The Wahoo Bobcat


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A nine-year-old boy and a wild bobcat establish a strange friendship that endures through seasons of drought, forest fire and flood, and through the resolute hunting of the cat by men and dogs in the Florida swamp.




Wilderness Champion


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Does a hound's loyalty belong to the wolf that raised him and taught him survival in the wild or to the master who provided him with food, protection, and understanding?




Persimmon Jim


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The story of a possum farmers called "Persimmon Jim". Whenever a chicken was found missing, Persimmon Jim was blamed. Most of the farmers in this chicken-raising community believed Jim had to be caught and destroyed, but how to catch him was the problem as he was good at avoiding capture.




The York Road, Old and New


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Joseph Wharton


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This first book-length biography of Joseph Wharton traces his family background, his business enterprises, and his contribution to the nineteenth-century age of industrial enterprise.




The Phantom Deer


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The story of a man, a boy and a Key deer--one of the miniature deer whose habitat is disappearing.




Olde Penn


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Wharton


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Wharton traces the vivid history of New Jersey's hub of industry during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Known as Port Oram until 1901, the town was the site of the richest mineral deposits in the state and of the famed Picatinny Arsenal, still active today. The Morris Canal and northern New Jersey railways were built specifically to accommodate the area's mining and iron-manufacturing industries. Wharton attracted immigrant workers who settled and stayed in the community alongside the original families, many of whose descendants still reside here.




Livre Des Sans-foyer


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"In the course of fund-raising for civilian victims of World War I, Edith Wharton assembled this monumental benefit volume by drawing upon her connections to the era's leading authors and artists. The unique compilation forms a 'Who's Who' of early 20th century culture, featuring poetry, stories, illustrations, music and other contributions from scores of luminaries. ... Much of the text is presented in both English and French. Includes an Introduction by former U. S. President Theodore Roosevelt."--