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Author: Robert Leighton
Publisher:
Published: 1912
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The story of the bravery and devotion to duties of the Sergeant Silk of the North-West Mounted Police and Dan Medlicott's son of the farmers living on the ranch. Full of pursuits, criminals, traps, Indians, and many other dangerous adventures from North-West of North America.
Author: Jimmy Lumpkin
Publisher: Publish America
Published: 2003-11
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781413705300
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Joey wasnA[a¬a[t just afraid of rattlers, he was terrified. And on Rattlesnake Ranch they were everywhere A[a¬a under the cacti, in the weeds, between the rows of cotton. Joey almost always found one in the haystack when he fed the cows. It coiled like a garden hose come to life. The beady eyes stared out of a flat, ugly head. The snakeA[a¬a[s tongue darted in and out, and its tail blurred with motion. That buzzing sent chills racing up JoeyA[a¬a[s spine. If rattlesnakes bothered Joey, so did the A[a¬Askeleton in the closet.A[a¬A ThatA[a¬a[s what his step-mother called the family secret. She and Pa wouldnA[a¬a[t tell it to Joey, but he thought the A[a¬AskeletonA[a¬A had something to do with that young woman who haunted his dreams. Could she be his real mother? Joey had to find out. The only break from work came to Joey at church. Since his father was a deacon, the family attended every service. Brother BishopA[a¬a[s hell-fire sermons scared Joey almost as much as the rattlesnakes on the ranch. But Joey liked singing, Bible study, and being with Matthew. Matt was the preacherA[a¬a[s son and JoeyA[a¬a[s best friend. He didnA[a¬a[t even tease Joey about being afraid of rattlesnakes. Both boys enjoyed telling scary stories, horseback riding, and exploring forbidden places. But some things Joey had to discover for himself such as that dark family secret, A[a¬Athe skeleton in the closet.A[a¬A
Author: Frederick Allen
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2013-07-17
Total Pages: 449
ISBN-13: 0806179570
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The deadliest campaign of vigilante justice in American history erupted in the Rocky Mountains during the Civil War when a private army hanged twenty-one troublemakers. Hailed as great heroes at the time, the Montana vigilantes are still revered as founding fathers. Combing through original sources, including eye-witness accounts never before published, Frederick Allen concludes that the vigilantes were justified in their early actions, as they fought violent crime in a remote corner beyond the reach of government. But Allen has uncovered evidence that the vigilantes refused to disband after territorial courts were in place. Remaining active for six years, they lynched more than fifty men without trials. Reliance on mob rule in Montana became so ingrained that in 1883, a Helena newspaper editor advocated a return to “decent, orderly lynching” as a legitimate tool of social control. Allen’s sharply drawn characters, illustrated by dozens of photographs, are woven into a masterfully written narrative that will change textbook accounts of Montana’s early days—and challenge our thinking on the essence of justice.
Author: United States. Office of Experiment Stations
Publisher:
Published: 1902
Total Pages: 544
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Mike Bryan
Publisher: VNR AG
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780679416715
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Engagingly curious open-mindedness . . . an amiable deadpan worthy of Richard Ford." --Pico Iyer, Time in this offbeat and original road book, cultural observer Mike Bryan takes issue with the traditional idea that the "real" America is to be found somewhere on our scenic backroads. He argues instead that it is right out in the open on the interstates, and he travels the big highways of the Southwest to prove the point. Bryan engages motel operators, state troopers, and traveling salesmen. He discovers the world's only "No Smoking" ranch; hobnobs with elusive novelist Cormac McCarthy; spars with Bob Sundown, who prefers his covered wagon to any car. Between encounters he contemplates everything from America's pioneering spirit to its history of road building. In the end, he discovers that the interstates, far from producing the homogenous society he feared, nourish a rich community of eccentrics. And that ultimately, as this deeply romantic travelogue shows, there is no such thing as an "ordinary American." "A wonderful writer, he manages to transmit his enjoyment of the places and people he encounters." --Austin American-Statesman "From the Trade Paperback edition.
