Download or read book The Train to Christmas Town written by Peggy Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2012-10-13 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Train to Crystal City written by Jan Jarboe Russell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling dramatic and never-before-told story of a secret FDR-approved American internment camp in Texas during World War II: “A must-read….The Train to Crystal City is compelling, thought-provoking, and impossible to put down” (Star-Tribune, Minneapolis). During World War II, trains delivered thousands of civilians from the United States and Latin America to Crystal City, Texas. The trains carried Japanese, German, and Italian immigrants and their American-born children. The only family internment camp during the war, Crystal City was the center of a government prisoner exchange program called “quiet passage.” Hundreds of prisoners in Crystal City were exchanged for other more ostensibly important Americans—diplomats, businessmen, soldiers, and missionaries—behind enemy lines in Japan and Germany. “In this quietly moving book” (The Boston Globe), Jan Jarboe Russell focuses on two American-born teenage girls, uncovering the details of their years spent in the camp; the struggles of their fathers; their families’ subsequent journeys to war-devastated Germany and Japan; and their years-long attempt to survive and return to the United States, transformed from incarcerated enemies to American loyalists. Their stories of day-to-day life at the camp, from the ten-foot high security fence to the armed guards, daily roll call, and censored mail, have never been told. Combining big-picture World War II history with a little-known event in American history, The Train to Crystal City reveals the war-time hysteria against the Japanese and Germans in America, the secrets of FDR’s tactics to rescue high-profile POWs in Germany and Japan, and above all, “is about identity, allegiance, and home, and the difficulty of determining the loyalties that lie in individual human hearts” (Texas Observer).
Download or read book Daisy Kutter written by Bolt City Productions and published by . This book was released on 2012-08-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New West gunfighter Daisy Kutter tries to leave her outlaw ways behind and start a new life as the owner of a general store, but her past catches up with her, and she finds herself in the middle of a simple train robbery that turns complicated thanks to some nasty robots.
Download or read book All Aboard the Polar Express written by and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Polar Express train visits the North Pole and passengers find out what the first gift of the season is going to be from Santa Claus.
Download or read book Terminal Town written by Joseph P. Schwieterman and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take an historical tour of Chicago's railroad stations, airports, bus depots and steamship wharves. Showcasing great icons of transportation, Schwieterman illustrates why the "Windy City" so richly deserves its reputation as America's premier travel hub.
Download or read book Once Upon a Town written by Bob Greene and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In search of "the best America there ever was," bestselling author and award-winning journalist Bob Greene finds it in a small Nebraska town few people pass through today—a town where Greene discovers the echoes of the most touching love story imaginable: a love story between a country and its sons. During World War II, American soldiers from every city and walk of life rolled through North Platte, Nebraska, on troop trains en route to their ultimate destinations in Europe and the Pacific. The tiny town, wanting to offer the servicemen warmth and support, transformed its modest railroad depot into the North Platte Canteen. Every day of the year, every day of the war, the Canteen—staffed and funded entirely by local volunteers—was open from five a.m. until the last troop train of the day pulled away after midnight. Astonishingly, this remote plains community of only 12,000 people provided welcoming words, friendship, and baskets of food and treats to more than six million GIs by the time the war ended. In this poignant and heartwarming eyewitness history, based on interviews with North Platte residents and the soldiers who once passed through, Bob Greene tells a classic, lost-in-the-mists-of-time American story of a grateful country honoring its brave and dedicated sons.
Download or read book I Am a Train written by Ace Landers and published by Cartwheel Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trains travel from town to town delivering passengers and important cargo to train stations across the country.
Download or read book A Dirty Wicked Town written by David L. Bristow and published by Caxton Press. This book was released on 2000-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press "It requires but little if any, stretch of the imagination to regard Omaha as a cesspool of iniquity, for it is given up to lawlessness and is overrun with a horde of fugitives from justice and dangerous men of all kinds who carry things with a high hand and a loose rein... If you want to find a rogue's rookery, go to Omaha." A Kansas City newspaper.
Download or read book Trains written by Gail Gibbons and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines different kinds of trains, past and present, describing their features and functions.
Download or read book Train Town written by Robert A. Frey and published by . This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " My Tongue Fell Out," was written about or inspired by family. My mother was very much the lady of the house. There never was a time that her hair was not in place, or her make up wasn't on. Sometimes I think she slept standing up, because, no one could look that good when they get out of bed in the morning. Dad, my hero, seemed to be serious all the time. He worked hard to provide for his family and said things like they were. I didn't know he had a sense of humor until I was thirty-five. I guess he was worried we wouldn't take him seriously when he told us to do something. My brother Bill, the middle child, is a story by itself, he made me mad most of the time when we were growing up. He was the class clown and to this day can make me laugh like no other person can. My baby brother managed to stay in trouble most of the time. I like to think that I am a good blend of all, but you will be the judge. "My Tongue Fell Out," was inspired by my niece. Children can say the cutest things when they are challenged. "Little Boy at the End of the Driveway, "and "Christmas with Jesus," are just a few of the poems inspired by my own children. My husband inspired "I Wanna Buy a BVD." We should all face facts, there are some family members you talk about and some that you don't, but I think my readers will identify with many of the poems that are in this book. They will touch your life in one way or another. S.L. Chessor lives in small town Indiana with her husband, nieces, and their dog Sassy.
