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Captain Blue on the Blue Blazes

Author : Andy Niekamp

Publisher :

Page : 214 pages

File Size : 26,39 MB

Release : 2017-12-05

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9780990354772

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Imagine walking 1,444 miles with a backpack carrying the bare necessities of life, 26 maps, and a whole lot of grit. When three-time Appalachian Trail Hiker, Andy "Captain Blue" Niekamp decided to hike Ohio's Buckeye Trail, he took on the challenge of his life. On this 88-day adventure, Captain Blue found things he didn't know he had: a Buckeye Trail family who assisted and encouraged him; a home state rich with scenic beauty and history; the physical, mental, and emotional stamina to travel Ohio alone and on foot. Readers will enjoy the trail tales of Captain Blue, past and present, and his knack for bringing humor and good-natured reflection to a hiker's experiences in the elements: the cold, snow, wind, rain, heat, and humidity of springtime in Ohio; the physical test of walking for miles every day on a variety of treadways; the unpredictability of nature; and the sincere generosity of strangers.



Follow the Blue Blazes

Author : Connie Pond

Publisher : Ohio University Press

Page : 361 pages

File Size : 26,95 MB

Release : 2014-11-15

Category : Travel

ISBN : 0821445049

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Many changes have taken place in the decade since Follow the Blue Blazes was first published, changes in the trails themselves and in the way we hike them. The Buckeye Trail still wends its way around the state of Ohio, following the course marked out by the characteristic blue blazes on trees and signposts along the way. In the intervening years, however, sections of the trail have changed their route, added amenities, or just grown more interesting. From the startling rock formations and graceful waterfalls of Old Man’s Cave, to Native American mounds, battlefields, and scenic rivers, Connie and Robert J. Pond provide a captivating guide to often-overlooked treasures around the state. Each chapter features an overview of a 100-mile section of the trail and three self-guided featured hikes. The overviews and the accompanying maps may be read consecutively to acquaint the reader with the entire course of the trail. But most readers will best enjoy the trail by taking the guide along on one of the featured hikes. Each route is outlined on an easy-to-read map with GPS coordinates and waypoints to guide the hiker, as well as explicit directions from parking lot to trailhead. The Buckeye Trail is readily accessible from Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo, Cleveland, and Akron. Even a short trip can lead to an adventure near your own backyard.



Mama Sees Stars

Author : Deborah Sharp

Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide

Page : 168 pages

File Size : 13,13 MB

Release : 2011-09-08

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0738730831

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My stars and garters—Hollywood has descended on little ol' Himmarshee, Florida. As animal wrangler for a cowboy film, Mace is on the set when she discovers the arrogant executive producer shot dead, his body on display in the horse corral. With everyone from spoiled starlets to conniving crew members cursing the man's name, who in blue blazes didn't want to kill Norman Sydney? As Mama's head swells to diva proportions, thanks to her miniscule movie role, Mace shines an unwelcome spotlight on the big-city film folk to reveal a killer. Praise: "This zany fourth entry in Sharp's series is a feature worthy of the big screen."—Library Journal "Sibling rivalry, steamy romance, a surprising killer, and plenty of catfish and hush puppies make this Southern cozy a winner."—Library Journal "An amusing tale of life and love in the kind of Florida town that tourists rarely see."—Kirkus Reviews "A terrific combination of sleuthing and silliness."—St. Petersburg Times "Mama Sees Stars is The Golden Girls meet Entourage."—The Florida Book Review "Energetic plots and laugh-out loud humor are staples of Sharp's series, and the author's skills are at their finest in Mama Sees Stars."—Oline Cogdill, South Flordia Sun-Sentinel "Who knew that a who-dun-it would not only keep you guessing—but have you laughing!"—Hoda Kotb, NBC Today ShowCo-Anchor on Mama Dpes Time



Oakland Fire Department

Author : Geoffrey Hunter

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 132 pages

File Size : 35,69 MB

Release : 2005

Category : History

ISBN : 9780738529684

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For over 150 years, brave firefighters have battled to preserve the lives and property of the citizens of Oakland. Beginning in 1853, volunteer engine and hook and ladder companies organized and the Oakland Fire Department formed in 1869. Until 1922, teams of magnificent horses pulled steamers belching black smoke and embers, with firemen holding on for dear life. These gallant fire horses were as much firefighters as the rugged men of Oakland who extinguished blazes with leather hoses and brass nozzles. After waging an internal battle of racial integration--a 35-year struggle that began in 1920--the Oakland Fire Department became one of the first in the nation to hire women firefighters beginning in 1980.



