Author : Lisa Jackson
Publisher : Silhouette
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 20,59 MB
Release : 2010-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1426855842
She was carrying his child—she would be his wife! Honorable oilman Trent Remmington would have it no other way. For though the lone bachelor never dreamed his passionate night with Gina Henderson would end in a wedding, the baby on the way changed everything. So despite Gina's stubborn refusals, Trent would make her his. And despite the soft emotion he saw simmering in his bride's eyes, Trent would never succumb to her love—or so he swore….
Author : Lynn Santa Lucia
Publisher :
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,90 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Leadership in women
ISBN : 9781435120259
Author : Mary Adams Maverick
Publisher :
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 20,74 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN :
Excerpt from Memoirs of Mary A. Maverick Samuel Augustus Maverick, my husband, was born July 23rd, 1803, at Pendleton, South Carolina. His parents were Samuel Maverick and his wife Elizabeth Anderson. She was the daughter of General Robert Anderson, of South Carolina, and of Revolutionary note, and his wife Ann Thompson of Virginia. Samuel Maverick was once a prominent merchant of Charleston, S.C., where he had raised himself from the almost abject poverty, to which the war of the Revolution had reduced his family, to a position of great affluence. It is said of him that he sent ventures to the Celestial Empire, and that he shipped the first bale of cotton from America to Europe. Some mer cantile miscarriage caused him subsequently to withdraw from, and close out, his business, and he retired to Pendle ton District* in the north west corner of South Carolina, at the foot of the mountains. Here he spent the balance of his days, and invested and speculated largely in lands in South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.
Author : Karen Blue
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 15,50 MB
Release : 2000-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1581127197
Stories of "unmarried American and Canadian women building better lives for themselves in Mexico's beautiful colonial villages."--Cover
Author : Gerald Peary
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 37,28 MB
Release : 2024-01-23
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0813197953
In the New Hollywood Era of the 1960s and 1970s, as weakening studio control granted directors more artistic freedom, the auteur theory, which regards the director as the primary artist among all those who contribute to filmmaking, gained traction. It was embraced by both the media and by directors themselves, who were glad to see their contribution so glorified. One positive was the discovery of filmmakers whose work was under the radar but virtually all the feted directors were white and overwhelmingly heterosexual—only in recent decades have the contributions of marginalized auteur filmmakers been recognized. Mavericks: Interviews with the World's Iconoclast Filmmakers amplifies the voices of a wide-ranging group of groundbreaking filmmakers, including Samira Makhmalbaf, Roberta Findlay, Howard Alk, Ousmane Sembéne, and John Waters, whose identities, perspectives, and works are antithetical to typical Hollywood points of view. Author Gerald Peary, whose experience as a film studies professor, film critic, arts journalist, and director of documentaries culminates in a lifetime of film scholarship, presents a riveting collection of interviews with directors—including Black, queer, female, and non-Western filmmakers—whose unconventional work is marked by their unique artistic points of view and molded by their social and political consciousness. With contextualizing introductions and insightful questions, Peary reveals the brilliance of these maverick directors and offers readers a lens into the minds of these incredible and engaging artists.
Author : Bonnie Tsui
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 18,64 MB
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1250840430
This stunning nonfiction picture book tells the inspiring story of Sarah Gerhardt, one of the first female big-wave surfers. Have you ever seen a big wave? One that’s twenty, thirty, forty, even fifty feet tall? Here’s a better question: Would you ever surf a big wave? Sarah Gerhardt did—and this is her story. Sarah and the Big Wave, a tale of perseverance and indomitable spirit, is about the first woman to ride the waves at Mavericks, one of the biggest and most dangerous surf breaks in the world.
Author : Elaine S. Povich
Publisher : Union Square & Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,3 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781454930679
Chronicles the life of John McCain, discussing his childhood, military service, years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, marriage, political career, and campaign for president.
Author : Aritha Van Herk
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 36,40 MB
Release : 2010-01-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0143176951
The fifth title in our provincial histories series, Mavericks is an idiosyncratic and episodic history of what is arguably Canada's most unconventional province. From mapmakers to ranchers, Stampede Wrestling to Stockwell Day, acclaimed writer Aritha van Herk brings the drama and combative beauty of this irascible province to stunning life. van Herk's portrait of her home province embraces all its extremes, from deadly and spectacular weather to dinosaur graveyards, and from oil gushers and geysers to barnstorming social reformers and political haymakers. Bronc-riders of boom and bust, Alberta's people are a beguiling mixture of opinionated extremists, hardy pioneers and gentle sinners. Alberta is a province that most Canadians simply don't understand, the province most Canadians love to hate. It is regarded as a land of reckless, redneck and ignorant individualists. But it is also the province where the Famous Five fought the landmark Person's Case, giving Canadian women the same status as men in the eyes of the law, a province that truly believes in free speech. Albertans tolerate in their midst people whose extreme views on any manner of subjects would make them outcasts elsewhere. And Albertans practice the creed of western neighbourliness, giving assiduously to charity and always lending a hand where help is needed. They are a tough, tender bunch, squinting into the wind of determined difference. If you're an Albertan, you'll recognize yourself and your home in this book. If you're not an Albertan, this book will be an education for you. Mavericks will open your eyes to the real Alberta, as she was and is.
Author : John Morrison
Publisher : Montana Historical Society
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 37,36 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780917298936
Covering lives and careers of Montana's political legends, Joseph K. Toole, Ella Knowles, Joseph M. Dixon, Thomas Walsh, Jeannette Rankin, Burton K. Wheeler, James E. Murray, Mike Mansfield, and Lee Metcalf, Mavericks is essential reading for Montanans, those interested in the dynamics of politics, and general readers wishing to gain a greater understanding of our nation's political heritage as exemplified in the lives of nine dedicated individuals.
Author : Marc Simmons
Publisher : Sunstone Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 25,31 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN : 0865345007
"I first saw New Mexico as a kid, in 1950," the author says. "At once I fell under its hypnotic spell, as have so many others. My commitment to become a writer about things New Mexican was born shortly thereafter. From more than a half century of prowlings along the byways of the state, I've managed to glean a fair knowledge of its peoples and culture. "What continues to impress me is that history in New Mexico lies so close to the surface. Here one continually runs into Indians, Hispanos and fourth or fifth generation Anglos whose lives and outlook are firmly rooted in the years before yesterday. Moreover, their personal histories are enriched by the backdrop of an extraordinary landscape. These realities have provided me an abundance of material for carving out the series of short narratives compiled in the book." Marc Simmons is a professional author and historian who has published more than forty books on New Mexico and the American Southwest. His popular "Trail Dust" column is syndicated in several regional newspapers. In 1993, King Juan Carlos of Spain admitted him to the knightly Order of Isabel la Católica for his contributions to Spanish colonial history.
