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Author: Mark Hertsgaard Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1639366768 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 336
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The moving story of a New Orleans woman who fought for justice and her community even amidst one of the city's darkest moments. Mark Hertsgaard and Deborah Cotton were strangers to one another, united only by a love of jazz and New Orlean’s distinctive Second Line tradition. And then, during a Mother’s Day parade, they were thrown together when two gunmen fired into the crowd… Deborah Cotton—known to all as Big Red—was among the most grievously injured. She is the driving force of this deeply reported parable of two of America’s most deeply rooted issues. A racial justice activist in her forties who was born to a Black father and a white mother, Cotton was one of twenty people—including the author—shot in the biggest mass shooting in the modern history of New Orleans. Once one of the largest slave ports, the city has long been a vortex of violence and racism. From her apparent deathbed, Big Red shocked observers by urging mercy for two young Black men accused of the attack. “Racism can kill Black people even when a Black finger pulls the trigger,” she tells Hertsgaard, who, she later said, is “called” to investigate what actually happened, and why. Charismatic, complicated, and struck down in her prime, Big Red and her heroic life will captivate readers. In the wake of the shooting, she never stopped fighting as she sought to get to the core of this uniquely American maelstrom. Big Red's Mercy is an illuminating narrative that provides a human and unflinching look at modern America.
Author: Mark Hertsgaard Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1639366768 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 336
Book Description
The moving story of a New Orleans woman who fought for justice and her community even amidst one of the city's darkest moments. Mark Hertsgaard and Deborah Cotton were strangers to one another, united only by a love of jazz and New Orlean’s distinctive Second Line tradition. And then, during a Mother’s Day parade, they were thrown together when two gunmen fired into the crowd… Deborah Cotton—known to all as Big Red—was among the most grievously injured. She is the driving force of this deeply reported parable of two of America’s most deeply rooted issues. A racial justice activist in her forties who was born to a Black father and a white mother, Cotton was one of twenty people—including the author—shot in the biggest mass shooting in the modern history of New Orleans. Once one of the largest slave ports, the city has long been a vortex of violence and racism. From her apparent deathbed, Big Red shocked observers by urging mercy for two young Black men accused of the attack. “Racism can kill Black people even when a Black finger pulls the trigger,” she tells Hertsgaard, who, she later said, is “called” to investigate what actually happened, and why. Charismatic, complicated, and struck down in her prime, Big Red and her heroic life will captivate readers. In the wake of the shooting, she never stopped fighting as she sought to get to the core of this uniquely American maelstrom. Big Red's Mercy is an illuminating narrative that provides a human and unflinching look at modern America.
Author: PJ Mills Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 145352018X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 158
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In the first book, Julie befriends a homeless family but finds they are not a family. Matthew is seven but there is no one for him. He wants Julie to adopt him but she is too young. Jedidiah can and after he marries Julie, Matthew is adopted. Jedidiah discovers he has a disease that will cripple him and wants to send Julie away so she will not get this disease but she refuses to go. Later they have three sons, but the third son has this same disease. He will never walk and is in a wheelchair. Jedidiah is captured by rebels rescued by the Wild Tribe and nearly dies before he is taken to the mission hospital. Julie and Matthew go to Guatemala to bring him home, but find that he is given a girl from the wild tribe who cannot return home until she is pregnant. Jedidiah refuses her. The book ends with Jedidiah and Julie returning home with the Wild Tribe girl, but there is drama at home. Then in the second novel about the missionary Barrington on and off the mission field in the rain forest of Guatemala. Senor Barry tells Julie Ann his true name is Jedidiah and is such in the rest of the story. Read the book to find out the ending. The author’s parents were missionaries to Tibet before it became part of China. It was a family of six that went to Tibet but their four cousins plus their parents were already established there. The eight cousins had many and varied exciding adventures. Back in the States to finish school, this author met and married and together went to the mission field in Africa. There they served their Lord for 47 years, mostly with Bible lessons and Biblical printed matter. They retired at the end of 2000. After retirement, this author had time to write. There are now three books in print with more to come.
Author: Ruth Reid Publisher: Thomas Nelson ISBN: 0718082516 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 901
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Abiding Mercy A young woman faces an impossible situation: Should she do the right thing and bring heartache to nearly everyone she knows or deny her true self and always wonder . . . what if? Arms of Mercy A story of renewed love, boundless hope, and a little help from angels above. He lost her once to a rash decision. He will not lose her again. Steadfast Mercy She’s returning to her old Amish community with something to hide. Something big. He’s just trying to make it through his first winter as a farmer. Together they will learn the meaning of steadfast mercy in this sweet Amish romance.
