Download or read book The Angel Creek Chronicles written by Charlene M. Alvanos and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-03-17 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Nora Banks, steps off the train in Angel Creek, Ohio, during the summer of 1892, it is without expectations of any kind. The young woman is penniless, without family, and quite plain in appearance. The job that she has just accepted as a nanny for a young wealthy couple seems to be her only possible refuge. Angel Creek itself is a small but energetic community surrounded by farmland on all sides. Nothing of any consequences has happened there for many years. The one thing that did happen, however, is a source of pride among its residents. Most of the villagers have long ago stopped believing in the Legend of Angel Creek but are loath to admit it and continue to repeat its superstitious content with repetitive relish. Nora finds the home of her employers, Jim and Madeline Turner, to be a pleasant and happy establishment. She soon forms a bond with the little boy in her care and settles down into what should be a simple and boring life. While Nora’s employer, Madeline Turner, is a contented housewife and mother, the same cannot be said for the rest of her family. She is plagued on all sides by women that seem to have issues. Madeline’s mother, Pauline Fairchild, has made it her sole purpose in life to see at least one of her daughters marry into a rich, high-society family. To that purpose, Pauline has begun a campaign to set up a match between Madeline’s younger sister Elyse and the handsome (and very rich) Drew Winthrop, the son of a rich Chicago socialite. Elyse, a very beautiful and pious young lady, compliantly defers to the machinations of her mother despite the fact that she has no real feelings for the young man. Much to her chagrin, Madeline’s life is further complicated by her sister-in-law, Emily Turner, who despite her advanced age of twenty (by village standards), finds the subject of marriage to not only be a bore but, at the moment, out of the question. Emily, a very pretty and intelligent girl, finds the confines of Angel Creek to be inhibiting. Almost every waking moment of her life seems to be devoted to causing scandal to the neighborhood and distress to her relatives. Nora finds herself on the outside looking in during these escapades. As an observer, she does not need to involve herself in the interesting and sometimes strange lives of her employers. It is only when her friend Aileen Griffin finds herself in a distressful predicament that Nora is forced to think about the plight of other women at all. She herself, has been temporarily sheltered from the realities of life by living under the protection of the Turners. Despite the longtime ability of Angel Creek to keep itself separated from the outside influences of the rest of the country, the inevitable finally happens. Technology and change begin to gradually seep into the little community. The beginning of this evolution begins with the arrival of two very different strangers. One is a Jewish lawyer named Jacob Rothstein. Jacob is an attractive and very intelligent man with a mysterious past. Since no person of the Jewish faith has ever lived in Angel Creek, he automatically becomes a curiosity of sorts. The gentleman further confuses the general population by admitting publicly that he does not believe in God at all—something that is an affront to everyone in the village with religious sensibilities. The second man is Douglas Parnell. Douglas is a very poor but extremely industrious drifter. When he arrives in Angel Creek, simply because he’s run out of money, the young man decides to stay. Despite what seems to be Angel Creek’s ability to hold itself aloof from the rest of the country, it is unable to avoid the political tremors that have engulfed the rest of the country. The depression of 1893 and the Spanish American War both begin to intrude into the lives of the villagers. As for Nora, during her employment with the Turners, she has managed to unintentionally become very close to the entire family. As a result, their tragedies and occasional di

Download or read book Angel Creek written by Linda Howard and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since her father died, Dee Swann has held on to Angel Creek Valley, then Lucas Cochan returned, determined to acquire angel Creek.

Download or read book The Canyon Chronicles written by Steve Carr and published by Stephen Carr. This book was released on 2010-12-17 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a kid from Maryland and drop him head first into the Grand Canyon for eight years during the rape and pillage days of the Reagan Administration, and then sit back and watch the sparks fly as he uncovers the untold stories and mysteries of the canyonlands of the American Southwest and unlocks the secrets to survival and the Kachina Way.

