Download or read book Tales from the Mustang Pen written by Robert Hendy and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-01-24 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within these pages live twenty-eight short stories crafted by twenty-eight authors. Each provides a unique glimpse into the mind and writing style of a budding young author. Completed as part of 2014's annual NaNoWriMo competition, these narratives represent the perseverance, hard work, and determination of twenty-eight outstanding grade 7 and 8 students at Sir John A. Macdonald Public School in Pickering Ontario. It is with great pleasure that we present this anthology to the world. May you have as much fun reading as we did writing.
Download or read book Mustang written by Deanne Stillman and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fascinating narrative with all the grace and power embodied in the wild horses that once populated the Western range . . . [A] magnificently told saga.” —Albuquerque Journal A Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction Book of the Year Mustang is the sweeping story of the wild horse in the culture, history, and popular imagination of the American West. It follows the wild horse across time, from its evolutionary origins on this continent to its return with the conquistadors, its bloody battles on the old frontier, its iconic status in Buffalo Bill shows and early westerns, and its plight today as it makes its last stand on the vanishing range. With the Bureau of Land Management proposing to euthanize thousands of horses and ever-encroaching development threatening the land, the mustang’s position has never been more perilous. But as Stillman reveals, the horses are still running wild despite all the obstacles, with spirit unbroken. Hailed by critics nationwide, Mustang is “brisk, smart, thorough, and surprising” (Atlantic Monthly). “Like the best nonfiction writers of our time (Jon Krakauer and Bruce Chatwin come to mind), Stillman’s prose is inviting, her voice authoritative and her vision imaginative and impressively broad.” —Los Angeles Times “Powerful . . . Stillman’s talent as a writer makes this impossible [to stop reading], to the mustang’s benefit.” —Orion “A circumspect writer passionate about her purpose can produce a significant gift for readers. Stillman’s wonderful chronicle of America’s mustangs is an excellent example.” —The Seattle Times
Download or read book The Mustangs written by J. Frank Dobie and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J. Frank Dobie?s history of the ?mustang??from the Spanish meste_a, an animal belonging to (but strayed from) the Mesta, a medieval association of Spanish farmers?tells of its impact on the Spanish, English, and Native cultures of the West.
Download or read book Little Pinto and the Wild Horses of Mustang Canyon written by Jonathan London and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep in the heart of the canyon, Little Pinto is just three weeks old. Still a bit unsteady on his feet, he must be ready to travel with his family, a band of rare wild mustangs, as they search for water along the desert flats. Led by the colt's fath
Download or read book JB Andrew written by Judy Andrekson and published by Tundra Books. This book was released on 2009-05-08 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was born, wild and free, in the vast mountainous scrublands of Nevada. Until he was a year old, no human hand touched him, though he knew something of the danger people represented to the herd. But one fateful day, the herd was chased by a huge black creature in the sky, and the yearling was separated from his mother. In blind panic he ran, but he could not outdistance the terrifying, whirling thing above him, or the humans on horseback that surrounded him. Before long, JB Andrew would come to the attention of many. He was big, leggy, and awkward, but he had a long, graceful stride and was chosen for an inmate prison program where he would be trained and made ready for adoption. JB, short for Jail Bird, had a special quality that forced people to take notice. Before his retirement years later, he would win hearts and trophies in the elite competitive dressage ring by becoming the first and only wild mustang to attain success in the sport. He paved the way for people to dream, believe, and succeed and in doing so, JB became one of the greatest ambassadors for wild mustangs the breed has ever known. Third in the True Horse Stories series, JB Andrew: Mustang Magic is as warm as it is inspiring.
Download or read book Gunner written by Judy Andrekson and published by Tundra Books. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each book in the True Horse Stories focuses on a contemporary horse from a different part of the world, and each animal is, in his or her own way, a hero. PBJ Decks Smokin Gun (Gunner) is an American Paint Horse, one of the many of Heather Lott Goodwin's herd, and a valuable show animal that won the World Championship Paint Horse title. When Hurricane Katrina passed over the Goodwin property, it took with it the fences, the cattle, and several horses. Heather and her family lived in their horse trailer for six weeks and considered themselves lucky to have safe, comfortable shelter. After the storm, they searched for the animals and recovered many of them. But three months passed before they located Gunner, a hundred miles away. They were told he was in terrible shape and should be put down. Nevertheless, Heather drove on washed-out roads to bring him home, starving, dehydrated, and blind in one eye. With the help of a vet and her mother, she nursed him back to health. Amazingly, nine months later, he was well enough to compete again in the World Championship Paint Horse Show. Gunner's story is a testament to love and to determination.
