Author: Loren D. Estleman
Publisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 0765383535
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Depicts the suspenseful Old West rivalry between a legendary Wells Fargo chief of detectives and a notorious stagecoach robber who between heists poses as an upper-class San Francisco gentleman.
The Ballad of Black Bart
Author: Loren D. Estleman
Publisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 0765383535
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Depicts the suspenseful Old West rivalry between a legendary Wells Fargo chief of detectives and a notorious stagecoach robber who between heists poses as an upper-class San Francisco gentleman.
Publisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 0765383535
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Depicts the suspenseful Old West rivalry between a legendary Wells Fargo chief of detectives and a notorious stagecoach robber who between heists poses as an upper-class San Francisco gentleman.
The Capture of Black Bart
Author: Norman H. Finkelstein
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613739982
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Black Bart was not the Old West's only stagecoach robber, but he was the most famous. To many people, he was a folk hero: a robber who didn't threaten or harm passengers. He was a bandit with a sense of humor who wrote poetry. In robbing at least 28 Wells Fargo stagecoaches across Northern California between 1875 and 1883, he never fired a shot or injured anyone. His gun, it turned out, was never loaded. Newspaper stories about the poet robber's exploits and about Jim Hume, the unyielding chief detective of Wells Fargo, became popular reading throughout the West. Black Bart seemed to enjoy the chase. During one robbery the driver told him, "They'll catch you one of these days." Bart answered, "Perhaps, but in the meantime, give my regards to J. B. Hume, will you?" For eight years, each new robbery—and each new story—made Hume even more determined to track him down.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613739982
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Black Bart was not the Old West's only stagecoach robber, but he was the most famous. To many people, he was a folk hero: a robber who didn't threaten or harm passengers. He was a bandit with a sense of humor who wrote poetry. In robbing at least 28 Wells Fargo stagecoaches across Northern California between 1875 and 1883, he never fired a shot or injured anyone. His gun, it turned out, was never loaded. Newspaper stories about the poet robber's exploits and about Jim Hume, the unyielding chief detective of Wells Fargo, became popular reading throughout the West. Black Bart seemed to enjoy the chase. During one robbery the driver told him, "They'll catch you one of these days." Bart answered, "Perhaps, but in the meantime, give my regards to J. B. Hume, will you?" For eight years, each new robbery—and each new story—made Hume even more determined to track him down.
Splatology
Author: Della L. Dickie
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460267753
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Splatology is a book of humourous poetry by Della L. Dickie that illuminates the fun side of life. Her poems reflect some hilarious real-life situations as well as other funny tales created from an active imagination. She also touches on some memories that are near and dear to her heart. Splatology is enjoyable reading for those who love to laugh. Find out why: - you should never confront a mad goose - two white rabbits caused embarrassment - Shirley's bucket list jaunt was a disaster - it wasn't Cupid's day...
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460267753
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Splatology is a book of humourous poetry by Della L. Dickie that illuminates the fun side of life. Her poems reflect some hilarious real-life situations as well as other funny tales created from an active imagination. She also touches on some memories that are near and dear to her heart. Splatology is enjoyable reading for those who love to laugh. Find out why: - you should never confront a mad goose - two white rabbits caused embarrassment - Shirley's bucket list jaunt was a disaster - it wasn't Cupid's day...
Black Bart
Author: George Hoeper
Publisher: RSM Press
ISBN: 9781884995057
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
For eight years Charles E. Boles lived a double life as Charles Bolton, mine owner and San Francisco man-about-town, and as Black Bart, poetry-writing stagecoach robber.
Publisher: RSM Press
ISBN: 9781884995057
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
For eight years Charles E. Boles lived a double life as Charles Bolton, mine owner and San Francisco man-about-town, and as Black Bart, poetry-writing stagecoach robber.
