemption Yellowstone Homecoming (novella) Yellowstone Season of Giving (short story) Yellowstone Awakening Yellowstone Dawn Yellowstone Deception Yellowstone Promise (novella) Yellowstone Origins Yellowstone Legacy TETON ROMANCE TRILOGY Teton Sunrise Teton Splendor Teton Sunset Teton Season of Joy (novella)
Download or read book Cora's Pride written by Peggy L Henderson and published by Peggy L Henderson. This book was released on with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cora Miller is fiercely independent and stubborn to a fault. Betrayed more than once by men she thought she could trust, she’s learned to rely only on herself. As the oldest of four siblings, she feels responsible for leading her family safely on the Oregon Trail for a new start. Nathaniel Wilder is no stranger to the hardships and dangers of the wilderness. Raised with his brothers by a trapper in the remote mountains, he left behind the mistakes he’s made in the past. He’s been called reckless and irresponsible, but won’t hesitate to help someone in need. A foolhardy mishap puts Nathaniel in the direct path of a stubborn, yet beautiful woman with fire in her eyes. Despite her refusal of help, he is determined to prove she can depend on him. When her pride puts her and her family in peril, Cora accepts that she can’t do it on her own. If misgivings can turn to trust, or even love, both Cora and Nathaniel could come out stronger in the end. ***Content Warning: This book contains mild language, mild violence, kissing, and physical initmacy with minimal description. Heat Level: 2-3 (on a scale of 1-5), PG/PG13
Book Synopsis Free As a Bird by : Gina McMurchy-Barber
Download or read book Free As a Bird written by Gina McMurchy-Barber and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-29 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born with Down syndrome, Ruby Jean Sharp lives at a time when being a developmentally disabled person usually meant growing up behind locked doors. When Ruby Jeans loving grandmother dies, she is taken to the Provincial Lunatic Asylum. It is here that Ruby Jean learns to survive isolation, boredom, and every kind of abuse.
Book Synopsis Yellowstone Heart Song by : Peggy L Henderson
Download or read book Yellowstone Heart Song written by Peggy L Henderson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-13 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 1 in the Yellowstone Romance Series "I am not good with words, but you make my heart sing, Aimee..."Nurse and avid backpacker Aimee Donovan is offered the opportunity of a lifetime. She encounters a patient who tells her he is a time traveler and can send her two hundred years into the past to spend three months in the rugged Yellowstone wilderness at the dawn of the mountain man era. The only requirement: she cannot tell anyone that she's from the future. How did a white woman suddenly appear in the remote Rocky Mountain wilderness? Trapper Daniel Osborne's first instinct is to protect this mysterious and unconventional woman from the harsh realities of his mountains. While he fights his growing attraction to her, he is left frustrated by her lies and secrecy. Daniel shows Aimee a side of Yellowstone she's never experienced. She is torn between her feelings for him, and exposing a secret that will destroy everything he holds as truth. As her three months come to an end, she is faced with a dilemma: return to her own time, or stay with the man who opened her eyes to a whole new world. When the decision is made for her, both their lives will be changed forever.***Content Warning: This story contains mild violence, mild profanity, and adult situations including physical intimacy, and is intended for mature readers.Other titles in the Yellowstone Romance Series, in recommended reading order: Yellowstone Heart SongReturn To YellowstoneYellowstone ChristmasYellowstone RedemptionYellowstone ReflectionsYellowstone Love Notes (short story)Yellowstone Season of Giving (short story)Yellowstone HomecomingYellowstone AwakeningYellowstone DawnYellowstone DeceptionYellowstone PromiseYellowstone OriginsYellowstone LegacyYellowstone LegendsRelated/Spin-off Series: Teton Romance SeriesWilderness Brides SeriesWild Mountain Hearts Series
Book Synopsis An Accidental Journalist by : Cheryl Heckler
Download or read book An Accidental Journalist written by Cheryl Heckler and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an idealistic American named Edmund Stevens arrived in Moscow in 1934, his only goal was to do his part for the advancement of international Communism. His job writing propaganda led to a reporting career and an eventual Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for his uncensored descriptions of Stalin's purges. This book tells how Stevens became an accidental journalist-and the dean of the Moscow press corps. The longest-serving American-born correspondent working from within the Soviet Union, Stevens was passionate about influencing the way his stateside readers thought about Russia's citizens, government, and social policy. Cheryl Heckler now traces a career that spanned half a century and four continents, focusing on Stevens's professional work and life from 1934 to 1945 to tell how he set the standards for reporting on Soviet affairs for the Christian Science Monitor. Stevens was a keen observer and thoughtful commentator, and his analytical mind was just what the Monitor was looking for in a foreign correspondent. He began his journalism career reporting on the Russo-Finnish War in 1939 and was the Monitor's first man in the field to cover fighting in World War II. He reported on the Italian invasion of Greece, participated in Churchill's Moscow meeting with Stalin as a staff translator, and distinguished himself as a correspondent with the British army in North Africa. Drawing on Stevens's memoirs-to which she had exclusive access-as well as his articles and correspondence and the unpublished memoirs of his wife, Nina, Heckler traces his growth as a frontline correspondent and interpreter of Russian culture. She paints a picture of a man hardened by experience, who witnessed the brutal crushing of the Iron Guard in 1941 Bucharest and the Kharkov hangings yet who was a failure on his own home front and who left his wife during a difficult pregnancy in order to return to the war zone. Heckler places his memoirs and dispatches within the larger context of events to shed new light on both the public and the private Stevens, portraying a reporter adapting to new roles and circumstances with a skill that journalists today could well emulate. By exposing the many facets of Stevens's life and experience, Heckler gives readers a clear understanding of how this accidental journalist was destined to distinguish himself as a war reporter, analyst, and cultural interpreter. An Accidental Journalist is an important contribution to the history of war reporting and international journalism, introducing readers to a man whose inside knowledge of Stalinist Russia was beyond compare as it provides new insight into the Soviet era.
