Download or read book Red River Raging written by Penny Draper and published by Coteau Books. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instead of fishing for “channel cats” with his great-grandfather in southern Manitoba, thirteen-year-old Finn Armstrong winds up fight-ing the Red River Flood of 1997, the biggest flood since 1826.
Download or read book The Red Man s Revenge A Tale of the Red River Flood written by R. M. Ballantyne and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Raging Red written by Douglas Ramsey and published by . This book was released on 1995-12-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Red Man s Revenge written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-24 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old Ravenshaw, as his familiars styled him, was a settler, if we may use such a termin reference to one who was, perhaps, among the most unsettled of men. He hadsettled with his family on the banks of the Red River. The colony on that river isnow one of the frontier towns of Canada. At the time we write of, it was a mereoasis in the desert, not even an offshoot of civilisation, for it owed its existencechiefly to the fact that retiring servants of the Hudson's Bay Fur Companycongregated there to spend the evening of life, far beyond the Canadian boundary, in the heart of that great wilderness where they had spent their working days, andon the borders of that grand prairie where the red man and the buffalo roamed atwill, and the conventionalities of civilised life troubled them not.To this haven of rest Samuel Ravenshaw had retired, after spending an active life inthe service of the fur-traders, somewhat stiffened in the joints by age and a roughcareer, and a good deal soured in disposition because of promotion having, as hethought, been too long deferred
Download or read book The Red Man s Revenge written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-25 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Red Man's Revenge: A Tale of the Red River Flood All the details, as well as the leading incidents of the flood, are, I believe, in strict accordance with fact. The tale itself is fiction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Red Man s Revenge written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-18 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old Ravenshaw, as his familiars styled him, was a settler, if we may use such a term in reference to one who was, perhaps, among the most unsettled of men. He had settled with his family on the banks of the Red River. The colony on that river is now one of the frontier towns of Canada. At the time we write of, it was a mere oasis in the desert, not even an offshoot of civilisation, for it owed its existence chiefly to the fact that retiring servants of the Hudson's Bay Fur Company congregated there to spend the evening of life, far beyond the Canadian boundary, in the heart of that great wilderness where they had spent their working days, and on the borders of that grand prairie where the red man and the buffalo roamed at will, and the conventionalities of civilised life troubled them not.
Download or read book Raging River written by Pam Withers and published by North Vancouver, B.C. : Whitecap Books. This book was released on 2003-01-09 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter and Jake, friends and rivals, go on a whitewater rafting trip, but after a series of mishaps strands their group, they need all of their skill to get through the rapids and find help.
Download or read book Red River written by Borden Chase and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1948 edition.
Download or read book River Runs Red written by Jeffrey J Mariotte and published by WordFire +ORM. This book was released on 2019-08-07 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three friends return to their Texas hometown, and a supernatural war that will decide the fate of worlds, in this horror thriller. As teenagers, Molly, Byrd, and Wade faced inconceivable evil in an underground labyrinth on the banks of the Rio Grande. Now they are reunited as adults, about to discover that their terrifying experience was only the beginning. Something has drawn the three friends back to their small Texas town and the caves in which they faced their fate. A mysterious force is plunging them into a supernatural war that spans across the globe, through raging rivers, mysterious murders, long-buried gods, and secrets worth dying—or killing—for.
Download or read book Footsteps in the Snow written by Carol Matas and published by Markham, Ont. : Scholastic Canada. This book was released on 2002 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isobel thinks that she and her family will find their fortune in Canada. But Isobel's mother dies before they even cross the ocean, and other misfortunes follow their every step. Isobel's family and the other Selkirk Settlers are caught in the fur-trading rivalry between the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company and cannot even start to build when they do reach their destination. The harsh climate, and escalating threats against the settlers, make it impossible to start a new life. Only through perserverance and help from the local Cree band are Isobel and her family finally able to put down roots in the Red River Valley. Vetted by historical experts, each book in this series contains maps, numerous period illustrations, and an extensive historical note.
Download or read book This Is My Home This Is My School written by Jonathan Bean and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from his own childhood experiences, Jonathan Bean takes the autobiographically inspired family he introduced in Building Our House through the special rhythms and routines of a homeschooling day. For young Jonathan and his sisters, Mom is the teacher and a whole lot more, and Dad is the best substitute any kid could want. From math, science, and field trips to recess, show-and-tell, and art, a school day with this intrepid, inventive family will seem both completely familiar and totally unique. Includes a selection of family snapshots and a note from the author.
