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Author : Angie Richart-Lawburgh
Publisher : Infinity Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0741434865
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (414 download)
Download or read book The River in Me and Other Smalltown Stories written by Angie Richart-Lawburgh and published by Infinity Publishing. This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alex Kotlowitz
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307814297
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)
Download or read book The Other Side of the River written by Alex Kotlowitz and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2012-01-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz is one of this country's foremost writers on the ever explosive issue of race. In this gripping and ultimately profound book, Kotlowitz takes us to two towns in southern Michigan, St. Joseph and Benton Harbor, separated by the St. Joseph River. Geographically close, but worlds apart, they are a living metaphor for America's racial divisions: St. Joseph is a prosperous lakeshore community and ninety-five percent white, while Benton Harbor is impoverished and ninety-two percent black. When the body of a black teenaged boy from Benton Harbor is found in the river, unhealed wounds and suspicions between the two towns' populations surface as well. The investigation into the young man's death becomes, inevitably, a screen on which each town projects their resentments and fears. The Other Side of the River sensitively portrays the lives and hopes of the towns' citizens as they wrestle with this mystery--and reveals the attitudes and misperceptions that undermine race relations throughout America.
Author : Kenneth C. Gardner Jr.
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1491735333
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (917 download)
Download or read book “And All Our Yesterdays...” and Nine Other Stories written by Kenneth C. Gardner Jr. and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories in "All Our Yesterdays..." and Nine Other Stories continue to explore the lives of the Cockburn family and other characters in and around the fictional town of Menninger, North Dakota, first created in the novel The Song Is Ended and continued in the novel The Dark Between The Stars and the short stories in Meatball Birds and Seven Other Stories. While the events and the characters found in the ten stories exist in rural and small town settings, the themes explored have a universal appeal.
Author : Julianne Couch
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 1609384067
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (93 download)
Download or read book The Small-Town Midwest written by Julianne Couch and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people in the United States live in urban areas; still, there are nearly fifty million people living in small towns of just a few thousand people or less. Some towns are within a short drive of a metropolitan area where people can work, shop, or go to school; some are an hour or more from any sort of urban hub. In this book, Julianne Couch sets out to illuminate the lives and hopes of these small-town residents. The people featured live—by choice or circumstances—in one of nine small communities in five states in the Midwest and Great Plains: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wyoming. Daily they witness people moving out, heading to more urban areas, small businesses closing down, connected infrastructure drying up, entrepreneurs becoming discouraged, and more people thinking about leaving. This is the story we hear in the news, the story told by abandoned farms, consolidated schools, and boarded-up Main Streets. But it’s not the whole story. As Couch found in her travels throughout the Midwest, many people long to return to these towns, places where they may have deep family roots or where they can enjoy short commutes, familiar neighbors, and proximity to rural and wild places. And many of the residents of small midwestern towns are not just accepting the trend toward urbanization with a sigh. They are betting that the tide of rural population loss can’t go out forever, and they’re backing those bets with creatively repurposed schools, entrepreneurial innovation, and community commitment. From Bellevue, Iowa, to Centennial, Wyoming, the region’s small-town residents remain both hopeful and resilient.
Author : Kathy Almeida
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 145259046X
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (525 download)
Download or read book Sunny's Story written by Kathy Almeida and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sunny's Story tells of a young woman in search of her dreams. On impulse, Sunny leaves her job and her roommate, to move in with Jake. When she discovers that is not what Jake wants, she is devastated and goes to plan B. What follows is a series of adventures, misadventures, heartbreak, and love (old and new). With each experience, Sunny discovers the person she's always wanted to know and the love that lies within her.
