Author: Fred Valdez
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483694488
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A fast moving novel of faith, love, war and romance that brings to life young Francisco Cordova. A Texas born Mexican American,(Tejanos as they were referred to) Francisco was born and raised on the large Trully horse ranch and farm. As were his parents and grandparents before him, working and training horses for the rodeo. Part of young Francisco's job, other than to grow up learning to ride and train horses,was to look after young Rose Trully, the only child of Judge John Trully, the owner of the ranch and his family's employer. As teenagers, he and Rose had to suppress their love for each other fearing there parents would separate them. the outbreak of or war in 1941 changed everyone's life. Rose went off to Harvard to study law as her father had and Francisco enlisted in the Army Air Corp serving as a tail gunner on a B-17 bomber. His plane was seriously damaged in aerial combat over German occupied France where he bailed out. Unconscious and wounded he was rescued by a beautiful young woman in the French Resistance only to learn he had lost his memory, thus beginning two and a half years of war,romance, and adventure.
The Horseman That Fell from the Sky
Author: Fred Valdez
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483694488
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A fast moving novel of faith, love, war and romance that brings to life young Francisco Cordova. A Texas born Mexican American,(Tejanos as they were referred to) Francisco was born and raised on the large Trully horse ranch and farm. As were his parents and grandparents before him, working and training horses for the rodeo. Part of young Francisco's job, other than to grow up learning to ride and train horses,was to look after young Rose Trully, the only child of Judge John Trully, the owner of the ranch and his family's employer. As teenagers, he and Rose had to suppress their love for each other fearing there parents would separate them. the outbreak of or war in 1941 changed everyone's life. Rose went off to Harvard to study law as her father had and Francisco enlisted in the Army Air Corp serving as a tail gunner on a B-17 bomber. His plane was seriously damaged in aerial combat over German occupied France where he bailed out. Unconscious and wounded he was rescued by a beautiful young woman in the French Resistance only to learn he had lost his memory, thus beginning two and a half years of war,romance, and adventure.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483694488
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A fast moving novel of faith, love, war and romance that brings to life young Francisco Cordova. A Texas born Mexican American,(Tejanos as they were referred to) Francisco was born and raised on the large Trully horse ranch and farm. As were his parents and grandparents before him, working and training horses for the rodeo. Part of young Francisco's job, other than to grow up learning to ride and train horses,was to look after young Rose Trully, the only child of Judge John Trully, the owner of the ranch and his family's employer. As teenagers, he and Rose had to suppress their love for each other fearing there parents would separate them. the outbreak of or war in 1941 changed everyone's life. Rose went off to Harvard to study law as her father had and Francisco enlisted in the Army Air Corp serving as a tail gunner on a B-17 bomber. His plane was seriously damaged in aerial combat over German occupied France where he bailed out. Unconscious and wounded he was rescued by a beautiful young woman in the French Resistance only to learn he had lost his memory, thus beginning two and a half years of war,romance, and adventure.
A Horseman In The Sky
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1443438375
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
On a warm afternoon in the fall of 1861 Carter Druse is on picket duty on top of a cliff overlooking a valley where five regiments of the Union army are resting. The enemy is near, and the Union force means to surprise them in the night unless “accident or vigilance” forewarns them. Druse had been sleeping but wakes to see a man on a horse surveying the activity in the valley below. He sights his rifle, but hesitates when the rider turns and seems to look straight at him. In a crisis of conscience, Druse questions where his duty lies. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1443438375
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
On a warm afternoon in the fall of 1861 Carter Druse is on picket duty on top of a cliff overlooking a valley where five regiments of the Union army are resting. The enemy is near, and the Union force means to surprise them in the night unless “accident or vigilance” forewarns them. Druse had been sleeping but wakes to see a man on a horse surveying the activity in the valley below. He sights his rifle, but hesitates when the rider turns and seems to look straight at him. In a crisis of conscience, Druse questions where his duty lies. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
A Horseman in the Sky
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Death (The Four Horsemen Book 4)
Author: Laura Thalassa
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781942662303
Category : Death
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
As the last horseman carries out his mission to wipe out humanity, he meets the one woman who is immune to his abilities in this long-awaited enemies-to-lovers romance.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781942662303
Category : Death
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
As the last horseman carries out his mission to wipe out humanity, he meets the one woman who is immune to his abilities in this long-awaited enemies-to-lovers romance.
Revelation
Author:
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 0857861018
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 0857861018
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.
Horseman, Pass By
Author: Larry McMurtry
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451606575
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lonesome Dove comes the novel that became the basis for the film Hud, starring Paul Newman. In classic Western style Larry McMurtry illustrates the timeless conflict between the modernity and the Old West through the eyes of Texas cattlemen. Horseman, Pass By tells the story of Homer Bannon, an old-time cattleman who epitomizes the frontier values of honesty and decency, and Hud, his unscrupulous stepson. Caught in the middle is the narrator, Homer's young grandson Lonnie, who is as much drawn to his grandfather’s strength of character as he is to Hud's hedonism and materialism. When first published in 1961, Horseman, Pass By caused a sensation in Texas literary circles for its stark, realistic portrayal of the struggles of a changing West in the years following World War II. Never before had a writer managed to encapsulate its environment with such unsentimental realism. Today, memorable characters, powerful themes, and illuminating detail make Horseman, Pass By vintage McMurtry.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451606575
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lonesome Dove comes the novel that became the basis for the film Hud, starring Paul Newman. In classic Western style Larry McMurtry illustrates the timeless conflict between the modernity and the Old West through the eyes of Texas cattlemen. Horseman, Pass By tells the story of Homer Bannon, an old-time cattleman who epitomizes the frontier values of honesty and decency, and Hud, his unscrupulous stepson. Caught in the middle is the narrator, Homer's young grandson Lonnie, who is as much drawn to his grandfather’s strength of character as he is to Hud's hedonism and materialism. When first published in 1961, Horseman, Pass By caused a sensation in Texas literary circles for its stark, realistic portrayal of the struggles of a changing West in the years following World War II. Never before had a writer managed to encapsulate its environment with such unsentimental realism. Today, memorable characters, powerful themes, and illuminating detail make Horseman, Pass By vintage McMurtry.