Download or read book The Many Faces of Texoma s Red River written by Natalie Bauman and published by . This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: None of us are one dimensional. We all have many facets to our personalities. A facet is defined as an aspect or phase, or, as in jewelry, a particular visible surface or face. Things and places such as rivers can also have many diverse facets or faces which might be perceived as positive or negative.The Red River of Texoma is no exception, it has many different faces; some benevolent, some fearsome.Faces are perceived many different ways according to the eye of the beholder and his or her perspective. Also like faces, the river is ever changing, remaining fascinating no matter how long it is observed.This book will attempt to examine The Many Faces of Texoma's Red River.Contents:THE YOUNG FACE OF THE RED RIVERFRIENDLY FACE OF RED RIVER PROVIDES WATERY HIGHWAY:RED RIVER WAS A CROSSING ON THE CATTLE TRAILS THE GREAT RAFT, COTTON TRANSPORTED ON RIVERNAVIGATION ON THE RED RIVERRED RIVER FERRIES BRIDGES ON THE RED RIVER ENABLED TRAIN AND IMMIGRANT CROSSINGS AND HELPED COMMERCETHE BENEFICENT FACE OF RED RIVER PROVIDES FOOD AND WATER, A SOURCE OF LIFETHE FEARSOME FACE OF RED RIVERRED RIVER WAS A SOURCE OF NATURAL DISASTER, DESTRUCTION AND DEATHFull of DRY SAND BARS At Times, SWOLLEN WITH RAGING FLOODS One Day, A FROZEN ICE RINK The NextSAVING LIVES ON THE RED ANOTHER FACE......OF THE RED RIVER UNDER CONTROL FLOOD CONTROL ON RED RIVER ULTIMATELY ACCOMPLISHED BY BUILDING THE DENISON DAM CONSTRUCTION OF THE DAMTHE WILD SIDE OF THE FACE OF RED RIVER
Download or read book Robins on the Red River written by Trudy Brandenburg and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emma Haines and her beau, Stratton Reeves are stalked by a vengeful convict from the past as they kayak down the Red River of Kentucky. This book has as many twists, turns, rapids, and eddies as a crooked raging river.
Download or read book Through Flood Fire written by Anne Patton and published by Coteau Books. This book was released on 2015-08 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a true story, the sequel to Full Steam to Canada follows Dorothy Bolton as she discovers the true strength of community as a settler on the plains.
Download or read book Red River written by Lalita Tademy and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-12-17 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartbreaking and compelling story of a family's experiences of slavery and the American Civil War. From Sam Tademy, the son of a runaway slave, and his fiercely strong wife Polly, to the father and son who witness unspeakable crimes, this is a story in which courage and hope do battle with almost unendurable suffering; where real lives collide with history.
Download or read book The Many Faces of Texoma s Red River written by Natalie Clountz Bauman. Bauman and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-23 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: None of us are one dimensional. We all have many facets to our personalities. A facet is defined as an aspect or phase, or, as in jewelry, a particular visible surface or face. Things and places such as rivers can also have many diverse facets or faces which might be perceived as positive or negative.The Red River of Texoma is no exception, it has many different faces; some benevolent, some fearsome.Faces are perceived many different ways according to the eye of the beholder and his or her perspective. Also like faces, the river is ever changing, remaining fascinating no matter how long it is observed.This book will attempt to examine The Many Faces of Texoma's Red River.Page 6 INTRODUCTIONPages 7-31 - THE YOUNG FACE OF THE RED RIVERPages 32-141 - FRIENDLY FACE OF RED RIVER PROVIDES WATERY HIGHWAY:Pages 32-35 RED RIVER WAS A CROSSING ON THE CATTLE TRAILS Pages 36 - 41 THE GREAT RAFT, COTTON TRANSPORTED ON RIVERPages 42 - NAVIGATION ON THE RED RIVERPages 59-98 - RED RIVER FERRIESPages 99-131 - BRIDGES ON THE RED RIVER ENABLED TRAIN AND IMMIGRANT CROSSINGS AND HELPED COMMERCEPages 132-143 - THE BENEFICENT FACE OF RED RIVER PROVIDES FOOD AND WATER, A SOURCE OF LIFEPages 144-226 - THE FEARSOME FACE OF RED RIVERRED RIVER WAS A SOURCE OF NATURAL DISASTER, DESTRUCTION AND DEATHFull of DRY SAND BARS At Times, SWOLLEN WITH RAGING FLOODS One Day, A FROZEN ICE RINK The NextPage 227-228 - SAVING LIVES ON THE RED ANOTHER FACE......Pages 229-264 - THE FIERCE DESTRUCTIVE FACE OF THE RED RIVER UNDER CONTROL FLOOD CONTROL ON RED RIVER ULTIMATELY ACCOMPLISHED BY BUILDING THE DENISON DAM CONSTRUCTION OF THE DAMPages 265-274 - THE WILD SIDE OF THE FACE OF RED RIVER
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