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Book A Time to Remember

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bea Kraus
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 296 pages

Download or read book A Time to Remember written by Bea Kraus and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book South Haven

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  • Author : Hirsh Sawhney
  • Publisher : Akashic Books
  • Release : 2016-04-11
  • ISBN : 1617754579
  • Pages : 297 pages

Download or read book South Haven written by Hirsh Sawhney and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2016-04-11 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A vivid portrait of second-generation immigrants . . . Sawhney is pitch-perfect when describing the uneasy relationship between adolescents and their parents.” —The Times Literary Supplement Siddharth Arora lives an ordinary life in the New England suburb of South Haven, but his childhood comes to a grinding halt when his mother dies in a car accident. Siddharth soon gravitates toward a group of adolescent bullies, drinking, and smoking instead of drawing and swimming. He takes great pains to care for his depressive father, Mohan Lal, an immigrant who finds solace in the hateful Hindu fundamentalism of his homeland and cheers on Indian fanatics who murder innocent Muslims. When a new woman enters their lives, Siddharth and his father have a chance at a fresh start. They form a new family, hoping to leave their pain behind them. South Haven is no simple coming-of-age tale or hero’s journey, blurring the line between victim and victimizer and asking readers to contend with the lies we tell ourselves as we grieve and survive. Following in the tradition of narratives by Edwidge Danticat and Junot Díaz, Sawhney draws upon the measured lyricism of postcolonial writers like Michael Ondaatje but brings to his subjects distinctly American irreverence and humor. “An affecting tale of a family’s loss, a child’s grief, and the search for solace in all the wrong places. Hirsh Sawhney is an incandescent voice in fiction.” —Laila Lalami, Pulitzer Prize finalist “This luminous debut . . . captures precisely the heartache of growing up.” —Library Journal “A raw portrait of a motherless family . . . poetic.” —The Village Voice

Book Michigan s Haunted Lighthouses

Download or read book Michigan s Haunted Lighthouses written by Dianna Stampfler and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-26 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel Michigan’s coast—and into the state’s history—with otherworldly tales of the spirits of those who sought to keep its waters safe. Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 120 dotting its expansive Great Lakes shoreline. Many of these lighthouses lay claim to haunted happenings. Former keepers like the cigar-smoking Captain Townshend at Seul Choix Point and prankster John Herman at Waugoshance Shoal near Mackinaw City maintain their watch long after death ended their duties. At White River Light Station in Whitehall, Sarah Robinson still keeps a clean and tidy house, and a mysterious young girl at the Marquette Harbor Lighthouse seeks out other children and female companions. Countless spirits remain between Whitefish Point and Point Iroquois in an area well known for its many tragic shipwrecks. Join author and Promote Michigan founder Dianna Stampfler as she recounts the tales from Michigan’s ghostly beacons. “Haunting tales of Michigan’s lighthouses . . . Her stories come from lighthouse museums, friends and family.”—Great Lakes Echo

Book The Women of the Copper Country

Download or read book The Women of the Copper Country written by Mary Doria Russell and published by Atria Books. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling and award-winning author of The Sparrow comes an inspiring historical novel about “America’s Joan of Arc” Annie Clements—the courageous woman who started a rebellion by leading a strike against the largest copper mining company in the world. In July 1913, twenty-five-year-old Annie Clements had seen enough of the world to know that it was unfair. She’s spent her whole life in the copper-mining town of Calumet, Michigan where men risk their lives for meager salaries—and had barely enough to put food on the table and clothes on their backs. The women labor in the houses of the elite, and send their husbands and sons deep underground each day, dreading the fateful call of the company man telling them their loved ones aren’t coming home. When Annie decides to stand up for herself, and the entire town of Calumet, nearly everyone believes she may have taken on more than she is prepared to handle. In Annie’s hands lie the miners’ fortunes and their health, her husband’s wrath over her growing independence, and her own reputation as she faces the threat of prison and discovers a forbidden love. On her fierce quest for justice, Annie will discover just how much she is willing to sacrifice for her own independence and the families of Calumet. From one of the most versatile writers in contemporary fiction, this novel is an authentic and moving historical portrait of the lives of the men and women of the early 20th century labor movement, and of a turbulent, violent political landscape that may feel startlingly relevant to today.

Book Maritime South Haven

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  • Author :
  • Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN : 9780738533148
  • Pages : 138 pages

Download or read book Maritime South Haven written by and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period between 1900 and 1950 was a time of great change for the small lakeside village of South Haven. During this pivotal era, the town was transformed from a rough commercial port into a beautiful tourist attraction. Although South Haven is now entirely a recreational harbor, this compilation of archival photographs provides a glimpse of an earlier time when shipments of coal, stone, pig iron, paper pulp, and clay came to port instead of pleasure boaters. Showcasing the remarkable photography of Roy S. McCrimmon, Maritime South Haven: 1900-1950 documents South Haven's nautical heritage with images of large foreign freighters, hardy fish tugs, bustling passenger steamers, carefree pleasure cruisers, and sprightly sailboats.