The Rosewater Insurrection

Author : Tade Thompson

Publisher : Orbit

Page : 340 pages

File Size : 24,43 MB

Release : 2019-03-12

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0316449067

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The Rosewater Insurrection continues the award-winning science fiction trilogy by one of science fiction's most engaging voices. All is quiet in the city of Rosewater as it expands on the back of the gargantuan alien Wormwood. Those who know the truth of the invasion keep the secret. The government agent Aminat, the lover of the retired sensitive Kaaro, is at the forefront of the cold, silent conflict. She must capture a woman who is the key to the survival of the human race. But Aminat is stymied by the machinations of the Mayor of Rosewater and the emergence of an old enemy of Wormwood. Innovative and genre-bending, Tade Thompson's ambitious Afrofuturist series is perfect for fans of Jeff Vandermeer, N. K. Jemisin, and Ann Leckie. Praise for The Wormwood Trilogy: "Smart. Gripping. Fabulous!" —Ann Leckie, award winning-author of Ancillary Justice "Mesmerising. There are echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival in here, but this astonishing debut is beholden to no one." —M. R. Carey, bestselling author of The Girl with All the Gifts "A magnificent tour de force, skillfully written and full of original and disturbing ideas." —Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time The Wormwood Trilogy Rosewater The Rosewater Insurrection The Rosewater Redemption



Treasure Island

Author : Robert Louis Stevenson

Publisher :

Page : 362 pages

File Size : 11,64 MB

Release : 1918

Category :

ISBN :

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Wandering Ohio

Author : Beth Hewett

Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 31,58 MB

Release : 2017-02-19

Category : Buckeye Trail (Ohio)

ISBN : 9781542878869

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Venture with Chuck and Beth on the Ohio 1444-mile Buckeye Trail that is still young and undiscovered by the masses. The trail is perhaps the longest loop trail in the world. There are rock ledges, waterfalls, lazy rivers, rushing streams, lakes, state parks, Native American ceremonial mounds, covered bridges, canal towpaths, canal boat rides, pioneer homesteads, military campaigns, and museums of bicycles, airplanes, early forts, and U.S. presidents. Add to that, people to meet, with stories of their own to share. Backpacking along the trails and roads that make up the loop they tent camp, stay at state lodges, motels and fascinating bed and breakfasts. Come along on their 76-day adventure; perhaps you will find a section that entices you to take a walk.



Sun Kissed

Author : Catherine Anderson

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 434 pages

File Size : 39,62 MB

Release : 2020-03-31

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0593198069

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New York Times bestselling author Catherine Anderson, known for “blending sweetness and sensuality in a poignantly written story”(Booklist), delivers a contemporary-set romance that joins the Coulter and Harrigan families… When Samantha Harrigan attends the local rodeo, she doesn't expect to wind up in jail. But that’s precisely what happens when she tries to stop a drunkard from abusing his horse. At least she isn’t alone. Tucker Coulter, a handsome local veterinarian, comes to her defense—and is arrested too. The charges are dropped, but Sam’s troubles have only started. Her champion quarter horses are falling ill and the culprit is poison. As the insurance beneficiary, Sam is the prime suspect. Unswayed by the rumors floating around town, Tucker offers to help prove her innocence. Sam, though, is uneasy about accepting his assistance—and about the way he makes her feel. If only she could believe in him the way he seems to believe in her...



Under the Empyrean Sky

Author : Chuck Wendig

Publisher : Skyscape

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 37,73 MB

Release : 2014-06-24

Category : Dystopias

ISBN : 9781477816943

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Angry with the oppressive dictates of the Empyrean government, Heartlander and Captain of the Big Sky Scavengers Cael McAvoy discovers a secret illegal garden, and Cael, together with his crew, decides to make his own luck--a choice that'll bring down the wrath of the Empyrean elite and change life in the Heartland forever.



John Paul Jones

Author : Evan Thomas

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 420 pages

File Size : 12,1 MB

Release : 2010-06-15

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1451603991

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The New York Times bestseller from master biographer Evan Thomas brings to life the tumultuous story of the father of the American Navy. John Paul Jones, at sea and in the heat of the battle, was the great American hero of the Age of Sail. He was to history what Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey and C.S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower are to fiction. Ruthless, indomitable, clever; he vowed to sail, as he put it, “in harm’s way.” Evan Thomas’s minute-by-minute re-creation of the bloodbath between Jones’s Bonhomme Richard and the British man-of-war Serapis off the coast of England on an autumn night in 1779 is as gripping a sea battle as can be found in any novel. Drawing on Jones’s correspondence with some of the most significant figures of the American Revolution—John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson—Thomas’s biography teaches us that it took fighters as well as thinkers, men driven by dreams of personal glory as well as high-minded principle, to break free of the past and start a new world. Jones’s spirit was classically American.