Catalog of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1732
Book Description
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Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1732
Book Description
The Ballad of a Broken Nose
Author: Arne Svingen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481415441
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
From award-winning Norwegian author Arne Svingen comes “an uplifting coming-of-age story” (The Wall Street Journal) about a relentlessly positive teenager who uses his love of opera to cope with his less-than-perfect home life. Bart is an eternal optimist. At thirteen years old, he’s had a hard life. But Bart knows that things won’t get any better if you have a negative attitude. His mother has pushed him into boxing lessons so that Bart can protect himself, but Bart already has defense mechanisms: he is relentlessly positive…and he loves opera. Listening to—and singing—opera is Bart’s greatest escape, but he’s too shy to share this with anyone. Then popular Ada befriends him and encourages him to perform at the school talent show. Ada can’t keep a secret to save her life, but Bart bonds with her anyway, and her openness helps him realize that his troubles are not burdens that he must bear alone. The Ballad of a Broken Nose is a sweet story about bravery, fear, bullying, sports, and music. But most of all it is about the important days of your life, days when everything seems to happen at once and nothing will ever be the same again.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481415441
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
From award-winning Norwegian author Arne Svingen comes “an uplifting coming-of-age story” (The Wall Street Journal) about a relentlessly positive teenager who uses his love of opera to cope with his less-than-perfect home life. Bart is an eternal optimist. At thirteen years old, he’s had a hard life. But Bart knows that things won’t get any better if you have a negative attitude. His mother has pushed him into boxing lessons so that Bart can protect himself, but Bart already has defense mechanisms: he is relentlessly positive…and he loves opera. Listening to—and singing—opera is Bart’s greatest escape, but he’s too shy to share this with anyone. Then popular Ada befriends him and encourages him to perform at the school talent show. Ada can’t keep a secret to save her life, but Bart bonds with her anyway, and her openness helps him realize that his troubles are not burdens that he must bear alone. The Ballad of a Broken Nose is a sweet story about bravery, fear, bullying, sports, and music. But most of all it is about the important days of your life, days when everything seems to happen at once and nothing will ever be the same again.
The Bridge of Beyond
Author: Simone Schwarz-Bart
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590176804
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This is an intoxicating tale of love and wonder, mothers and daughters, spiritual values and the grim legacy of slavery on the French Antillean island of Guadeloupe. Here long-suffering Telumee tells her life story and tells us about the proud line of Lougandor women she continues to draw strength from. Time flows unevenly during the long hot blue days as the madness of the island swirls around the villages, and Telumee, raised in the shelter of wide skirts, must learn how to navigate the adversities of a peasant community, the ecstasies of love, and domestic realities while arriving at her own precious happiness. In the words of Toussine, the wise, tender grandmother who raises her, “Behind one pain there is another. Sorrow is a wave without end. But the horse mustn’t ride you, you must ride it.” A masterpiece of Caribbean literature, The Bridge of Beyond relates the triumph of a generous and hopeful spirit, while offering a gorgeously lush, imaginative depiction of the flora, landscape, and customs of Guadeloupe. Simone Schwarz-Bart’s incantatory prose, interwoven with Creole proverbs and lore, appears here in a remarkable translation by Barbara Bray.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590176804
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This is an intoxicating tale of love and wonder, mothers and daughters, spiritual values and the grim legacy of slavery on the French Antillean island of Guadeloupe. Here long-suffering Telumee tells her life story and tells us about the proud line of Lougandor women she continues to draw strength from. Time flows unevenly during the long hot blue days as the madness of the island swirls around the villages, and Telumee, raised in the shelter of wide skirts, must learn how to navigate the adversities of a peasant community, the ecstasies of love, and domestic realities while arriving at her own precious happiness. In the words of Toussine, the wise, tender grandmother who raises her, “Behind one pain there is another. Sorrow is a wave without end. But the horse mustn’t ride you, you must ride it.” A masterpiece of Caribbean literature, The Bridge of Beyond relates the triumph of a generous and hopeful spirit, while offering a gorgeously lush, imaginative depiction of the flora, landscape, and customs of Guadeloupe. Simone Schwarz-Bart’s incantatory prose, interwoven with Creole proverbs and lore, appears here in a remarkable translation by Barbara Bray.
Catalog of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1482
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1482
Book Description
Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1478
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1478
Book Description
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Fourth Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 948
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 948
Book Description