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Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 25,48 MB
Release : 1982
Category :
ISBN :
Peter Hess settled in Monongalia County, Virginia ca 1786. His father was Baltzar Hess. Peter was married to Elizabeth. He was a member of the early Cheat Baptist church which was organized in 1775. Peter was born in Pennsylvania in 1755 and served as prison guard commanded by Colonel G. Pennington in New York County, Pennsylvania in 1778. He and Elizabeth were parents of nine children.
Author : Buzzy Jackson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 28,1 MB
Release : 2010-07-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1439149267
“WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE DO YOU COME FROM? ” As a historian, Buzzy Jackson thought she knew the answers to these simple questions—that is, until she took a look at her scrawny family tree. With a name like Jackson (the twentieth most common American surname), she knew she must have more relatives and more family history out there, somewhere. Her first visit to the Boulder Genealogy Society brought her more questions than answers . . . but it also gave her a tantalizing peek into the fascinating (and enormous) community of family-tree huggers and after-hours Alex Haleys. In Shaking the Family Tree, Jackson dives headfirst into her family gene pool: flying cross-country to locate an ancient family graveyard, embarking on a weeklong genealogy Caribbean cruise, and even submitting her DNA for testing to try to find her Jacksons. And in the process of researching her own family lore (Who was Bullwhip Jackson?) she meets legions of other genealogy buffs who are as interesting as they are driven—from the boy who saved his allowance so he could order his great-grandfather’s death certificate to the woman who spends her free time documenting the cemeteries of Colorado ghost towns. Through Jackson’s research she connects with distant relatives, traces her roots back more than 250 years and in the process comes to discover—genetically, historically, and emotionally—the true meaning of “family” for herself.
Author : Diana Foreman
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 17,5 MB
Release : 2013-08-26
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1490708197
This is a compilation of poems written since 1971 when my brother died. Most of the poems are about my life.
Author : Achy Obejas
Publisher : Cleis Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 45,2 MB
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1573447005
Memory Mambo describes the life of Juani Casas, a 25-year-old Cuban-born American lesbian who manages her family's laundromat in Chicago while trying to cope with family, work, love, sex, and the weirdness of North American culture. Achy Obejas's writing is sharp and mordantly funny. She understands perfectly how the romance of exile—from a homeland as well as from heterosexuality—and the mundane reality of everyday life balance one another. Memory Mambo is ultimately very moving in its depiction of what it means to find a new and finally safe sense of home.
Author : Trouble'D Thoughts
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 28,46 MB
Release : 2014-12-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1496945360
This story follows the life of Daniel Goodman IV. Daniel looks back on his life when his son asks him about slavery and racism after learning about it in school.
Author : Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 28,60 MB
Release : 2018-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0385542739
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Seven-year-old Chula lives a carefree life in her gated community in Bogotá, but the threat of kidnappings, car bombs, and assassinations hover just outside her walls, where the godlike drug lord Pablo Escobar reigns, capturing the attention of the nation. “Simultaneously propulsive and poetic, reminiscent of Isabel Allende...Listen to this new author’s voice—she has something powerful to say.” —Entertainment Weekly When her mother hires Petrona, a live-in-maid from the city’s guerrilla-occupied neighborhood, Chula makes it her mission to understand Petrona’s mysterious ways. Petrona is a young woman crumbling under the burden of providing for her family as the rip tide of first love pulls her in the opposite direction. As both girls’ families scramble to maintain stability amidst the rapidly escalating conflict, Petrona and Chula find themselves entangled in a web of secrecy. Inspired by the author's own life, Fruit of the Drunken Tree is a powerful testament to the impossible choices women are often forced to make in the face of violence and the unexpected connections that can blossom out of desperation.
Author : Sarah Vance-Tompkins
Publisher : Tule Publishing
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 47,55 MB
Release : 2021-10-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1954894651
This Christmas calls for a special touch of magic… December was always a special time for seaplane pilot Morgan Adair, but after losing her parents six years ago, the holiday is a quiet affair. When her siblings announce plans to sell the family home, Morgan longs to experience her favorite, now-forgotten tradition one more time: a lighted tree that, for over a hundred years, has appeared floating on a boat in the harbor every Christmas Eve. The Taylors were always rivals to the Adairs in the once-thriving fishing village of Christmas Tree Cove, but Jesse Taylor was much more. He wanted to be understanding when Morgan set aside their plans to escape to Chicago in order to hold her family together, but his future as a successful freelance photographer soared on without her. As Morgan dives deeper into the history of the mysterious holiday appearance, she discovers that true love has always been at the heart of the annual tradition. Can the wonder of Christmas and a few surprises along the way rekindle that love for Morgan and Jesse too?
Author : Wilma Hicks Simpson
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,55 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1622954602
It is a great privilege for me to endeavor to tell you this story about my Great-Great-Great Grandfather's life; about his ancestors, his family, and his work for God. I have gathered genealogy information used herein since I first learned of my Shook roots in 2000. My non-fiction story is based on found legal documents and documented history that would apply to anyone in the same situation and time period. There is much information out there and so much of it is incorrect in one way or another. I do not claim to have found it all, or even that I have the true grist of what I do have. I do strive to give you my sources for everything that I included here. You can then make up your own mind as to what is fact and what is unproven.
Author : Edgar A. Guest
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,22 MB
Release : 2019-12-09
Category : Poetry
ISBN :
This is an incredible book full of delightful poetry about everyday things. Edgar Albert Guest was a British-born American poet who became known as the People's Poet because his poems often had an inspirational and optimistic view of everyday life.
Author : Kristin Beck
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 10,56 MB
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0593101561
When the Nazi occupation of Rome begins, two courageous young women are plunged deep into the Italian Resistance to fight for their freedom in this captivating debut novel. Rome, 1943 Lucia Colombo has had her doubts about fascism for years, but as a single mother in an increasingly unstable country, politics are for other people--she needs to focus on keeping herself and her son alive. Then the Italian government falls and the German occupation begins, and suddenly, Lucia finds that complacency is no longer an option. Francesca Gallo has always been aware of injustice and suffering. A polio survivor who lost her father when he was arrested for his anti-fascist politics, she came to Rome with her fiancé to start a new life. But when the Germans invade and her fiancé is taken by the Nazis, Francesca decides she has only one option: to fight back. As Lucia and Francesca are pulled deeper into the struggle against the Nazi occupation, both women learn to resist alongside the partisans to drive the Germans from Rome. But as winter sets in, the occupation tightens its grip on the city, and the resistance is in constant danger. In the darkest days, Francesca and Lucia face their pasts, find the courage to love, and maintain hope for a future that is finally free.