Download or read book Fountain Creek Chronicles written by Tamera Alexander and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 699 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents three stories set in the Colorado territory, including "Rekindled," in which Larson Jennings, returning home after being badly burned and left for dead, discovers that his wife, Kathryn, is on the verge of losing their ranch, and is determined to save it at any cost.

Download or read book The Legend of Angel Creek Other Buch Ballads written by Claude Morris and published by . This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book My River Chronicles written by Jessica DuLong and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-09-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After journalist Jessica DuLong was laid off from her dot-com job, her life took an unexpected turn. A volunteer day aboard an antique fireboat, the John J. Harvey, led to a job in the engine room, where she found a taste of home she hadn’t realized she was missing. Working with the boat’s finely crafted machinery, on the waters of the storied Hudson, made her wonder what America is losing in our shift away from hands-on work. Her questions crystallized after she and her crew served at Ground Zero, where fireboats provided the only water available to fight blazes. Vivid and immediate, My River Chronicles is a journey with an extraordinary guide—a mechanic’s daughter and Stanford graduate who bridges blue-collar and white-collar worlds, turning a phrase as deftly as she does a wrench. As she searches for the meaning of work in America, DuLong shares her own experiences of learning to navigate a traditionally male world, masterfully interweaving unforgettable present-day characters and events with four centuries of Hudson River history. A celebration of craftsmanship, My River Chronicles is a deeply personal story of a unique woman’s discovery of her own roots—and America’s—that raises important questions about our nation’s future.

Download or read book Lemon Creek Chronicle written by L. L. Claassen and published by WestBowPress. This book was released on 2013-09-04 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wild and breathtaking beauty surrounding the Gastineau channel, an end time saga of prophetic proportions unfolds in a small hamlet of Juneau Alaska. Sequestered in the upper reaches of the Lemon Creek valley, eight souls defend their faith, to the death if necessary. Lemon Creek Chronicle is your passport into a future closer than you think, and a world, which will lead you through every scope of human emotion. Experience vicariously a reality few Christians today are prepared to consider, let alone embrace. Seeking truth, and clinging to their hope in Christ, these Christians battle against a world socialist government, raised out of worldwide economic collapse and chaos. Like those who faced the holocaust of the 20th Century, 21st Century Christians have become the targets of intolerance and hatred, the scapegoats of a godless and dying world. Lemon Creek Chronicle will radically challenge your view of end time events, as you experience them through the eyes, minds, and hearts of those who find respite in the “Havens” of the Lemon Creek valley.

Download or read book San Juan River Chronicle written by Steven J. Meyers and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an abundance of lyricism and insight, Steven Meyers writes about the natural history and sporting opportunities found on his home river, the San Juan of New Mexico. Rising out of southern Colorado's majestic San Juan Mountains and flowing through the arid hardscrabble of the Southwest, the San Juan has garnered a devoted following of fly fishers. This classic tailwater fishery is renowned around the world for easy access and trophy sized trout. But with fame comes a cost, and the river is now host to a carnival of crowds, poachers, and crass trophy seekers. Meyers mourns the loss of solitude while celebrating his own ways of seeking solace on a river known only superficially by most who fish its hallowed pools and riffles.