Download or read book Show Me Small Town Missouri written by Jake McCandless and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where was Mark Twain born? What city has claim to a president who was only president for a day? Who has the best paddling trips in the Ozarks? What about the World's Largest Gift Store? Find these answers and more in Show Me Small-Town Missouri. Award-winning author Jake McCandless, a lover of small towns and adventures, traveled the state in search of amazing local experiences to share this treasure trove of what you can find in often-overlooked towns across Missouri. Featured are 90 sparkling gems found in all four of the state's geographical regions—the Northern Prairie, the Southwest Osage Plain, the Ozarks, and the Bootheel Lowlands. The must-see attractions, activities, restaurants, sweet shops, specialty shops, and unique vacation spots are showcased in full-color images with an easy-to-follow index to help you plan your trip. From galleries to hiking trails, candy factories to wineries, lakeside attractions to the best fireworks displays, Show Me Small-Town Missouri has everything you need to know for a day, weekend, or week full of fun.
Download or read book Railroads of California written by P. R. Griswold and published by American Traveler Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California offers travellers a gold mine of railroad points of interest. California has it all: narrow gauge, logging railroads, cable cars, trolleys, interurbans, light rail, main line limiteds, model railroads, historic depots, museums, tourist railroads, and mountain passes. California railroads began in the dark days of the Civil War. Californians have developed numerous railroad museums and tourist railroads that recall the state's wonderful railroad history, making this a true rail fans paradise.
Download or read book Speed Dreams written by Jay Ahuja and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Daytona to Talladega to Watkins Glen, this book tells you how to get the biggest bang for your buck at every track in every American city that hosts the NASCAR Winston Cup series. If you have a need for speed, this is the book to read.
Download or read book The Polar Express written by Chris Van Allsburg and published by Andersen Press. This book was released on 2014-10-02 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Late on Christmas Eve, after the town has gone to sleep, a boy boards a mysterious train that waits for him: the Polar Express bound for the North Pole. When he arrives there, Santa offers him any gift he desires. The boy modestly asks for one bell from the reindeer's harness. It turns out to be a very special gift, for only believers in Santa can hear it ring. "Magical glowing double spread pictures . . . an original and memorable book." - Guardian "Evocative, realist pastels and atmospheric text." - Sunday Times "A thrilling tale." - Independent
Download or read book Tiny Treasures written by Nadine Vaughan Williams and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tiny Treasures: Tales of Courage and Hope, takes the reader on a gentle journey that warms the heart and brings a smile to the face. These tiny tales speak to children and parents of all ages, from all traditions. Based on real life events, each story addresses a different life lesson that encourages little ones to learn how to face their monsters; care for a sick loved one; and explore the question "Who am I... really?" In doing so, children learn to value those who have gone before and create a life of peace and happiness.
Download or read book Train of Consequences written by Tom Jarvis and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Entertaining and heartfelt thoughtful and empathetic well worth a read." Kirkus Reviews It is early 1991, and Shelton Cole has just turned thirteen. Barely surviving the aftermath of a car accident that has killed not only his brother but also his parents marriage, Shelton is thrilled when he becomes instant chums with Richie Kemp, a transplant from New York who has moved to New Hampshire with his mother to escape the stigma of his fathers imprisonment. But after Richies mother marries a man who revels in abusing Richie, the two troubled teenagers decide to embark on a journey that will change their lives forever. As the two boys begin a life on the run, an old drifter takes them under his wing and introduces Shelton and Richie to an underground society of vagabonds, opening the boys eyes to a strange new world and unwittingly setting the course to a horrific chain of events that soon spiral out of control. Seventeen years later, Shelton returns to New Hampshire to fulfill a childhood promise to Richie. As he is flooded with buried memories, Shelton must face the demons of his tragic past before he can move forward. Train of Consequences is a captivating thriller that highlights an unforgettable coming-of-age journey of friendship, misconceptions, and discovery.
Download or read book Savage Coast written by Muriel Rukeyser and published by The Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2013-05-17 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poet’s newly discovered novel of reporting on the Spanish Civil War “is both an absorbing read and an important contribution to 20th-century history” (Publishers Weekly). As a young reporter in 1936, the pioneering poet and political activist Muriel Rukeyser traveled to Barcelona to witness the first days of the Spanish Civil War. She turned this experience into an autobiographical novel so forward thinking—both in its lyrical prose and its frank depictions of violence and sexuality—that it was never published in her lifetime. Recently discovered in her archive, Feminist Press finally makes this important work available to the public. Savage Coast charts a young American woman’s political and sexual awakening as she witnesses the popular front resistance to the fascist coup and falls in love with a German political exile who joins the first international brigade. Rukeyser’s narrative is a modernist exploration of violence, activism, and desire; a documentary text detailing the start of the war; and a testimony to those who fought and died for freedom and justice during the first major battle against European fascism.
