Author: Duane Howard
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595003818
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
ABNER TATE is a Civil War veteran who journeys to Colorado Territory after the war to find his family. He learns quickly in struggles with other men and the forces of nature to fend for himself. Battered by a tornado he takes refuge in a gulch which will become his home. AMOS JUDSON is an aging mountainman who adopts a Ute Indian boy and settles down to operate a ferry boat. As he changes from wild to civilized he is reminded that a man must remember how to protect himself when the villainous cousins of a competitor attempt to rob him.
Abner's Gulch & Judson's Landing
Author: Duane Howard
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595003818
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
ABNER TATE is a Civil War veteran who journeys to Colorado Territory after the war to find his family. He learns quickly in struggles with other men and the forces of nature to fend for himself. Battered by a tornado he takes refuge in a gulch which will become his home. AMOS JUDSON is an aging mountainman who adopts a Ute Indian boy and settles down to operate a ferry boat. As he changes from wild to civilized he is reminded that a man must remember how to protect himself when the villainous cousins of a competitor attempt to rob him.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595003818
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
ABNER TATE is a Civil War veteran who journeys to Colorado Territory after the war to find his family. He learns quickly in struggles with other men and the forces of nature to fend for himself. Battered by a tornado he takes refuge in a gulch which will become his home. AMOS JUDSON is an aging mountainman who adopts a Ute Indian boy and settles down to operate a ferry boat. As he changes from wild to civilized he is reminded that a man must remember how to protect himself when the villainous cousins of a competitor attempt to rob him.
The Trail at Hand
Author: Duane Howard
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059518751X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
ZACK CLAYTON is a man hardened by the perilous life of a fur trapper in the Rocky Mountains. When Zack's partner is killed by a bear he vows to his share to the next of kin in Cairo, Illinois. Zack encounters horse stealers, river pirates, rogues and romance while fulfilling his promise. His life makes a dramatic change when he meets ANN BELL and later has to rescue her from twin scoundrels who believe he is keeping a fortune in gold from them. Travel back to 1825 when St. Louis was the thriving capital of the fur industry, slavery was an institution, and the trail to the Shining Mountains were long and arduous.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059518751X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
ZACK CLAYTON is a man hardened by the perilous life of a fur trapper in the Rocky Mountains. When Zack's partner is killed by a bear he vows to his share to the next of kin in Cairo, Illinois. Zack encounters horse stealers, river pirates, rogues and romance while fulfilling his promise. His life makes a dramatic change when he meets ANN BELL and later has to rescue her from twin scoundrels who believe he is keeping a fortune in gold from them. Travel back to 1825 when St. Louis was the thriving capital of the fur industry, slavery was an institution, and the trail to the Shining Mountains were long and arduous.
Chancellorsville Staff Ride: Briefing Book [Illustrated Edition]
Author: Ted Ballard
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1782898565
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Contains more than 20 maps, diagrams and illustrations Although "Fighting Joe" Hooker skillfully executes a well-conceived plan and out-flanks his adversary, months of offensive planning are shelved as he suddenly orders his army on the defensive. Lee seizes the initiative and achieves what has often been called his most brilliant victory. How could this happen when Hooker's army outnumbers that of Lee 2 to 1 and is far superior in artillery and logistics? Answers to these and other questions concerning leadership, communications, use of terrain, and the psychology of men in battle, are often found by personal reconnaissance of the battlefield. This book offers a staff ride briefing of Chancellorsville. Since 1906 staff rides have been used to in the education of U.S. Army officers to narrow the gap between peacetime training and war.
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1782898565
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Contains more than 20 maps, diagrams and illustrations Although "Fighting Joe" Hooker skillfully executes a well-conceived plan and out-flanks his adversary, months of offensive planning are shelved as he suddenly orders his army on the defensive. Lee seizes the initiative and achieves what has often been called his most brilliant victory. How could this happen when Hooker's army outnumbers that of Lee 2 to 1 and is far superior in artillery and logistics? Answers to these and other questions concerning leadership, communications, use of terrain, and the psychology of men in battle, are often found by personal reconnaissance of the battlefield. This book offers a staff ride briefing of Chancellorsville. Since 1906 staff rides have been used to in the education of U.S. Army officers to narrow the gap between peacetime training and war.
Agriculture Yesterday & Today
History of Mendocino and Lake Counties, California
Author: Aurelius O. Carpenter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lake County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1072
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lake County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1072
Book Description
Desert Fever
Author: Gary L. Shumway
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California Desert National Conservation Area (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California Desert National Conservation Area (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Traditions and History of Anderson County
Author: Louise Ayer Vandiver
Publisher:
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Category : Anderson County (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anderson County (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Hinsdale Genealogy
Author: Herbert Cornelius Andrews
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015744677
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015744677
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
History of Kern County, California
Author: Wallace Melvin Morgan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kern County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1590
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kern County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1590
Book Description
The Rhodes Family in America
Author: Howard Jacklin Rhodes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description