Download or read book The Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book CHRONICLE OF THE TWENTY FOUR GENERALS OF THE ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR written by ARNALD OF SARRANT and published by TAU Franciscan Communicatins - Malta. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 988 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the Order of Friars Minor during the first one and a half centuries of its existence is maybe the most studied period of the 800 years of Franciscan presence in the Church. The publication of the Sources for the lives of Saint Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi in all the main European languages has been of considerable help to spread the historical knowledge regarding Francis of Assisi and his movement and make it available to the average reader. Among these Sources, the Chronica XXIV Ministrorum Generalium Ordinis fratrum Minorum by Arnald of Sarrant merits particular attention. It tells the story of the Franciscan Order from the time of Saint Francis till the beginning of the Western Schism in 1378, and therefore contains valuable information regarding the initial period of Franciscan history. Unfortunately it is not easily available in translation because of its voluminous nature. In fact, it covers a total of 712 pages of the third volume of Analecta Franciscana, published by the Franciscan editors of Quaracchi in 1897. Our aim has been that of embarking on the arduous task of translating this voluminous work of history into English from the original Latin. This translation is the fruit of three years of work, and we are now happy to present it to the general public. Because of its voluminous nature we intend to divide it into 5 sections, four of which cover the 575 pages of text and one the appendixes. The whole 575 page Chronicle is here available in 4 sections covering respectively the following historical periods: (1) Saint Francis and the early Franciscan fraternity; (2) The Generals from brother Elias as vicar (1227) to Saint Bonaventure (1274); (3) The Generals from Jerome of Ascoli (1274) to Michael of Cesena (1328); (4) The Generals from Gerard Eudes (1329) to Leonard of Giffoni (1378). A last section will be the translation of the appendixes. The translation is enriched by footnotes and explanations on the various historical events narrated and on the personages of the Chronicle. Our aim has been simply that of providing a readable translation, without pretending to be scholars of mediaeval Latin. We hope that the service we are offering at such an enormous cost of time and personal effort will be of benefit both to students of Franciscan history as well as to those who are qualified to correct its inaccuracies, and who we gratefully thank for their eventual advice and corrections

Download or read book Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Gone to the Grave written by Abby Burnett and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2015-04-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before there was a death care industry where professional funeral directors offered embalming and other services, residents of the Arkansas Ozarks—and, for that matter, people throughout the South—buried their own dead. Every part of the complicated, labor-intensive process was handled within the deceased’s community. This process included preparation of the body for burial, making a wooden coffin, digging the grave, and overseeing the burial ceremony, as well as observing a wide variety of customs and superstitions. These traditions, especially in rural communities, remained the norm up through the end of World War II, after which a variety of factors, primarily the loss of manpower and the rise of the funeral industry, brought about the end of most customs. Gone to the Grave, a meticulous autopsy of this now vanished way of life and death, documents mourning and practical rituals through interviews, diaries and reminiscences, obituaries, and a wide variety of other sources. Abby Burnett covers attempts to stave off death; passings that, for various reasons, could not be mourned according to tradition; factors contributing to high maternal and infant mortality; and the ways in which loss was expressed though obituaries and epitaphs. A concluding chapter examines early undertaking practices and the many angles funeral industry professionals worked to convince the public of the need for their services.

Download or read book Chronicles of Angels written by D. C. Bennett and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Analectic Magazine and Naval Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1813 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Apple Orchard written by Susan Wiggs and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs brings readers into the lush abundance of Sonoma County, in a story of sisters, friendship and the invisible bonds of history that are woven like a spell around us. Tess Delaney makes a living returning stolen treasures to their rightful owners. She loves illuminating history, filling the spaces in people's hearts with stories of their family legacies. But Tess's own history is filled with gaps: a father she never met, and a mother who spent more time traveling than with her daughter. Then Dominic Rossi arrives on the doorstep of the San Francisco shop Tess hopes to buy, and he tells her that the grandfather she never knew is in a coma. Tess has been named in his will to inherit half of Bella Vista, a hundred-acre apple orchard in the magical Sonoma town called Archangel. The rest is willed to Isabel Johansen. A half sister she hadn't heard of. Isabel is everything Tess isn't: all softness to Tess's hard angles, warm and nurturing where Tess is tightly wound. But against the rich landscape of Bella Vista, with Isabel and Dominic by her side, Tess begins to discover a world filled with the simple pleasures of food and family, of the warm earth beneath her bare feet. A world where family comes first and the roots of history run deep. "Wiggs tells a layered, powerful story of love, loss, hope and redemption." — Kirkus, starred review

Download or read book Crab Creek Chronicles written by Arrowmist Publishing Inc and published by . This book was released on 2012-08-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Two of a Trilogy

Download or read book Peace River Chronicles written by Gordon Emerson Bowes and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighty-one eye witness accounts from the first exploration in 1793 of the Peace River region of British Columbia including the Finlay and Parsnip River basins, - short extracts from explorers' journals.