Download or read book The Last Good Horse written by David Martin Anderson and published by Conroca Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hidden atop Montana¿s Pryor Mountain, the last of the purebred Spanish mustangs still roam free. They are the direct descendants of Cortez¿s noble jennets and a rare breed. For over two hundred years they have lived in an isolated Garden of Eden, safe from the outside world and the most feared predator of all ¿ man. But in 1919, when a band of cowboys discover their whereabouts, all tranquility ends. The taking of free mustangs on Federal land becomes a lucrative but tainted business. Over the next twenty years the cowboys systematically slaughter thirty thousand horses and ship the carcasses to cannery plants hungry for cheap feed. By the summer of 1939, less than one thousand jennets remain alive. Enter seventeen-year-old Billy Bartell. Desperate to flee a macabre life as a mortician, Billy all-too eagerly takes up company among the last of the old West drovers. It seems Billy has the requisite skills to both hunt down the horses and prep the creatures¿ carcasses for the iced-down boxcars. Yet, the pact he makes with the camp boss, Captain Belial, may not have been his wisest decision. Getting out of a pact with the devil never is. Now, Billy is faced with another monumental decision: continue eradicating the herds or save the last of the good horses from extinction.
Download or read book The Sharp End of Life written by Dierdre Wolownick and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wife and mother. Teacher and musician. Marathoner and rock climber. At 66, Dierdre Wolownick-Honnold became the oldest woman to climb El Capitan in Yosemite--and in The Sharp End of Life: A Mother’s Story, she shares her intimate journey, revealing how her climbing achievement reflects a broader story of courage and persistence. Dierdre grew up under the watchful eyes of a domineering mother and realized early on that her parents’ plans for her future weren’t what she wanted for herself. Later, what seemed like a storybook romance brought escape, with new experiences and eye-opening travel, but she quickly discovered that her husband was not the happy-go-lucky man he had first appeared. Adapting as best she could, Dierdre juggled work and raising two young children, encouraging them to be fearlessly confident. She noted with delight how her “little lady” Stasia took it upon herself to look out for her baby brother, and watched in amazement as Alex (Honnold of "Free Solo" fame) started climbing practically before he could crawl. After years of struggle in her marriage and her ultimate divorce, Dierdre found inspiration in her now-adult children’s passions, as well as new depths within herself. At Stasia’s urging, she took up running at age 54 and soon completed several marathons. Then at age 58, Alex led her on her first rock climbs. A world of friendship and support suddenly opened up to her within the climbing “tribe,” culminating in her record-setting ascent of El Cap with her son. From confused young wife and busy but lonely mother to confident middle-aged athlete, Dierdre brings the reader along as she finds new strength, happiness, and community in the outdoors--and a life of learning, acceptance, and spirit.
Download or read book Strolling With Stories Tales From Horsepen written by Jessica Starks and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-03 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Now, listen - don't forget your Horsepen history! It's important! Be sure to keep it alive!" Take a guided tour through Horsepen with Jessica and Larry as you learn about the rich, slightly true history of a small, southern community. With colorful stories galore, Larry and Jessica go on an adventure that you never thought you needed! Laugh, cry, and be amazed at these tall tales weaved by a father seeking to see his daughter smile and a colorful history lesson sure to help everyone appreciate where their family comes from.
Download or read book Tales from the Veld written by Ernest Glanville and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wild Cow Tales written by Ben K. Green and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In thirteen stories full of rope burns and brush scratches, the author of the classic Horse Tradin’ tells of the days when he made a specialty of catching wild cows. Ben K. Green calls himself a “stove-up old cowboy,” and readers of this book will learn soon enough where the broken bones came from. Green tells of his adventures with wild steers, sharing with readers the years he worked in thorny brush and canyon country delivering those animals that were too wily or too wild for the normal roundup. Finding them was hard, even dangerous, work. Few cowboys looked for such chores. Green declares, “I got real good at it, but of course in those days I didn’t know any better.”
Download or read book The mustang and other stories written by Barbara Corcoran and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Critic and Literary World written by Jeannette Leonard Gilder and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Into the Wind written by Susan Honneus and published by Meadowbrook Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Into the Wind, A Mustang's Story is a story about a wild mustang who grows up on the great American plains. He experiences many life-changing events only to be captured with the loss of his freedom. His life is spent living in stock pens, knowing the love of a young girl, becoming a rodeo bucking horse, and being befriended by a Lakota Sioux Native American. What will be the fate of our spirited mustang? This exciting tale is told from the horse's point of view for teens of all ages.
Download or read book A Good Tale and a Bonnie Tune written by Mody Coggin Boatright and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 1964 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of Texas folk-lore, including 15 Mexican folk tales, with a symposium on folksong scholarship.
Download or read book The Tale of Balen written by Algernon Charles Swinburne and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tale of the Ten written by William Clark Russell and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