Book Jewish Resort Era in South Haven Driving Tour

Download or read book Jewish Resort Era in South Haven Driving Tour written by J. Ollgaard and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-02-15 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the early 1900s, South Haven, Michigan, was the Catskills of the Midwest. The Jewish resort era in South Haven extended from about 1910 until the 1960s. The Historical Association of South Haven has compiled this driving tour guide to highlight a representative group of the Jewish resorts that defined summertime in South Haven for those 50 years. The Jewish resort industry grew from simple farm resorts and boarding houses to large full-service operations that compared favorably to any resort in the nation. They provided kosher and non-kosher meals, nationally known entertainment, and an atmosphere unique to a small midwestern town. The driving tour lists the resorts in a numerical driving order that provides an overview of South Haven as well as a glimpse into the excitement and bustle of that era. A map of the entire area is provided in the center of the guide to help you navigate.

Book Wind and Weather

Download or read book Wind and Weather written by Liberty Hyde Bailey and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Ladies of the Lights

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  • Author : Patricia Majher
  • Publisher : University of Michigan Press
  • Release : 2010-09-13
  • ISBN : 0472051431
  • Pages : 135 pages

Download or read book Ladies of the Lights written by Patricia Majher and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2010-09-13 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories from fifty historic female lighthouse keepers

Book Footprints

    Book Details:
  • Author : Katy Beck
  • Publisher : Turner
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN : 9781563119774
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Footprints written by Katy Beck and published by Turner. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (from the original jacket) Palisades Park is a summer community of 200 cottages scattered throughout the dunes and along the shore of Lake Michigan, seven miles south of South Haven, MI. Since "the place we call Palisades Park" has encompassed a long and interesting story of its own, the book puts our small community into a broader context by including information on the area's geology as well as its Native American and Lumber Era days.

Book The Commercial Record

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  • Author : Business High School of Pittsburgh
  • Publisher : Legare Street Press
  • Release : 2021-09-10
  • ISBN : 9781015359741
  • Pages : 68 pages

Download or read book The Commercial Record written by Business High School of Pittsburgh and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book We Demand the Right to Vote

Download or read book We Demand the Right to Vote written by Beth Crosby and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We Demand the Right to Vote: The Journey to the 19th Amendment introduces readers to American women's civil rights movement known as "Women's Suffrage,"- women's 72-year struggle for social and political equality that culminated in their winning the right to vote. Written in a conversational, easy-to-read style, this historical account commences with Native American cultural influences and continues with women's conventions, arrests, trials, petitions, battles won, and those lost to reveal society's slow acceptance of women's involvement outside of their socially prescribed realm. Throughout the book's journey, enchanting graphic artwork visually illustrates the various pivotal moments chronicled in each chapter. We Demand the Right to Vote is an overview from the national perspective of this defining period in women's history. It's ideal for audiences of all ages - an enjoyable, beautiful, and rousing book worth further exploration.

Book A Place to Remember

Download or read book A Place to Remember written by Bea Kraus and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Little Bit Like Desire

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  • Author : Brooke Blaine
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2018-07-18
  • ISBN : 9781723347092
  • Pages : 326 pages

Download or read book A Little Bit Like Desire written by Brooke Blaine and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you had everything in the world you wanted...except the man you never knew you needed? Shaw Jennings, the seductive, enigmatic owner of Body Electric Tattoo works hard and plays even harder. He's built a life he's proud of, and though that doesn't include a significant other, he's got plenty of sexy men to keep his bed warm at night. None of them have ever made Shaw sit up and take notice for long, though. But that all changes when a famous rock star walks through his door. Trent Knox had the world in the palm of his hand as the lead singer of TBD, one of the biggest rock bands in history...until the day he walked away. A getaway to South Haven Island seems like the perfect place for Trent to find himself again and reignite his passion for music. But what he never expects is to find his muse in a six-five, tatted-up badass whose sinful smile he can't get out of his mind. The only problem? Trent's a notorious womanizer, and Shaw isn't interested in being someone's experiment-muse or otherwise. But in a town as small as this one, Shaw is finding it more and more difficult to keep the persistent rocker at arm's length. As the tension between them builds, maybe it's time to finally give in and get carried away with something a little bit like...desire.

Book Cottages and Resorts on the North Beach 1890 1960

Download or read book Cottages and Resorts on the North Beach 1890 1960 written by Lynda Hogan and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the 1880s, L. S. Monroe, the son of pioneer Judge J. R. Monroe, began the development of "Monroe Park" which opened the door to the remarkable vernacular architecture there which followed from 1890 to 1960. These structures continue to disappear rapidly due to "progress," individual tastes, and age. In the 1960s, the resort and rental trade began a decline and since then, a different flavor has emerged with an emphasis on individual year-round and second home ownership. Though summer rentals have persisted the small resorts have vanished. This book documents in pictures, the history of the most original buildings whether they are still standing or have been demolished."--P. [4] of cover.

Book Lake Michigan Suspended Sediment Characteristics at Grand Haven  Michigan  1979

Download or read book Lake Michigan Suspended Sediment Characteristics at Grand Haven Michigan 1979 written by N. Hawley and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suspended sediments collected on 4 different days in 1979 have been ,easured with a Quantimet image analyzer and identified by particle type. The data may be used to deduce changes in particle composition as a function of particle size, season of the year, and water depth

Book South Haven City Directories

Download or read book South Haven City Directories written by Anonymous and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The South Haven City Directories provide comprehensive listings of the residents and businesses in South Haven, Michigan during the specified years. These directories are valuable resources for genealogists and historians researching the area. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.