Author: Jo Ann Brown Publisher: Harlequin ISBN: 1488091137 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 601
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Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. THE AMISH CHRISTMAS COWBOY Amish Spinster Club by Jo Ann Brown Though Texan cowboy Toby Christner was raised Amish, he has no plans to settle down in the new community along Harmony Creek. But when he meets Amish nanny Sarah Kuhns, he can’t help but wonder if a Plain life with her is exactly what he needs. THE RANCHER’S ANSWERED PRAYER Three Brothers Ranch by Arlene James Tina Kemp’s stepfather left her his house, but his nephew, Wyatt Smith, inherited the ranch—including the land the house stands upon. Neither is giving an inch. Can these adversaries possibly make a home together…without falling for each other? WYOMING CHRISTMAS QUADRUPLETS Wyoming Cowboys by Jill Kemerer Working as a temporary nanny for quadruplet babies, Ainsley Draper can’t help but feel drawn to the infants’ caring rancher uncle, Marshall Graham. But with her life in one town and his family obligations in another, can they ever find a way to be together?
Author: Christine DeSmet Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 045141649X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 354
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"It's autumn in Fisher's Harbor, Wisconsin, and fudge shop owner Ava Oosterling is busy preparing for the harvest festival and a visit from some royal relatives who live in Belgium. According to Ava's grandpa, a famous divinity fudge recipe from the 1860s- a treat fit for a prince- is hidden somewhere in a local historical church. When a fire in the church reveals the body of a murdered man, it looks life someone is willing to go to any length to possess the valuable secret to the divinity fudge. As Ava searches for the killer- and the recipe- she could use a little divine intervention, because she may have bitten off more than she can chew..."--Page 4 of cover.
Author: Hugh Sebag-Montefiore Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674545192 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 680
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The notion of battles as the irreducible building blocks of war demands a single verdict of each campaign—victory, defeat, stalemate. But this kind of accounting leaves no room to record the nuances and twists of actual conflict. In Somme: Into the Breach, the noted military historian Hugh Sebag-Montefiore shows that by turning our focus to stories of the front line—to acts of heroism and moments of both terror and triumph—we can counter, and even change, familiar narratives. Planned as a decisive strike but fought as a bloody battle of attrition, the Battle of the Somme claimed over a million dead or wounded in months of fighting that have long epitomized the tragedy and folly of World War I. Yet by focusing on the first-hand experiences and personal stories of both Allied and enemy soldiers, Hugh Sebag-Montefiore defies the customary framing of incompetent generals and senseless slaughter. In its place, eyewitness accounts relive scenes of extraordinary courage and sacrifice, as soldiers ordered “over the top” ventured into No Man’s Land and enemy trenches, where they met a hail of machine-gun fire, thickets of barbed wire, and exploding shells. Rescuing from history the many forgotten heroes whose bravery has been overlooked, and giving voice to their bereaved relatives at home, Hugh Sebag-Montefiore reveals the Somme campaign in all its glory as well as its misery, helping us to realize that there are many meaningful ways to define a battle when seen through the eyes of those who lived it.
Author: Jonathan Maberry Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin ISBN: 1250303583 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 499
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From New York Times Bestselling author (creator of the Netflix series V Wars), Jonathan Maberry comes the first in a brand new series featuring Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International. A small island off the coast of Korea is torn apart by a bioweapon that drives everyone—men, women, and children—insane with murderous rage. The people behind the attack want Korea reunified or destroyed. No middle ground. No mercy. Soon Japan, China, and the United States are pushed to the brink of war, while terrorists threaten to release the rage bioweapon in a way of pure destructive slaughter. Joe Ledger leads his newly formed band of international troubleshooters in their first mission to stop the terror cell, fighting alongside agents from North and South Korea. With the lives of billions at stake, Ledger is willing to bring his own brand of terror to this frightening new war.
Author: Bob Mazmanian Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 055732128X Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 117
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A rebuilding year.That's what this season was supposed to be for Coach Cooper's Big Red squad - but it ended up being a whole lot more. But a few questions will have to be answered first.Can the young Shoreview team survive a season filled with unexpected turns?Will Coach Cooper's unique personality lead to motivation or mutiny? Can Shoreview High's perfect couple, J.R. and Bobbi, find a way to fight opponents off the field?How will the 14 year old 'star of the future' be able to handle the pressure of finding out that his future is now? All these questions will be answered as the Big Red's fight the odds to get to every high school ballplayer's dream ' a trip to The Water.
Author: Lloyd R. Adams Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1524531820 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 381
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I Am the Big Red Barn, part I, begins this trilogy. It is a factual fantasy of the life and times of Big Red, told in his own words when it was discovered by a three-year-old boy that this sixty-five-foot majestic barn could telepathically converse with him. Yes, walls can talk, and Big Red tells his life story from the time he was constructed in 1919 on a small dairy farm in Mormon Country, Utah, until it approached its one hundredth birthday. The Impossible Campaign, part II, contains a series of articles and stories based on the authors perspective, which depict the phenomenal circumstances surrounding a nonexperienced politician yet successful business mogul who lays waste to a field of career Republican presidential politicians, captured every news cycle for over eleven months, and consequently created a ground-swell movement by millions of his supporters to become victorious in his primary campaign. 2021 Our New World Horizon, part III, continues where part I left off and continues to the futuristic time of 2021 when Big Red became the inspirational conduit to help change the entire landscape by creating a new world horizon.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 64
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Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
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