Riders
Author: Veronica Rossi
Publisher: Tor Teen
ISBN: 1466887796
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Riders. A new fantasy adventure from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Veronica Rossi. For eighteen-year-old Gideon Blake, nothing but death can keep him from achieving his goal of becoming a U.S. Army Ranger. As it turns out, it does. Recovering from the accident that most definitely killed him, Gideon finds himself with strange new powers and a bizarre cuff he can't remove. His death has brought to life his real destiny. He has become War, one of the legendary four horsemen of the apocalypse. Over the coming weeks, he and the other horsemen--Conquest, Famine, and Death--are brought together by a beautiful but frustratingly secretive girl to help save humanity from an ancient evil on the emergence. They fail. Now--bound, bloodied, and drugged--Gideon is interrogated by the authorities about his role in a battle that has become an international incident. If he stands any chance of saving his friends and the girl he's fallen for--not to mention all of humankind--he needs to convince the skeptical government officials the world is in imminent danger. But will anyone believe him? At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Tor Teen
ISBN: 1466887796
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Riders. A new fantasy adventure from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Veronica Rossi. For eighteen-year-old Gideon Blake, nothing but death can keep him from achieving his goal of becoming a U.S. Army Ranger. As it turns out, it does. Recovering from the accident that most definitely killed him, Gideon finds himself with strange new powers and a bizarre cuff he can't remove. His death has brought to life his real destiny. He has become War, one of the legendary four horsemen of the apocalypse. Over the coming weeks, he and the other horsemen--Conquest, Famine, and Death--are brought together by a beautiful but frustratingly secretive girl to help save humanity from an ancient evil on the emergence. They fail. Now--bound, bloodied, and drugged--Gideon is interrogated by the authorities about his role in a battle that has become an international incident. If he stands any chance of saving his friends and the girl he's fallen for--not to mention all of humankind--he needs to convince the skeptical government officials the world is in imminent danger. But will anyone believe him? At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Bronze Horseman of Justinian in Constantinople
Author: Elena N. Boeck
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107197279
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
Biography of the medieval Mediterranean's most cross-culturally significant sculptural monument, the tallest in the pre-modern world.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107197279
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
Biography of the medieval Mediterranean's most cross-culturally significant sculptural monument, the tallest in the pre-modern world.
The Pale Horseman
Author: Bernard Cornwell
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060787120
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
Uhtred, a dispossessed English nobleman, finds his life changed by Iseult, a powerful sorceress, as he rediscovers the deep loyalty he feels for his native country and joins King Alfred to defend themselves against the Vikings.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060787120
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
Uhtred, a dispossessed English nobleman, finds his life changed by Iseult, a powerful sorceress, as he rediscovers the deep loyalty he feels for his native country and joins King Alfred to defend themselves against the Vikings.
A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Ambrose Bierce's short story collection, A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky, offers a glimpse into the writer's trademark cynical and darkly humorous style. Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, Bierce explores themes of war, fate, and morality in a way that is both thought-provoking and unsettling. Through vivid descriptions and sharp dialogue, Bierce's writing showcases his mastery of the short story form and his ability to evoke a sense of unease in the reader. The collection is a prime example of Bierce's distinctive voice and his unique perspective on the human experience. Ambrose Bierce, a veteran of the Civil War himself, drew inspiration from his own experiences and observations of the conflict to create these haunting and memorable stories. His background as a soldier informs his portrayal of the horrors of war and the complexities of human nature. Bierce's sharp wit and keen insight shine through in A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky, showcasing his talent as a writer and a keen observer of the human condition. I highly recommend A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky to readers who appreciate dark and thought-provoking literature. Bierce's stories offer a unique perspective on war and its effects on the individuals caught up in its grip, making this collection a must-read for fans of classic American literature.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Ambrose Bierce's short story collection, A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky, offers a glimpse into the writer's trademark cynical and darkly humorous style. Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, Bierce explores themes of war, fate, and morality in a way that is both thought-provoking and unsettling. Through vivid descriptions and sharp dialogue, Bierce's writing showcases his mastery of the short story form and his ability to evoke a sense of unease in the reader. The collection is a prime example of Bierce's distinctive voice and his unique perspective on the human experience. Ambrose Bierce, a veteran of the Civil War himself, drew inspiration from his own experiences and observations of the conflict to create these haunting and memorable stories. His background as a soldier informs his portrayal of the horrors of war and the complexities of human nature. Bierce's sharp wit and keen insight shine through in A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky, showcasing his talent as a writer and a keen observer of the human condition. I highly recommend A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky to readers who appreciate dark and thought-provoking literature. Bierce's stories offer a unique perspective on war and its effects on the individuals caught up in its grip, making this collection a must-read for fans of classic American literature.