Author : Ashley Shelby
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 14,69 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780873515009
The gripping, true-life story of one of the most destructive floods in U.S. history and its effect on one city and its citizens.
Author : Athol Dickson
Publisher :
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 17,79 MB
Release : 2006-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780764203381
A well-crafted tale of secrets and evil lurking under the surface in the Mississippi river town of Pilotville, Louisiana, during the great flood of 1927.
Author : T. P. Jones
Publisher : BookPros, LLC
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 39,13 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0984235884
In the third and final installment of The Loss of Certainty trilogy, T. P. Jones once again delves into America's heartland to portray the gritty drama of life in the Midwest. Constant rains on top of melting winter snow fuel fears of a record flood in Jackson, Iowa. Construction of the town's dog track on an island in the Mississippi River is jeopardized, threatening Jackson's financial future. Even more ominous, city officials learn that the existing floodwall and levee system might fail to protect the city itself. With little time to lose, the people of Jackson must set aside old grievances and long-held prejudices to work together. Tensions build while they debate whether to add to the system, and as they argue, the river continues to rise.
Author : Tim Willocks
Publisher : Random House
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 26,17 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Parolees
ISBN : 0099509482
After Three Years' Hard Time, Minding No-One'S Business But His Own, Ray Klein Wins His Parole. That Same Day, The Disciplinary Perfection Of Green River State Penitentiary Is Torn Apart By Tribal War, And The Prison Falls Into The Hands Of Its Inmates.As The River Sucks Them All Towards The Abyss, Klein Must Choose Either To Claim His Freedom And Leave The Ones He Cares For To Die, Or Risk Everything And Fight...
Author : Mary Morton
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 40,64 MB
Release : 2014-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1490732268
Will thirty years of experience bring this sidelined agent out of retirement? Experiencing a loss of physical strength resulting from a chronic health condition, Kate has decided to overcome the physical problems that greet her each day. She has nothing to lose and hopes for a future of growth instead of decline. Each new day is a gift to discover how much she can do, but could she work in the field again with other agents? Could Kate wield a gun; could her reflexes save her life or a partner in a crisis?
Author : Patricia Jabbeh Wesley
Publisher : Press 53
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,1 MB
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781950413591
Patricia Jabbeh Wesley and her family fled their native country after suffering tremendous privations and violence during the bloody Liberian Civil War at the end of the 20th Century. These poems are more than the story of one woman who carried her children over dead bodies in the streets where she lived, who fled bombs and constant gunfire, who was locked with her daughters in an internment camp where she witnessed every kind of crime against women. Wesley did more than survive. She helped other women. She wrote. The River Is Rising is more than a collection of poems, it is a story of family, customs, struggle, survival, witness, and love. Originally published by Autumn House Press in 2007, Press 53 returns this important book to print as part of its Silver COncho Poetry Series, edited by Pamela Uschuk and William Pitt Root.
Author : John M. Barry
Publisher :
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 21,28 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN :
The great Mississippi flood of 1927 and how it changed America.
Author : B.J. Bayle
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 24,63 MB
Release : 2012-08-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1459702301
Angus and his family are sent from Scotland in 1813 on a voyage to start a new life in the strange and cruel new land of western Canada. In 1813, cleared out from their beloved Scottish Highlands, 15-year-old Angus, his mother, father, small brother Rabbie, and 100 others sail for Canada to seek a better life with assistance from Lord Selkirk. Angus, his family, and their friends the O’Hares, with their aloof, unsmiling daughter Maggie, share the hardships and terror of the sea voyage only to be dumped onto the shore of a forbidding land. There they spend a brutal winter. With bitter determination and help from the Native population, the settlers manage to reach the Red River. They are eager to finally begin their new life but meet obstacles even more dangerous when they are caught up in a struggle between the Hudson’s Bay Company and the North West Company, powerful fur-trading rivals. Despite this hard transition, Angus falls in love with this new land and takes his place beside the brave men who risk their lives to protect it.
Author : Daniel McCool
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 48,46 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0231161301
Daniel McCool chronicles the surging grassroots movement to bring America's rivers back to life and ensure they remain pristine for future generations. This book confirms the surprising news that America's rivers are indeed returning to a healthier, free-flowing condition. Through passion and dedication, ordinary people are reclaiming the American landscape, forming a nation-wide "river republic" of concerned citizens from all backgrounds and sectors of society. McCool profiles the individuals he calls "instigators," who initiated the fight for these waterways and have succeeded in the near-impossible task of challenging and changing the status quo. He ties the history, culture, and fate of America to its rivers and presents their restoration as a microcosm mirroring American beliefs, livelihoods, and an increasing awareness of our shared environmental fate.
Author : Enes Smith
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 14,73 MB
Release : 2010-08-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453750957
"While on a spring break from college, Native American Tara Eagle was kidnapped in a foreign land. She and her friends struggle for survival, first against terrorists, and then against the army. Her relatives become frustrated, and then angry at the slow response from the United States Government. There are over five hundred Indian tribes recognized by Congress. In modern times a group of Indians used their sovereignty for something other than a casino. The Cold River Indian Nation of Oregon declared war on a foreign country. They were joined by others."--P. [4] of cover.