Author : William Alexander Linn
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12321 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The Essential Books of Mormons - Complete Collection written by William Alexander Linn and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-16 with total page 12321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Books of Mormons - Complete Collection is a seminal anthology that encapsulates the profound spiritual and historical journey of the Latter-day Saint movement through its most pivotal writings. This collection boasts a remarkable range of literary styles, from doctrinal essays and personal revelations to historical narratives and poetic musings. Its diversity mirrors the rich tapestry of Mormon belief and the evolution of its theology, offering readers an unparalleled insight into the foundations of one of the world's youngest major religions. Noteworthy are the works that delve into the early struggles, visionary experiences, and doctrinal expositions that have shaped the faith, providing a comprehensive overview without centering on a single author's perspective. The contributing authors and editors, including Joseph Smith Jr., Brigham Young, and James E. Talmage among others, bring together a diverse array of backgrounds ranging from theologically foundational figures to pivotal reformers and poets. Their collective contributions reflect not only the historical and cultural milieu from which the Mormon faith emerged but also its enduring relevance in contemporary discourse. This anthology aligns with significant cultural and religious movements, showcasing the development of Mormon thought and its interaction with broader religious and historical narratives. The Essential Books of Mormons - Complete Collection invites readers on a journey through the heart of Mormon doctrine and history. It offers a unique opportunity to engage with the multifaceted perspectives and literary styles of its authors, fostering a deeper understanding of the Latter-day Saint movement and its teachings. Scholars, believers, and curious readers alike will find in this anthology an invaluable resource for education, reflection, and inspiration, making it an indispensable addition to any collection dedicated to understanding the breadth and depth of religious thought.
Author : Emily B. Curtis
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 9781462088904
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (889 download)
Download or read book Tales from the Suwannee River Country written by Emily B. Curtis and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-12-19 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales of the Suwannee River Country, a collection of twenty-six stories and essays, traces the personal journey of Emily B. Curtis, who grew up in North Florida during the Great Depression. As a shy young writer and pianist, Emily led a life of poetry and music and later became a teacher. Her father, a local attorney, defended the victims of shootings in the region, which introduced Emily to the world's evils, and ultimately taught her powerful lessons about life. From stories about small town American life in the South, to regional history and fiction, Tales of the Suwannee River Country will take you back in time to when the world was simpler and more secure.
Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 6416 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Living to Tell the Horrid Tales: True Life Stories of Fomer Slaves, Historical Documents & Novels written by Mark Twain and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-26 with total page 6416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique collection of "LIVING TO TELL THE HORRID TALES: True Life Stories of Fomer Slaves, Testimonies, Novels & Historical Documents" has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards. Contents: Memoirs Narrative of Frederick Douglass 12 Years a Slave The Underground Railroad Up From Slavery Willie Lynch Letter Confessions of Nat Turner Narrative of Sojourner Truth Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl History of Mary Prince Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom Thirty Years a Slave Narrative of the Life of J. D. Green The Life of Olaudah Equiano Behind The Scenes Harriet: The Moses of Her People Father Henson's Story of His Own Life 50 Years in Chains Twenty-Two Years a Slave and Forty Years a Freeman Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave Story of Mattie J. Jackson A Slave Girl's Story From the Darkness Cometh the Light Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy Narrative of Joanna Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Who Escaped in a 3x2 Feet Box Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley Buried Alive Sketches of the Life of Joseph Mountain Novels Oroonoko Uncle Tom's Cabin Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Heroic Slave Slavery's Pleasant Homes Our Nig Clotelle Marrow of Tradition Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man A Fool's Errand Bricks Without Straw Imperium in Imperio The Hindered Hand Historical Documents The History of Abolition of African Slave-Trade History of American Abolitionism Pictures of Slavery in Church and State Life, Last Words and Dying Speech of Stephen Smith Who Was Executed for Burglary Report on Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act Emancipation Proclamation (1863) Gettysburg Address XIII Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1865) Civil Rights Act of 1866 XIV Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1868) Reconstruction Acts (1867-1868)...
Author : Chŏnghŭi O
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 023150411X
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)
Download or read book River of Fire and Other Stories written by Chŏnghŭi O and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: O Chonghui crafts historically-rooted yet timeless tales imagining core human experiences from a female point of view. Since her debut in 1968, she has formed a powerful challenge to the patriarchal literary establishment in Korea, and her work has invited rich comparisons with the achievements of Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Munro, and Virginia Woolf. These nine stories range from O Chonghui's first published work, in 1968, to one of her last publications, in 1994. Her early stories are compact, often chilling accounts of family dysfunction, reflecting the decline of traditional, agrarian economics and the rise of urban, industrial living. Later stories are more expansive, weaving eloquent, occasionally wistful reflections on lost love and tradition together with provocative explorations of sexuality and gender. O Chonghui makes use of flashbacks, interior monologues, and stream-of-consciousness in her narratives, developing themes of abandonment and loneliness in a carefully cultivated, dispassionate tone. O Chonghui's narrators stand in for the average individual, struggling to cope with emotional rootlessness and a yearning for permanence in family and society. Arguably the first female Korean fiction writer to follow Woolf's dictum to do away with the egoless, self-sacrificing "angel in the house," O Chonghui is a crucial figure in the history of modern Korean literature, one of the most astute observers of Korean society and the place of tradition within it.
Author : Mary Alice Monroe
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439141770
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)
Download or read book Time Is a River written by Mary Alice Monroe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-01-20 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While recovering from breast cancer in a remote cabin in North Carolina, Mia Landan finds the journal of Kate Watkins, a 1920s fly fisher, and, inspired by Kate's example, learns to fish and uncovers many secrets around her.
Author : Robert Wuthnow
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400846498
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Small-Town America written by Robert Wuthnow and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-06-30 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revealing examination of small-town life More than thirty million Americans live in small, out-of-the-way places. Many of them could have joined the vast majority of Americans who live in cities and suburbs. They could live closer to more lucrative careers and convenient shopping, a wider range of educational opportunities, and more robust health care. But they have opted to live differently. In Small-Town America, we meet factory workers, shop owners, retirees, teachers, clergy, and mayors—residents who show neighborliness in small ways, but who also worry about everything from school closings and their children's futures to the ups and downs of the local economy. Drawing on more than seven hundred in-depth interviews in hundreds of towns across America and three decades of census data, Robert Wuthnow shows the fragility of community in small towns. He covers a host of topics, including the symbols and rituals of small-town life, the roles of formal and informal leaders, the social role of religious congregations, the perception of moral and economic decline, and the myriad ways residents in small towns make sense of their own lives. Wuthnow also tackles difficult issues such as class and race, abortion, homosexuality, and substance abuse. Small-Town America paints a rich panorama of individuals who reside in small communities, finding that, for many people, living in a small town is an important part of self-identity.
Author : Lynn Cook Betz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (884 download)
Download or read book My Right Hand to Goodness written by Lynn Cook Betz and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most wonder how Dale Varnam stayed alive. Dale wonders why. Back in the eighties, the quaint fishing village of Varnamtown, North Carolina—full of zany Southern characters—got rich, and so did town clown Dale Varnam, who perfected his own brand of crazy. Dale rose to the top of the heap in the drug smuggling biz, helping the town’s livelihood of shrimping go to pot. Although it’s not big enough to be on most maps, Varnamtown became the second busiest port of entry for illegal drugs on the Eastern Seaboard. Dale Varnam’s misfit persona contradicts any preconceived notions of an international drug smuggler. His “good ol’ southern redneck persona” belies his past…and oh, what a past! During the 1980s, Dale Varnam was newspaper fodder. He was depicted as a “show-off,” “hot dog,” and “homicidal nut case,” until “armed career criminal” became the headline. The prankster extraordinaire now lives in a junkyard morphing into a grandiose roadside attraction of sorts called Ft. Apache, where a sign reads “A crazy place blessed by God’s Grace.” How did Dale get here from what he was? It took two Dales—not just one. “New Dale” dusts off “Old Dale,” who danced with the devil for over twenty years. Between the Dales were ten years he considers a “vacation.” As an informant, he helped bring more than one hundred and fifty of those involved to grand juries resulting in over eighty indictments. Many in Varnamtown succumbed to smuggling. This story does not leave them out; secrets are replaced by revelations, forgiveness, and healing. Forever changed, these God-fearing southern folks got caught up in crime, then caught, before eventually returning to their lives. The widespread corruption of law enforcement and politicians unfurls its tentacles through Dale’s tales. From courting Manuel Noriega and Pablo Escobar to selling cocaine to Disney characters, from Playboy Bunnies mowing his yard to jungle labs where preserved tongues rested in jars, jaw-dropping events punctuate Dale’s story from beginning to end.
Author : Frederick Douglass
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 : 8027225493
Total Pages : 6410 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book LIVING TO TELL THE HORRID TALES: True Life Stories of Fomer Slaves, Testimonies, Novels & Historical Documents written by Frederick Douglass and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 6410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique collection of "LIVING TO TELL THE HORRID TALES: True Life Stories of Fomer Slaves, Testimonies, Novels & Historical Documents" has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards. Contents: Memoirs Narrative of Frederick Douglass 12 Years a Slave The Underground Railroad Up From Slavery Willie Lynch Letter Confessions of Nat Turner Narrative of Sojourner Truth Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl History of Mary Prince Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom Thirty Years a Slave Narrative of the Life of J. D. Green The Life of Olaudah Equiano Behind The Scenes Harriet: The Moses of Her People Father Henson's Story of His Own Life 50 Years in Chains Twenty-Two Years a Slave and Forty Years a Freeman Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave Story of Mattie J. Jackson A Slave Girl's Story From the Darkness Cometh the Light Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy Narrative of Joanna Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Who Escaped in a 3x2 Feet Box Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley Buried Alive Sketches of the Life of Joseph Mountain Novels Oroonoko Uncle Tom's Cabin Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Heroic Slave Slavery's Pleasant Homes Our Nig Clotelle Marrow of Tradition Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man A Fool's Errand Bricks Without Straw Imperium in Imperio The Hindered Hand Historical Documents The History of Abolition of African Slave-Trade History of American Abolitionism Pictures of Slavery in Church and State Life, Last Words and Dying Speech of Stephen Smith Who Was Executed for Burglary Report on Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act Emancipation Proclamation (1863) Gettysburg Address XIII Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1865) Civil Rights Act of 1866 XIV Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1868) Reconstruction Acts (1867-1868)...
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book St. Nicholas written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joe L. Wheeler
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1418554618
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (185 download)
Download or read book Soldier Stories written by Joe L. Wheeler and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2006-12-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True stories of people who endured the shock and trauma of war—and whose spirits triumphed. A priest in the infamous Bataan Death March who kept others alive with his faithful recitation of the Lord’s Prayer The journey to faith by a skeptical B-17 copilot lost at sea A young American widow caught in the “Dresden Inferno” who survived the firestorm with her three children The lesson of post-war forgiveness learned by a British soldier tortured by the Japanese A rowdy Arizona cowboy who achieved World War I flying ace status in a matter of weeks and many more Soldier Stories’ true, soul-stirring accounts of those who have risen to the challenge of unimaginable circumstances will inspire you—no matter what obstacles you may face.
Author : Seemah C. Berson
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN 13 : 1554582385
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (545 download)
Download or read book I Have a Story to Tell You written by Seemah C. Berson and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2010-08-04 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I Have a Story to Tell You is about Eastern European Jewish immigrants living in Montreal, Toronto, and Winnipeg in the early twentieth century. The stories encompass their travels and travails on leaving home and their struggles in the sweatshops and factories of the garment industry in Canada. Basing her work on extensive interviews, Seemah Berson recreates these immigrants’ stories about their lives in the Old Country and the hardship of finding work in Canada, and she tells how many of these newcomers ended up in the needle trades. Revealing a fervent sense of socialist ideology acquired in the crucible of the Russian Revolution, the stories tell of the influence of Jewish culture and traditions, of personal–and organized–fights against exploitation, and of struggles to establish unions for better working conditions. This book is a wonderful resource for teachers of Canadian, Jewish, and social history, as well as auto/biography and cultural studies. The simplicity of the language, transcribed from oral reports, makes this work accessible to anyone who enjoys a good story.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1158 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 1158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
